Annual Energy Consumption By Source
The world consumes approximately 3 CMO annually from all sources. The table shows the small contribution from alternative energies in 2006.
| Source | CMO/yr |
|---|---|
| Oil | 1.06 |
| Coal | 0.81 |
| Natural gas | 0.61 |
| Biomass | 0.19 |
| Nuclear | 0.15 |
| Hydroelectric | 0.17 |
| Geothermal | <0.01 |
| Wind+Photovoltaic+Solar thermal | <0.005 |
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