Top 10 Fossil Fuel Consuming Countries: China Leads the Way
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World nations have committed to transitioning from fossil fuels to cleaner energy through the Paris Agreement. However, global fossil fuel consumption remains very high.
Citing Beyond Petroleum (BP) in the *Statistical Review of World Energy 2021*, global fossil fuel consumption was recorded at 462.77 exajoules in 2020.
China had the highest fossil fuel consumption at 122.67 exajoules, accounting for 26.5% of the world's total fossil fuel consumption.
The United States ranked second with consumption of 71.69 exajoules, followed by the European Union at 39.62 exajoules.
India and Russia ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, with fossil fuel consumption of 28.71 exajoules and 24.47 exajoules.
Indonesia ranked twelfth with fossil fuel consumption reaching 7.1 exajoules.
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