Indicator 7.2.1 - Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
US renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total final energy consumption
US renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total final energy consumption
Global Metadata
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| SDG Indicator Name | Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption |
|---|---|
| SDG Target Addressed | By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. |
| Definition of SDG Indicator | |
| UN Designated Tier | 1 |
| UN Custodial Agency | UNSD, IEA, IRENA (Partnering Agencies: IRENA, Wold Bank, UN Energy) |
U.S. Metadata
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| Method of computation for global SDG indicator | Total Renewable Energy Consumption (in Quadrillion Btu) divided by Total Primary Energy Consumption (in Quadrillion Btu), expressed as a percentage |
|---|---|
| Graph Title | US renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total final energy consumption |
| Actual indicator available | Renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total final energy consumption |
| Description of actual indicator available | Calculated from Table 1.3 of the Energy Information Administration's Monthly Energy Review |
| Method of computation | |
| Comments and limitations | |
| Periodicity | Annual provided, also available monthly |
| Time Period | 1949-2016 available |
| Unit of measure | Quadrillion Btu |
| Disaggregation #1 (Industry or social categories) | N/A |
| Disaggregation #2 (Geographical coverage) | National |
| Date of public data release from National source | AUGUST 2017 |
| Date of last Update of This Page | 2017-09-21 |
| Scheduled Update by National source | MARCH 2018 |
| Scheduled Update by SDG Team | |
| Data Source1 (Agency STAFF NAME) | Maggie Woodward |
| Data Source2 (Staff E-MAIL) | maggie.woodward@eia.gov |
| Data Source3 (Agency/Survey/Dataset name) | Energy Information Administration |
| Indicator web address (closest to data provided) | http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/ |
| International and National References |