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About 360-286 million years ago, many plants and organisms filled the wetlands and oceans of the Carboniferous Period before dinosaurs. When the organisms and plants died, they dipped and formed different fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas).
Today, these types of fossil fuels continued to play a dominant role in the world’s energy systems, accounting for around 84 percent of the global energy supply. The United States is the most significant overall producer, producing just under 20 percent of all world’s fossil fuels, followed by Russia and Iran.
Below are the interactive maps created by 911metallurgist that show fossil fuel production by country.
The U.S. is the biggest oil producer, producing 18 percent of the world‘s oil, followed by Saudi Arabia and Russia. Venezuela has the most oil reserves in the world but currently only sits as its 12th biggest producer.
The United States is also the largest natural gas producer, producing nearly 20 percent of all-natural gas. Russia is also a gas powerhouse, with a 17.3 percent share.
China produces a mountainous 45 percent of the world’s coal.
Fossil fuel consumption has grown dramatically over the past half-century, about eight-fold since 1950 and practically doubling since 1980.
Today across the world, the largest consumers use over ten times more fossil energy than some of the smallest consumers.
Top 20 countries by fossil fuel consumption per capita in 2021
Rank
Country
Average consumption of energy from coal, oil, and gas per person, kWh
