Table 10.1  Renewable Energy Production and Consumption by Primary Energy Source, 1949-2007
                       (Billion Btu)




Year
Production 1 Consumption
Biomass Total
Renewable
Energy 4
Hydro-
electric
Power 5

Geo-
thermal 6


Solar/PV 7


Wind 8
Biomass Total
Renewable
Energy
Biofuels 2 Total 3 Wood 9 Waste 10 Biofuels 11 Total
1949
NA   1,549,262   2,973,984   1,424,722   NA   NA   NA   1,549,262   NA   NA   1,549,262   2,973,984  
1950
NA   1,562,307   2,977,718   1,415,411   NA   NA   NA   1,562,307   NA   NA   1,562,307   2,977,718  
1951
NA   1,534,669   2,958,464   1,423,795   NA   NA   NA   1,534,669   NA   NA   1,534,669   2,958,464  
1952
NA   1,474,369   2,940,181   1,465,812   NA   NA   NA   1,474,369   NA   NA   1,474,369   2,940,181  
1953
NA   1,418,601   2,831,460   1,412,859   NA   NA   NA   1,418,601   NA   NA   1,418,601   2,831,460  
1954
NA   1,394,327   2,754,099   1,359,772   NA   NA   NA   1,394,327   NA   NA   1,394,327   2,754,099  
1955
NA   1,424,143   2,783,987   1,359,844   NA   NA   NA   1,424,143   NA   NA   1,424,143   2,783,987  
1956
NA   1,415,871   2,850,582   1,434,711   NA   NA   NA   1,415,871   NA   NA   1,415,871   2,850,582  
1957
NA   1,333,581   2,849,194   1,515,613   NA   NA   NA   1,333,581   NA   NA   1,333,581   2,849,194  
1958
NA   1,323,123   2,915,090   1,591,967   NA   NA   NA   1,323,123   NA   NA   1,323,123   2,915,090  
1959
NA   1,352,874   2,901,339   1,548,465   NA   NA   NA   1,352,874   NA   NA   1,352,874   2,901,339  
1960
NA   1,319,870   2,928,619   1,607,975   774   NA   NA   1,319,870   NA   NA   1,319,870   2,928,619  
1961
NA   1,294,762   2,953,406   1,656,463   2,181   NA   NA   1,294,762   NA   NA   1,294,762   2,953,406  
1962
NA   1,300,242   3,118,714   1,816,141   2,331   NA   NA   1,300,242   NA   NA   1,300,242   3,118,714  
1963
NA   1,323,316   3,098,396   1,771,355   3,726   NA   NA   1,323,316   NA   NA   1,323,316   3,098,396  
1964
NA   1,336,802   3,227,637   1,886,314   4,520   NA   NA   1,336,802   NA   NA   1,336,802   3,227,637  
1965
NA   1,334,761   3,398,036   2,059,077   4,197   NA   NA   1,334,761   NA   NA   1,334,761   3,398,036  
1966
NA   1,368,985   3,434,674   2,061,519   4,170   NA   NA   1,368,985   NA   NA   1,368,985   3,434,674  
1967
NA   1,340,249   3,693,799   2,346,664   6,886   NA   NA   1,340,249   NA   NA   1,340,249   3,693,799  
1968
NA   1,419,495   3,777,541   2,348,629   9,416   NA   NA   1,419,495   NA   NA   1,419,495   3,777,541  
1969
NA   1,440,487   4,101,751   2,647,983   13,281   NA   NA   1,440,487   NA   NA   1,440,487   4,101,751  
1970
NA   1,430,962   4,075,857   2,633,547   11,347   NA   NA   1,428,649   2,313   NA   1,430,962   4,075,857  
1971
NA   1,432,323   4,268,335   2,824,151   11,862   NA   NA   1,430,229   2,094   NA   1,432,323   4,268,335  
1972
NA   1,503,065   4,398,409   2,863,865   31,479   NA   NA   1,500,992   2,073   NA   1,503,065   4,398,409  
1973
NA   1,529,068   4,433,121   2,861,448   42,605   NA   NA   1,527,012   2,056   NA   1,529,068   4,433,121  
1974
NA   1,539,657   4,769,395   3,176,580   53,158   NA   NA   1,537,755   1,902   NA   1,539,657   4,769,395  
1975
NA   1,498,734   4,723,494   3,154,607   70,153   NA   NA   1,496,928   1,806   NA   1,498,734   4,723,494  
1976
NA   1,713,373   4,767,792   2,976,265   78,154   NA   NA   1,711,484   1,889   NA   1,713,373   4,767,792  
1977
NA   1,838,332   4,249,002   2,333,252   77,418   NA   NA   1,836,524   1,808   NA   1,838,332   4,249,002  
1978
NA   2,037,605   5,038,938   2,936,983   64,350   NA   NA   2,036,150   1,455   NA   2,037,605   5,038,938  
1979
NA   2,151,906   5,166,379   2,930,686   83,788   NA   NA   2,149,854   2,052   NA   2,151,906   5,166,379  
1980
NA   2,475,500   5,485,420   2,900,144   109,776   NA   NA   2,473,861   1,639   NA   2,475,500   5,485,420  
1981
12,829   2,596,392   5,477,403   2,757,968   123,043   NA   NA   2,495,563   88,000   12,829 [R] 2,596,392 [R] 5,477,403 [R]
1982
34,510   2,663,558   6,033,862   3,265,558   104,746   NA   NA   2,510,048   119,000   34,510   2,663,558   6,033,862  
1983
63,176   2,904,447   6,561,074   3,527,260   129,339   NA   28   2,684,271   157,000   63,176   2,904,447   6,561,074  
1984
77,227   2,971,044   6,521,873   3,385,811   164,896   55   68   2,685,817   208,000   77,227   2,971,044   6,521,873  
1985
93,024   3,016,106   6,184,752   2,970,192   198,282   111   60   2,686,765   236,317   93,024   3,016,106   6,184,752  
1986
106,979   2,931,974   6,222,521   3,071,179   219,178   147   44   2,562,134   262,861   106,979   2,931,974   6,222,521  
1987
122,656   2,874,815   5,738,588   2,634,508   229,119   109   37   2,463,159   289,000   122,656   2,874,815   5,738,588  
1988
124,117   3,016,108   5,567,766   2,334,265   217,290   94   9   2,576,663   315,328   124,117 [R] 3,016,108 [R] 5,567,766 [R]
1989
125,589   3,159,569   6,391,320   2,837,263   317,163   55,291   22,033   2,679,623   354,357   125,589 [R] 3,159,569 [R] 6,391,320 [R]
1990
111,207   2,735,450   6,206,367   3,046,391   335,801   59,718   29,007   2,216,165   408,078   111,207   2,735,450   6,206,367  
1991
128,611   2,782,409   6,238,084   3,015,943   346,247   62,688   30,796   2,214,083   439,715   128,611   2,782,409   6,238,084  
1992
145,971   2,932,643   5,993,137   2,617,436   349,309   63,886   29,863   2,313,471   473,201   145,971 [R] 2,932,643 [R] 5,993,137 [R]
1993
170,786   2,909,897 [R] 6,262,671 [R] 2,891,613   363,716   66,458   30,987   2,259,774   479,337 [R] 170,506   2,909,617 [R] 6,262,391 [R]
1994
190,395   3,029,539   6,155,213   2,683,457   338,108   68,548   35,560   2,323,820   515,324   190,394 [R] 3,029,538 [R] 6,155,212 [R]
1995
200,286   3,101,630 [R] 6,703,317 [R] 3,205,307   293,893   69,857   32,630   2,369,869   531,475 [R] 202,388 [R] 3,103,732 [R] 6,705,419 [R]
1996
143,402   3,157,419   7,166,877   3,589,656   315,529   70,833   33,440   2,437,027   576,990   144,938 [R] 3,158,955 [R] 7,168,413 [R]
1997
189,565   3,111,159 [R] 7,180,393 [R] 3,640,458   324,959   70,237   33,581   2,370,991   550,603 [R] 186,823   3,108,417 [R] 7,177,651 [R]
1998
206,472   2,932,927   6,658,924   3,297,054   328,303   69,787   30,853   2,184,160   542,295   205,003 [R] 2,931,458 [R] 6,657,455 [R]
1999
215,041   2,969,364   6,682,546   3,267,575   330,919   68,793   45,894   2,214,167   540,156   213,163   2,967,486   6,680,668  
2000
237,904   3,010,420 [R] 6,261,777 [R] 2,811,116   316,796   66,388   57,057   2,261,715   510,801 [R] 240,523 [R] 3,013,039 [R] 6,264,396 [R]
2001
259,665 [R] 2,629,372 [R] 5,317,566 [R] 2,241,858   311,264   65,454   69,617   2,005,833 [R] 363,874   257,602 [R] 2,627,309 [R] 5,315,503 [R]
2002
314,532 [R] 2,711,821 [R] 5,898,871 [R] 2,689,017   328,308   64,391   105,334   1,995,283 [R] 402,006   308,884 [R] 2,706,173 [R] 5,893,223 [R]
2003
411,885 [R] 2,815,272 [R] 6,148,549 [R] 2,824,533   330,554   63,620   114,571   2,002,040 [R] 401,347   413,704 [R] 2,817,091 [R] 6,150,368 [R]
2004
500,911 [R] 3,010,876 [R] 6,248,285 [R] 2,690,078   341,082   64,500   141,749   2,121,248   388,717 [R] 513,360 [R] 3,023,325 [R] 6,260,734 [R]
2005
581,595 [R] 3,141,164 [R] 6,430,901 [R] 2,702,942   342,576   66,130   178,088   2,156,351 [R] 403,218   594,594 [R] 3,154,163 [R] 6,443,900 [R]
2006
744,697 [R] 3,323,654 [R] 6,871,525 [R] 2,869,035 [R] 342,876 [R] 72,222 [R] 263,738 [R] 2,171,731 [R] 407,226 [R] 794,989 [R] 3,373,946 [R] 6,921,817 [R]
2007P
988,005   3,584,470   6,799,687   2,463,011   352,964   80,414   318,829   2,165,107   431,358   1,018,389   3,614,854   6,830,071  
1Production equals consumption for all renewable energy sources except biofuels. 9Wood and wood-derived fuels.
2Total biomass inputs to the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel. 10Municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and
other biomass.  Through 2000, also includes non-renewable waste (municipal solid waste from
non-biogenic sources, and tire-derived fuels).
3Wood and wood-derived fuels, biomass waste, fuel ethanol, and biodiesel. 11Fuel ethanol and biodiesel consumption, plus losses and co-products from the production of fuel
ethanol and biodiesel.
4Hydroelectric power, geothermal, solar/PV, wind, and biomass. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  NA=Not available.  (s)=Less than 0.5 trillion Btu.  
5Conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate). Notes:  ·  See Note, "Renewable Energy Production and Consumption," at end of section.  ·  See Table
E1 for estimated renewable energy consumption for 1635-1945.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of
components due to independent rounding.
6Geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the geothermal energy plants heat rate),
and geothermal heat pump and direct use energy.
Web Page:  For related information, see http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html.
7Solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled
plants heat rate), and solar thermal direct use energy.
Sources:  Biofuels:  Table 10.3.   All Other Data:  Tables 10.2a-c.
8Wind electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat rate).