The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy analyses data on world energy markets from the prior year. It has been providing timely, comprehensive and objective data to the energy community since 1952. It is completely free for users to access.
The Energy Institute is building on the legacy of the Statistical Review in partnership with Ember, and in collaboration with KPMG and Kearney. Data compilation is undertaken by Wattage.
In 1952, George Howard Coxon (1883-1964), a former Chair of the Energy Institute and serving Hon Secretary, was head of the Central Planning Department that produced the review for the benefit of the oil company soon to be known as British Petroleum. Coxon's vision helped turn a small internal report into what would become one of the world’s most trusted source of energy data. Seventy-five years later, the Statistical Review of World Energy has come full circle, as it is again produced under the watchful eyes of the Energy Institute.
Learn more from Wattage about the process of taking on the Statistical Review and what working on the project is like.
Statistics published in this Review are taken from government sources and published data. No use is made of confidential information obtained by the Energy Institute or its partners in the course of its business.
Each year revisions are made to historical data when updated or more reliable data sources become available. Corrections are also made when errors are identified in data.
In 2025, in line with the IEA, EIA, bp, and Eurostat, the EI moved to using the Physical Energy Content method to calculate Total Energy Supply (TES). The report had previously used a fossil-fuel equivalent method to calculate Primary Energy Consumption. TES is a measure of the total amount of energy that a country needs to supply to meet its final end-use demand. It reflects the energy that is either produced domestically or imported, minus what is exported or stored. Some energy sources are consumed directly while others may be converted into fuels or electricity for final consumption with transmission, distribution, and efficiency losses occurring throughout the system.
Detailed information is available in the methodology section of the full 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy.
Ember is an independent energy think tank that aims to accelerate the clean energy transition with data and policy. It creates targeted data insights to advance policies that shift the world to a clean, electrified energy future. Founded in 2020, its diverse team brings together policy analysts, data scientists and communicators based around the world in over 20 countries.
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For 100 years, Kearney has been a leading management consulting firm and trusted partner to three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500 and governments around the world. With a presence across more than 40 countries, our people make us who we are. We work impact first, tackling your toughest challenges with original thinking and a commitment to making change happen together. By your side, we deliver - value, results, impact.
Wattage is a research-led energy and data analytics consultancy founded by four PhDs in economics, combining academic rigour with deep sector expertise. The company delivers transparent, high-quality energy data and analysis to governments, international organisations, and industry. Specialising in energy markets, energy systems and energy security, Wattage produces trusted global energy statistics and contributes to evidence-based decision-making.
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