Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in United States of America
United States of America: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in United States of America, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in United States of America stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in United States of America peaked at 1.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1999.
United States of America ranks 101st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for United States of America
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in United States of America?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in United States of America was 1.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1999.
- How does United States of America rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- United States of America ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.