How much (percentage) oil is used to make energy compared to wind, solar, etc...?

Question

if you have a source please tell me. thanks

Answer 1

This is very easily answered, for the USA at least:

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/page...

(see flow diagram on page 3)

More detailed info at the link below.

Answer 2

I don't have a source right offhand, but I do know that oil makes up something like 80% of our enrgy while solar and wind make up less than 3% at this time

Answer 3

From the graph in the source it looks like about 40% of world energy comes from oil while all renewable sources combined (wind, solar, hydroelectric, bio fuel) is maybe 5%.