Infographic illustration depicting the amount of compressed natural gas, petroleum products and coal consumed over a lifetime (80 years) by an average American person. The amounts are drawn to scale as cubes. A typical person consumes 119.3 tonnes of coal (mostly used to generate electricity but also used for manufacturing and industry), 236.8 tonnes of petroleum products (vehicle fuel, textiles, plastics, drugs), 2,007 cubic metres of compressed natural gas (used for heating and electricity generation, also for fertilizer manufacturing). Data from the National Mining Association and BP?檚 Statistical Review of World Energy in 2022.