Orders of magnitude (energy)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This list compares various energies in joules (J), organized by order of magnitude.

Below 1 J

List of orders of magnitude for energy

Factor (joules)	SI prefix	Value	Item
10−34		Template:Val	Energy of a photon with a frequency of 1 hertz.<ref name="britannica">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Template:Val	Average kinetic energy of translational motion of a molecule at the lowest temperature reached (38 picokelvin<ref>Calculated: KEavg = (3/2) × Boltzmann constant × Temperature</ref> Template:As of)
10−30Template:Anchor	quecto- (qJ)
10−28		6.6×10−28Template:NbspJ	Energy of a typical AM radio photon (1 MHz) (4×10−9 eV)<ref>Calculated: Ephoton = hν = 6.626Template:ETemplate:NbspJ-s × 1Template:E Hz = 6.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. In eV: 6.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 4.1Template:E eV.</ref>
10−27Template:Anchor	ronto- (rJ)
10−24Template:Anchor	yocto- (yJ)	1.6×10−24Template:NbspJ	Energy of a typical microwave oven photon (2.45 GHz) (1×10−5 eV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: Ephoton = hν = 6.626Template:ETemplate:NbspJ-s × 2.45Template:E Hz = 1.62Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. In eV: 1.62Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 1.0Template:E eV.</ref>
10−23		2×10−23Template:NbspJ	Average kinetic energy of translational motion of a molecule in the Boomerang Nebula, the coldest place known outside of a laboratory, at a temperature of 1 kelvin<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: KEavg ≈ (3/2) × T × 1.38Template:E = (3/2) × 1 × 1.38Template:E ≈ 2.07Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
10−22		2–3000×10−22Template:NbspJ	Energy of infrared light photons<ref name="NASA_spectrum"/>
10−21Template:Anchor	zepto- (zJ)	1.7×10−21Template:NbspJ	1Template:NbspkJ/mol, converted to energy per molecule<ref>Calculated: 1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 6.022Template:E entities per mole = 1.7Template:ETemplate:NbspJ per entity</ref>
		2.1×10−21Template:NbspJ	Thermal energy in each degree of freedom of a molecule at 25 °C (kT/2) (0.01 eV)<ref>Calculated: 1.381Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/K × 298.15 K / 2 = 2.1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		2.856×10−21Template:NbspJ	By Landauer's principle, the minimum amount of energy required at 25 °C to change one bit of information
		3–7×10−21Template:NbspJ	Energy of a van der Waals interaction between atoms (0.02–0.04 eV)<ref name=ucla_chem125>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 2 to 4Template:NbspkJ/mol = 2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 6.022Template:E molecules/mol = 3.3Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. In eV: 3.3Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 0.02 eV. 4Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 6.022Template:E molecules/mol = 6.7Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. In eV: 6.7Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 0.04 eV.</ref>
		4.1×10−21Template:NbspJ	The "kT" constant at 25 °C, a common rough approximation for the total thermal energy of each molecule in a system (0.03 eV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		7–22×10−21Template:NbspJ	Energy of a hydrogen bond (0.04 to 0.13 eV)<ref name=ucla_chem125/><ref>Calculated: 4 to 13Template:NbspkJ/mol. 4Template:NbspkJ/mol = 4Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 6.022Template:E molecules/mol = 6.7Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. In eV: 6.7Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 1.6Template:E eV/J = 0.042 eV. 13Template:NbspkJ/mol = 13Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 6.022Template:E molecules/mol = 2.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. In eV: 13Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 6.022Template:E molecules/mol / 1.6Template:E eV/J = 0.13 eV.</ref>
10−20		4.5×10−20Template:NbspJ	Upper bound of the mass–energy of a neutrino in particle physics (0.28 eV)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Calculated: 0.28 eV × 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 4.5Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
10−19		Template:Val	1 electronvolt (eV) by definition. This value is exact as a result of the 2019 revision of SI units.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3–5×10−19Template:NbspJ	Energy range of photons in visible light (≈1.6–3.1 eV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: E = hc/λ. E780 nm = 6.6Template:E kg-m2/s × 3Template:E m/s / (780Template:E m) = 2.5Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. E_390 _nm = 6.6Template:E kg-m2/s × 3Template:E m/s / (390Template:E m) = 5.1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		3–14×10−19Template:NbspJ	Energy of a covalent bond (2–9 eV)<ref name=ucla_chem125/><ref>Calculated: 50 kcal/mol × 4.184Template:NbspJ/calorie / 6.0Template:Ee23 molecules/mol = 3.47Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. (3.47Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 1.60Template:E eV/J = 2.2 eV.) and 200 kcal/mol × 4.184Template:NbspJ/calorie / 6.0Template:Ee23 molecules/mol = 1.389Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. (7.64Template:ETemplate:NbspJ / 1.60Template:E eV/J = 8.68 eV.)</ref>
		5–200×10−19Template:NbspJ	Energy of ultraviolet light photons<ref name="NASA_spectrum"/>
10−18Template:Anchor	atto- (aJ)	1.78×10−18Template:NbspJ	Bond dissociation energy for the carbon monoxide (CO) triple bond, alternatively stated: 1072 kJ/mol; 11.11eV per molecule.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> This is the strongest chemical bond known.
		2.18×10−18Template:NbspJ	Ground state ionization energy of hydrogen (13.6 eV)
10−17		2–2000×10−17Template:NbspJ	Energy range of X-ray photons<ref name="NASA_spectrum">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10−16
10−15Template:Anchor	femto- (fJ)	3 × 10−15Template:NbspJ	Average kinetic energy of one human red blood cell.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 1/2 × 27Template:E g × (3.5 miles per hour)2 = 3Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
10−14		1×10−14Template:NbspJ	Sound energy (vibration) transmitted to the eardrums by listening to a whisper for one second.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}. "The eardrum is a [...] membran[e] with an area of 65 mm2."</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: two eardrums ≈ 1 cm2. 1Template:E W/m2 × 1Template:E m2 × 1 s = 1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		> 2×10−14Template:NbspJ	Energy of gamma ray photons<ref name="NASA_spectrum"/>
		2.7×10−14Template:NbspJ	Upper bound of the mass–energy of a muon neutrino<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Calculated: 170Template:E eV × 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 2.7Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		8.2×10−14Template:NbspJ	Template:AnchorRest mass–energy of an electron<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (0.511 MeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10−13		1.6×10−13Template:NbspJ	1 megaelectronvolt (MeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		2.3×10−13Template:NbspJ	Energy released by a single event of two protons fusing into deuterium (1.44 megaelectronvolt MeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10−12Template:Anchor	pico- (pJ)	2.3×10−12Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of neutrons produced by DT fusion, used to trigger fission (14.1 MeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10−11		3.4×10−11Template:NbspJ	Average total energy released in the nuclear fission of one uranium-235 atom (215 MeV)<ref name="Energy From Uranium Fission">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Conversion from eV to J">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10−10		1.492×10−10Template:NbspJ	Mass-energy equivalent of 1 Da<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (931.5 MeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.503×10−10Template:NbspJ	Rest mass–energy of a proton<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (938.3 MeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.505×10−10Template:NbspJ	Rest mass–energy of a neutron<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (939.6 MeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.6×10−10Template:NbspJ	1 gigaelectronvolt (GeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3×10−10Template:NbspJ	Rest mass–energy of a deuteron<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		6×10−10Template:NbspJ	Rest mass–energy of an alpha particle<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		7×10−10Template:NbspJ	Energy required to raise a grain of sand by 0.1mm (the thickness of a piece of paper).<ref>Calculated: 7Template:E g × 9.8 m/s2 × 1Template:E m</ref>
10−9Template:Anchor	nano- (nJ)	1.6×10−9Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		8×10−9Template:NbspJ	Initial operating energy per beam of the CERN Large Electron Positron Collider in 1989 (50 GeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 50Template:E eV × 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 8Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
10−8		1.3×10−8Template:NbspJ	Mass–energy of a W boson (80.4 GeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.5×10−8Template:NbspJ	Mass–energy of a Z boson (91.2 GeV)<ref name="Amsler2008">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.6×10−8Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		2×10−8Template:NbspJ	Mass–energy of the Higgs Boson (125.1 GeV)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		6.4×10−8Template:NbspJ	Operating energy per proton of the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron accelerator in 1976<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 400Template:E eV × 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 6.4Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
10−7		1×10−7Template:NbspJ	≡ 1 erg<ref name=NIST_SI_units/>
		1.6×10−7Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> about the kinetic energy of a flying mosquito<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10−6Template:Anchor	micro- (μJ)	1.04×10−6Template:NbspJ	Energy per proton in the CERN Large Hadron Collider in 2015 (6.5 TeV)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 6.5Template:E eV per beam × 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/eV = 1.04Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
10−5
10−4		1.0×10−4Template:NbspJ	Energy released by a typical radioluminescent wristwatch in 1 hour<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> (1 μCi × 4.871 MeV × 1 hr)
10−3Template:Anchor	milli- (mJ)	3.0×10−3Template:NbspJ	Energy released by a P100 atomic battery in 1 hour<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (2.4 V × 350 nA × 1 hr)
10−2Template:Anchor	centi- (cJ)	4.0×10−2Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (2.0 V × 20 mA × 1 s)
10−1Template:Anchor	deci- (dJ)	1.1×10−1Template:NbspJ	Energy of an American half-dollar falling 1 metre<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: m×g×h = 11.34Template:E kg × 9.8 m/s2 × 1 m = 1.1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>

1 to 10⁵ J

List of orders of magnitude for energy

Factor (joules)	SI prefix	Value	Item
100	J	1Template:NbspJ	≡ 1 N·m (newton–metre)
		1Template:NbspJ	≡ 1 W·s (watt-second)
		1Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>) falls 1 meter against Earth's gravity<ref>Calculated: m×g×h = 1Template:E kg × 9.8 m/s2 × 1 m = 1Template:NbspJ</ref>
		1Template:NbspJ	Energy required to heat 1 gram of dry, cool air by 1 degree Celsius<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.4Template:NbspJ	≈ 1 ft·lbf (foot-pound force)<ref name=NIST_SI_units>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		4.184Template:NbspJ	≡ 1 thermochemical calorie (small calorie)<ref name=NIST_SI_units/>
		4.1868Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		8Template:NbspJ	Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin theoretical upper limit for the energy of a cosmic ray coming from a distant source<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 5Template:E eV × 1.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/ev = 8Template:NbspJ</ref>
101Template:Anchor	deca- (daJ)	1×101Template:NbspJ	Flash energy of a typical pocket camera electronic flash capacitor Template:Nowrap @ Template:Nowrap<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="ev_pwrsh">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		5×101Template:NbspJ	The most energetic cosmic ray ever detected.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Most likely a single proton traveling only very slightly slower than the speed of light.<ref> Template:Cite journal</ref>
102Template:Anchor	hecto- (hJ)	1.25×102Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> thrown at 93 mph / 150 km/h (MLB average pitch speed).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.5×102 - 3.6×102Template:NbspJ	Energy delivered by a biphasic external electric shock (defibrillation), usually during adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest.
		3×102Template:NbspJ	Energy of a lethal dose of X-rays<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3×102Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Kinetic energy at start of jump = potential energy at high point of jump. Using a mass of 70 kg and a high point of 40 cm => energy = m×g×h = 70 kg × 9.8 m/s2 × 40Template:E m = 274Template:NbspJ</ref>
		3.3×102Template:NbspJ	Energy to melt 1 g of ice<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		> 3.6×102Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> standard men's javelin thrown at > 30 m/s<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> by elite javelin throwers<ref>Calculated: 1/2 × 0.8 kg × (30 m/s)2 = 360Template:NbspJ</ref>
		5–20×102Template:NbspJ	Energy output of a typical photography studio strobe light in a single flash<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		6×102Template:NbspJ	Use of a 10-watt flashlight for 1 minute
		7.5×102Template:NbspJ	A power of 1 horsepower applied for 1 second<ref name=NIST_SI_units/>
		7.8×102Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> standard men's shot thrown at 14.7 m/sTemplate:Citation needed by the world record holder Randy Barnes<ref>Calculated: 1/2 × 7.26 kg × (14.7 m/s)2 = 784Template:NbspJ</ref>
		8.01×102Template:NbspJ	Amount of work needed to lift a man with an average weight (81.7 kg) one meter above Earth (or any planet with Earth gravity)
103Template:Anchor	kilo- (kJ)	1.1×103Template:NbspJ	≈ 1 British thermal unit (BTU), depending on the temperature<ref name=NIST_SI_units/>
		1.4×103Template:NbspJ	Total solar radiation received from the Sun by 1 square meter at the altitude of Earth's orbit per second (solar constant)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		2.3×103Template:NbspJ	Energy to vaporize 1 g of water into steam<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3×103Template:NbspJ	Lorentz force can crusher pinch<ref>powerlabs.org – The PowerLabs Solid State Can Crusher!, 2002</ref>
		3.4×103Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of world-record men's hammer throw (7.26 kg<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> thrown at 30.7 m/s<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> in 1986)<ref>Calculated: 1/2 × 7.26 kg × (30.7 m/s)2 = 3420Template:NbspJ</ref>
		3.6×103Template:NbspJ	≡ 1 W·h (watt-hour)<ref name=NIST_SI_units/>
		4.2×103Template:NbspJ	Energy released by explosion of 1 gram of TNT<ref name=NIST_SI_units/><ref name="ReferenceA">4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/ton of TNT-equivalent × (1 ton/1Template:E grams) = 4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/gram of TNT-equivalent</ref>
		4.2×103Template:NbspJ	≈ 1 food Calorie (large calorie)
		~7×103Template:NbspJ	Muzzle energy of an elephant gun, e.g. firing a .458 Winchester Magnum<ref name="accurate458">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		8.5×103Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of a regulation baseball thrown at the speed of sound (343Template:Nbspm/s = 767Template:Nbspmph = 1,235Template:Nbspkm/h. Air, 20°C).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		9×103Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
104		1.7×104Template:NbspJ	Energy released by the metabolism of 1 gram of carbohydrates<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> or protein<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3.8×104Template:NbspJ	Energy released by the metabolism of 1 gram of fat<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		4–5×104Template:NbspJ	Energy released by the combustion of 1 gram of gasoline<ref name=gascomb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		5×104Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of 1 gram of matter moving at 10 km/s<ref>Calculated: E = 1/2 m×v2 = 1/2 × (1Template:E kg) × (1Template:E m/s)2 = 5Template:ETemplate:NbspJ.</ref>
105		Template:Nowrap	Kinetic energy of an automobile at highway speeds (1 to 5 tons<ref name=car_weights>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> at Template:Nowrap or Template:Nowrap)<ref>Calculated: Using car weights of 1 ton to 5 tons. E = 1/2 m×v2 = 1/2 × (1Template:E kg) × (55 mph × 1600 m/mi / 3600 s/hr) = 3.0Template:ETemplate:NbspJ. E = 1/2 × (5Template:E kg) × (55 mph × 1600 m/mi / 3600 s/hr) = 15Template:ETemplate:NbspJ.</ref>

10⁶ to 10¹¹ J

List of orders of magnitude for energy

Factor (joules)	SI prefix	Value	Item
106Template:Anchor	mega- (MJ)	1×106Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of a 2 tonne<ref name=car_weights/> vehicle at 32 metres per second (115 km/h or 72 mph)<ref>Calculated: KE = 1/2 × 2Template:E kg × (32 m/s)2 = 1.0Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		1.2×106Template:NbspJ	Approximate food energy of a snack such as a Snickers bar (280 food calories)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3.6×106Template:NbspJ	= 1 kWh (kilowatt-hour) (used for electricity)<ref name=NIST_SI_units/>
		4.2×106Template:NbspJ	Energy released by explosion of 1 kilogram of TNT<ref name=NIST_SI_units/><ref name="ReferenceA"/>
		6.1×106Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of the 4 kg tungsten APFSDS penetrator after being fired from a 120mm KE-W A1 cartridge with a nominal muzzle velocity of 1740 m/s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		8.4×106Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 2000 food calories = 2.0Template:E cal × 4.184Template:NbspJ/cal = 8.4Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		9.1×106Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
107		1×107Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of the armor-piercing round fired by the ISU-152 assault gun<ref>Calculated: 1/2 × m × v2 = 1/2 × 48.78 kg × (655 m/s)2 = 1.0Template:ETemplate:NbspJ.</ref>Template:Citation needed
		1.1×107Template:NbspJ	Recommended food energy intake per day for a moderately active man (2600 food calories)<ref name=nih_balance/><ref>Calculated: 2600 food calories = 2.6Template:E cal × 4.184Template:NbspJ/cal = 1.1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		3.3×107Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of a 23 lb projectile fired by the Navy's mach 8 railgun.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
		3.7×107Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated J per dollar: 1 million BTU/$28.90 = 1Template:E BTU / 28.90 dollars × 1.055Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/BTU = 3.65Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/dollar</ref><ref>Calculated cost per kWh: 1 kWh × 3.60Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh / 3.65Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/dollar = 0.0986 dollar/kWh</ref>
		4×107Template:NbspJ	Energy from the combustion of 1 cubic meter of natural gas<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		4.2×107Template:NbspJ	Caloric energy consumed by Olympian Michael Phelps on a daily basis during Olympic training<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		6.3×107Template:NbspJ	Theoretical minimum energy required to accelerate 1 kg of matter to escape velocity from Earth's surface (ignoring atmosphere)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		9×107Template:NbspJ	Total mass-energy of 1 microgram of matter (25 kWh)
108		1×108Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of a 55 tonne aircraft at typical landing speed (59 m/s or 115 knots)Template:Citation needed
		1.1×108Template:NbspJ	≈ 1 therm, depending on the temperature<ref name=NIST_SI_units/>
		1.1×108Template:NbspJ	≈ 1 Tour de France, or ~90 hours<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> ridden at 5 W/kg<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> by a 65 kg rider<ref>Calculated: 90 hr × 3600 seconds/hr × 5 W/kg × 65 kg = 1.1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		7.3×108Template:NbspJ	≈ Energy from burning 16 kilograms of oil (using 135 kg per barrel of light crude)Template:Citation needed
109Template:Anchor	giga- (GJ)	1×109Template:NbspJ	Energy in an average lightning bolt<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (thunder)
		1.1×109Template:NbspJ	Magnetic stored energy in the world's largest toroidal superconducting magnet for the ATLAS experiment at CERN, Geneva<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.2×109Template:NbspJ	Inflight 100-ton Boeing 757-200 at 300 knots (154 m/s)
		1.4×109Template:NbspJ	Theoretical minimum amount of energy required to melt a tonne of steel (380 kWh)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 380 kW-h × 3.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kW-h = 1.37Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		2×109Template:NbspJ	Energy of an ordinary Template:Nowrap gasoline tank of a car.<ref name=gascomb/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>thepartsbin.com – Volvo Fuel Tank: Compare at The Parts BinTemplate:Dead link, 6 May 2012</ref>
		2×109Template:NbspJ	Unit of energy in Planck units,<ref><math>E_\text{P} = \sqrt{\frac{\hbar c^5}{G}} </math></ref> roughly the diesel tank energy of a mid-sized truck.
		2.49×109Template:NbspJ	Approximate kinetic energy carried by American Airlines Flight 11 at the moment of impact with WTC 1 on September 11, 2001.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="wa">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3×109Template:NbspJ	Inflight 125-ton Boeing 767-200 flying at 373 knots (192 m/s)
		3.3×109Template:NbspJ	Approximate average amount of energy expended by a human heart muscle over an 80-year lifetime<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 1.3Template:NbspJ/s × 80 years × 3.16Template:E s/year = 3.3Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		3.6×109Template:NbspJ	= 1 MW·h (megawatt-hour)
		4.2×109Template:NbspJ	Energy released by explosion of 1 ton of TNT.
		4.5×109Template:NbspJ	Average annual energy usage of a standard refrigerator<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 1239 kWh × 3.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh = 4.5Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		6.1×109Template:NbspJ	≈ 1 bboe (barrel of oil equivalent)<ref name="oe">Energy Units Template:Webarchive, by Arthur Smith, 21 January 2005</ref>
1010		1.9×1010Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of an Airbus A380 at cruising speed (560 tonnes at 511 knots or 263 m/s)
		4.2×1010Template:NbspJ	≈ 1 toe (ton of oil equivalent)<ref name="oe"/>
		4.6×1010Template:NbspJ	Yield energy of a Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, the second most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 11 tons of TNT-equivalent × 4.184Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/ton of TNT-equivalent = 4.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		7.3×1010Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 581 gallons × 125Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/gal = 7.26Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		8.6×1010Template:NbspJ	≈ 1 MW·d (megawatt-day), used in the context of power plants (24 MW·h)<ref>Calculated: 1Template:E watts × 86400 seconds/day = 8.6Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		8.8×1010Template:NbspJ	Total energy released in the nuclear fission of one gram of uranium-235<ref name="Energy From Uranium Fission"/><ref name="Conversion from eV to J"/><ref>Calculated: 3.44Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/U-235-fission × 1Template:E kg / (235 amu per U-235-fission × 1.66Template:E amu/kg) = 8.82Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		9×1010Template:NbspJ	Total mass-energy of 1 milligram of matter (25 MW·h)
1011		1.1×1011Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		2.4×1011Template:NbspJ	Approximate food energy consumed by an average human in an 80-year lifetime.<ref>Calculated: 2000 kcal/day × 365 days/year × 80 years = 2.4Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>

10¹² to 10¹⁷ J

List of orders of magnitude for energy

Factor (joules)	SI prefix	Value	Item
1012Template:Anchor	tera- (TJ)	1.85×1012Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Equation for calculating potential assumes that the towers' center of mass is located halfway along the building's height of ~416 meters.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3.4×1012Template:NbspJ	Maximum fuel energy of an Airbus A330-300 (97,530 liters<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> of Jet A-1<ref name="bp_jet_a1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>)<ref>Calculated: 97530 liters × 0.804 kg/L × 43.15 MJ/kg = 3.38Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		3.6×1012Template:NbspJ	1 GW·h (gigawatt-hour)<ref>Calculated: 1Template:E watts × 3600 seconds/hour</ref>
		4×1012Template:NbspJ	Electricity generated by one 20-kg CANDU fuel bundle assuming ~29%<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> thermal efficiency of reactor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 7500Template:E watt-days/tonne × (0.020 tonnes per bundle) × 86400 seconds/day = 1.3Template:ETemplate:NbspJ of burnup energy. Electricity = burnup × ~29% efficiency = 3.8Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		4.2×1012Template:NbspJ	Chemical energy released by the detonation of 1 kiloton of TNT<ref name=NIST_SI_units/><ref>Calculated: 4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/ton of TNT-equivalent × 1Template:E tons/megaton = 4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/megaton of TNT-equivalent</ref>
		6.4×1012Template:NbspJ	Energy contained in jet fuel in a Boeing 747-100B aircraft at max fuel capacity (183,380 liters<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> of Jet A-1<ref name=bp_jet_a1/>)<ref>Calculated: 183380 liters × 0.804 kg/L × 43.15 MJ/kg = 6.36Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
1013		1.1×1013Template:NbspJ	Energy of the maximum fuel an Airbus A380 can carry (320,000 liters<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> of Jet A-1<ref name=bp_jet_a1/>)<ref>Calculated: 320,000 L × 0.804 kg/L × 43.15  MJ/kg = 11.1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		1.2×1013Template:NbspJ	Orbital kinetic energy of the International Space Station (417 tonnes<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> at 7.7 km/s<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>)<ref>Calculated: E = 1/2 m.v2 = 1/2 × 417000 kg × (7700m/s)2 = 1.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		1.20×1013Template:NbspJ	Orbital kinetic energy of the Parker Solar Probe as it dives deep into the Sun's gravity well in December 2024, reaching a peak velocity of 430,000 mph.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		6.3×1013Template:NbspJ	Yield of the Little Boy atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in World War II (15 kilotons)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 15 kt = 15Template:E grams of TNT-equivalent × 4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/gram TNT-equivalent = 6.3Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		9×1013Template:NbspJ	Theoretical total mass–energy of 1 gram of matter (25 GW·h) <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1014		1.8×1014Template:NbspJ	Energy released by annihilation of 1 gram of antimatter and matter (50 GW·h)
		3.75×1014Template:NbspJ	Total energy released by the Chelyabinsk meteor.<ref name="chelyabinsk">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		6×1014Template:NbspJ	Energy released by an average hurricane per day<ref name="noaa">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1015	peta- (PJ) Template:Anchor	> 1015Template:NbspJ	Energy released by a severe thunderstorm<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1×1015Template:NbspJ	Yearly electricity consumption in Greenland as of 2008<ref name="CIA_electricity_consumption">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 288.6Template:E kWh × 3.60Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh = 1.04Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		4.2×1015Template:NbspJ	Energy released by explosion of 1 megaton of TNT<ref name=NIST_SI_units/><ref>Calculated: 4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/ton of TNT-equivalent × 1Template:E tons/megaton = 4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/megaton of TNT-equivalent</ref>
1016		1×1016Template:NbspJ	Estimated impact energy released in forming Meteor CraterTemplate:Citation needed
		1.1×1016Template:NbspJ	Yearly electricity consumption in Mongolia as of 2010<ref name="CIA_electricity_consumption"/><ref>Calculated: 3.02Template:E kWh × 3.60Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh = 1.09Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		6.3×1016Template:NbspJ	Yield of Castle Bravo, the most powerful nuclear weapon tested by the United States<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		7.9×1016Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		9×1016Template:NbspJ	Mass–energy of 1 kilogram of matter<ref>Calculated: E = mc2 = 1 kg × (2.998Template:E m/s)2 = 8.99Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
1017		1.4×1017Template:NbspJ	Seismic energy released by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1.7×1017Template:NbspJ	Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each second<ref name="sun1">The Earth has a cross section of 1.274×1014 square meters and the solar constant is 1361 watts per square meter. Note, however, that because portions of Earth reflect light well, the actual energy absorbed is about 1.2*10^17 watts, from an average albedo of 0.3.</ref>
		2.1×1017Template:NbspJ	Yield of the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested (50 megatons)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 50Template:E tons TNT-equivalent × 4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/ton TNT-equivalent = 2.1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		2.552×1017Template:NbspJ	Total energy of the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Calculated to be 61 megatons of TNT, equivalent to 2.552Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		4.2×1017Template:NbspJ	Yearly electricity consumption of Norway as of 2008<ref name="CIA_electricity_consumption"/><ref>Calculated: 115.6Template:E kWh × 3.60Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh = 4.16Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		4.516×1017Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		8.4x1017Template:NbspJ	Estimated energy released by the eruption of the Indonesian volcano, Krakatoa, in 1883<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Calculated: 200Template:E tons of TNT equivalent × 4.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/ton of TNT equivalent = 8.4Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref><ref>This value appears to be referred only to the third explosion on 27 August, 10.02 a.m. According to reports, the third explosion was by far the largest; it is associated to the biggest sound in the recorded history, the highest tsunami during the eruption and the most powerful shock waves rounded the world several times. 200 Megatons of TNT are often referred as the total energy released by the entire eruption, but it's plausible that are rather the energy released by the single third explosion, considering the effects.[1][2]</ref>

10¹⁸ to 10²³ J

List of orders of magnitude for energy

Factor (joules)	SI prefix	Value	Item
1018	exa- (EJ) Template:Anchor	9.4×1018Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1019		1×1019Template:NbspJ	Thermal energy released by the 1991 Pinatubo eruption<ref name=":3" />
		1.1×1019Template:NbspJ	Seismic energy released by the 1960 Valdivia Earthquake<ref name=":3">Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1.2×1019Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (2.86 Gigatons)
		1.4×1019Template:NbspJ	Yearly electricity consumption in the U.S. as of 2009<ref name="CIA_electricity_consumption" /><ref>Calculated: 3.741Template:E kWh × 3.600Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh = 1.347Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		1.4×1019J	Yearly electricity production in the U.S. as of 2009<ref name=CIA_us>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 3.953Template:E kWh × 3.600Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh = 1.423Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		5×1019Template:NbspJ	Energy released in 1 day by an average hurricane in producing rain (400 times greater than the wind energy)<ref name="noaa"/>
		6.4×1019Template:NbspJ	Yearly electricity consumption of the world Template:As of<ref name=CIA_world>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 17.8Template:E kWh × 3.60Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh = 6.41Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		6.8×1019Template:NbspJ	Yearly electricity generation of the world Template:As of<ref name=CIA_world/><ref>Calculated: 18.95Template:E kWh × 3.60Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/kWh = 6.82Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
1020		1.4×1020Template:NbspJ	Total energy released in the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
		2.33×1020Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of a carbonaceous chondrite meteor 1 km in diameter striking Earth's surface at 20 km/s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Such an impact occurs every ~500,000 years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		2.4×1020Template:NbspJ	Total latent heat energy released by Hurricane Katrina<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		5×1020Template:NbspJ	Total world annual energy consumption in 2010<ref name="BP_Statistical_Review_2011">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: 12002.4Template:E tonnes of oil equivalent × 42Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/tonne of oil equivalent = 5.0Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		6.2×1020Template:NbspJ	World primary energy generation in 2023 (620 EJ).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>"2023 saw a second consecutive record year for global primary energy consumption as it grew by 2%, reaching 620 EJ."</ref>
		8×1020Template:NbspJ	Estimated global uranium resources for generating electricity 2005<ref name=iaea>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="doe">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Final number is computed. Energy Outlook 2007 shows 15.9% of world energy is nuclear. IAEA estimates conventional uranium stock, at today's prices is sufficient for 85 years. Convert billion kilowatt-hours to joules then: 6.25×1019×0.159×85 = 8.01×1020.</ref>
1021	zetta- (ZJ) Template:Anchor	6.9×1021Template:NbspJ	Estimated energy contained in the world's natural gas reserves as of 2010<ref name=BP_Statistical_Review_2011 /><ref>Calculated: "6608.9 trillion cubic feet" => 6608.9Template:E billion cubic feet × 0.025 million tonnes of oil equivalent/billion cubic feet × 1Template:E tonnes of oil equivalent/million tonnes of oil equivalent × 42Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/tonne of oil equivalent = 6.9Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		7.0×1021Template:NbspJ	Thermal energy released by the Toba eruption<ref name=":3" />
		7.9×1021Template:NbspJ	Estimated energy contained in the world's petroleum reserves as of 2010<ref name=BP_Statistical_Review_2011 /><ref>Calculated: "188.8 thousand million tonnes" => 188.8Template:E tonnes of oil × 42Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/tonne of oil = 7.9Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		9.3×1021Template:NbspJ	Annual net uptake of thermal energy by the global ocean during 2003-2018<ref>Template:Cite journalCalculated per reference: 0.58Template:NbspW·m−2 is 9.3Template:ETemplate:NbspJ·yr−1 in the global domain</ref>
1022		1.2×1022J	Seismic energy of a magnitude 11 earthquake on Earth (M 11)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1.5×1022J	Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each day<ref name="sun1" /><ref>Calculated: 1.27Template:E m2 × 1370 W/m2 × 86400 s/day = 1.5Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		1.94×1022J	Impact event that formed the Siljan Ring, the largest impact structure in Europe<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		2.4×1022Template:NbspJ	Estimated energy contained in the world's coal reserves as of 2010<ref name=BP_Statistical_Review_2011 /><ref>Calculated: 860938 million tonnes of coal => 860938Template:E tonnes of coal × (1/1.5 tonne of oil equivalent / tonne of coal) × 42Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/tonne of oil equivalent = 2.4Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		2.9×1022Template:NbspJ	Identified global uranium-238 resources using fast reactor technology<ref name=iaea/>
		3.9×1022Template:NbspJ	Estimated energy contained in the world's fossil fuel reserves as of 2010<ref name=BP_Statistical_Review_2011 /><ref>Calculated: natural gas + petroleum + coal = 6.9Template:ETemplate:NbspJ + 7.9Template:ETemplate:NbspJ + 2.4Template:ETemplate:NbspJ = 3.9Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		8.03×1022Template:NbspJ	Total energy of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1023		1.5×1023Template:NbspJ	Total energy of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		2.2×1023Template:NbspJ	Total global uranium-238 resources using fast reactor technology<ref name="iaea" />
		3×1023Template:NbspJ	The energy released in the formation of the Chicxulub Crater in the Yucatán Peninsula<ref name="Richards">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Over 10²⁴ J

List of orders of magnitude for energy

Factor (joules)	SI prefix	Value	Item
1024	yotta- (YJ)	2.31×1024Template:NbspJ	Total energy of the Sudbury impact event<ref>Template:Cite conference</ref>
		2.69×1024Template:NbspJ	Rotational energy of Venus, which has a sidereal period of (-)243 Earth days.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Clarification of calculation: Rotational energy = (defined equal to) 1/2 * Moment of Inertia Factor * Mass * Radius^2 * Angular Velocity^2 The inertial factor has been normalized, and takes on a value between 0 and 1. In this case it is 0.337(24).</ref>
		3.8×1024Template:NbspJ	Radiative heat energy released from the Earth’s surface each year<ref name=":3" />
		5.5×1024Template:NbspJ	Total energy from the Sun that strikes the face of the Earth each year<ref name="sun1" /><ref>Calculated: 1.27Template:E m2 × 1370 W/m2 × 86400 s/day = 5.5Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
1025		4×1025Template:NbspJ	Total energy of the Carrington Event in 1859<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1026		>1026J	Estimated energy of early Archean asteroid impacts<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		3.2×1026Template:NbspJ	Bolometric energy of Proxima Centauri's superflare in March 2016 (10^33.5 erg). In one year, potentially five similar superflares erupts from the surface of the red dwarf.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		3.828×1026Template:NbspJ	Total radiative energy output of the Sun each second<ref name=sun2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1027	ronna- (RJ)	1×1027Template:NbspJ	Estimated energy released by the impact that created the Caloris basin on Mercury<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1×1027Template:NbspJ	Upper limit of the most energetic solar flares possible (X1000)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		5.19×1027Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Note that the evaporated water still remains on Earth, merely in vapor form.
		4.2×1027Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of a regulation baseball thrown at the speed of the Oh-My-God particle, itself a cosmic ray proton with the kinetic energy of a baseball thrown at 60Template:Nbspmph (~50Template:NbspJ).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1028		3.8×1028Template:NbspJ	Kinetic energy of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth (counting only its velocity relative to the Earth)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: KE = 1/2 × m × v2. v = 1.023Template:E m/s. m = 7.349Template:E kg. KE = 1/2 × (7.349Template:E kg) × (1.023Template:E m/s)2 = 3.845Template:ETemplate:NbspJ.</ref>
		7×1028Template:NbspJ	Total energy of the stellar superflare from V1355 Orionis<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1029		2.1×1029Template:NbspJ	Rotational energy of the Earth<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Calculated: E_rotational = 1/2 × I × w2 = 1/2 × (8.0Template:E kg m2) × (2×pi/(23.9345 hour period × 3600 seconds/hour))2 = 2.1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
1030	quetta- (QJ)	1.79×1030Template:NbspJ	Rough estimate of the gravitational binding energy of Mercury.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1031		2×1031Template:NbspJ	The Theia Impact, the most energetic event ever in Earth's history<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite arXiv</ref>
		3.3×1031J	Total energy output of the Sun each day<ref name="sun2"/><ref>Calculated: 3.8Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/s × 86400 s/day = 3.3Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
1032		1.71×1032Template:NbspJ	Gravitational binding energy of the Earth<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		3.10×1032Template:NbspJ	Yearly energy output of Sirius B, the ultra-dense and Earth-sized white dwarf companion of Sirius, the Dog Star. It has a surface temperature of about 25,200 K.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1033		2.7×1033Template:NbspJ	Earth's kinetic energy at perihelion in its orbit around the Sun<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>KE = 1/2 × 5.9722×10^24 kg × (30.29 km/s)^2 = 2.74×10^33 J</ref>
1034		1.2×1034Template:NbspJ	Total energy output of the Sun each year<ref name="sun2"/><ref>Calculated: 3.8Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/s × 86400 s/day × 365.25 days/year = 1.2Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
1035		3.5×1035Template:NbspJ	The most energetic stellar superflare to date (V2487 Ophiuchi)<ref>Template:Cite arXiv</ref>
1038		7.53×1038Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":5" />
1039		2–5×1039 J	Energy of the giant flare (starquake) released by SGR 1806-20<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		6.602×1039 JTemplate:Nbsp	Theoretical total mass–energy of the Moon<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1040		1.61×1040Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1041		2.276×1041Template:NbspJ	Gravitational binding energy of the Sun<ref name="U"><math>U = \frac{(3/5)GM^2}{r}</math>Template:BrChandrasekhar, S. 1939, An Introduction to the Study of Stellar Structure (Chicago: U. of Chicago; reprinted in New York: Dover), section 9, eqs. 90–92, p. 51 (Dover edition)Template:BrLang, K. R. 1980, Astrophysical Formulae (Berlin: Springer Verlag), p. 272</ref>
		5.3675×1041Template:NbspJ	Theoretical total mass–energy of the Earth<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1043		5×1043Template:NbspJ	Total energy of all gamma rays in a typical gamma-ray burst if collimated<ref>Template:Cite journal "the gamma-ray energy release, corrected for geometry, is narrowly clustered around 5 × 1050 erg"</ref><ref>Calculated: 5Template:E erg × 1Template:ETemplate:NbspJ/erg = 5Template:ETemplate:NbspJ</ref>
		>1043 J	Total energy in a typical fast blue optical transient (FBOT)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1044		~1044 J	Average value of a Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) in optical/UV bands<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		~1044 J	Estimated kinetic energy released by FBOT CSS161010<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		~1044Template:NbspJ	Total energy released in a typical supernova,<ref name=":1" /><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> sometimes referred to as a foe.
		1.233×1044Template:NbspJ	Approximate lifetime energy output of the Sun.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Template:Val	Total energy of a typical gamma-ray burst if collimated<ref name=":1">Template:Cite journal</ref>
1045		~1045 J	Estimated energy released in a hypernova and pair instability supernova<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1045 J	Energy released by the energetic supernova, SN 2016aps<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1.7–1.9×1045 J	Energy released by hypernova ASASSN-15lh<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		2.3×1045 J	Energy released by the energetic supernova PS1-10adi<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Both ASSASN-15lh and PS1-10adi are indicated as supernovae and probably they are; actually, other mechanisms are proposed to explain them, more or less in accordance to the characteristics of supernovae</ref>
		>1045 J	Estimated energy of a magnetorotational hypernova<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		>1045Template:NbspJ	Total energy (energy in gamma rays+relativistic kinetic energy) of hyper-energetic gamma-ray burst if collimated<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1046		>1046Template:NbspJ	Estimated energy in theoretical quark-novae<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		~1046Template:NbspJ	Upper limit of the total energy of a supernova<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1.5×1046Template:NbspJ	Total energy of the most energetic optical non-quasar transient, AT2021lwx<ref name="Wiseman2023">Template:Cite journal</ref>
1047		1045-47 J	Estimated energy of stellar mass rotational black holes by vacuum polarization in an electromagnetic field<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1047 J	Total energy of a very energetic and relativistic jetted Tidal Disruption Event (TDE)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		~1047 J	Upper limit of collimated- corrected total energy of a gamma-ray burst<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1.8×1047Template:NbspJ	Theoretical total mass–energy of the Sun<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		5.4×1047Template:NbspJ	Mass–energy emitted as gravitational waves during the merger of two black holes, originally about 30 Solar masses each, as observed by LIGO (GW150914)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		8.6×1047Template:NbspJ	Mass–energy emitted as gravitational waves during the most energetic black hole merger observed until 2020 (GW170729)<ref>If GW190521 is a boson star merging, the present one remains the largest. See note [246][247]</ref>
		8.8×1047Template:NbspJ	GRB 080916C – formerly the most powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded – total/true<ref name=":2">It is important to specify that the energetic reduction for beaming (invoked to explain so much energetics and jet breaks) is expected in the "Fireball model", which is the traditional one; other main models explain both Long and Short GRBs with binary systems, such as "Induced Gravitational Collapse", "Binary-Driven Hypernovae" which refer to the "Fireshell" one, in which cases the beaming isn't assumpted and the isotropic energy is a real value of energy due to the rotational energy of the stellar black hole and vacuum polarization in an electromagnetic field, which are able to explain energetics up and over 1047 J</ref> isotropic energy output estimated at 8.8 × 1047 joules (8.8 × 1054 erg), or 4.9 times the Sun's mass turned to energy<ref>Template:Cite arXiv</ref>
1048		1048 J	Estimated energy of a supermassive Population III star supernova, denominated "General Relativistic Instability Supernova."<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		~1.2×1048 J	Approximate energy released in the most energetic black hole merging to date (GW190521), which originated the first intermediate-mass black hole ever detected<ref>Assuming the uncertainties about the masses of the objects, the values of the LIGO Data are taken in consideration; so we have a newborn black hole with about 142 solar masses and the conversion in gravitational waves of about 7 solar masses</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>A research claims that this is instead a boson stars merging with approximately 8 times more probability than the black hole case; if so, the existence and the collision of boson stars there would be confirmed together. Furthermore, the energy released and the distance would be reduced.[3] See the following note for the link of the research</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		1.2–3×1048 J	GRB 221009A – the most powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded – total/true<ref name=":2" /><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> isotropic energy output estimated at 1.2–3 × 1048 joules (1.2–3 × 1055 erg)<ref name=":0">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1050		≳1050 J	Upper limit of isotropic energy (Eiso) of Population III stars Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs).<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1053		>1053 J	Mechanical energy of very energetic so-called "quasar tsunamis"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>To determinate this value, the maximum energy of 1047 J for gamma-ray burts is taken in consideration; then six orders of magnitude are added, equivalent to ten million of years, the time frame in which the quasar tsunami will exceed the GRBs energetics over 1 million of times, according to the Nahum Arav's statement in the previous note</ref>
		6×1053Template:NbspJ	Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the RBS 797<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		7.65×1053Template:NbspJ	Mass-energy of Sagittarius A*, Milky Way's central supermassive black hole<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1054		3×1054Template:NbspJ	Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the Hercules A (3C 348)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1055		>1055Template:NbspJ	Total mechanical energy or enthalpy in the powerful AGN outburst in the MS 0735.6+7421,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Ophiucus Supercluster Explosion<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> and supermassive black holes mergings<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1057		~1057 J	Estimated rotational energy of M87 SMBH and total energy of the most luminous quasars over Gyr time-scales<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		~2×1057 J	Estimated thermal energy of the Bullet Cluster of galaxies<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		7.3×1057 J	Mass-energy equivalent of the ultramassive black hole TON 618, an extremely luminous quasar / active galactic nucleus (AGN).<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1058		~1058 J	Estimated total energy (in shockwaves, turbulence, gases heating up, gravitational force) of galaxy clusters mergings<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
		4×1058Template:NbspJ	Visible mass–energy in our galaxy, the Milky Way<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1059		1×1059Template:NbspJ	Total mass–energy of our galaxy, the Milky Way, including dark matter and dark energy<ref name=Karachentsev2006>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		1.4×1059Template:NbspJ	Mass-energy of the Andromeda galaxy (M31), ~0.8 trillion solar masses.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1062		1–2×1062Template:NbspJ	Total mass–energy of the Virgo Supercluster including dark matter, the Supercluster which contains the Milky Way<ref name="ein07"> Template:Cite journal</ref>
1070		1.462×1070Template:NbspJ	Rough estimate of total mass–energy of ordinary matter (atoms; baryons) present in the observable universe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Details of calculation: WMAP 10 year survey's estimate of mass-energy density * volume of Observable Universe * percentage of which is ordinary matter: [9.9e-30 g/cm^3] * [3.566e+80 m^3] * [0.046] * [c^2] = 1.46e+70 Joules. </ref><ref name=":5">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1071		3.177×1071Template:NbspJ	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":5" />

See also

• Conversion of units of energy
• Energy conversion efficiency
• Energy density
• Metric system
• Outline of energy
• Scientific notation
• TNT equivalent