Commercial energy use
5,743.63
3,704.25
DEFINITION:
Commercial energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Commercial energy use refers to apparent consumption, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Ranked 14th. 55% more than Switzerland
Ranked 28th.
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel
90.8%
1.3%
DEFINITION:
The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 92nd in 2003. 69 times more than Switzerland
Ranked 206th in 2003.
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro
8.3%
59.5%
DEFINITION:
The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 111st in 2003.
Ranked 42nd in 2003. 6 times more than Australia
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear
0%
37.1%
DEFINITION:
The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 171st in 2003.
Ranked 9th in 2003.
Electricity > Production by source > Other
0.9%
2%
DEFINITION:
The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 39th in 2001.
Ranked 25th in 2001. 122% more than Australia
Gasoline prices
0.93
1.28
DEFINITION:
Ratio of premium gasoline price to world averagecurrency to U.S. dollars, and the ratio of the gas price to the world average in the same time period was used in order to normalize the data. For more information, see World Development Indicators, Table 3.12.
SOURCE:
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org
Ranked 82nd.
Ranked 32nd. 38% more than Australia
Geothermal power use
82
663
DEFINITION:
Annual utilization of geothermal power from direct-use sources in GWh/yr as of 2000.
SOURCE:
Lund and Freeston; Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2000
Ranked 33rd.
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Australia
Hydroelectricity consumption
15.91
34.41
DEFINITION:
Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration
Ranked 27th.
Ranked 17th. 116% more than Australia
Hydroelectricity Consumption > Terawatt-hours
16.7
35.5
DEFINITION:
Hydroelectricity: Consumption, Terawatt-hours, as of end of 2004Notes: Others have less than 0.05
SOURCE:
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005
Ranked 27th.
Ranked 16th. 113% more than Australia
imports, net > % of energy use
-126.1 %
56.43 %
DEFINITION:
Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 107th in 2004.
Ranked 33rd in 2004.
Nuclear waste generated
-0.34
-0.32
DEFINITION:
Nuclear waste generatedAustralia , Canada and Czech Republic ) which had both variables, we took the higher.
SOURCE:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Waste Management Database, 1997 via ciesin.org
Ranked 31st.
Ranked 20th.
Oil Consumption > Million tonnes
38.8
12
DEFINITION:
Oil: Consumption, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004Notes: Others have less than 0.05
SOURCE:
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005
Ranked 21st in 2005. 2 times more than Switzerland
Ranked 40th in 2005.
Oil Consumption > Thousand barrels daily
858
258
DEFINITION:
Oil: Consumption, Thousand barrels daily, as of end of 2004Notes: Others have less than 0.05
SOURCE:
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Switzerland
Ranked 40th.
Primary Energy Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent
119
29
DEFINITION:
Primary Energy : Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004Notes: Others have less than 0.05
SOURCE:
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Switzerland
Ranked 43rd.
Traditional fuel consumption
4.4%
6%
DEFINITION:
Traditional fuel consumption as a % of total energy use.
SOURCE:
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Ranked 83rd.
Ranked 72nd. 36% more than Australia
Usage per person
5.71 TOE per person
3.7 TOE per person
DEFINITION:
Total primary energy supply TOE (tonnes of oil equivalent) per person (Year 2000).
SOURCE:
lEA, Energy Balances of OECD Countries 1999-2000 (lEA, Paris, 2001)
Ranked 5th. 54% more than Switzerland
Ranked 15th.
use > kt of oil equivalent
115,776 kt of oil equivalent
27,133 kt of oil equivalent
DEFINITION:
Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 20th in 2004. 3 times more than Switzerland
Ranked 48th in 2004.
Wall plugs > Voltage
240 V
230 V
DEFINITION:
PowerStream
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Switzerland
Ranked 42nd.
Wind energy installation
379 MW
9 MW
DEFINITION:
Worldwide wind energy installation figures per country as at 31 December 2004
SOURCE:
World Wind Energy Association
Ranked 17th. 41 times more than Switzerland
Ranked 40th.
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