Commercial energy use
3,704.25
8,148.38
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 28th.
Ranked 8th. 120% more than Switzerland
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel
1.3%
71.4%
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 206th in 2003.
Ranked 116th in 2003. 54 times more than Switzerland
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro
59.5%
5.6%
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 42nd in 2003. 10 times more than United States
Ranked 121st in 2003.
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear
37.1%
20.7%
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 9th in 2003. 79% more than United States
Ranked 19th in 2003.
Gasoline prices
1.28
0.77
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 32nd. 66% more than United States
Ranked 102nd.
Geothermal power use
663
5,640
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 16th.
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Switzerland
Hydroelectricity consumption
34.41
275.81
DEFINITION:
Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration
Ranked 17th.
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Switzerland
Nuclear electricity generation
25.7 terawatt-hours
780.1 terawatt-hours
DEFINITION:
Number of terrawatt-hours of nuclear energy consumed per country per year.
SOURCE:
ANSTO, IAEA, WNA
Ranked 13th.
Ranked 2nd. 29 times more than Switzerland
Nuclear energy consumption
27.2 terawatt-hours
821.1 terawatt-hours
DEFINITION:
Number of terrawatt-hours of nuclear energy consumed per country per year. Figures are provided for the year 2002.
SOURCE:
BP
Ranked 14th.
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Switzerland
Nuclear reactors operable
5
104
SOURCE:
ANSTO, IAEA, WNA
Ranked 17th.
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Switzerland
Nuclear reactors under construction
0
0
SOURCE:
ANSTO, IAEA, WNA
Ranked 21st.
Ranked 18th.
Nuclear waste generated
-0.32
1.67
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 20th.
Ranked 4th.
Oil Consumption > Million tonnes
12
937.6
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 40th in 2005.
Ranked 1st in 2005. 77 times more than Switzerland
Oil Consumption > Thousand barrels daily
258
20,517
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 40th.
Ranked 1st. 79 times more than Switzerland
Primary Energy Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent
29
2,331.6
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 43rd.
Ranked 1st. 79 times more than Switzerland
Traditional fuel consumption
6%
3.8%
DEFINITION:
Traditional fuel consumption as a % of total energy use.
SOURCE:
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Ranked 72nd. 58% more than United States
Ranked 87th.
Usage per person
3.7 TOE per person
8.35 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 15th.
Ranked 1st. 126% more than Switzerland
Wall plugs > Voltage
230 V
110 V
DEFINITION:
PowerStream
Ranked 42nd. 109% more than United States
Ranked 201st.
Wind energy installation
9 MW
6,740 MW
DEFINITION:
Worldwide wind energy installation figures per country as at 31 December 2004
SOURCE:
World Wind Energy Association
Ranked 40th.
Ranked 3rd. 748 times more than Switzerland
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