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Coal consumption
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1,060,000,000 |
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[2nd of 41]
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Coal production
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992.3 million tonnes |
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[3rd of 31]
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Commercial energy use
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8,148.38 |
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[8th of 119]
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Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel
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71.4 % |
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[116th of 223]
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Electricity > Production by source > Hydro
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5.6 % |
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[121st of 223]
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Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear
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20.7 % |
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[19th of 223]
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Gasoline prices
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0.77 |
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[102nd of 141]
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Geothermal power use
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5,640 |
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[2nd of 53]
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Nuclear electricity generation
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780.1 terawatt-hours |
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[2nd of 29]
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Nuclear energy consumption
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821.1 terawatt-hours |
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[1st of 28]
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Nuclear reactors operable
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104 |
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[2nd of 29]
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Nuclear reactors operable > MWe
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98,530 |
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[2nd of 29]
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Nuclear reactors under construction
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0 |
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[18th of 29]
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Nuclear waste generated
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1.67 |
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[4th of 45]
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Oil imports > Net
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10,400,000 barrels per day |
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[1st of 21]
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Oil production in 1972
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11,185 thousand barrels / day |
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[1st of 36]
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Oil production in 1992
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8,868 thousand barrels / day |
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[2nd of 47]
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Usage per person
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8.35 TOE per person |
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[1st of 18]
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Wall plugs > Plug type
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USA |
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Wall plugs > Voltage
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110 V |
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[201st of 209]
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SOURCES: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; BP; ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; 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; Lund and Freeston; Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2000; ANSTO, IAEA, WNA; International Atomic Energy Agency, Waste Management Database, 1997 via ciesin.org; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; lEA, Energy Balances of OECD Countries 1999-2000 (lEA, Paris, 2001)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
United States, United States of America, usa, America, The United States, u.s.
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