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Energy Stats: compare key data on France & United States

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  • Commercial energy use: 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.
  • Crude oil > Production: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
  • Electric power consumption > KWh: Electric power consumption (kWh). Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
  • Electric power consumption > KWh per capita: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
  • Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Electricity > Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Electricity production > KWh: Electricity production (kWh). Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants.
  • Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). 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.
  • Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter: Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter). Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
  • Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Oil > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Oil > Production > Per capita: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh: Electricity production from renewable sources (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources includes hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
  • Electricity > Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$). Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas.
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Oil > Production: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Electricity production from coal sources > KWh: Electricity production from coal sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
  • Oil > Reserves per capita: According to Web definitions the term refers to the total amount of petroleum (oil) discovered in any given oil field or nation. Thus it can be said that Kuwait has xxxx millions of barrels (mb) of oil in the ground. However, the exact amount can never be known, simply because of the difficulty in sensing or "seeing" beneath the surface of the Earth. The term Proven Reserve or PR refers to an amount of oil that is generally accepted by geologists to be the actual amount of petroleum in the ground. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Crude oil > Proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil, in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
  • Coal > Consumption per capita: Billion short tons of coal consumed per country per year. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Usage per person: Total primary energy supply TOE (tonnes of oil equivalent) per person (Year 2000).
  • Oil > Reserves: According to Web definitions the term refers to the total amount of petroleum (oil) discovered in any given oil field or nation. Thus it can be said that Kuwait has xxxx millions of barrels (mb) of oil in the ground. However, the exact amount can never be known, simply because of the difficulty in sensing or "seeing" beneath the surface of the Earth. The term Proven Reserve or PR refers to an amount of oil that is generally accepted by geologists to be the actual amount of petroleum in the ground.
  • Electricity production > KWh per capita: Electricity production (kWh). Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Electricity > Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh: Electricity production from nuclear sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.
  • Electricity production from oil sources > KWh: Electricity production from oil sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
  • Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from renewable sources (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources includes hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
  • Coal > Consumption: Billion short tons of coal consumed per country per year.
  • Natural gas > Consumption per capita: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gasoline prices: Ratio of premium gasoline price to world average
    Units: Ratio of Gasoline Price to World Average
    Units: Pump price for super gasoline (US$ per liter): Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency 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.
  • Natural gas > Consumption: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors.
  • Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita > Kg of oil equivalent: Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita (kg of oil equivalent). Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft.
  • Oil > Consumption per 1000: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Electric power > Consumption > KWh: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
  • Hydroelectricity > Consumption: Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh: Electricity production from natural gas sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
  • Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per $1,000 GDP > Constant 2005 PPP: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2005 PPP). Energy use per PPP GDP is the kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use per constant PPP GDP. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to 2005 constant international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • Electric power > Consumption > KWh per capita: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geothermal power use: Annual utilization of geothermal power from direct-use sources in GWh/yr as of 2000.
  • Oil > Exports: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
  • Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ per capita: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$). Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Production > Kilotons of oil equivalent: Energy production refers to forms of primary energy--petroleum (crude oil, natural gas liquids, and oil from nonconventional sources), natural gas, solid fuels (coal, lignite, and other derived fuels), and combustible renewables and waste--and primary electricity, all converted into oil equivalents."
  • Oil > Production per 1000: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Natural gas > Proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
  • Electricity > From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts: Installed wind power capacity around the world.
  • Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes > Per capita: Oil: Consumption, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05 Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Refined petroleum products > Consumption: This entry is the country's total consumption of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of refined petroleum products produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Electricity > Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector gasoline fuel consumption (kt of oil equivalent). Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft.
  • Hydroelectric power > Production > KWh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
  • Electricity production from coal sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from coal sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Crude oil > Proved reserves per capita: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil, in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Crude oil > Imports per thousand people: This entry is the total amount of crude oil imported, in barrels per day (bbl/day). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Oil > Proved > Reserves per capita: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent: Primary Energy: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05
  • Refined petroleum products > Consumption per thousand people: This entry is the country's total consumption of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of refined petroleum products produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Electricity > Production > KWh: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants."
  • Oil > Imports: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from natural gas sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: This entry is the total amount of carbon dioxide, measured in metric tons, released by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy.
  • Energy use > Equivalent in kilograms of oil per capita: 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."
  • Crude oil > Production per thousand people: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (kWh). Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage.
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from nuclear sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Electricity production from oil sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from oil sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Nuclear waste generated: Nuclear waste generated
    Units: Standardized Scale (z-score)
    Units: Two variables were initially available for Radioactive Waste: Accumulated Quantity (cubic meters) as generated and Accumulated Quantity (cubic meters) after treatment. We calculated the z-scores for the two variables, in order to make them comparable, and took whichever variable was available for each country. For the three countries (Australia, Canada and Czech Republic) which had both variables, we took the higher.
  • Energy production > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000: Energy production (kt of oil equivalent). Energy production refers to forms of primary energy--petroleum (crude oil, natural gas liquids, and oil from nonconventional sources), natural gas, solid fuels (coal, lignite, and other derived fuels), and combustible renewables and waste--and primary electricity, all converted into oil equivalents. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
  • Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh per capita: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (kWh). Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Electric power > Consumption > KWh > Per capita: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy per capita: This entry is the total amount of carbon dioxide, measured in metric tons, released by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Nuclear energy > Consumption: Number of terrawatt-hours of nuclear energy consumed per country per year. Figures are provided for the year 2002.
  • CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use: CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use). Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.
  • Crude oil > Exports: This entry is the total amount of crude oil exported, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
  • Electricity > From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • Natural gas > Imports: This entry is the total natural gas imported in cubic meters (cu m).
  • Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes: Oil: Consumption, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05
  • Electricity > Production > KWh > Per capita: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants." Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Hydroelectricity > Consumption per million: Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Geothermal power use per million: Annual utilization of geothermal power from direct-use sources in GWh/yr as of 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Per capita: Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours Per capita figures expressed per 10 million population.
  • Power > Consumption > KWh per capita: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants."
  • Power > Consumption > KWh: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants."
  • Crude oil > Imports: This entry is the total amount of crude oil imported, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
  • Electricity > From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • GDP per unit of energy use > PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent: GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GDP created per unit of energy use: GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to 2005 constant international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • Oil > Proved > Reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
  • Oil > Exports per 1000: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily: Oil: Consumption, Thousand barrels daily, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05
  • Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent per million: Road sector diesel fuel consumption (kt of oil equivalent). Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
  • Traditional fuel > Consumption: Traditional fuel consumption as a % of total energy use.
  • Refined petroleum products > Imports: This entry is the country's total imports of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
  • Geothermal power use > Per capita: Annual utilization of geothermal power from direct-use sources in GWh/yr as of 2000. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Energy use per $1000 GDP: Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (Constant 2005 PPP $).
  • Nuclear power > Production > KWh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.
  • Refined petroleum products > Production per thousand people: This entry is the country's total output of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of refined petroleum products produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Production and prices > Oil prices > Crude oil import prices: Crude oil import prices come from the Crude Oil Import Register. Information is collected according to type of crude and average prices are obtained by dividing value by volume as recorded by customs administrations for each tariff position. Values are recorded at the time of import and include cost, insurance and freight (c.i.f.) but exclude import duties.

    The nominal crude oil spot price from 1985 to 2007 is for Dubai and from 1970 to 1984 for Arabian Light. The real price was calculated using the deflator for GDP at market prices and was rebased with base year 1970 = 100.
  • Crude oil > Exports per thousand people: This entry is the total amount of crude oil exported, in barrels per day (bbl/day). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Natural gas > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
  • Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts per million: Installed wind power capacity around the world. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Oil > Imports per 1000: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Oil imports > Net per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Production > Kt of oil equivalent: Energy production refers to forms of primary energy--petroleum (crude oil, natural gas liquids, and oil from nonconventional sources), natural gas, solid fuels (coal, lignite, and other derived fuels), and combustible renewables and waste--and primary electricity, all converted into oil equivalents.
  • Imports > Kt of oil equivalent > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Imports > Kt of oil equivalent: 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.
  • Electric power transmission and distribution losses > Million kWh > Per capita: Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Wind energy installation: Worldwide wind energy installation figures per country as at 31 December 2004
  • Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million: Primary Energy: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Geothermal electricity > Utility-grade plants > Installed geothermal electric capacity > Megawatts: Total installed capacity of geothermal energy around the world. Figures are in megawatts.
  • Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes per million: Oil: Consumption, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Coal > Production > Million tonnes: Coal: Production, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05
  • Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production: Nuclear share of electricity production, 2011.
  • Energy supply > Renewable energy > Contribution of renewables to energy supply: The table refers to the contribution of renewables to total primary energy supply (TPES) in OECD countries. Renewables include the primary energy equivalent of hydro (excluding pumped storage), geothermal, solar, wind, tide and wave. It also includes solid biomass, biogasoline, biodiesel, other liquid biofuels, biogas, industrial waste and municipal waste. Biomass is defined as any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuels (e.g. charcoal) or electricity and/or heat. Included here are wood, vegetal waste (including wood waste and crops used for energy production), ethanol, animal materials/wastes and sulphite lyes. Municipal waste comprises wastes produced by the residential, commercial and public service sectors that are collected by local authorities for disposal in a central location for the production of heat and/or power. The forecasts provided in the table refer to the Reference Scenario of the World Energy Outlook.
  • Wind energy installation per million: Worldwide wind energy installation figures per country as at 31 December 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent: Nuclear: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05
  • Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours: Electricity Generation, Terawatt-hours, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05
  • Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent: Hydroelectricity: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05
  • Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total: Oil: Consumption, Thousand barrels daily, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
  • Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total: Hydroelectricity: Consumption, Terawatt-hours, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
  • Coal Proved > Reserves > Total: Coal Proved Reserves - Total, million tonnes, as of end of 2004
  • Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total: Coal: consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
  • Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per $ GDP: Primary Energy: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05 Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Coal > Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million: Coal: Production, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours per million: Nuclear: Consumption, Terawatt-hours, as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Electricity > Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
  • Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million: Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent). Nitrous oxide emissions from energy processes are emissions produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Electricity > Production from oil sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
  • Electricity > Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Electric power transmission and distribution losses > Million kWh per capita: Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Electricity > Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Electricity > Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector diesel fuel consumption (kt of oil equivalent). Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
  • Non-renewables > Nuclear > Uranium reserves: Reserves as of 2009.
  • Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total: Nuclear: Consumption, Terawatt-hours, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
  • Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total: Nuclear: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

    Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
STAT France United States HISTORY
Commercial energy use 4,366.02
Ranked 20th.
8,148.38
Ranked 8th. 87% more than France
Crude oil > Production 72,300 bbl/day
Ranked 54th.
11.11 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 154 times more than France

Electric power consumption > KWh 476.5 billion
Ranked 11th.
4.13 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than France

Electric power consumption > KWh per capita 7,289.02
Ranked 22nd.
13,246.04
Ranked 9th. 82% more than France

Electricity > Consumption 471 billion kWh
Ranked 5th.
3.89 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France

Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 7,328.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 24th.
12,747.49 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 74% more than France

Electricity > Consumption per capita 6,986.13 kWh
Ranked 19th.
12,736.19 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 82% more than France

Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 1,911.39 kW
Ranked 31st.
3,358.91 kW
Ranked 9th. 76% more than France
Electricity > Production 530.6 billion kWh
Ranked 8th.
4.1 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than France

Electricity production > KWh 555.13 billion
Ranked 5th.
4.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France

Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita 3,831.33
Ranked 16th.
6,793.09
Ranked 4th. 77% more than France

Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter $1.91
Ranked 28th. 97% more than United States
$0.97
Ranked 137th.

Oil > Consumption 1.88 million bbl/day
Ranked 11th.
18.69 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France

Oil > Consumption > Per capita 32.84 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 44th.
68.67 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than France

Oil > Production > Per capita 1.2 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 70th.
28.08 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 29th. 23 times more than France

Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh 81.24 billion
Ranked 9th.
518.77 billion
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than France

Electricity > Production > Per capita 8,930.07 kWh per capita
Ranked 17th.
13,527.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 51% more than France

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ $506.30 million
Ranked 76th.
$157.86 billion
Ranked 4th. 312 times more than France

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh per capita 858.78
Ranked 12th.
892.04
Ranked 11th. 4% more than France

Oil > Production 70,820 bbl/day
Ranked 53th.
9.06 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 128 times more than France

Electricity production from coal sources > KWh 22.66 billion
Ranked 18th.
1.64 trillion
Ranked 1st. 72 times more than France

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh 56.42 billion
Ranked 7th.
280.02 billion
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than France

Oil > Reserves per capita 2.28 barrels
Ranked 71st.
75.97 barrels
Ranked 34th. 33 times more than France
Crude oil > Proved reserves 85.18 million bbl
Ranked 67th.
20.68 billion bbl
Ranked 14th. 243 times more than France

Coal > Consumption per capita 0.34
Ranked 6th.
3.72
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than France
Usage per person 4.25 TOE per person
Ranked 10th.
8.35 TOE per person
Ranked 1st. 96% more than France
Oil > Reserves 144.3 million barrels
Ranked 63th.
22.45 billion barrels
Ranked 14th. 156 times more than France
Electricity production > KWh per capita 8,449.83
Ranked 12th.
13,639.7
Ranked 5th. 61% more than France

Electricity > Installed generating capacity 124.3 million kW
Ranked 6th.
1.04 billion kW
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France
Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh 425.37 billion
Ranked 2nd.
799.71 billion
Ranked 1st. 88% more than France

Electricity production from oil sources > KWh 3.22 billion
Ranked 14th.
29.05 billion
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than France

Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita 1,236.55
Ranked 17th.
1,652.58
Ranked 14th. 34% more than France

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh 24.82 billion
Ranked 7th.
238.74 billion
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France

Coal > Consumption 20.89 million
Ranked 8th.
1.06 billion
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than France
Natural gas > Consumption per capita 693.01 cu m
Ranked 34th.
2,107.76 cu m
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than France

Gasoline prices 1.62
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than United States
0.77
Ranked 102nd.
Natural gas > Consumption 41.52 billion cu m
Ranked 16th.
689.9 billion cu m
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than France

Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita > Kg of oil equivalent 113.01
Ranked 64th.
1,107.96
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France

Oil > Consumption per 1000 28.98 bbl/day
Ranked 48th.
60.92 bbl/day
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than France

Electric power > Consumption > KWh 478.1 billion kWh
Ranked 8th.
3.92 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France

Hydroelectricity > Consumption 58.58
Ranked 10th.
275.81
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than France
Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh 20.46 billion
Ranked 14th.
1.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 62 times more than France

Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per $1,000 GDP > Constant 2005 PPP $128.49
Ranked 16th.
$149.84
Ranked 10th. 17% more than France

Electric power > Consumption > KWh per capita 7,624.96 kWh
Ranked 20th.
13,389.83 kWh
Ranked 9th. 76% more than France

Geothermal power use 1,360
Ranked 9th.
5,640
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France
Oil > Exports 597,800 bbl/day
Ranked 7th.
1.7 million bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than France

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ per capita $7.74
Ranked 89th.
$506.62
Ranked 32nd. 65 times more than France

Production > Kilotons of oil equivalent 135,450
Ranked 22nd.
1.67 million
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than France

Oil > Production per 1000 1.09 bbl/day
Ranked 69th.
29.52 bbl/day
Ranked 25th. 27 times more than France

Natural gas > Proved reserves 10.7 billion cu m
Ranked 77th.
9.46 trillion cu m
Ranked 5th. 884 times more than France

Electricity > From other renewable sources 6.9% of total installed capacity
Ranked 29th. 30% more than United States
5.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 35th.
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts 5,660 Megawatts
Ranked 8th.
40,180 Megawatts
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than France

Natural gas > Production None None
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes > Per capita 1.54 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th.
3.16 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than France
Refined petroleum products > Consumption 1.79 million bbl/day
Ranked 12th.
18.84 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than France
Electricity > Production per capita 8,403.04 kWh
Ranked 21st.
13,515.56 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 61% more than France

Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 7,349
Ranked 19th.
342,721
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than France

Hydroelectric power > Production > KWh 58.19 billion
Ranked 12th.
249.62 billion
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than France

Electricity production from coal sources > KWh per capita 344.9
Ranked 28th.
5,226.03
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than France

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita 377.77
Ranked 23th.
760.54
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than France

Crude oil > Proved reserves per capita 1.29 bbl
Ranked 83th.
65.3 bbl
Ranked 35th. 51 times more than France

Crude oil > Imports per thousand people 19.96 bbl/day
Ranked 24th.
29.78 bbl/day
Ranked 14th. 49% more than France

Oil > Proved > Reserves per capita 1.56 bbl
Ranked 82nd.
61.81 bbl
Ranked 35th. 40 times more than France

Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 262.9
Ranked 8th.
2,331.6
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than France
Refined petroleum products > Consumption per thousand people 27.41 bbl/day
Ranked 61st.
60.46 bbl/day
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than France
Electricity > Production > KWh 564.37 billion
Ranked 9th.
4.32 trillion
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than France

Oil > Imports 2.39 million bbl/day
Ranked 7th.
11.31 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than France

Electricity > Exports 56.69 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States
12 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.

Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh per capita 311.4
Ranked 27th.
4,069.05
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than France

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 374.3 million Mt
Ranked 18th.
5.49 billion Mt
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than France

Energy use > Equivalent in kilograms of oil per capita 4,257.74
Ranked 25th.
7,758.94
Ranked 10th. 82% more than France

Crude oil > Production per thousand people 1.1 bbl/day
Ranked 82nd.
35.39 bbl/day
Ranked 27th. 32 times more than France

Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh 29.05 billion
Ranked 12th.
259.53 billion
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than France

Oil imports > Net 1.85 million barrels per day
Ranked 4th.
10.4 million barrels per day
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than France
Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh per capita 6,474.77
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
2,547.54
Ranked 11th.

Electricity production from oil sources > KWh per capita 49.03
Ranked 23th.
92.53
Ranked 16th. 89% more than France

Nuclear waste generated 2.18
Ranked 3rd. 31% more than United States
1.67
Ranked 4th.
Energy production > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000 2.03
Ranked 13th.
5.77
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than France

Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 77.1%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States
20.7%
Ranked 19th.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh per capita 444.41
Ranked 37th.
832.92
Ranked 9th. 87% more than France

Electric power > Consumption > KWh > Per capita 7,899.74 kWh per capita
Ranked 18th.
13,351.07 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 69% more than France

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy per capita 5.73 Mt
Ranked 74th.
17.62 Mt
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than France

Nuclear energy > Consumption 437 terawatt-hours
Ranked 2nd.
821.1 terawatt-hours
Ranked 1st. 88% more than France
Electricity > Imports 12.52 billion kWh
Ranked 12th.
59.26 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than France

CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use 1.38
Ranked 109th.
2.45
Ranked 52nd. 77% more than France

Crude oil > Exports 0.0
Ranked 169th.
41,640 bbl/day
Ranked 36th.

Electricity > From nuclear fuels 50.8% of total installed capacity
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States
9.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 15th.
Natural gas > Imports 47.71 billion cu m
Ranked 7th.
88.77 billion cu m
Ranked 2nd. 86% more than France

Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes 94
Ranked 9th.
937.6
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France
Electricity > Production > KWh > Per capita 8,776.46 per capita
Ranked 14th.
13,553.55 per capita
Ranked 6th. 54% more than France

Hydroelectricity > Consumption per million 0.941
Ranked 29th.
0.951
Ranked 28th. 1% more than France
Geothermal power use per million 22.33
Ranked 19th. 12% more than United States
19.99
Ranked 20th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Per capita 9.66 per 10 million people
Ranked 29th. 4% more than United States
9.33 per 10 million people
Ranked 30th.
Power > Consumption > KWh per capita 7,772.46
Ranked 20th.
13,638.39
Ranked 10th. 75% more than France

Power > Consumption > KWh 481.41 billion
Ranked 8th.
4.11 trillion
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than France

Crude oil > Imports 1.3 million bbl/day
Ranked 7th.
9.21 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than France

Electricity > From fossil fuels 22.1% of total installed capacity
Ranked 165th.
75.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than France
GDP per unit of energy use > PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent $8.04
Ranked 41st. 34% more than United States
$5.99
Ranked 65th.

GDP created per unit of energy use 7.42
Ranked 41st. 32% more than United States
5.64
Ranked 65th.

Oil > Proved > Reserves 101.2 million bbl
Ranked 65th.
19.12 billion bbl
Ranked 13th. 189 times more than France

Oil > Exports per 1000 9.29 bbl/day
Ranked 15th. 66% more than United States
5.6 bbl/day
Ranked 20th.

Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily 1,975
Ranked 9th.
20,517
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France
Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent per million 475.65
Ranked 12th. 20% more than United States
396.36
Ranked 19th.

Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 8.2%
Ranked 191st.
71.4%
Ranked 114th. 9 times more than France
Traditional fuel > Consumption 5.7%
Ranked 76th. 50% more than United States
3.8%
Ranked 86th.
Refined petroleum products > Imports 834,800 bbl/day
Ranked 5th.
2.58 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than France

Geothermal power use > Per capita 2.24e-05 per person
Ranked 20th. 18% more than United States
1.91e-05 per person
Ranked 21st.
Energy use per $1000 GDP $136.70
Ranked 81st.
$170.26
Ranked 57th. 25% more than France

Nuclear power > Production > KWh 439.73 billion
Ranked 3rd.
836.63 billion
Ranked 2nd. 90% more than France

Refined petroleum products > Production per thousand people 23.83 bbl/day
Ranked 34th.
59.65 bbl/day
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than France

Production and prices > Oil prices > Crude oil import prices $72.22 US dollars per barrel, av
Ranked 7th. 8% more than United States
$66.75 US dollars per barrel, av
Ranked 24th.
Crude oil > Exports per thousand people 0.0
Ranked 168th.
0.135 bbl/day
Ranked 52nd.

Natural gas > Consumption > Per capita 776,370.48 cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th.
2.17 million cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than France

Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh 59.71 billion kWh
Ranked 11th.
271.12 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than France

Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita 952.31 kWh
Ranked 25th. 3% more than United States
925.93 kWh
Ranked 28th.

Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts per million 87.04 Megawatts
Ranked 17th.
129.9 Megawatts
Ranked 9th. 49% more than France

Oil > Imports per 1000 37.07 bbl/day
Ranked 11th.
37.19 bbl/day
Ranked 10th. About the same as France

Oil imports > Net per 1000 29.28 barrels per day
Ranked 8th.
35.19 barrels per day
Ranked 4th. 20% more than France
Production > Kt of oil equivalent 137,416 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 19th.
1.64 million kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than France

Imports > Kt of oil equivalent > Per capita 2.28 kt of oil equivalent pe
Ranked 17th.
2.33 kt of oil equivalent pe
Ranked 16th. 2% more than France

Imports > Kt of oil equivalent 137,753 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 6th.
684,843 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than France

Electric power transmission and distribution losses > Million kWh > Per capita 530.39 million kWh per capita
Ranked 31st.
903.03 million kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 70% more than France

Wind energy installation 386 MW
Ranked 16th.
6,740 MW
Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than France
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million 4.19
Ranked 18th.
7.96
Ranked 8th. 90% more than France
Geothermal electricity > Utility-grade plants > Installed geothermal electric capacity > Megawatts 16 megawatts
Ranked 18th.
3,086 megawatts
Ranked 1st. 193 times more than France

Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes per million 1.49
Ranked 26th.
3.17
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than France
Coal > Production > Million tonnes 0.9
Ranked 32nd.
1,008.3
Ranked 2nd. 1120 times more than France
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production 74.85%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States
19%
Ranked 16th.
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts [17] 7
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than United States
2
Ranked 37th.
Electricity > Consumption > Date of > Information 2003 2003
Energy supply > Renewable energy > Contribution of renewables to energy supply 6.9%
Ranked 17th.
11%
Ranked 11th. 59% more than France
Wind energy installation per million 6.16 MW
Ranked 23th.
23.02 MW
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than France
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 101.4
Ranked 2nd.
187.9
Ranked 1st. 85% more than France
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours 572
Ranked 7th.
4,150
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than France
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 14.8
Ranked 10th.
59.8
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than France
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total 2.49
Ranked 9th.
24.89
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 2.33
Ranked 10th.
9.42
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than France
Coal Proved > Reserves > Total 6,739
Ranked 8th. 2% more than United States
6,578
Ranked 10th.
Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 0.4
Ranked 21st.
20.3
Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than France
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per $ GDP 1.51e-10 per $1
Ranked 41st.
1.98e-10 per $1
Ranked 26th. 31% more than France
Coal > Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million 0.00797
Ranked 31st.
1.94
Ranked 5th. 243 times more than France
Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours per million 7.15
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
2.83
Ranked 7th.
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro 14%
Ranked 101st. 3 times more than United States
5.6%
Ranked 120th.
Nuclear energy > Consumption in 1965 1.1 terawatt-hours
Ranked 4th.
4.2 terawatt-hours
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France
Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector > Thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent per million 54.46
Ranked 28th.
204.34
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than France

Electricity > Production from oil sources > % of total 1.03%
Ranked 98th.
3.35%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than France

Electricity > Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita 456.24 kWh
Ranked 40th.
7,139.4 kWh
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than France

Electric power transmission and distribution losses > Million kWh per capita 511.94 million kWh
Ranked 31st.
905.65 million kWh
Ranked 11th. 77% more than France

Electricity > Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita 7,406.35 kWh per capita
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States
2,769.71 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th.

Electricity > Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita 472.68 kWh per capita
Ranked 40th.
7,118.73 kWh per capita
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than France

Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 30,932
Ranked 4th.
122,604
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than France

Non-renewables > Nuclear > Uranium reserves 100
Ranked 35th.
207,400
Ranked 9th. 2074 times more than France
Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 16.25
Ranked 2nd.
30.09
Ranked 1st. 85% more than France
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 16.25
Ranked 2nd.
30.09
Ranked 1st. 85% more than France
Natural gas > Consumption > Date of > Information 2003 est. 2003 est.

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