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ENERGY USE BY REGIONS

source: UNDP, World energy assessment, 2004,
www.undp.org/energy/ weaover2004.htm
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Energy use shows large differences among regions, reflecting both:
the availability of primary energy sources, and
consumption patterns.
Primary energy use in various regions (2001)
| | OECD | CIS & Eastern Europe | Sub-Saharan Africa & North Africa | Middle East | Asia Pacific | Latin America & the Caribbean | | crude oil | 40.4 | 24.4 | 11.8 | 51.0 | 24.5 | 48.0 | | coal | 20.8 | 17.7 | 20.9 | 26.7 | 39 | 3.8 | | nuclear | 11.2 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | | gas | 21.3 | 42.9 | 2.5 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 15.8 | | hydro | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 8.3 | petroleum products | 0.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 19.8 | 0.9 | 8.1 | combustible renewables & waste | 3.3 | 1.4 | 61.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 14.7 | geothermal, solar, etc. | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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