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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/ by regions

Energy use shows large differences among regions, reflecting both:

bullet the availability of primary energy sources, and

bullet consumption patterns.

Primary energy use in various regions (2001)
 OECDCIS & Eastern
Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
& North Africa
Middle EastAsia PacificLatin America
& the Caribbean
crude oil40.424.411.851.024.548.0
coal20.817.720.926.7393.8
nuclear11.25.80.70.00.81.0
gas21.342.92.526.77.315.8
hydro2.02.11.30.31.78.3
petroleum
products
0.55.71.119.80.98.1
combustible
renewables
& waste
3.31.461.50.51.414.7
geothermal,
solar, etc.
0.70.00.10.10.50.4

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