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World fuel consumption

World fuel consumption is the consumption by mankind of fuel, mainly used for heating and transport. More precise, fuel consumption means the final use of natural gas, fuels derived from petroleum (LPG, gasoline, kerosene, gas/diesel, fuel oil) collectively called petrol hence, and coal.

Final use of energy by mankind consists mainly of fuel as defined above, and electricity. The remainder is renewable energy not used to generate electricity, but this amount is mostly not measured and traded.

The table lists the top .. consuming countries, which use .. 90% of the consumption of all more than 190 countries. The amounts of Gas, Petrol and Coal are given in PJ/a (1 PJ = 1015 joule) and kt/a (1 kt = 106 kg). Total consumption is given in the common unit TWh/a (Terawatt-hours per year, 1 TWh = 109 kWh). The data are of 2012.[1] The last column contains the number of millions of inhabitants.

Total equals .. x gas + .. x petrol + coal.

Table

Gas Petrol Coal Total Inhabitants
PJ/a kt/a kt/a TWh/a million
WOLRD 54,800 7,040
North-America
United States 13,200 314
Canada 2,460 34.9
Mexico 117
South-America
Brazil 199
Argentina 41.1
Venezuela 30.0
Trinidad & Tobago
Europe
Germany 81.9
France 65.4
United Kingdom 63.7
Italy 60.9
Spain 46.2
Ukraine 45.6
Poland 38.5
Netherlands 16.8
Belgium 11.1
Belarus
Russia
Russia 144
Mid-East
Saudi Arabia 28.3
Iran 74.9
Turkey 74.9
Arab Emirates 9.2
Kuwait
Qatar
Oman
Iraq
Southern Asia
China 3,120 1,356
Japan 128
India 1,237
South Korea 50
Taiwan 23.4
Indonesia 247
Thailand 67.7
Singapore
Uzbekistan
Malaysia 29.2
Vietnam 93.4
Kazakhstan 16.8
Pakistan 179
Turkmenistan
Hong Kong
Bangladesh
Australia
Australia 23.1
Africa
South Africa 52.3
Egypt 80.7
Algeria

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