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World primary energy production is the world-wide production of primary energy from fossil, nuclear and renewable sources. Primary means: extracted or captured directly from natural sources.

The table lists the top 16 countries producing about 70% of what all more than 190 countries yield. The amounts are given in million tonnes of oil equivalent per year (Mtoe/a, 1 Mtoe = 11.63 TWh). The data are of 2012.[1]

Primary energy assesment.[2]

  • Fossil: based on net calorific value.
  • Nuclear: heat produced by nuclear reactions, 3 times the electric energy, based on 33% efficiency of nuclear plants.
  • Renewable: biomass based on net calorific value. Electric energy produced by hydro power, wind turbines and solar panels, based on 100% efficiency.[3] Geothermal heat used in power plants is set at 10 times the electric energy, assuming 10% efficiency.

Table

Total Fossil Nuclear Renewable
Mtoe/a
WORLD 13460 82% 5% 13%
China 2525 86% 1% 13%
United States 1806 80% 12% 8%
Russia 1332 95% 3% 2%
Saudi Arabia 625 100% 0 0
India 545 62% 2% 36%
Indonesia 440 83% 0 17%
Canada 420 83% 6% 11%
Iran 303 99% 0 1%
Nigeria 272 60% 0 40%
Brazil 252 64% 34% 2%
Qatar 220 100% 0 0
Mexico 219 91% 1% 8%
Norway 200 93% 0 7%
Venezuela 200 96% 0 4%
Arab Emirates 194 100% 0 0
Kuwait 173 100% 0 0

Kuwait, Norway and Qatar export more than 80% of energy production, Saudi Arabia and Arab Emirates more than 70%.

See also

World energy final consumption

Notes and references

  1. IEA Statistics search, Balances
  2. IEA Statistics manual p.135
  3. This is reasonable for hydro power but for wind and solar power 50% and 20% efficiency would be more realistic.