We get questions
June 3, 2010
The Centre for Energy’s portal is loaded with factual and statistical information about Canada’s energy system. But we still get questions, like this one.
Q: What are the top ten energy producing and consuming countries in the world?
A:
Production (2007)
|
Quadrillion Btu |
Percentage World Production |
|
| United States |
71.50 |
15.0 |
| China |
70.80 |
14.9 |
| Russia |
53.97 |
11.4 |
| Saudi Arabia |
23.81 |
5.0 |
| Canada |
19.42 |
4.1 |
| India |
13.05 |
2.7 |
| Iran |
12.99 |
2.7 |
| Australia |
11.88 |
2.5 |
| Indonesia |
10.93 |
2.3 |
| Norway |
9.94 |
2.1 |
Consumption (2007)
|
Quadrillion Btu |
Percentage World Consumption |
|
| United States |
101.55 |
21.0 |
| China |
77.81 |
16.1 |
| Russia |
30.35 |
6.3 |
| Japan |
22.47 |
4.6 |
| India |
19.09 |
3.9 |
| Germany |
14.17 |
2.9 |
| Canada |
13.75 |
2.8 |
| France |
11.21 |
2.3 |
| South Korea |
9.65 |
2.0 |
| United Kingdom |
9.46 |
2.0 |
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