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ENERGY INFOCARD - United States 2000
- also see EIA's Forecasting Information at a Glance
 
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PETROLEUM
- also see Petroleum Information at a Glance
 
Production (crude oil, NGPL)(MMbd)
 7.7
Net imports (crude oil & refined products)(MMbd)
 10.1
Other sources(refinery gain, alcohols, other)(MMbd)
 1.7
Consumption (26% of world total in 1999) (MMbd)
 19.5
Share of US oil consumption for transportation
 68%
Dependence on foreign oil (net imports/consump.)
 52%

Share of US imports from:
  • Persian Gulf
  • OPEC
 22%
46%
Recoverable resources (yrs of current production)
 77

Real world oil price (2000$/bbl):
  • 1980 (peak)
  • 2000
$64
$28.

NATURAL GAS
-also see Natural Gas Information at a Glance
 
Production (dry gas) (2nd in world to Russia) (tcf)
 19.3
Consumption (26% of world total in 1999) (tcf) 22.7

Consumers:
  • industrial (incl. nonutility electric generation)
  • residential
  • commercial
  • electric utilities
 47%
22%
15%
13%
Share of consumption from Canadian imports
 15%
Recoverable resources (yrs of current production) 66

Real wellhead price
  • 2000 $/Mcf
  • vs. 1983
$3.60
$4.02

COAL
- also see Coal Information at a Glance
 
Production (2nd in world after China) (billion tons)

1.08
Share produced West of the Mississippi
 53%
Share produced from surface mining
 64%
Exports as percent of production
 5%
Electricity generation share of consumption
 91%
Productivity: tons/miner-hour
  • 1999
  • vs. 1979
6.5
1.8
Recoverable reserves (yrs of current production) 250+

ELECTRICITY
- also see the ELECTRICITY Infocard, Electricity Information at a Glance, What's New in Electricity, and Overview of the Electric Power Industry
Net generation (trillion kilowatthours) 3.79
  • Coal 
  • Nuclear 
  • Gas
  • Hydro
  • Oil
 52%
20%
16%
7%
3%
Non-hydro Renewable 2%
      Note: Electric power industry includes utilities 
                      and non-utilities.		  
Sales:
  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Industrial
 35%
30%
31%
Emissions (million tons) CO2-- 2503 SO2-- 13 NOx-- 8
1999  Coal fired 81% 92% 88%
           Oil & gas fired 19% 7% 11%
           Other 1% 1% 1%
.

NUCLEAR
- also see Nuclear and Uranium Information at a Glance
 
Number of operable generating units - 2000
                                                            - 1990 		104
112
Capacity (million kilowatts)
Capacity Factor in		 97
  • 2000
  • vs. 1990
 88%
66%

RENEWABLE ENERGY
- also see Renewable Energy Annual 1999 with Data for 1998, Renewable Fuels Information at a Glance and Alternative Fuels Information at a Glance
 
Consumption (quadrillion Btu) 7.2
  • Hydropower
  • Wood
  • Waste
  • Other (ethanol, geothermal, solar, wind)
 49%
36%
7%
8%
Renewable share of total energy consumption
 7%

TOTAL ENERGY & EFFICIENCY OF USE
-also see EIA's Environmental Information at a Glance
Total Primary Energy Production (quadrillion Btu) 72
 
  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Oil
  • Nuclear
  • Renewable
 32%
27%
21%
11%
9%
Total Consumption (quadrillion Btu) 99
  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Oil
  • Nuclear
  • Renewable
 23%
24%
39%
8%
7%
  • Industrial
  • Residential & Commercial
  • Transportation
36%
37%
27%
Energy-related CO2 emissions (MM tonnes Carbon)
                                              (1999)		 1511
  • Industrial
  • Transportation
  • Residential & Commercial
 32%
33%
35%
(Emissions from electricity generation (40%) are distributed to end-use)
Decline in Energy/GDP ratio since 1973
 2.0%/yr
Number of households (million)(1997) 101

Heated by:
  • Gas
  • Electric
  • Oil
  • Propane
  • Wood
 52%
30%
9%
4%
2%

WORLD (1999)
(Also see International Energy Information at a Glance)
.
Primary energy production (quadrillion Btu)
 380
  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Oil
  • Hydro
  • Nuclear
 22%
23%
39%
7%
7%
(Non-US- dispersed renewables, primarily firewood, are not included)

World energy consumption (quadrillion Btu)
382
  • US
  • China
  • Russia
  • Japan
  • Germany
 25%
8%
7%
6%
4%

Per capita consumption (selected countries)(million Btu)
  • US
  • Russia
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • China

 

356
177
172
170
25
Energy-related CO2 emissions (MM tonnes carbon) 6144
  • US
  • W. Europe
  • China
  • Russia
  • Japan
 25%
17%
11%
7%
5%

Crude oil production (million bbls/day)
66
  • US
  • OPEC
  • Persian Gulf
 9%
42%
28%

Electricity generation (trillion kilowatthours)
14.0
  • US
  • W.Europe
  • China
  • Japan
  • Russia
 26%
20%
8%
7%
6%

Nuclear share of electricity (selected countries)
  • France
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • UK
  • US
 75%
30%
30%
27%
20%

Share of world nuclear electricity generation (5 largest)
  • US
  • France
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • Russia
 30%
16%
13%
7%
5%

Retail gasoline price (regular,$/gal) (selected countries)
  • Germany
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • US
 3.42
3.27
1.72
1.17

Units:
MMbd = million barrels per day; 
Mcf = thousand cubic feet
tcf = trillion cubic feet; 
kWh = kilowatthour; 
MM = million
Btu Equivalents:
        1 bbl crude oil: 5.8 million Btu; 1 Mcf gas: 1.03 million Btu;
        1 kWh electric: 3.4 thousand Btu; 1 ton coal: ~21 million Btu
GDP = gross domestic product
 

Most recent annual data available as of October 1, 2001
Source:    Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. For further information, please contact the National Energy Information Center (202-586-8800) or email: infoctr@eia.doe.gov