Energy INFOcard | |||
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| United States (2004) | |||
| COAL | ELECTRICITY | NATURAL GAS | NUCLEAR |
| PETROLEUM | RENEWABLE ENERGY | TOTAL ENERGY & EFFICIENCY | WORLD |
| Field production (crude oil, NGPL)(MMbd) | 7.2 | ||
| Net imports (crude oil & refined products) MMbd) | |||
| Consumption (25% of world total) (MMbd) | 20.7 | ||
| Share of consumption for transportation |
66% | ||
| Dependence
on foreign oil (net imports/consumption) |
58% | ||
| Share
of U.S. imports from:
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Persian Gulf 19% OPEC 43% |
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| Proved reserves (crude oil, 2003) | 22 billion barrels | ||
| Real world oil price
(in 2000 $/bbl) |
$33.26 (peak 1980: $62.71) |
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| Production (dry gas) (2nd in world to Russia) (tcf) | 18.8 | ||
| Consumption
(23% of world total in 2003; 22.4) (tcf) |
22.4 | ||
| Consumption
by sector |
Industrial 38% Residential 22% Commercial 13% |
Electric Power 24% Transportation 3% | |
| Net imports as a percentage of total consumption | 15.2% | ||
| Proved reserves (dry) (tcf) | 189 | ||
| Real wellhead
price
(in 2000 $/Mcf) |
$5.07 (previous peak 2003: $4.60) |
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| Production
(2nd in world to China in 2003)(billion tons) |
1.11 | ||
| Share produced West of the Mississippi | 56% | ||
| Share produced from surface mining | 67% | ||
| Exports as percent of production | 4% | ||
| Electric power sector share of consumption | 92% | ||
| Productivity | 6.8 tons/miner-hour vs 1.8 tons/miner-hour in 1978 | ||
| Demonstrated reserve base (billion tons) | 496 | ||
| Net generation (trillion kilowatthours) | 3.95 | ||
| Generation by energy source | Coal 50% Nuclear 20% Natural Gas 18% |
Hydro 7% Oil 3% Non-hydro Renewable 2% |
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| Retail sales
with direct use (consumption)
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Residential 35% Commercial 33% Industrial 27% Direct Use 4% Transportation < 1% |
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| Emissions (2003) | Carbon dioxide----2,409 (million metric tons)
Sulfur
dioxide-------11.7 (million short tons) Nitrogen oxides------4.8 (million short tons) |
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| Operable generating units | 104 vs 70 in 1978 | ||
| Capacity (million kilowatts) | 100 | ||
| Capacity factor | 90.1% vs. 64.5% in 1978 | ||
| Consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 6.1 | ||
| Consumption by energy source | Hydropower 45% Wood 33% Waste 9% Other 14% |
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| Renewable share of total energy consumption | 6% | ||
| Total primary energy production (quadrillion Btu) | 70.3 | ||
| Production by energy source | Coal 32% Natural Gas 28% Crude Oil and NGPL 20% Nuclear 12% Renewable 9% |
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| Total consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 100.2 | ||
| Consumption by energy source | Coal 22% Natural Gas 23% Petroleum 41% Nuclear 8% Renewable 6% |
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| Consumption by sector | Industrial 34% Residential 21% Commercial 17% Transportation 28% |
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| Energy-use CO2 emissions (2003) (million metric tons) | 5,781 | ||
| Energy-use CO2 emissions by sector (2003) | Industrial 29% Residential 21% Commercial 18% Transportation 32% |
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| Energy
consumption/GDP ratio
(thousand Btu per 2000 dollar): |
9.24 vs 15.95 in 1978 |
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| Number of households in the U.S. (2001) (million) | 107 | ||
| Households heated
by
: (2001) |
Natural Gas 55% Electricity 29% Distillate fuel oil 7% LPG/Propane 5% Wood 2% Other 2% |
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| Primary energy production (quadrillion Btu) | 418 | ||
| Production by energy source | Coal 24% Natural Gas 24% Crude oil and NGPL 38% Hydro 7% Nuclear 6% Other 1% |
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| World energy consumption (quadrillion Btu) | 422 | ||
| Consumption by selected countries | U.S. 23% China 11% Russia 7% Japan 5% Germany 3% India 3% |
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| Per capita
consumption by selected countries
(million Btu): |
U.S. 340 Russia 203 Germany 173 Japan 176 China 35 |
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| Energy-related CO2 emissions (million metric tons) | 25,162 | ||
| CO2 eEmissions by selected countries/regions | U.S. 23% Western Europe 15% China 14% Russia 6% Japan 5% India 4% | ||
| Crude oil production (2004) MMbd() | 72 U.S. 7%; OPEC 42%; Persian Gulf 29% |
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| Electricity generation (trillion kilowatthours) | 15.9 | ||
| Electricity generation by selected countries/regions | U.S. 25% Western Europe 19% China 11% Japan 6% Russia 6% | ||
| Nuclear share of electricity by selected countries | France 78% Germany 28% Japan 23% United Kingdom 23% U.S. 20% |
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| Share of world
nuclear electricity generation
(6 largest) |
U.S. 30% France 17% Japan 9% Germany 6% Russia 5% S. Korea 5% |
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| Retail regular
gasoline price
(2004) (U.S. $/gallon) (selected countries) |
Germany $5.24 Japan $3.93 Australia $2.72 U.S. $1.88 |
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| Sources: U.S. data - Annual Energy Review/Latest annual
publication for each energy source as of July 2005. International data - International Energy Annual 2003 |
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