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- World Energy Consumption, by Region & Energy Source: 1970 - 1988[In tons of coal equivalent. Metric ton=1.1023 short tons.Kilogram=2.205 pounds.]
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- Region & ______Consumption (mil. metric tons)_____
- Energy Source 1970 1980 1985 1987 1988
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- World total 6,440 8,544 9,142 9,655 10,013
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- North America(1) 2,502 2,796 2,719 2,812 2,922
- United States 2,217 2,364 2,283 2,366 2,458
- South America 143 251 259 232 297
- Europe 1,720 2,145 2,171 2,192 2,190
- Asia 903 1,579 1,926 2,140 2,265
- Japan 333 435 460 445 480
- Soviet Union 999 1,473 1,716 1,862 1,954
- Oceania 71 105 121 130 134
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- Energy source:
- Solid fuels 2,159 2,632 3,029 3,168 3,299
- Liquid fuels 2,835 3,778 3,631 3,771 3,922
- Natural gas 1,292 1,834 2,056 2,249 2,302
- Electricity 154 301 369 466 490
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- Per Capita Percent
- Region & _______(kilograms)_____ ____Distribution___
- Energy Source 1970 1980 1988 1970 1980 1988
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- World total 1,748 1,919 1,959 100.0 100.0 100.0
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- North America(1) 7,825 7,480 7,011 38.9 32.7 29.2
- United States 10,811 10,386 10,015 34.4 27.7 24.5
- South America 749 1,046 1,042 2.2 2.9 3.0
- Europe 3,745 4,433 4,418 26.7 25.1 21.9
- Asia 386 607 752 14.0 18.5 22.6
- Japan 3,246 3,726 3,921 5.2 5.1 4.8
- Soviet Union 4,132 5,549 6,888 15.5 17.2 19.5
- Oceania 3,675 4,572 5,189 1.1 1.2 1.3
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- Energy source:
- Solid fuels 586 591 645 33.5 30.8 32.9
- Liquid fuels 770 848 794 44.0 44.2 39.1
- Natural gas 351 412 449 20.1 21.5 23.0
- Electricity 42 68 95 2.4 3.5 5.0
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- 1. Includes Central America.
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- Source:Statistical Office of the United Nations, New York, NY.
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