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Energy in Transition, 1985-2010: Final Report of the Committee on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems (1980)

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Energy in Transition, 1985-2010: Final Report of the Committee on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Systems

TABLE 10–1 An Overview of World Energy from 1960 to 1973 (quads)a

Activity and Fuel Source

World

United States

Western Europe

Other Developed Countriesb

Communist Countriesc

Other Developing Countries

1960

1973

Average Annual Growth Rate (percent)

1960

1973

Average Annual Growth Rate (percent)

1960

1973

Average Annual Growth Rate (percent)

1960

1973

Average Annual Growth Rate (percent)

1960

1973

Average Annual Growth Rate (percent)

1960

1973

Average Annual Growth Rate (percent)

Consumption

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All energy sources

131.5

250.4

5.1

44.5

74.7

4.1

26.4

52.2

5.4

8.9

25.1

8.3

39.0

68.2

4.4

12.8

30.2

6.8

Percent of world total

(100)

(100)

(33.8)

(29.8)

(20.1)

(20.8)

(6.8)

(10.0)

(29.7)

(27.2)

(9.7)

(12.1)

Petroleum

45.2

118.5

7.7

18.6

32.3

4.3

8.9

31.7

10.3

3.6

16.2

10.4

6.4

20.0

9.2

7.8

18.3

6.7

Natural gas

18.0

47.8

7.8

14.1

25.3

4.6

0.4

5.6

22.5

0.5

1.9

10.8

2.1

10.8

13.4

0.9

4.2

12.6

Coal

61.4

69.1

0.9

10.1

13.3

2.1

14.8

10.6

−2.5

2.9

3.8

2.1

29.8

35.3

1.3

3.7

6.0

3.7

Hydrod

6.9

13.2

5.1

1.5

3.0

5.5

2.3

3.6

3.5

2.0

3.0

3.2

0.8

2.0

7.3

0.4

1.7

11.8

Nuclear

negl.e

1–9

n.m.f

negl.

0.9

n.m.

negl.

0.7

n.m.

0

0.3

n.m.

0

negl.

n.m.

0

negl.

n.m.

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