World Production
In 2002 approximately 15.3 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity were generated around the world. (See Figure 8.7.) As reported in the EIA's Annual Energy Review 2003 (2004), the United States accounted for 25% of this production; China, 10.4%; Japan, 6.5%; and Russia, 5.8%. Figure 8.8 shows net generation of electricity by type and by region of the world.
World Consumption
According to the EIA in Annual Energy Review 2003 (2004), world total electricity consumption continued to increase, rising from 353.3 quadrillion Btu in 1993 to 411.6 quadrillion Btu in 2002. North America, Central America, and South America accounted for 34% of the world's total consumption in 2002; Asia and Oceania, 28%; Western Europe, 18%; and Eastern Europe and the former USSR, 13%. The Middle East and Africa used 5% and 3%, respectively. (See Figure 8.9.)
FIGURE 8.5
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