Electricity and Petroleum Consumption, Selected Countries

The following graph and table indicate the inequities in the use of natural resources that exist between selected countries, shown as a percentage of US consumption. Such inequities create a climate for violence which may be felt in different ways, especially as certain countries become more vulnerable than others to the impacts of future shortages.

Population kWh(e)/yr/cap watts/cap %(US) Oil M bbl/yr Oil bbl/yr/cap %(US)

AF 25,838,797 20 2 0.16% 2.19 0.08 0.3%

AU 19,169,083 9,043 1,032 74% 310.889 16.22 63%

BO 8,152,620 296 34 2% 14.235 1.75 7%

CA 31,281,092 15,489 1,768 127% 705.441 22.55 87%

CH 1,261,832,482 804 92 7% 1,577 1.25 5%

CU 11,141,997 1,275 146 10% 59.495 5.34 21%

DE 82,797,408 5,894 673 48% 1,030.13 12.44 48%

EG 68,359,979 786 90 6% 214 3.12 12%

GT 12,639,939 231 26 2% 21.9 1.73 7%

ID 224,784,210 303 35 2% 361.35 1.61 6%

IL 5,842,454 5,444 621 45% 94 16.09 62%

IN 1,014,003,817 411 47 3% 704.45 0.69 3%

IQ 22,675,617 1,165 133 10% 181 7.98 31%

IR 65,619,636 1,351 154 11% 438 6.67 26%

JA 126,549,976 7,887 900 65% 2,034 16.07 62%

KP 21,687,550 1,587 181 13% 26.28 1.21 5%

MX 100,349,766 1,642 187 13% 720.875 7.18 28%

NG 123,337,822 111 13 0.9% 102.2 0.83 3.2%

PE 27,544,305 695 79 6% 58.8 2.13 8%

SA 22,023,506 4,651 531 38% 460 20.89 81%

UG 23,317,560 27 3 0.2% 2.555 0.11 0.4%

UK 59,511,464 5,570 636 46% 626.614 10.53 41%

US 275,562,673 12,211 1,394 100% 7,124.56 25.85 100%

VE 23,542,649 2,781 317 23% 172 7.29 28%

ZA 43,421,021 4,018 459 33% 167.9 3.87 15%

	Population	kWh(e)/yr/cap	watts/cap	%(US)	Oil M bbl/yr	Oil bbl/yr/cap	%(US)
AF	25,838,797	20	2	0.16%	2.19	0.08	0.3%
AU	19,169,083	9,043	1,032	74%	310.889	16.22	63%
BO	8,152,620	296	34	2%	14.235	1.75	7%
CA	31,281,092	15,489	1,768	127%	705.441	22.55	87%
CH	1,261,832,482	804	92	7%	1,577	1.25	5%
CU	11,141,997	1,275	146	10%	59.495	5.34	21%
DE	82,797,408	5,894	673	48%	1,030.13	12.44	48%
EG	68,359,979	786	90	6%	214	3.12	12%
GT	12,639,939	231	26	2%	21.9	1.73	7%
ID	224,784,210	303	35	2%	361.35	1.61	6%
IL	5,842,454	5,444	621	45%	94	16.09	62%
IN	1,014,003,817	411	47	3%	704.45	0.69	3%
IQ	22,675,617	1,165	133	10%	181	7.98	31%
IR	65,619,636	1,351	154	11%	438	6.67	26%
JA	126,549,976	7,887	900	65%	2,034	16.07	62%
KP	21,687,550	1,587	181	13%	26.28	1.21	5%
MX	100,349,766	1,642	187	13%	720.875	7.18	28%
NG	123,337,822	111	13	0.9%	102.2	0.83	3.2%
PE	27,544,305	695	79	6%	58.8	2.13	8%
SA	22,023,506	4,651	531	38%	460	20.89	81%
UG	23,317,560	27	3	0.2%	2.555	0.11	0.4%
UK	59,511,464	5,570	636	46%	626.614	10.53	41%
US	275,562,673	12,211	*1,394*	100%	7,124.56	25.85	100%
VE	23,542,649	2,781	317	23%	172	7.29	28%
ZA	43,421,021	4,018	459	33%	167.9	3.87	15%

2001 September 9
2001 September 13 revised adding Afghanistan, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia.
Note that per capita electricity consumption in Afghanistan (not shown on graph) is about 2 watts, lower than Uganda.
From CIA World Factbook (population and electricity 2000/2001) and US Energy Information Agency (Oil figures for 1999)
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