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Primary Energy Production, 1986

Figures for 1986, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Primary Energy Production, 1986 covers 136 countries on 2 measures. United States is highest, at 64.889589; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000007. The middle country reads 0.092627. Against 1985, 127 values changed (83 up, 44 down), 1 country joined.

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Primary Energy Production · Data for 1986

HighestUnited States

64.889589

Lowest2 countries share it

0.000007

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Primary Energy Production, 1986, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 136 countries · select a heading to sort

Primary Energy Production, 1986: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
United StatesUSANorthern America64.88958974.458221
ChinaCHNEastern Asia26.41154324.365236
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia11.8384403.008472
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe10.6369058.958165
CanadaCANNorthern America9.1615997.869804
MexicoMEXCentral America6.9716604.312428
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand5.5145573.238358
VenezuelaVENSouth America4.9388171.707933
PolandPOLEastern Europe4.7680555.151225
IndiaINDSouthern Asia4.6557715.304901
IranIRNSouthern Asia4.5968732.379771
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia4.3010021.604972
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa3.9725343.474389
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa3.9425751.064564
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia3.9261290.907272
IraqIRQWestern Asia3.6812270.616729
FranceFRAWestern Europe3.3877618.203092
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa3.2848240.560065
NorwayNORNorthern Europe3.2342970.874041
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia3.0405440.451961
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.7167823.144923
JapanJPNEastern Asia2.61649815.604920
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa2.4402840.441354
BrazilBRASouth America2.3701283.511450
RomaniaROUEastern Europe2.3035342.819712

02In 1986

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. United States64.889589
  2. China26.411543
  3. Saudi Arabia11.838440
  4. United Kingdom10.636905
  5. Canada9.161599

Lowest

  1. Equatorial Guineashared0.000007
  2. Comorosshared0.000007
  3. Jordan0.000010
  4. Guyana0.000017
  5. São Tomé and Príncipe0.000024

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.092627. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Primary energy consumed (quadrillion Btu)

    HighestUnited States74.458221

    LowestComoros0.000351

    Middle country: 0.132083

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 127values changed, of 135 in both
  • 83 · 44rose · fell
  • 8unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Iran5.525468 → 4.596873−0.928596
  • United States65.595457 → 64.889589−0.705869
  • Mexico7.483822 → 6.971660−0.512162
  • Canada9.351622 → 9.161599−0.190022
  • Netherlands2.894820 → 2.716782−0.178038
+ Jordan

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 134 distinct values among 136

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 20 decimals. 2 countries share 0.000259. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 136 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. government work). No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (1986). Primary Energy Production, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/energy-production/1986

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07Questions

Primary Energy Production, 1986: questions and answers

Which country has the highest energy production in Primary Energy Production, 1986?

United States, at 64.889589, of the 136 countries in the file.

What year does Primary Energy Production, 1986 describe?

1986.

How many countries does Primary Energy Production, 1986 cover?

136.

Where can I download Primary Energy Production, 1986?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Primary Energy Production, 1986 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Primary Energy Production, 2024.

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