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Primary Energy Production, 1991

Figures for 1991, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Primary Energy Production, 1991 covers 140 countries on 2 measures. United States is highest, at 68.154712; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000007. The middle country reads 0.075791. Against 1990, 130 values changed (84 up, 46 down), 1 country joined.

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Primary Energy Production · Data for 1991

HighestUnited States

68.154712

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, 1991, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 140 countries · select a heading to sort

Primary Energy Production, 1991: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
United StatesUSANorthern America68.15471282.213947
ChinaCHNEastern Asia31.17422927.853257
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia20.0616683.492326
CanadaCANNorthern America11.0805418.634001
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe9.3285719.561068
IranIRNSouthern Asia8.2177863.173636
MexicoMEXCentral America7.8031784.930570
GermanyDEUWestern Europe6.88307614.852813
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand6.8078853.579034
VenezuelaVENSouth America6.6312531.902941
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia6.5391471.487826
IndiaINDSouthern Asia6.2001357.279352
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia5.6872532.516695
NorwayNORNorthern Europe5.4051740.861160
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa4.8628391.351985
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa4.1050970.725180
FranceFRAWestern Europe4.0700279.446759
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa3.9182063.801361
PolandPOLEastern Europe3.8103604.166726
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa3.4678540.530371
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.9195433.579442
JapanJPNEastern Asia2.85430518.936674
BrazilBRASouth America2.6795544.150874
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa2.3276321.363699
ArgentinaARGSouth America2.0205841.868130

02In 1991

At either end

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

Highest

  1. United States68.154712
  2. China31.174229
  3. Saudi Arabia20.061668
  4. Canada11.080541
  5. United Kingdom9.328571

Lowest

  1. Equatorial Guineashared0.000007
  2. Comorosshared0.000007
  3. Guyana0.000017
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe0.000027
  5. Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared0.000044

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.075791. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Primary energy consumed (quadrillion Btu)

    HighestUnited States82.213947

    LowestDominica0.000784

    Middle country: 0.160773

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 130values changed, of 139 in both
  • 84 · 46rose · fell
  • 9unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Iraq4.447745 → 0.673846−3.773899
  • Kuwait2.503262 → 0.291774−2.211487
  • United States68.490245 → 68.154712−0.335533
  • Romania1.768785 → 1.495417−0.273368
  • Poland3.922090 → 3.810360−0.111731
+ Germany

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

  • 136 distinct values among 140

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 20 decimals. 3 countries share 0.000252. 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 140 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) (1991). Primary Energy Production, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/energy-production/1991

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07Questions

Primary Energy Production, 1991: questions and answers

Which country has the highest energy production in Primary Energy Production, 1991?

United States, at 68.154712, of the 140 countries in the file.

What year does Primary Energy Production, 1991 describe?

1991.

How many countries does Primary Energy Production, 1991 cover?

140.

Where can I download Primary Energy Production, 1991?

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, 1991 the newest?

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

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