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Primary Energy Production, 2006

Figures for 2006, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Primary Energy Production, 2006 covers 179 countries on 2 measures. China is highest, at 69.291928; Cook Islands is lowest, at 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.105265. Against 2005, 169 values changed (106 up, 63 down), 4 countries joined.

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Primary Energy Production · Data for 2006

HighestChina

69.291928

LowestCook Islands

0.000000

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, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 179 countries · select a heading to sort

Primary Energy Production, 2006: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia69.29192879.72367
United StatesUSANorthern America68.52098097.23494
RussiaRUSEastern Europe52.03002528.23924
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia25.1421616.94108
CanadaCANNorthern America15.48003111.58524
IranIRNSouthern Asia13.2261587.62693
IndiaINDSouthern Asia10.87908215.93024
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand10.7251515.11087
MexicoMEXCentral America10.0803587.20132
NorwayNORNorthern Europe9.3411651.02525
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia9.3128784.62451
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia8.3267562.81847
VenezuelaVENSouth America8.0849722.64528
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe7.8028669.74944
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa7.3167111.55828
BrazilBRASouth America6.1418487.35306
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa6.0765780.93501
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia6.0516851.16256
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia6.0095202.67005
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa5.6203325.21529
GermanyDEUWestern Europe5.16906314.20805
FranceFRAWestern Europe4.81365111.08576
QatarQATWestern Asia4.3836840.96757
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa4.2967850.72268
IraqIRQWestern Asia4.1632611.03844

02In 2006

At either end

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

Highest

  1. China69.291928
  2. United States68.520980
  3. Russia52.030025
  4. Saudi Arabia25.142161
  5. Canada15.480031

Lowest

  1. Cook Islands0.000000
  2. Kiribati0.000001
  3. Hong Kongshared0.000003
  4. Gambiashared0.000003
  5. Cyprusshared0.000003

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.105265. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Primary energy consumed (quadrillion Btu)

    HighestUnited States97.23494

    LowestKiribati0.00100

    Middle country: 0.19447

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +4 / −0countries joined / left
  • 169values changed, of 175 in both
  • 106 · 63rose · fell
  • 6unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Hong Kong+ Montenegro+ Solomon Islands+ Serbia

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

  • 177 distinct values among 179

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 21 decimals. 3 countries share 0.000003. 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 179 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) (2006). Primary Energy Production, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/energy-production/2006

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07Questions

Primary Energy Production, 2006: questions and answers

Which country has the highest energy production in Primary Energy Production, 2006?

China, at 69.291928, of the 179 countries in the file.

What year does Primary Energy Production, 2006 describe?

2006.

How many countries does Primary Energy Production, 2006 cover?

179.

Where can I download Primary Energy Production, 2006?

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, 2006 the newest?

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

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