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Primary Energy Production, 2015

Figures for 2015, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Primary Energy Production, 2015 covers 200 countries on 2 measures. China is highest, at 106.943281; Djibouti is lowest, at 0.000002. The middle country reads 0.066956. Against 2014, 193 values changed (119 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.

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Primary Energy Production · Data for 2015

HighestChina

106.943281

LowestDjibouti

0.000002

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, 2015, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 200 countries · select a heading to sort

Primary Energy Production, 2015: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia106.943281129.49523
United StatesUSANorthern America85.35028094.47775
RussiaRUSEastern Europe56.68689429.85341
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia28.1486939.85927
CanadaCANNorthern America18.50754512.34687
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand15.4785365.47688
IndiaINDSouthern Asia14.56634327.06723
IranIRNSouthern Asia14.48982510.74351
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia14.1585036.85738
QatarQATWestern Asia9.7834452.05794
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia9.7251354.70045
BrazilBRASouth America8.93972210.33982
IraqIRQWestern Asia8.7864671.40625
NorwayNORNorthern Europe8.7092271.13048
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia7.4922973.27263
MexicoMEXCentral America7.4375517.53392
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia7.1168171.68483
VenezuelaVENSouth America6.9754742.62409
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa6.6948872.35084
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa6.4879801.59974
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa5.8162955.56181
ColombiaCOLSouth America5.0806631.42109
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe4.8549618.04159
FranceFRAWestern Europe4.8403969.97493
GermanyDEUWestern Europe4.16508712.83551

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

  1. China106.943281
  2. United States85.350280
  3. Russia56.686894
  4. Saudi Arabia28.148693
  5. Canada18.507545

Lowest

  1. Djibouti0.000002
  2. Guinea-Bissau0.000003
  3. Saint Lucia0.000004
  4. Grenada0.000005
  5. British Virgin Islands0.000005

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.066956. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Primary energy consumed (quadrillion Btu)

    HighestChina129.49523

    LowestKiribati0.00087

    Middle country: 0.16697

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 193values changed, of 200 in both
  • 119 · 74rose · fell
  • 7unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • China107.877030 → 106.943281−0.933749
  • Mexico8.082550 → 7.437551−0.644998
  • Netherlands2.474078 → 1.967695−0.506383
  • Yemen0.640300 → 0.170034−0.470266
  • Ukraine2.859332 → 2.509511−0.349821

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

  • 195 distinct values among 200

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 21 decimals. 3 countries share 0.000031. 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 200 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) (2015). Primary Energy Production, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/energy-production/2015

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07Questions

Primary Energy Production, 2015: questions and answers

Which country has the highest energy production in Primary Energy Production, 2015?

China, at 106.943281, of the 200 countries in the file.

What year does Primary Energy Production, 2015 describe?

2015.

How many countries does Primary Energy Production, 2015 cover?

200.

Where can I download Primary Energy Production, 2015?

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, 2015 the newest?

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

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