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Primary Energy Production, 2017

Figures for 2017, as EIA published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Primary Energy Production, 2017 covers 203 countries on 2 measures. China is highest, at 101.425948; Comoros is lowest, at 0.000001. The middle country reads 0.065070. Against 2016, 196 values changed (103 up, 93 down), 2 countries joined.

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Primary Energy Production · Data for 2017

HighestChina

101.425948

LowestComoros

0.000001

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, 2017, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 203 countries · select a heading to sort

Primary Energy Production, 2017: every country, as published by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
ChinaCHNEastern Asia101.425948131.144705
United StatesUSANorthern America84.40629193.886007
RussiaRUSEastern Europe61.51716130.120256
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia28.8855829.687726
CanadaCANNorthern America20.23215012.601809
IranIRNSouthern Asia18.53234411.289482
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand16.6583125.673945
IndiaINDSouthern Asia15.68824628.716519
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia13.9699957.012556
IraqIRQWestern Asia9.9571452.577116
QatarQATWestern Asia9.7731572.049822
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia9.6095984.396615
BrazilBRASouth America9.57360610.145709
NorwayNORNorthern Europe9.2022381.230378
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia7.6589723.278425
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia7.0415571.660682
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa6.8266852.362301
MexicoMEXCentral America6.4098447.679059
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa5.9861751.561270
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa5.8505485.676326
VenezuelaVENSouth America5.8330232.524566
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe4.9401937.880310
ColombiaCOLSouth America4.9085691.401939
FranceFRAWestern Europe4.4440599.854524
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia4.0917743.361336

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

  1. China101.425948
  2. United States84.406291
  3. Russia61.517161
  4. Saudi Arabia28.885582
  5. Canada20.232150

Lowest

  1. Comoros0.000001
  2. Djibouti0.000002
  3. Naurushared0.000003
  4. Guinea-Bissaushared0.000003
  5. Saint Lucia0.000004

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.065070. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Primary energy consumed (quadrillion Btu)

    HighestChina131.144705

    LowestNauru0.000973

    Middle country: 0.177530

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 196values changed, of 201 in both
  • 103 · 93rose · fell
  • 5unchanged

Rose most

  • Russia57.833452 → 61.517161+3.683709
  • United States81.052426 → 84.406291+3.353866
  • Canada18.707315 → 20.232150+1.524835
  • Iran17.026573 → 18.532344+1.505771
  • China100.047451 → 101.425948+1.378497

Fell most

+ Liberia+ Nauru

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

  • 199 distinct values among 203

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 21 decimals. 3 countries share 0.000017. 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 203 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) (2017). Primary Energy Production, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/energy-production/2017

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07Questions

Primary Energy Production, 2017: questions and answers

Which country has the highest energy production in Primary Energy Production, 2017?

China, at 101.425948, of the 203 countries in the file.

What year does Primary Energy Production, 2017 describe?

2017.

How many countries does Primary Energy Production, 2017 cover?

203.

Where can I download Primary Energy Production, 2017?

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, 2017 the newest?

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

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