World total primary energy production rose for the fifth straight year in 1996, reaching 375 quadrillion Btu, an increase of nearly 3 percent from the 1995 level and 17 percent from the 1987 level. As reported in the Energy Information Administration's International Energy Annual 1996, fossil fuels continued to dominate, accounting for over 85 percent of primary energy production. World fossil fuel-based emissions of carbon dioxide likewise increased to over 6.0 billion metric tons of carbon, up more than 2 percent from the 1995 level and more than 8 percent from the level in 1987. The five largest emitters produced 53 percent of the total (see table).
Fossil-Fuel Emissions of Carbon Dioxide from the Five Largest Emitters in 1996, 1987-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)
| Country | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | China | 574 | 613 | 620 | 620 | 649 | 672 | 710 | 759 | 792 | 805 | Germany | 282 | 279 | 269 | 267 | 253 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 235 | 238 | Japan | 240 | 257 | 266 | 274 | 282 | 287 | 279 | 296 | 281 | 291 | Russia | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 559 | 511 | 451 | 417 | 401 | United States | 1,288 | 1,351 | 1,363 | 1,348 | 1,333 | 1,354 | 1,384 | 1,404 | 1,415 | 1,466 |
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Among the fossil fuels, petroleum's share of world total primary energy production was 39 percent (146 quadrillion Btu). Coal accounted for 25 percent (93 quadrillion Btu) and natural gas for 22 percent (82 quadrillion Btu). Renewable energy sources, including hydroelectric, geothermal, solar, and wind, accounted for nearly 8 percent of the total. Nuclear electric power contributed 6 percent.
Output from just five countries--the United States, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, and Canada--accounted for half of the world's total primary energy production in 1996. The five largest consumers--the United States, China, Russia, Japan, and Germany--accounted for 51 percent of world energy consumption.
International Energy Annual 1996, which covers all regions of the world and more than 220 countries, presents data on world energy production and consumption for petroleum, natural gas, coal, and electricity; crude oil refining capacity and electricity installed capacity by type; selected petroleum prices; and population and gross domestic product. The data on carbon dioxide emissions are new in this edition.
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