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International Energy Outlook 2011

Release Date: September 19, 2011   |  Next Scheduled Release Date: April 2013   |  Report Number: DOE/EIA-0484(2011)

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Table I3. Comparison of IEO2011 and IEA world
energy consumption growth rates by fuel,
2008-2020 (average annual percent growth)
Fuel IEO2011 IEA
Liquids 1.0 0.9
Natural gas 1.6 1.7
Coal 1.4 2.2
Nuclear 3.0 2.1
Renewables/other 4.0 2.0
Total 2.0 1.6
Sources: IEO2011: U.S. Energy Information Administration, World Energy Projection System Plus (2011). IEA: International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2010 (Paris, France, November 2010), pp. 617-693, Current Policies Scenario.