U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Vehicle Technologies Office
Fact #117: February 21, 2000
Top Ten Fossil-Energy-Producing Nations: 1997
The United States is the world's top fossil energy producing nation at 66 quadrillion BTU (quads) in 1997. The top ten producing nations account for 40% of the 560 quads of world fossil energy production.
Supporting Information
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Quadrillion BTU per Year |
| Country |
Oil |
Natural Gas |
Coal |
Total |
| United States |
18.23 |
24.87 |
22.90 |
66.00 |
| Russia |
12.95 |
20.71 |
6.09 |
39.74 |
| China |
6.77 |
0.77 |
30.70 |
38.24 |
| Saudi Arabia |
19.21 |
1.73 |
0.00 |
20.94 |
| Canada |
5.42 |
7.23 |
1.82 |
14.47 |
| Indonesia |
3.40 |
3.22 |
7.42 |
14.03 |
| Iran |
7.91 |
3.00 |
0.02 |
10.92 |
| United Kingdom |
5.82 |
3.11 |
1.12 |
10.06 |
| Venezuela |
7.25 |
2.15 |
0.13 |
9.53 |
| Norway |
6.95 |
2.55 |
0.01 |
9.51 |
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Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy, International Energy Annual 1998, January 2000. Oil: Table G1; Natural Gas: Table 41; Coal: Table 51 |
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