June 11, 2009
China Has More Oil Than Mexico, More Gas Than Kazakhstan, Number 3 in Coal, Number 1 in Hydro
British Petroleum is out with its oft-quoted annual Statistical Review of World Energy with unsettling news - the world's proven oil reserves are down. China ranks in the top 20 in all energy categories. Following is breakdown of Top 20 Nations by Reserves of Oil, Gas, and Coal, and by Consumption/Generation of Hydro and Nuclear Power, and overall Energy Consumption:
PROVED RESERVES OF OIL:
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. Kuwait
5. Venezuela
6. UAE
7. Russia
8. Libya
9. Kazakhstan
10. Nigeria
11. USA
12. Canada
13. Qatar
14. China
15. Angola
16. Brazil
17. Algeria
18. Mexico
19. Norway
20. Azerbaijan
PROVED RESERVES OF OIL:
1. Saudi Arabia
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. Kuwait
5. Venezuela
6. UAE
7. Russia
8. Libya
9. Kazakhstan
10. Nigeria
11. USA
12. Canada
13. Qatar
14. China
15. Angola
16. Brazil
17. Algeria
18. Mexico
19. Norway
20. Azerbaijan
PROVED RESERVES OF NATURAL GAS:
1. Russia
1. Russia
2. Iran
3. Qatar
4. Turkmenistan
5. Saudi Arabia
6. USA
7. UAE
8. Nigeria
9. Venezuela
10. Algeria
11. Indonesia
12. Iraq
13. Norway
14. Australia
15. China
16. Malaysia
17. Egypt
18. Kazakhstan
19. Kuwait
20. Canada
PROVED RESERVES OF COAL:
1. USA
2. Russia
3. China
4. Australia
5. India
6. Ukraine
7. Kazakhstan
8. South Africa
9. Poland
10. Brazil
11. Colombia
12. Germany
13. Canada
14. Czech Republic
15. Indonesia
16. Greece
17. Hungary
18. Pakistan
19. Bulgaria
20. Turkey
CONSUMPTION/GENERATION OF HYDROELECTRICITY:
1. China
2. Canada
3. Brazil
4. USA
5. Russia
6. Netherlands
7. India
8. Venezuela
9. Japan
10. Sweden
11. France
12. Colombia
13. Italy
14. Mexico
15. Argentina
16. Switzerland
17. Austria
18. Turkey
19. Pakistan
20. Chile
CONSUMPTION/GENERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER:
1. USA
2. France
3. Japan
4. Russia
5. South Korea
6. Germany
7. Canada
8. Turkmenistan
9. China
10. Sweden
11. Spain
12. UK
13. Belgium+Luxembourg
14. Taiwan
15. Switzerland
16. Czech Republic
17. Finland
18. Slovakia
19. Bulgaria
20. India
TOP 20 ENERGY USERS*:
1. USA
2. China
3. Russia
4. Japan
5. India
6. Canada
7. Germany
8. France
9. South Korea
10. Brazil
11. UK
12. Iran
13. Italy
14. Saudi Arabia
15. Mexico
16. Spain
17. South Africa
18. Ukraine
19. Indonesia
20. Australia
*I believe this list may be the most sensible ranking of the world's most important economies.
Labels: energy security, peak oil
# posted by Sinomania! : 6/11/2009 12:19:00 PM
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