An overview of key international energy trends for production, consumption, imports and exports of primary energy commodities in over 200 countries, dependencies and areas of special sovereignty. Included are data on population and gross domestic product and prices for crude oil and petroleum products in selected countries. Exhaustive tables. Includes data compiled from the U.N., the Int'l Energy Agency, the World Bank and others. Industry reports, academic studies, and trade publications are also used.

This document presents an overview of key international energy trends for production, consumption, imports, and exports of primary energy commodities in over 200 countries, dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. Also included are population and gross domestic product data, as well as prices for crude oil and petroleum products in selected countries. Renewable energy includes hydroelectric, geothermal, solar and wind electric power and alcohol for fuel. The data were largely derived from published sources and reports from US Embassy personnel in foreign posts. EIA also used data from reputable secondary sources, industry reports, etc.