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IEA (2021), Key World Energy Statistics 2021, IEA, Paris https://www.iea.org/reports/key-world-energy-statistics-2021, Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Refining
Refining by region
World refinery intake by region, 1971-2019
OpenRefinery capacity, net exporters and net importers of oil
|
Crude distillation capacity |
kb/cd |
% of world total |
|---|---|---|
|
United States |
18 384 |
18.0 |
|
People’s Rep. of China |
17 045 |
16.7 |
|
Russian Federation |
6 819 |
6.7 |
|
India |
5 308 |
5.2 |
|
Korea |
3 525 |
3.5 |
|
Japan |
3 443 |
3.4 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
3 249 |
3.2 |
|
Brazil |
2 229 |
2.2 |
|
Islamic Rep. of Iran |
2 193 |
2.1 |
|
Germany |
2 022 |
2.0 |
|
Rest of the world |
37 875 |
37.0 |
|
World |
102 091 |
100.0 |
Notes: Includes crude oil and oil products. Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2021; IEA, Oil Information, 2021
Net exporters |
Mt |
|---|---|
Saudi Arabia |
415 |
Russian Federation |
389 |
Iraq |
195 |
United Arab Emirates |
168 |
Canada |
163 |
Kuwait |
126 |
Nigeria |
77 |
Kazakhstan |
74 |
Norway |
71 |
Islamic Rep. of Iran |
64 |
Others |
508 |
Total |
2 259 |
Net importers |
Mt |
|---|---|
People's Rep. of China |
497 |
India |
202 |
Japan |
170 |
Korea |
117 |
Germany |
106 |
Singapore |
79 |
France |
76 |
Spain |
64 |
United States |
63 |
Italy |
53 |
Others |
777 |
Total |
2 204 |
Notes: Includes crude oil and oil products. Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2021; IEA, Oil Information, 2021
Refining by product
World refinery output by product, 1971-2019
OpenProducers, net exporters and net importers of oil products
|
Producers |
Mt |
% of world total |
|---|---|---|
|
United States |
833 |
20.0 |
|
People’s Rep. of China |
635 |
15.3 |
|
Russian Federation |
280 |
6.7 |
|
India |
263 |
6.3 |
|
Korea |
158 |
3.8 |
|
Japan |
147 |
3.5 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
124 |
3.0 |
|
Canada |
99 |
2.4 |
|
Germany |
98 |
2.4 |
|
Brazil |
91 |
2.2 |
|
Rest of the world |
1 431 |
34.4 |
|
World |
4 159 |
100.0 |
Notes: The discrepancy between total net exports and total net imports arises from different data sources and possible misallocation of bunkers into exports for some countries.Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2021; IEA, Oil Information, 2021.
Net exporters |
Mt |
|---|---|
United States |
139 |
Russian Federation |
129 |
Saudi Arabia |
63 |
Korea |
28 |
India |
25 |
Kuwait |
24 |
Islamic Rep. of Iran |
22 |
Netherlands |
21 |
United Arab Emirates |
20 |
Algeria |
18 |
Others |
149 |
Total |
638 |
Net importers |
Mt |
|---|---|
Mexico |
47 |
France |
28 |
Australia |
27 |
Singapore |
27 |
Nigeria |
21 |
Japan |
21 |
Germany |
20 |
Hong Kong, China |
20 |
Indonesia |
20 |
Brazil |
19 |
Others |
306 |
Total |
556 |
Notes: The discrepancy between total net exports and total net imports arises from different data sources and possible misallocation of bunkers into exports for some countries.Sources: IEA, World Energy Statistics, 2021; IEA, Oil Information, 2021.
Electricity generation
Electricity generation by source
World electricity generation by fuel, 1971-2019
OpenProducers of electricity by source
|
Coal |
TWh |
|---|---|
|
People’s Rep. of China |
4 876 |
|
India |
1 181 |
|
United States |
1 070 |
|
Japan |
329 |
|
Korea |
246 |
|
South Africa |
222 |
|
Russian Federation |
188 |
|
Germany |
182 |
|
Indonesia |
174 |
|
Australia |
154 |
|
Rest of the world |
1 292 |
|
World |
9 914 |
|
Oil |
TWh |
|---|---|
|
Saudi Arabia |
168 |
|
Mexico |
45 |
|
Iraq |
41 |
|
Japan |
36 |
|
United States |
36 |
|
Kuwait |
28 |
|
Islamic Republic of Iran |
28 |
|
Egypt |
26 |
|
Lebanon |
20 |
|
Cuba |
17 |
|
Rest of the world |
302 |
|
World |
747 |
Notes: 2019 data. In the coal table, peat and oil shale are aggregated with coal. Sources: IEA, World Energy Balances, 2021; IEA, Electricity Information, 2021.
|
Natural gas |
TWh |
|---|---|
|
United States |
1 640 |
|
Russian Federation |
514 |
|
Japan |
385 |
|
Islamic Rep. of Iran |
270 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
217 |
|
People’s Republic of China |
213 |
|
Mexico |
193 |
|
Egypt |
150 |
|
Korea |
146 |
|
Italy |
142 |
|
Rest of the world |
2 476 |
|
World |
6 346 |
|
Renewables |
TWh |
|---|---|
|
People’s Republic of China |
2 015 |
|
United States |
767 |
|
Brazil |
515 |
|
Canada |
427 |
|
India |
325 |
|
Germany |
242 |
|
Russian Federation |
197 |
|
Japan |
186 |
|
Turkey |
132 |
|
Norway |
131 |
|
Rest of the world |
2 077 |
|
World |
7 014 |
Notes: 2019 data. Renewables excludes electricity generation from pumped storage. Sources: IEA, World Energy Balances, 2021; IEA, Electricity Information, 2021.
Electricity generation by region
World electricity generation by region, 1971-2019
OpenProducers, net exporters and net importers of electricity
|
Producers |
TWh |
% of world total |
|---|---|---|
|
People’s Republic of China |
7 472 |
27.7 |
|
United States |
4 371 |
16.2 |
|
India |
1 624 |
6.0 |
|
Russian Federation |
1 120 |
4.2 |
|
Japan |
1 037 |
3.8 |
|
Canada |
645 |
2.4 |
|
Brazil |
626 |
2.3 |
|
Germany |
603 |
2.2 |
|
Korea |
578 |
2.1 |
|
France |
566 |
2.1 |
|
Rest of the world |
8 294 |
31.0 |
|
World |
26 936 |
100.0 |
Notes: 2019 data. Producers refers to gross production minus production from pumped storage plants. Sources: IEA, World Energy Balances, 2021; IEA, Electricity Information, 2021.
|
Net exporters |
TWh |
|---|---|
|
France |
58 |
|
Canada |
47 |
|
Germany |
33 |
|
Paraguay |
32 |
|
Sweden |
26 |
|
Lao People’s. Dem. Rep. |
23 |
|
Russian Federation |
18 |
|
People’s Rep. of China |
17 |
|
Czech Republic |
13 |
|
Israel |
6 |
|
Others |
63 |
|
Total |
336 |
|
Net importers |
TWh |
|---|---|
|
United States |
39 |
|
Italy |
38 |
|
Brazil |
25 |
|
Thailand |
23 |
|
United Kingdom |
21 |
|
Finland |
20 |
|
Iraq |
14 |
|
Hungary |
13 |
|
Hong Kong, China |
12 |
|
Argentina |
11 |
|
Others |
116 |
|
Total |
332 |
Notes: 2019 data. Sources: IEA, World Energy Balances, 2021; IEA, Electricity Information, 2021.