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Primary energy - World consumption by fuel type
This stacked area chart shows world primary energy consumption by fuel type for the years from 1979 to 2005. Primary energy consumption is measured in Mtoe (million tonnes oil equivalent).

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	Units	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
Total World Oil consumption	Mtoe	3,105.9	2,972.1	2,867.8	2,775.4	2,758.4	2,811.1
Total World Gas consumption	Mtoe	1,293	1,306.9	1,321.4	1,326.9	1,340.2	1,459
Total World Nuclear energy consumption	Mtoe	144.8	161	189.2	207.5	233	281.7
Total World Hydroelectricity consumption	Mtoe	380	387.4	395	410.8	430.6	444.8
Total World Coal consumption	Mtoe	1,831.2	1,801.2	1,816.1	1,848	1,894.6	1,987.9

	Units	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
Total World Oil consumption	Mtoe	2,801.2	2,885.6	2,942.2	3,035.6	3,086.8	3,144.5
Total World Gas consumption	Mtoe	1,504.6	1,521.8	1,598	1,672.6	1,752.2	1,793.5
Total World Nuclear energy consumption	Mtoe	335.3	361.3	392.9	428.4	440.7	453.2
Total World Hydroelectricity consumption	Mtoe	453.5	459	466.9	478.7	478.2	495.3
Total World Coal consumption	Mtoe	2,071.6	2,114.6	2,189.1	2,248.1	2,262.6	2,233.7

	Units	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Total World Oil consumption	Mtoe	3,137.6	3,175.2	3,151.1	3,205.7	3,252.4	3,335.4
Total World Gas consumption	Mtoe	1,827.1	1,837.3	1,869	1,875.9	1,937.7	2,031.8
Total World Nuclear energy consumption	Mtoe	474.6	478.5	495	504.2	526.1	545
Total World Hydroelectricity consumption	Mtoe	507.1	507.7	537.4	540.4	570.3	578.7
Total World Coal consumption	Mtoe	2,215.4	2,198.7	2,213.7	2,227.3	2,281.9	2,353

	Units	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total World Oil consumption	Mtoe	3,420.7	3,436.9	3,499.3	3,537.2	3,554.9	3,589
Total World Gas consumption	Mtoe	2,024.7	2,058.6	2,102.8	2,191.9	2,214.7	2,286
Total World Nuclear energy consumption	Mtoe	541.3	550.3	571.3	584.5	600.9	611
Total World Hydroelectricity consumption	Mtoe	588.8	597.2	602.2	610.5	596.3	607.8
Total World Coal consumption	Mtoe	2,337.7	2,282.9	2,273.2	2,360.9	2,381.3	2,433.5

	Units	2003	2004	2005
Total World Oil consumption	Mtoe	3,655.6	3,798.6	3,836.8
Total World Gas consumption	Mtoe	2,341.7	2,425.2	2,474.7
Total World Nuclear energy consumption	Mtoe	598.2	625.1	627.2
Total World Hydroelectricity consumption	Mtoe	607.6	643.2	668.7
Total World Coal consumption	Mtoe	2,629.2	2,798.9	2,929.8

(26) Primary energy comprises commercially traded fuels only. Excluded, therefore, are fuels such as wood, peat and animal waste which, though important in many countries, are unreliably documented in terms of consumption statistics. Also excluded are wind, geothermal and solar power generation, as well as biofuels.

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