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Table 6 Selected data with regard to the global economy, energy consumption and supplies

From: Valorisation of energy services: essay on the value addition due to renewable energy

Indicators of economy and energy based on IEA data

 World

2015

1990–2015 (%)

1990–2005 (%)

2005–2015 (%)

 Population million

7334

1.3

1.4

1.2

 GDP billion USD 2010

75,449

2.8

2.9

2.7

 GDP PPP billion USD

105,035

3.4

3.2

3.6

 Energy production Mtoe

13,790

1.8

1.8

1.8

 Energy consumption Mtoe

13,647

1.8

1.8

1.7

 Electric consumption TWh

22,386

2.9

2.9

2.9

 CO2 Mt

32,294

1.8

1.9

1.8

 Coal

3839

2.2

2.0

2.5

 all liquids

4334

1.2

1.4

0.8

 Gas

2944

2.3

2.4

2.2

 Nuclear

671

1.1

2.3

− 0.7

 Biofuels

1324

1.5

1.5

1.6

 Hydro

334

2.4

2.1

2.9

 Geothermal, wind and solar energy

201

7.1

4.4

11.1

 Total energy

13,646

1.8

1.8

1.7

 Only fossil fuels

11,788

1.8

1.87

1.6

 Only renewable

1859

2.0

1.70

2.5

Indicators

 GDP PPP/capita

14,322

2.0

1.8

2.4

 Elec cons kWh/capita

3,052

1.6

1.5

1.7

 CO2 Mt/Mtoe prod

2.34

0.0

0.0

0.0

 CO2 t/capita

4.40

0.5

0.5

0.6

 Energy efficiency USD/kWh

0.66

1.6

1.4

1.9

 Electricity in all

14%

1.1

1.1

1.2

 CO2 kg/kWh fossil fuels

0.23

0.09

− 0.01

0.3

 Energy cons kWh/cap

21,642

0.5

0.4

0.5

 Share renewable energy

14%

0.2

− 0.1

0.8

 Share modern renewable energy

1.5%

5.2

2.5

9.3