Energy Resources and Global Development Supplemental Material

The following documents provide a general overview of global energy resources and consumption, and are supplemental material to the article Energy Resources and Global Development by Jeffrey Chow, Raymond J. Kopp, and Paul R. Portney (Science 302, 1528-1531, 2003.

The supplemental material below is circulated by the authors for purposes of information and discussion. It has not undergone formal peer review or editorial treatment. (Please direct any questions to Jeffrey Chow at chow@rff.org.) 

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I. Introduction

II. Worldwide fossil fuel and uranium reserves

III. Worldwide energy consumption by energy type

IV. Global sectoral end-use consumption

Tables:

Table 1. Population and gross national income per capita in year 2000 for all countries considered in energy analysis.

Table 2. Proved reserves of mineral energy resources, their approximate energy content, and their distribution among income groups in 2001.

Table 3. Reported recoverable fossil fuel reserves for all countries and income groups in 2001.

Table 4. Reasonably assured resources of uranium reserves for all countries and income groups in 2001.

Table 5. Aggregate energy consumption per capita and per US$ GDP for all income groups in 2000.

Table 6. Per capita energy consumption for all countries in 2000, by primary energy source.

Table 7. Energy component per US$ of GDP for all countries in 2000, by primary energy source.

Table 8. Per capita energy consumption for all countries in 2000, by sector.

Maps:

Map 1. International distribution of coal reserves in 2001.

Map 2. International distribution of petroleum reserves in 2001.

Map 3. International distribution of natural gas reserves in 2001.

Map 4. Worldwide aggregate energy consumption per capita in 2000.

Map 5. Worldwide energy intensity of GDP (energy consumed per unit of GDP) in 2000.

Map 6. Worldwide petroleum consumption per capita in 2000.

Map 7. Worldwide natural gas consumption per capita in 2000.

Map 8. Worldwide coal consumption per capita in 2000.

Map 9. Worldwide hydroelectric power consumption per capita in 2000.

Map 10. Worldwide nuclear power consumption per capita in 2000.

Map 11. Worldwide renewable electric power consumption per capita in 2000.

Appendices:

Appendix I. Countries grouped according to World Bank income groups, used in analysis of worldwide fossil fuel reserves and worldwide energy consumption by energy type.

Appendix II. Countries grouped according to World Bank income groups, used in analysis of global sectoral end-use energy consumption.

Appendix III. Notes on end-use sectors distinguished by the International Energy Agency.