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Release Date: September 27, 2012

Table 1.1 Primary Energy Overview, 1949-2011 (Quadrillion Btu)
Table 1.1  Primary Energy Overview, 1949-2011
                     (Quadrillion Btu)




Year
Production Trade
Stock
Change
and
Other 8
Consumption

Fossil
 Fuels 2
Nuclear
Electric
Power 3

Renewable
Energy 4


Total
 Imports Exports Net Imports 1
Fossil
Fuels 9
Nuclear
Electric
Power 3

Renewable
Energy 4


Total 10
Petroleum 5 Total 6 Coal  Total 7 Total
1949 28.748 0.000 2.974 31.722 1.427 1.448 0.877 1.592 -0.144 0.403 29.002 0.000 2.974 31.982
1950 32.563 .000 2.978 35.540 1.886 1.913 .786 1.465 .448 -1.372 31.632 .000 2.978 34.616
1951 35.792 .000 2.958 38.751 1.872 1.892 1.683 2.622 -.729 -1.047 34.008 .000 2.958 36.974
1952 34.977 .000 2.940 37.917 2.114 2.146 1.403 2.365 -.219 -.950 33.800 .000 2.940 36.748
1953 35.349 .000 2.831 38.181 2.285 2.313 .981 1.866 .447 -.963 34.826 .000 2.831 37.664
1954 33.764 .000 2.754 36.518 2.324 2.348 .911 1.696 .652 -.531 33.877 .000 2.754 36.639
1955 37.364 .000 2.784 40.148 2.752 2.790 1.465 2.286 .504 -.444 37.410 .000 2.784 40.208
1956 39.771 .000 2.851 42.622 3.166 3.207 1.984 2.945 .261 -1.129 38.888 .000 2.851 41.754
1957 40.133 (s) 2.849 42.983 3.461 3.529 2.174 3.439 .090 -1.285 38.926 (s) 2.849 41.787
1958 37.216 .002 2.915 40.133 3.719 3.884 1.416 2.050 1.835 -.323 38.717 .002 2.915 41.645
1959 39.045 .002 2.901 41.949 3.910 4.076 1.051 1.534 2.542 -1.025 40.550 .002 2.901 43.466
1960 39.869 .006 2.928 42.803 3.999 4.188 1.023 1.477 2.710 -.427 42.137 .006 2.928 45.086
1961 40.307 .020 2.952 43.279 4.192 4.437 .981 1.377 3.060 -.602 42.758 .020 2.952 45.738
1962 41.732 .026 3.117 44.876 4.562 4.994 1.083 1.473 3.522 -.571 44.681 .026 3.117 47.826
1963 44.037 .038 3.096 47.172 4.650 5.087 1.356 1.835 3.251 -.779 46.509 .038 3.096 49.644
1964 45.789 .040 3.225 49.054 4.959 5.447 1.335 1.815 3.633 -.872 48.543 .040 3.225 51.815
1965 47.235 .043 3.396 50.674 5.402 5.892 1.376 1.829 4.063 -.722 50.577 .043 3.396 54.015
1966 50.035 .064 3.432 53.532 5.629 6.146 1.351 1.829 4.317 -.834 53.514 .064 3.432 57.014
1967 52.597 .088 3.690 56.376 5.555 6.159 1.352 2.115 4.044 -1.515 55.127 .088 3.690 58.905
1968 54.306 .142 3.773 58.220 6.213 6.905 1.380 1.998 4.907 -.712 58.502 .142 3.773 62.415
1969 56.286 .154 4.095 60.534 6.903 7.676 1.534 2.126 5.551 -.471 61.362 .154 4.095 65.614
1970 59.186 .239 4.070 63.495 7.470 8.342 1.936 2.632 5.709 -1.367 63.522 .239 4.070 67.838
1971 58.042 .413 4.262 62.717 8.540 9.535 1.546 2.151 7.384 -.818 64.596 .413 4.262 69.283
1972 58.938 .584 4.382 63.904 10.299 11.387 1.531 2.118 9.269 -.485 67.696 .584 4.382 72.688
1973 58.241 .910 4.411 63.563 13.466 14.613 1.425 2.033 12.580 -.459 70.314 .910 4.411 75.684
1974 56.331 1.272 4.742 62.345 13.127 14.304 1.620 2.203 12.101 -.483 67.905 1.272 4.742 73.962
1975 54.733 1.900 4.687 61.320 12.948 14.032 1.761 2.323 11.709 -1.065 65.357 1.900 4.687 71.965
1976 54.723 2.111 4.727 61.561 15.672 16.760 1.597 2.172 14.588 -.175 69.107 2.111 4.727 75.975
1977 55.101 2.702 4.209 62.012 18.756 19.948 1.442 2.052 17.896 -1.946 70.991 2.702 4.209 77.961
1978 55.074 3.024 5.005 63.104 17.824 19.106 1.078 1.920 17.186 -.339 71.854 3.024 5.005 79.950
1979 58.006 2.776 5.123 65.904 17.933 19.460 1.753 2.855 16.605 -1.650 72.891 2.776 5.123 80.859
1980 59.008 2.739 5.428 67.175 14.658 15.796 2.421 3.695 12.101 -1.210 69.828 2.739 5.428 78.067
1981 58.529 3.008 5.414 66.951 12.639 13.719 2.944 4.307 9.412 -.257 67.571 3.008 5.414 76.106
1982 57.458 3.131 5.980 66.569 10.777 11.861 2.787 4.608 7.253 -.723 63.888 3.131 5.980 73.099
1983 54.416 3.203 6.496 64.114 10.647 11.752 2.045 3.693 8.059 .798 63.152 3.203 6.496 72.971
1984 58.849 3.553 6.438 68.840 11.433 12.471 2.151 3.786 8.685 -.892 66.506 3.553 6.438 76.632
1985 57.539 4.076 6.084 67.698 10.609 11.781 2.438 4.196 7.584 1.110 66.093 4.076 6.084 76.392
1986 56.575 4.380 6.111 67.066 13.201 14.151 2.248 4.021 10.130 -.549 66.033 4.380 6.111 76.647
1987 57.167 4.754 5.622 67.542 14.162 15.398 2.093 3.812 11.586 -.074 68.521 4.754 5.622 79.054
1988 57.875 5.587 5.457 68.919 15.747 17.296 2.499 4.366 12.929 .861 71.557 5.587 5.457 82.709
1989 57.483 5.602 6.235 69.320 17.162 18.766 2.637 4.661 14.105 1.361 72.911 5.602 6.235 84.786
1990 58.560 6.104 6.041 70.705 17.117 18.817 2.772 4.752 14.065 -.284 72.332 6.104 6.041 84.485
1991 57.872 6.422 6.069 70.362 16.348 18.335 2.854 5.141 13.194 .882 71.880 6.422 6.069 84.438
1992 57.655 6.479 5.821 R 69.956 16.968 19.372 2.682 4.937 14.435 1.392 73.396 6.479 5.821 85.783
1993 55.822 6.410 6.083 68.315 18.510 21.273 1.962 4.258 17.014 2.094 74.836 6.410 6.083 87.424
1994 58.044 6.694 5.988 70.726 19.243 22.390 1.879 4.061 18.329 .037 76.256 6.694 5.988 89.091
1995 57.540 7.075 6.558 71.174 18.881 22.260 2.318 4.511 17.750 2.105 77.259 7.075 6.560 91.029
1996 58.387 7.087 7.012 72.486 20.284 23.702 2.368 4.633 19.069 2.468 79.785 7.087 7.014 94.022
1997 58.857 6.597 7.018 72.472 21.740 25.215 2.193 4.514 20.701 1.429 80.873 6.597 7.016 94.602
1998 59.314 7.068 6.494 72.876 22.908 26.581 2.092 4.299 22.281 -.140 81.369 7.068 6.493 95.018
1999 57.614 7.610 6.517 71.742 23.133 27.252 1.525 3.715 23.537 1.373 82.427 7.610 6.516 96.652
2000 57.366 7.862 6.104 71.332 24.531 28.973 1.528 4.006 24.967 R 2.515 84.731 7.862 6.106 R 98.814
2001 58.541 8.029 5.164 71.735 25.398 30.157 1.265 3.771 26.386 -1.953 82.902 8.029 5.163 96.168
2002 R 56.837 8.145 5.734 R 70.716 24.674 29.408 1.032 3.669 25.739 R 1.190 R 83.699 8.145 5.729 R 97.645
2003 56.099 7.959 5.982 70.040 26.219 31.061 1.117 4.054 27.007 .931 84.014 7.959 5.983 97.978
2004 55.895 8.222 6.070 70.188 28.197 33.544 1.253 4.434 29.110 R .864 R 85.819 8.222 6.082 R 100.162
2005 55.038 8.161 6.229 R 69.428 29.248 34.709 1.273 4.560 30.149 R .705 R 85.794 8.161 6.242 R 100.282
2006 55.968 8.215 R 6.599 R 70.782 29.169 34.679 1.264 4.872 29.806 R -.959 R 84.702 8.215 R 6.649 R 99.629
2007 R 56.409 8.455 R 6.509 R 71.373 28.781 34.703 1.507 5.482 29.221 R .702 R 86.211 8.455 R 6.523 R 101.296
2008 57.482 8.427 R 7.202 R 73.111 27.685 32.992 2.071 7.060 25.932 R .231 R 83.549 8.427 R 7.186 R 99.275
2009 R 56.685 8.356 R 7.616 R 72.657 25.082 29.706 1.515 6.965 22.741 R -.839 R 78.488 8.356 R 7.600 R 94.559
2010 R 58.235 R 8.434 R 8.136 R 74.806 R 25.371 R 29.877 2.101 R 8.234 R 21.643 R 1.273 R 81.109 R 8.434 R 8.090 R 97.722
2011P 60.601 8.259 9.236 78.096 24.491 28.587 2.751 10.356 18.232 .974 79.779 8.259 9.135 97.301
1Net imports equal imports minus exports.  A minus sign indicates exports are greater than imports. 8Calculated as consumption and exports minus production and imports.  Includes petroleum stock
change and adjustments; natural gas net storage withdrawals and balancing item; coal stock change,
losses, and unaccounted for; fuel ethanol stock change; and biodiesel stock change and balancing item.
2Coal, natural gas (dry), crude oil, and natural gas plant liquids. 9Coal, coal coke net imports, natural gas, and petroleum.  For petroleum, product supplied is used as
an approximation of petroleum consumption.  See Note 1, "Petroleum Products Supplied and Petroleum
Consumption," at end of Section 5.
3Nuclear electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the nuclear heat rate—see Table A6). 10Also includes electricity net imports.
4See Tables 10.1–10.2c for notes on series components and estimation; and see Note, "Renewable
Energy Production and Consumption," at end of Section 10.
R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  (s)=Less than 0.0005 quadrillion Btu.  
5Crude oil and petroleum products.  Includes imports into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Notes:  ·  See "Primary Energy," "Primary Energy Production," and "Primary Energy Consumption" in
Glossary.  ·  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
6Also includes natural gas, coal, coal coke, fuel ethanol, biodiesel, and electricity. Web Page:    See http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/ for updated monthly and
annual data.
7Also includes natural gas, petroleum, coal coke, biodiesel, and electricity. Sources:  Tables 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4.
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