World Energy Outlook 2006

Table 11.2: Change in Energy Demand by Fuel and Region
(%, year-on-year)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* 2000-
2004**
OECD
Total primary demand 2.0 –0.4 0.8 1.0 2.0 n.a. 0.9
Coal 3.7 –0.5 1.2 0.4 2.3 n.a. 0.8
Oil 0.1 0.4 –0.2 1.5 1.7 0.4 0.8
Gas 4.2 –1.6 2.7 1.9 0.7 –0.1 0.9
Total final consumption 2.4 –0.5 0.6 1.8 2.0 n.a. 1.0
Oil 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.1 n.a. 1.1
Gas 6.1 –3.0 1.5 2.2 –0.4 n.a. 0.1
Electricity
Non-OECD
3.7 0.4 1.3 2.5 2.1 n.a. 1.6
Total primary demand 2.5 1.9 3.7 6.1 7.3 n.a. 4.7
Coal 2.0 –0.2 6.4 12.8 13.9 n.a. 8.1
Oil 2.0 2.9 2.6 2.6 6.7 2.8 3.7
Gas 3.9 2.9 3.4 6.2 4.1 4.9 4.2
Total final consumption 2.1 2.4 2.8 4.4 6.7 n.a. 4.1
Oil 3.6 2.8 3.0 2.9 8.1 n.a. 4.2
Gas 3.1 1.6 3.5 6.4 6.3 n.a. 4.4
Electricity
World
5.7 3.7 5.7 8.4 8.1 n.a. 6.4
Total primary demand 2.2 0.7 2.2 3.4 4.6 n.a. 2.7
Coal 2.8 –0.3 3.9 7.1 8.9 n.a. 4.8
Oil 0.8 1.4 0.9 1.9 3.7 1.3 2.0
Gas 4.1 0.4 3.0 3.9 2.3 2.3 2.4
Total final consumption 2.3 0.9 1.7 3.1 4.3 n.a. 2.5
Oil 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.8 4.3 n.a. 2.2
Gas 5.0 –1.4 2.2 3.7 2.1 n.a. 1.7
Electricity 4.4 1.6 2.8 4.6 4.4 n.a. 3.3
n.a.: not available.
* Preliminary estimates.
** Average annual growth rate.
Responsiveness of Energy Demand to Price Changes
Energy is always consumed for the services it can provide, rather than as an end
in itself. Demand for any kind of energy service is determined by a number of
factors. In most instances, the two most important factors are real incomes and
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