Energy Information Administration
February 2009 Monthly Energy Review

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Posted: February 24, 2009
Next Update: Last week of March 2009

Table 1.7. Energy Consumption per Real Dollar of Gross Domestic Product


YearPetroleum and Natural Gas Consumption
(Quadrillion Btu)
Other Energy Consumption
(Quadrillion Btu)
Total Energy Consumption
(Quadrillion Btu)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
(Billion chained (2000) dollars)
Petroleum and Natural Gas Consumption per Real Dollar of GDP
(Thousand Btu per chained (2000) dollar)
Other Energy Consumption per Real Dollar of GDP
(Thousand Btu per chained (2000) dollar)
Total Energy Consumption per Real Dollar of GDP
(Thousand Btu per chained (2000) dollar)
1973 Year57.35232518.35603875.7083644341.513.214.2317.44
1974 Year55.18711618.80376973.9908854319.612.784.3517.13
1975 Year52.6784719.32072171.9991914311.212.224.4816.7
1976 Year55.52011420.49225976.0123734540.912.234.5116.74
1977 Year57.05268120.94687277.9995544750.512.014.4116.42
1978 Year57.96569522.02068279.986377501511.564.3915.95
1979 Year57.78919823.11401880.9032165173.411.174.4715.64
1980 Year54.43781523.68376678.1215815161.710.554.5915.13
1981 Year51.6783624.48997676.1683365291.79.774.6314.39
1982 Year48.5878324.56496273.1527935189.39.364.7314.1
1983 Year47.27475725.76297573.0377335423.88.724.7513.47
1984 Year49.44493927.26886276.7138015813.68.514.6913.2
1985 Year48.62563127.86490576.4905366053.78.034.612.64
1986 Year48.78744427.96876276.7562066263.67.794.4712.25
1987 Year50.50485428.66770379.1725576475.17.84.4312.23
1988 Year52.67038430.14899682.8193816742.77.814.4712.28
1989 Year53.81280731.13109684.9439036981.47.714.4612.17
1990 Year53.15570131.4960284.6517217112.57.474.4311.9
1991 Year52.87831931.7285484.6068597100.57.454.4711.92
1992 Year54.24021731.71617385.956397336.67.394.3211.72
1993 Year54.97339332.63005987.6034527532.77.34.3311.63
1994 Year56.28973232.96981889.259557835.57.184.2111.39
1995 Year57.10810634.06449991.1726058031.77.114.2411.35
1996 Year58.7584435.41695794.1753978328.97.054.2511.31
1997 Year59.3824635.38269894.7651598703.56.824.0710.89
1998 Year59.64684535.5363395.1831749066.96.583.9210.5
1999 Year60.74730836.07008196.8173899470.36.413.8110.22
2000 Year62.08852136.88683598.97535698176.323.7610.08
2001 Year60.95903435.36688796.325929890.76.163.589.74
2002 Year61.78508536.07265497.85773910048.86.153.599.74
2003 Year61.70645236.5025798.209022103015.993.549.53
2004 Year63.22583437.125314100.35114810675.85.923.489.4
2005 Year62.97670937.529062100.5057710989.55.733.419.15
2006 Year62.18205437.70645499.88850811294.85.513.348.84
2007 Year63.4238738.112858101.53672811523.95.53.318.81