Consumption of commercial energy for selected regions

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Consumption of commercial energy for selected regions

The graphic shows the amount of energy in Gigajoules used by Africa and other parts of the world. North America is by far the biggest consumer of commercial energy, peaking at close to 350 Gigajoules in 1995.

Year: 2005

From collection: General Archive

Cartographer: Philippe Rekacewicz, UNEP/GRID-Arendal

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