Energy and Minerals, 2005

Caption

Annual Energy Consumption and Major Coal, Natural Gas, and Oil Deposits

Summary

This color-coded map of the world shows annual energy consumption.

Legend:

  • Pomegranate: Greater than 25,000 trillion BTUs
  • Tangerine: 10,000-25,000
  • Peach-orange: 1,000-10,000
  • Peach: 101-1,000
  • Cream: 10-100
  • Beige: Less than 10

Most important coal, natural gas, oil and oil transit chokepoints are also indicated.

In addition, a graph and an explanation of regional hydroelectric and nuclear energy are provided.

Source

National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eigth Edition. Published by the National Geographic Society. Prepared by National Geographic Maps for The Book Division, 2005.

Copyright

© 2005 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.

Series

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