PIRATPARTIET | Beskyttet integritet - fri kultur - fri viden. National Energy Mix. National Energy Mix (Percentages of Total Energy Consumption) This graphic shows a breakdown of the percent of total energy used per country from 1990 to 2009. Energy consumption is divided into three categories; alternative and nuclear energy (includes: hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others), fossil fuel energy (includes: coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products), and biomass and waste energy (includes: solid biomass, liquid biomass, industrial waste, and municipal waste). Data is approximate and takes into account energy that is exported to other countries. Sources: World Bank. International Energy Agency. Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total). 2010.
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