ABSTRACT
The world energy consumption grew by an average 2.2 per cent annually between 1971 and 2006; in developed countries by 1.4 per cent and in developing countries by 3.2 per cent. These differences were more marked in 2006, when consumption grew by 2.7 per cent globally; 8.5 per cent in developing countries and −0.2 per cent in the OECD region. As shown in Figure 10.1, the energy consumption in the OECD countries stabilized from 2000 onwards and was recently surpassed by non-OECD members. Primary energy in OECD, in developing countries and in the world, from IEA (2008) data https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781849774468/0f821179-8692-4b14-b469-cb9210af3130/content/fig10_1_B.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
