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New IEA statistics publications highlight latest global and OECD trends across major energy sources

In 2011, global coal production grew for the twelfth straight year, global natural gas production increased by over 2%, and oil grew by 1%, but nuclear electricity production dropped by more than 4% due to a 9.2% decrease in OECD countries.

2011 in numbers for global resources:

-          Global coal production increased by 6.6%

-          Global oil demand increased by around 1%

-          Natural gas consumption worldwide increased by 2.1%

-          Global energy demand increased by over 3%

-          OECD energy demand decreased by 1.9%

-          OECD electricity production dropped by 0.9%

-          There was a 9.2% decrease in nuclear energy supply from OECD countries

-          The share of renewable sources in the total primary energy supply increased to 8.2% in OECD countries.

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