Producers and Consumers

Question 1

Who is the top PRODUCER of Coal?

Answer 1

China
Accounts for just over half of supply.

Question 2

Who is the top PRODUCER of Oil?

Answer 2

Middle East
Accounts for around 1/3 of supply in 2022.

Question 3

Who is the top PRODUCER of Natural Gas?

Answer 3

Russia was Historically the largest exporter, Mainly to the EU (Before Ukraine war).

Nowadays the US is the largest producer and exporter of Natural gas.

Question 4

Who are the largest CONSUMERS of Oil?

Answer 4

The US (Consumes almost 20 million barrels per day)

Followed by China (12.7 million to 16 million barrels per day [sources vary])

Question 5

Who are the largest CONSUMERS of Coal? (Yearly)

Answer 5

(MMcf - one million cubic feet)

China = 4.3 trillion MMcf (50.5% of global share)
India = 966 billion MMcf
United States = 731 billion MMcf

Question 6

Who are the largest CONSUMERS of Natural Gas? (Yearly)

Answer 6

United States = 27.2 billion MMcf
Russia = 15.5 billion MMcf
China = 6.7 billion MMcf