Fast Facts About Energy
Now thinking back to the issue of America’s reliance on foreign oil, it’s important to have a sense of where most of our fuel supply comes from. And you might be surprised to learn that 50 percent of it comes from the Western hemisphere; Canada and Mexico are our top suppliers. But rounding out this list are countries like Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Nigeria – major players in the global oil market with authoritarian regimes or politically unstable governments. So consider the range of implications for our oil supply if one of these nations were to undergo a transformation of power, civil unrest or even a natural disaster. Americans certainly got a taste of this last summer when gas prices hit $4 a gallon. But if we’re talking about worst-case scenarios, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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FAST FACTS ABOUT ENERGY
- Energy consumption exceeds production
- Energy consumption per person
- Energy consumption per sector
- Sources of energy
- U.S. dependence on petroleum
- Number of vehicles per household
- Top suppliers of oil to the U.S.
- World oil reserves
- World natural gas reserves
- World coal reserves
- Sources of electricity
- World energy demand
- World energy demand by source
