Industries:
dominated by the onrush of technology, especially in computers,
robotics, telecommunications, and medicines and medical equipment;
most of these advances take place in OECD nations; only a small
portion of non-OECD countries have succeeded in rapidly adjusting to
these technological forces; the accelerated development of new
industrial (and agricultural) technology is complicating already
grim environmental problems
Industrial production growth rate:
3% (2003 est.)
Electricity - production:
15.29 trillion kWh (2002 est.)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: NA hydro: NA nuclear: NA other: NA (2001)
Electricity - consumption:
14.28 trillion kWh (2002 est.)
Electricity - exports:
500.8 billion kWh (2002 est.)
Electricity - imports:
497.6 billion kWh (2002 est.)
Oil - production:
76.01 million bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - consumption:
77.04 million bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - proved reserves:
1.025 trillion bbl (1 January 2002 est.)