China is the global leader in the consumption of energy products and coal production, and is also ahead of the rest of the world in renewable power generation. However, consumption of natural gas and especially petroleum significantly exceeds domestic production. In this regard, statistical indicators of China's economy have an important bearing on how positions on the world energy market are formed. Below are the indicators of the...
At the end of October, Eurostat published new statistics on inflation, electricity and gas prices in the European Union and the euro area. The statistics show unprecedented growth records for all of the mentioned indicators. Inflation rate The expected annual inflation rate for October, according to Eurostat, is 10.7%. The main contributors to the inflation increase are energy – 41.9%, as well as food, alcohol and tobacco – 13.1%. ...
Each month, Eurostat presents an overview of the macroeconomic situation in the euro area and the European Union with the main indicators of production, demand, labor and prices. The latest statistics operate mainly with data for the third quarter of 2022 based on the figures available in October 2022. Overall, the economic situation in the EU is characterized by a persistent rise in inflation, mainly due to high energy and food...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently published data on electricity generation in the U.S. for the first half of 2022. In our opinion, of particular interest is the data on wind generation, as the main area of renewable energy in the U.S. This is also relevant because of the growing global crisis in the fossil fuel energy sector. First of all, it should be noted that the share of renewables in U.S. power generation...
The new environment statistics at the regional level, presented by Eurostat, provide data on water, forests, soil and air pollution in the EU, raising awareness that human activities strongly influence climate change and ecological degradation, posing a serious long-term threat to the environment. Eurostat highlights the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a long-term strategy aimed at combating environmental...
Waste generation and treatment statistics in the European Union in 2020 presented by Eurostat reveals that EU‘s all economic activities and households in the EU Member States generated 2 151 million tonnes waste which corresponds 4 808 kg per capita. Of all different activities, the largest waste producer is Construction, contributing 37.1% of total waste in 2020, ahead of Mining and quarrying (23.4%),...
Eurostat presented statistics on passenger cars in the EU Member States, providing information on the numbers of vehicles, their age, type of engine fuel etc. Overall, over the past five years, the passenger car fleet has grown in all EU member states, reaching a total of 250 million cars in 2020, 32 million more than in 2015, an increase of 9.7 %. Germany with 48 million of new cars registered the highest number in the EU, ahead...
Municipal waste statistics by Eurostat present tendencies in municipal waste generation and treatment in the European Union (EU) from 1995 to 2020. In general, the published data record a clear downward trend in the volume of waste landfilling, which is explained by the move of countries to alternative methods of waste processing. In 2020, in the EU 505 kg of municipal waste per capita were generated. For a better understanding and...
This year edition Renewable Energy Statistics by IRENA gives a comprehensive overview on renewable power generation capacity for the last decade (2012-2021), actual power generation for 2012-2020 and renewable energy balances for over 150 countries and areas for 2019-2020. According to the report, total renewable generation capacity in 2021 increased to 3,068 GW as compared to 2 808 GW in 2020. The trend of recent years has continued,...
Eurostat presented preliminary data on energy commodities, estimating the dynamics of energy supply in the EU in 2021 compared to 2020. Overall, statistics show that in 2021 many EU countries saw a rebound in economic activity, which emerged after a long period of restrictive measures imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19 in 2020. For example, oil and petroleum products rose by 5% after a steep fall in 2020, and natural gas was the...
