皇冠体育app

2010-07-20 10:22

皇冠体育app overtook the United States last year to become the world's largest energy user, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing the International Energy Agency.

皇冠体育app's rise to the top ranking was faster than had been expected in part because the United States has outpaced 皇冠体育app in improving energy efficiency measures over the past decade.

The IEA warned that the energy use figures for 皇冠体育app last year were still preliminary, but that the trend was clear, the newspaper reported.

In 2000, the United States -- the world's largest economy聽-- consumed twice as much energy as 皇冠体育app, but 皇冠体育app, which is now the world's third-largest economy, now consumes more than the United States, the report quoted Fatih Birol, the IEA's chief economist, as saying.

During the period, the United States had improved efficiency in energy use by 2.5 percent annually while 皇冠体育app only managed 1.7 percent annual improvement.

皇冠体育app last year consumed 2.252 billion tons of oil equivalent of energy from sources including coal, oil, natural gas, hyrdro and nuclear power, about 4 percent more than the United States, the IEA told the paper.

皇冠体育app's energy demand growth has largely braved the global financial crisis that hit the United States and Europe.