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Field
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License Type
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Indicator Name
Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
Long definition
Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.
Source
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO);
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report;
United Nations (UN), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, publisher: UN Statistics Division;
World Bank (WB), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report;
World Health Organization (WHO), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report
Topic
Environment: Energy production & use
Unit of measure
MJ per 2017 USD PPP GDP
Periodicity
Annual
Aggregation method
Weighted average
Statistical concept and methodology
Methodology: This indicator is obtained by dividing total primary energy supply over gross domestic product measured in constant 2017 US dollars at purchasing power parity.
Limitations and exceptions
Energy intensity level is only an imperfect proxy to energy efficiency indicator and it can be affected by a number of factors not necessarily linked to pure efficiency such as climate.
License URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/