Energy balance; energy companies and industry, 2000-2003

This table contains figures on the supply, conversion and consumption of energy. Energy is released during the combustion of, for example, natural gas, oil, coal and biofuels. Energy can also be obtained from electricity or heat or extracted from nature, for example wind power or solar energy. In energy statistics, all these sources from which energy can be used are called “energy carriers”. The supply of energy is formed by the extraction of energy, supply and delivery and the change in stock. Of the energy conversion, the table shows both figures on the use of energy carriers for conversion (the amount of energy used to make other energy carriers of), as well as the production of energy after conversion (the amount of energy made from other energy carriers), as well as the balance of deployment and production. This balance of energy conversion can be interpreted as the loss of energy during conversion. The energy balance then shows the final consumption of energy, this is the final energy consumption. This consists of final energy consumption and non-energy use. Final energy consumption is the energy that energy customers use for energetic purposes. Non-energy use is the use of an energy carrier to make a product that is not an energy carrier. Data available: From: 2000 1st quarter Status of the figures: All figures up to 2003 reporting period 3 rd quarter are final. Change as of 6 May 2004 None, this table has been discontinued. For more information, see section 3. When will there be new figures: No longer applicable.