Ontology

Editor note:

Gross inland energy consumption represents the quantity of energy necessary to satisfy inland consumption of the spatial region (e.g. a country) under consideration. Gross inland energy consumption covers: - consumption by the energy sector itself; - distribution and transformation losses; - final energy consumption by end users; - 'statistical differences' (not already captured in the figures on primary energy consumption and final energy consumption). Gross inland energy consumption does not include energy (fuel oil) provided to international maritime bunkers.

Editor note:

Primary energy consumption covers consumption of the energy sector itself, losses during transformation (for example, from oil or gas into electricity) and distribution of energy, and the final consumption by end users. It excludes energy carriers used for non-energy purposes (such as petroleum not used not for combustion but for producing plastics).