Dataset available for Latin-American and Caribbean Countries since 1970-2017 (Except Bahamas)
This indicator presents information on energy supply, both primary and secondary and by type of source.
The total supply of energy refers to the amount of primary and secondary energy available to meet the energy needs of a country, both in the transformation process, and the final consumer. Corresponds to the sum of the supplies of primary and secondary energy less the production of secondary energy. This second term is incorporated to avoid double counting of the energy used in the process of secondary energy.
Primary energy corresponding to different energy sources as obtained in nature, either directly (as in the case of hydropower, wind and solar, wood and other plant fuels) or after a process extraction (as in the case of oil, coal, geothermal, etc.). Secondary energy: corresponds to the different energy products that come from the conversion of primary energy products; their destination are the various sectors of consumption and / or other processing centers (as in the case of gasoline, electricity and liquefied gas, etc.).