Fossil fuel sources (including petroleum, natural gas, and coal) represented over 70 percent of primary energy production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Petroleum accounted for some 45 percent of the region's primary energy production. That year, Latin America's primary energy production added up to some 6.47 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
Distribution of primary energy production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by source
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (November 2, 2023). Distribution of primary energy production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913527/latin-america-caribbean-primary-energy-distribution-production/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Distribution of primary energy production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by source." Chart. November 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913527/latin-america-caribbean-primary-energy-distribution-production/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2023). Distribution of primary energy production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913527/latin-america-caribbean-primary-energy-distribution-production/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Distribution of Primary Energy Production in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2021, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913527/latin-america-caribbean-primary-energy-distribution-production/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Distribution of primary energy production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913527/latin-america-caribbean-primary-energy-distribution-production/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Distribution of primary energy production in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by source [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, November 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/913527/latin-america-caribbean-primary-energy-distribution-production/