1.6 Status of energy consumption in advanced
countries
(1) Trend of energy consumption
| Real GDP growth rate (to the previous year) | Energy consumption increase rate (to the previous year) |
Oil consumption increase rate (to the previous year) |
Oil dependence rate | |||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | |
| U.S.A. | 5.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 39.5 | 39.8 |
| Japan | 1.4 | -2.8 | 1.3 | -1.5 | -0.8 | -4.2 | 52.7 | 51.1 |
| Germany | 2.2 | 2.7 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 40.1 | 40.6 |
| U.K. | 3.4 | 2.1 | -2.4 | 2.4 | -3.1 | 1.5 | 36.2 | 35.8 |
| France | 2.3 | 3.2 | -2.7 | 3.3 | -3.3 | 5.0 | 35.6 | 36.2 |
(2) Comparison of energy intensity per GDP
Source) OECD ENERGY BALANCES (1997-1998)