Changing Patterns of Energy Consumption in Developing Countries

This report documents the tasks of updating and analyzing the energy and macroeconomic data base for the 15 non-OPEC major energy consuming less developed countries (LDCs). The data base contains annual time-series data for 82 variables from 1960 to 1987. The trend analyses reveal that these 15 LDCs as a group continued to gain their share of total energy consumption in the world. The average annual growth rate of energy consumption during the 1960-87 period was 6.2% for the 15 LDCs and only 1.7% for the United States. It was also noted that the oil share of total primary energy consumption for the 15 LDCs continued to decline in 1987. However, the figure of 51% in 1987 was higher than that in the U.S. (45%) and the world (39%). The report also contains an analysis of energy and GDP relationships by income level. The Appendices provide detailed graphical presentations of important energy indicators by country