Total Primary Energy Requirement
Review data related to Ireland's total primary energy requirement. Definitive annual data from SEAI's National Energy Balance.
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Total primary energy requirement excludes non-energy sub-products and is calculated as the sum of five streams:
- National production (+)
- Imports (+)
- Exports (-)
- Marine bunkers (-)
- Stock change (+ or -)
Total Primary Energy Requirement
Yearly Change
The data view below shows the annual net primary energy requirement, summed across all streams: national production, imports, exports, marine bunkers and stock change (top), along with the absolute and percentage differences of primary energy requirement, with respect to the previous year for up to 20 years, where data is available (bottom).
Breakdown by Energy Product
The data view below shows the annual total primary energy requirement, summed across all streams: national production, imports, exports, marine bunkers and stock change is shown with its energy product breakdown (top). The energy product breakdown is also displayed as a percentage of the total primary energy requirement (bottom).
Breakdown by Stream
The data view below shows the annual total primary energy requirement broken out by stream (bars), alongside the net value (line).
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