Agency for Natural Resources and EnergyFY 2011 Energy Supply and Demand Report (revised report)

1. Final energy consumption decreased 3.0% from the previous year (up by 4.6% from FY 1990) due to a decrease in production and the effects of energy saving efforts.
2. With respect to final energy consumption by energy source, electricity decreased significantly (down by 6.2% from the previous year) due to a decrease in production and the effects of energy saving, while city gas increased (up by 2.5% from the previous year).
3. With respect to the domestic supply of primary energy, nuclear power decreased 64.5% from the previous year, while natural gas and petroleum increased by 16.4% and by 3.3% respectively from the previous year due to the effects of an increase in the use of thermal power generation as an alternative to nuclear power generation.
4. Energy-oriented carbon dioxide emissions increased 4.4% from the previous year (up by 10.8% from FY 1990) due to the progressive suspension of nuclear power plants and an increase in the amount of fossil fuels consumed.

(Note 1) This revised report has been compiled based on the final values of relevant primary statistics, with some exceptions where final values are not yet available, and some data in the statistics used were assumed. Please note that these primary statistics may be revised in the future and so may the FY 2011 Energy Supply and Demand Report accordingly at the time of announcement of the next fiscal year's Energy Supply and Demand Report.

(Note 2) The amounts of energy shown for reference on the subsequent pages are expressed in units of energy (joules). To convert them into the oil equivalent (kiloliters), multiply the amounts in petajoules (PJ=1 joule × 1015) by 0.0258; the results are expressed in millions of kiloliters of oil equivalent.
(Conversion to oil equivalent: 1 liter of crude oil = 9,250 kcal = 38.7 MJ; 1 MJ = 0.0258 liters)

The Table of the FY 2011 Comprehensive Energy Statistics (Energy Balance Table) is available on the website of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy for your reference:
http://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/info/statistics/jukyu/result-2.htm (in Japanese)

April 12. 2013

Energy Supply and Demand Policy Office, General Policy Division, Director-General's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy