Energy in Belarus describes energy

World energy resources and consumption

]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...

 and electricity

Electricity generation

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...

 production, consumption and import in Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

. Energy policy of Belarus will describe the politics of Belarus

Politics of Belarus

The politics of Belarus takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, where by the President of Belarus is the head of state. Executive power is exercised by the government, in its top sits a prime minister, appointed by the President...

 related to energy more in detail. Belarus is net energy importer. According to IEA

IEA

IEA can stand for several different things, such as those listed here:* Institute of Economic Affairs* Institute of International and European Affairs, formerly the Institute of European Affairs* Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Moscow...

 the energy import exceeded the energy use in 2008. Primary energy use in Belarus was 327 TWh and 34 TWh per million persons in 2008.

Primary energy use per capita in Belarus in 2009 (34 TWh/m) was slightly more than in Portugal

Energy in Portugal

Energy in Portugal describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Portugal. Energy policy of Portugal will describe the politics of Portugal related to energy more in detail. Electricity sector in Portugal is the main article of electricity in Portugal.-Overview:Own energy...

 (26 TWh/m) and ca half of the use in Belgium

Energy in Belgium

Energy in Belgium describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Belgium. Energy policy of Belgium will describe the politics of Belgium related to energy more in detail. Electricity sector in Belgium is the main article of electricity in Belgium.The Kingdom of Belgium...

 (64 TWh/m) or Sweden

Energy in Sweden

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 (62 TWh/m). The European

Energy in Europe

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 primary energy use per capita (TWh/per million) was highest in 2008 in: 1) Iceland 191, 2) Luxembourg

Energy in Luxembourg

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 98 and 3) Finland

Energy in Finland

Finland lacks domestic sources of fossil energy and must import substantial amounts of petroleum, natural gas, and other energy resources, including uranium for nuclear power.-Overview:...

.77.

Overview

Energy in Belarus
	Capita	Prim. energy	Production	Import	Electricity	CO2-emission
	Million	TWh	TWh	TWh	TWh	Mt
2004	9.82	311	42	272	30.9	60.6
2007	9.70	326	47	276	32.5	62.7
2008	9.68	327	47	287	33.2	64.2
2009	9.66	311	47	258	31.4	60.8
Change 2004-2009	-1.6 %	-0.1 %	11.9 %	-5.0 %	1.6 %	0.2  %
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses

See also

• Druzhba pipeline
  Druzhba pipeline
  The Druzhba pipeline is the world's longest oil pipeline and in fact one of the biggest oil pipeline networks in the world. It carries oil some from the eastern part of the European Russia to points in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany...
  
  
• 2004 Russia–Belarus gas dispute
  2004 Russia–Belarus gas dispute
  2004 Russia–Belarus gas dispute was a commercial and diplomatic dispute between Russia and Belarus that escalated in January 2004. Close relations between the two countries and willingness for political integration had made it possible for Belarus to purchase gas from Russia at heavily discounted...
  
  
• 2007 Russia–Belarus energy dispute