This report is the first attempt to consolidate available energy information and energy balance
for Asia and the Pacific. It summarizes the historical energy trends and latest energy
structure for the regional members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Energy
Statistics in Asia and the Pacific complements and indeed provides a basis for the Energy Outlook
in Asia and the Pacific which will be published under a separate volume.
Both the Energy Statistics and the Energy Outlook are the products of the ADB-funded regional
technical assistance grant (RETA 6322: Energy Sector Strategy and Development). Energy supply
and energy security are among the strategic concerns in the Asia and Pacific region to
achieving inclusive and sustainable economic growth and social development, and addressing
the climate change challenge. Effective policymaking and implementation call for comprehensive
and timely availability of vital energy statistics and outlook across the region.
The Energy Statistics include, for each of ADB’s 48 regional members, the energy balance
of latest two years, and historical indigenous energy production, primary energy supply,
final energy consumption, and power generation from 1990 to 2006. The data are compiled
through the consolidation of available energy statistics from three main sources:
(i) Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre’s (APERC) APEC Energy Database; (ii) International Energy
Agency’s (IEA) Energy Statistics of Non-OECD Countries; and (iii) United Nations Statistics Division
(UNSD) energy statistics database. With the endorsement of the APEC Secretariat and the
APEC Energy Working Group, necessary information from the APEC Energy Database had been
used for the APEC member economies in Asia and the Pacific. For the non-APEC members,
IEA country energy balances were used with priority, wherever available. For other members,
energy balance from UNSD had been used. The energy statistics reported in this volume do
not necessarily reflect government view of each country.
Throughout this exercise, it is noted that energy data availability is uneven across the region;
some countries have well-established energy balance information and others do not, especially
Pacific island economies. We hope this report will be the first step to build a more robust
energy database in the Asia and Pacific region.
Xianbin Yao
Director General
Regional and Sustainable Development Department