Abbreviations and Acronyms
| Bkwh | Billion kilowatt-hours |
| Btu | British thermal unit(s) (the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit; 8 gallons of gasoline contain 1 million Btu) |
| EE&FSU | Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (for list of countries in EE&FSU, see Appendix A ) |
| FSU | Former Soviet Union |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| G-7 | Group of Seven (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States) |
| Kwh | Kilowatt-hours |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa (for list of countries in EE&FSU, see Appendix A ) |
| MMT | Million metric tons |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (for list of countries in OECD, see Appendix A ) |
| Non-OECD | All countries that are not included in the OECD |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity exchange rates |
| Quads | Quadrillion Btu(s) |
