§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will set out in a convenient table the use of energy and GNP per head at the latest available date for the following countries: (a) Canada, (b) the USA, (c) Norway, (d) Sweden, (e) Germany, (f) Belgium, (g) the Netherlands, (h) Australia, (i) West Germany, (j) the United Kingdom, (k) Denmark, (l) 382W Switzerland, (m) France, (n) the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, (o) Austria, (p) New Zealand, (q) Japan, (r) Italy and (s) Israel.
§ Mr. EadieComparable figures of gross national product for the different countries are not readily available. The latest information published by the United Nations relates to the year 1974 and covers gross domestic product and energy consumption per head. GDP is not available for the German Democratic Republic and the USSR. The following are the published figures:
Consumption of commercial energy per head (Kilograms coal equivalent) Gross domestic product per head (United States dollars) Canada 9,816 6,463 U.S.A. 11,485 6.597 Norway 4,925 5,825 Sweden 5,804 6,876 Germany (Democratic Republic) 6,946 Not available Belgium 6,709 5,451 Netherlands 6,191 5,109 Australia 5,997 5,448* West Germany 5,698 6,198 United Kingdom 5,464 3,375 Denmark 5,114 6,020 Switzerland 3,616 6,930 France 4,342 5,067 U.S.S.R. 5,252 Not available Austria 3,883 4,382 New Zealand 3,444 4,417 Japan 3,839 4,152 Italy 3,224 2,706 Israel 2,914 4,029 * 1973. Sources
World Energy Supplies 1950–1974.
Statistical Yearbook 1975 (United Nations).