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| | North America--The Energy Picture |
 | | At the end of 2000, North America had conventional crude oil reserves of about 50 billion barrels and natural gas reserves of about 290 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), roughly 5 percent of the world total for oil and about 6 percent for gas. |
 | | In 2000, North America had coal reserves of around 286 billion short tons, about 96 percent of which were located in the United States. |
 | | North America generated 4,556 terawatthours of electricity in 2000, of which 46 percent was coal-fired, 18 percent nuclear, 14 percent natural gas, 15 percent hydroelectric, 5 percent oil, and 2 percent renewable energy and other. |
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