Year kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use 1971 3.0518993397888496 1972 2.9602912580189846 1973 2.9315813142634406 1974 3.058669324808946 1975 3.0364140926773913 1976 3.0962635825169467 1977 3.111755669176194 1978 3.128487279958868 1979 3.507104530650597 1980 3.599831921335729 1981 3.623857117181152 1982 3.4567531089265113 1983 3.4075659669795413 1984 3.5787291824510343 1985 3.4974526780465895 1986 3.3897116250234953 1987 3.4462630521290407 1988 3.1748510900820874 1989 3.212896860056047