Commercial energy use
4,131.38
1,540.89
DEFINITION:
Commercial energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Commercial energy use refers to apparent consumption, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Ranked 23rd. 168% more than Latvia
Ranked 58th.
electricity consumption > Date of > Information
2003
2003
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption
Electrical outages > days
0.23 days
1.3 days
DEFINITION:
Electrical outages are the average number of days per year that establishments experience power outages or surges from the public grid.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 40th in 2005.
Ranked 32nd in 2005. 5 times more than Germany
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh
34,185,000,000 million kWh
885,000,000 million kWh
DEFINITION:
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 9th in 2004. 38 times more than Latvia
Ranked 100th in 2004.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh (per capita)
414.3 million kWh
per capita
382.7 million kWh
per capita
DEFINITION:
Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 42nd in 2004. 8% more than Latvia
Ranked 52nd in 2004.
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel
61.8%
29.1%
DEFINITION:
The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 130th in 2003. 112% more than Latvia
Ranked 178th in 2003.
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro
4.2%
70.9%
DEFINITION:
The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 123rd in 2003.
Ranked 33rd in 2003. 16 times more than Germany
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear
29.9%
0%
DEFINITION:
The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 14th in 2003.
Ranked 51st in 2003.
Electricity > Production by source > Other
4.1%
0%
DEFINITION:
The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 16th in 2001.
Ranked 74th in 2001.
Gasoline prices
1.49
1.1
DEFINITION:
Ratio of premium gasoline price to world averagecurrency to U.S. dollars, and the ratio of the gas price to the world average in the same time period was used in order to normalize the data. For more information, see World Development Indicators, Table 3.12.
SOURCE:
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org
Ranked 19th. 35% more than Latvia
Ranked 59th.
Hydroelectricity consumption
20.79
2.12
DEFINITION:
Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours
SOURCE:
Energy Information Administration
Ranked 23rd. 9 times more than Latvia
Ranked 77th.
imports, net > % of energy use
60.92 %
53.46 %
DEFINITION:
Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 29th in 2004. 14% more than Latvia
Ranked 38th in 2004.
production > kt of oil equivalent
136,009 kt of oil equivalent
2,140 kt of oil equivalent
DEFINITION:
Energy production refers to forms of primary energy--petroleum (crude oil, natural gas liquids, and oil from nonconventional sources), natural gas, solid fuels (coal, lignite, and other derived fuels), and combustible renewables and waste--and primary electricity, all converted into oil equivalents.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 20th in 2004. 63 times more than Latvia
Ranked 100th in 2004.
Traditional fuel consumption
1.3%
26.2%
DEFINITION:
Traditional fuel consumption as a % of total energy use.
SOURCE:
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Ranked 101st.
Ranked 54th. 19 times more than Germany
use > kt of oil equivalent
348,036 kt of oil equivalent
4,598 kt of oil equivalent
DEFINITION:
Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 6th in 2004. 75 times more than Latvia
Ranked 103rd in 2004.
use > kt of oil equivalent (per capita)
4.2 kt of oil equivalent
pe
2.0 kt of oil equivalent
pe
DEFINITION:
Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 26th in 2004. 112% more than Latvia
Ranked 58th in 2004.
Wall plugs > Frequency
50 HZ
50 HZ
DEFINITION:
PowerStream
Ranked 59th.
Ranked 93rd.
Wall plugs > Plug type
Europe
Europe
DEFINITION:
PowerStream
Wall plugs > Voltage
230 V
230 V
DEFINITION:
PowerStream
Ranked 75th.
Ranked 110th.
Wind energy installation
16,628.8 MW
26 MW
DEFINITION:
Worldwide wind energy installation figures per country as at 31 December 2004
SOURCE:
World Wind Energy Association
Ranked 1st. 639 times more than Latvia
Ranked 31st.
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