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Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from coal sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Imports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Net > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Production from coal sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Station use and station loss > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Production from oil sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production by source > Other: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from oil sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Energy balance requirement per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Exports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Exports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From hydroelectric plants: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by water-driven turbines, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	Australia	North Korea
Consumption	213.5 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 12 times more than North Korea	17.62 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Consumption > Per capita	10,864.15 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 14 times more than North Korea	800.71 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	5,494.27 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 14 times more than North Korea	380.61 kWh per capita Ranked 135th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	5,476.54 kWh Ranked 15th. 15 times more than North Korea	359.42 kWh Ranked 122nd.
Consumption per capita	10,563.43 kWh Ranked 10th. 14 times more than North Korea	775.45 kWh Ranked 18th.
Exports	0.0 Ranked 127th.	0.0 Ranked 46th.
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 145th.	0.0 Ranked 32nd.
From other renewable sources	5.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 36th.	0.0 Ranked 94th.
Imports	0.0 Ranked 121st.	0.0 Ranked 49th.
Installed generating capacity	59.13 million kW Ranked 13th. 6 times more than North Korea	9.5 million kW Ranked 45th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	2,679.77 kW Ranked 15th. 7 times more than North Korea	387.75 kW Ranked 104th.
Production	225.5 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 11 times more than North Korea	21.04 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Production > Per capita	11,950.57 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 12 times more than North Korea	958.3 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 175th.	0.0 Ranked 40th.
Production per capita	11,619.77 kWh Ranked 10th. 13 times more than North Korea	928.07 kWh Ranked 20th.
Thermal > Production per capita	11,490.28 kWh Ranked 5th. 28 times more than North Korea	410.74 kWh Ranked 113th.
From fossil fuels	78.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 84th. 66% more than North Korea	47.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 139th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	90.8% Ranked 91st. 3 times more than North Korea	29% Ranked 178th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	4,526.2 kWh Ranked 10th. 13 times more than North Korea	359.46 kWh Ranked 96th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	10,157.66 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 13 times more than North Korea	761.26 kWh per capita Ranked 133th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	16.28 billion kWh Ranked 29th. 30% more than North Korea	12.5 billion kWh Ranked 33th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	808.85 kWh Ranked 29th. 53% more than North Korea	528.78 kWh Ranked 45th.
Thermal > Production	234.34 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 24 times more than North Korea	9.78 billion kWh Ranked 72nd.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	4,540.85 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 12 times more than North Korea	380.65 kWh per capita Ranked 101st.
Hydro > Production per capita	778.92 kWh Ranked 36th. 41% more than North Korea	551.46 kWh Ranked 45th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	111.69 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 13 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 69th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	11,457.52 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 12 times more than North Korea	922.28 kWh per capita Ranked 136th.
Hydro > Production	15.89 billion kWh Ranked 27th. 21% more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 31st.
Net > Production per capita	11,420.56 kWh Ranked 10th. 13 times more than North Korea	870.94 kWh Ranked 117th.
Net > Production	232.92 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 11 times more than North Korea	20.74 billion kWh Ranked 65th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	8.3% Ranked 110th.	71% Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Australia
Station use and station loss	18.2 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 8 times more than North Korea	2.17 billion kWh Ranked 46th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	85.6 kWh Ranked 71st. 2 times more than North Korea	42.13 kWh Ranked 80th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	10,903.76 kWh Ranked 4th. 27 times more than North Korea	410.74 kWh Ranked 109th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	189.67 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 22 times more than North Korea	8.48 billion kWh Ranked 39th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	2,409.96 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than North Korea	380.61 kWh per capita Ranked 86th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	81.54 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 10 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Consumption by industry and construction	92.31 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 11 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 55th.
Consumption by other consumers	48.99 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 6 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 47th.
Gross inland availability	232.92 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 11 times more than North Korea	20.74 billion kWh Ranked 64th.
Imports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 102nd.	0.0 Ranked 36th.
Net inland availability	206.5 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 12 times more than North Korea	17.12 billion kWh Ranked 65th.
Net > Production > Per capita	11,457.52 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 12 times more than North Korea	922.28 kWh per capita Ranked 134th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	11,527.47 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 27 times more than North Korea	434.95 kWh per capita Ranked 131st.
Production from coal sources > % of total	79.26% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than North Korea	38.58% Ranked 22nd.
Total > Production > Public	238.88 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 10 times more than North Korea	22.91 billion kWh Ranked 63th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	11,750.9 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 12 times more than North Korea	1,018.91 kWh per capita Ranked 125th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	895.27 kWh per capita Ranked 4th. 9 times more than North Korea	96.63 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.
Thermal > Production > Public	222.38 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 23 times more than North Korea	9.78 billion kWh Ranked 66th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	10,939.05 kWh per capita Ranked 4th. 25 times more than North Korea	434.95 kWh per capita Ranked 127th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	1.72 billion kWh Ranked 64th. 73% more than North Korea	996 million kWh Ranked 75th.
Station use and station loss per capita	892.38 kWh Ranked 4th. 10 times more than North Korea	91.25 kWh Ranked 67th.
Production by source > Other	0.9% Ranked 39th.	0.0 Ranked 66th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	3,998.13 kWh Ranked 10th. 11 times more than North Korea	359.46 kWh Ranked 93th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	765.49 kWh Ranked 35th. 39% more than North Korea	551.46 kWh Ranked 44th.
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 97th.	0.0 Ranked 37th.
Net inland availability per capita	10,124.88 kWh Ranked 12th. 14 times more than North Korea	718.88 kWh Ranked 119th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	11,712.99 kWh Ranked 9th. 12 times more than North Korea	962.19 kWh Ranked 110th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	12,312.94 kWh Ranked 10th. 13 times more than North Korea	962.19 kWh Ranked 116th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	0.72% Ranked 100th.	4.53% Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Australia
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	767.97 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 32% more than North Korea	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 45th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	9,439.93 kWh per capita Ranked 1st. 25 times more than North Korea	378.76 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	810.27 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 45% more than North Korea	558.44 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	85.76 kWh per capita Ranked 71st. 93% more than North Korea	44.5 kWh per capita Ranked 81st.
Energy balance requirement per capita	822.66 kWh Ranked 54th. 49% more than North Korea	551.46 kWh Ranked 64th.
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 101st.	0.0 Ranked 34th.
Gross inland availability per capita	11,420.56 kWh Ranked 11th. 13 times more than North Korea	870.94 kWh Ranked 119th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	6.8% Ranked 84th.	56.89% Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Australia
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	9,423.32 kWh Ranked 1st. 26 times more than North Korea	358.64 kWh Ranked 43th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	4,011.07 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 11 times more than North Korea	380.65 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	832.26 kWh per capita Ranked 14th. 5 times more than North Korea	161.02 kWh per capita Ranked 103th.
Exports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 106th.	0.0 Ranked 33th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	12,352.8 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 12 times more than North Korea	1,018.91 kWh per capita Ranked 130th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	2,402.18 kWh Ranked 18th. 7 times more than North Korea	359.42 kWh Ranked 79th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	829.57 kWh Ranked 12th. 5 times more than North Korea	152.06 kWh Ranked 100th.
From hydroelectric plants	13.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 92nd.	52.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Australia
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	251.12 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 11 times more than North Korea	22.91 billion kWh Ranked 63th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	16.92 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 5 times more than North Korea	3.62 billion kWh Ranked 54th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	825.32 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 41% more than North Korea	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 66th.
Energy balance requirement	16.78 billion kWh Ranked 36th. 28% more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	781.45 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 34% more than North Korea	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.
Hydro > Production > Public	15.61 billion kWh Ranked 27th. 19% more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 31st.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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