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STAT Brazil Mexico HISTORY
Consumption 455.8 billion kWh
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Mexico
212.3 billion kWh
Ranked 9th.

Consumption > Per capita 2,116.72 kWh per capita
Ranked 61st. 14% more than Mexico
1,858.31 kWh per capita
Ranked 64th.

Consumption by households 83.19 billion kWh
Ranked 9th. 95% more than Mexico
42.63 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.

Consumption by households per capita 446.93 kWh
Ranked 91st. 16% more than Mexico
384.97 kWh
Ranked 99th.

Consumption by petroleum refineries 2.87 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.
2.94 billion kWh
Ranked 14th. 3% more than Brazil

Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita 15.41 kWh
Ranked 41st.
26.59 kWh
Ranked 36th. 73% more than Brazil

Consumption per capita 2,116.88 kWh
Ranked 56th. 36% more than Mexico
1,558.97 kWh
Ranked 25th.

Exports 2.54 billion kWh
Ranked 10th. 98% more than Mexico
1.29 billion kWh
Ranked 32nd.

From other renewable sources 7.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Mexico
3.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 46th.

Installed generating capacity 113.7 million kW
Ranked 7th. 83% more than Mexico
62 million kW
Ranked 12th.

Installed generating capacity per thousand people 582.45 kW
Ranked 88th. 11% more than Mexico
525.93 kW
Ranked 95th.

Production 530.7 billion kWh
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Mexico
257.9 billion kWh
Ranked 13th.

Production > KWh 445.14 billion
Ranked 10th. 73% more than Mexico
257.45 billion
Ranked 15th.

Production > Per capita 2,301.45 kWh per capita
Ranked 79th. 3% more than Mexico
2,228.18 kWh per capita
Ranked 16th.

Production per capita 2,301.62 kWh
Ranked 76th. 8% more than Mexico
2,131.03 kWh
Ranked 15th.

Consumption by households and other consumers per capita 994.41 kWh
Ranked 85th. 57% more than Mexico
632.34 kWh
Ranked 104th.

Production by source > Nuclear 4.4%
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Mexico
4.2%
Ranked 28th.
Imports 38.43 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 64 times more than Mexico
603 million kWh
Ranked 40th.

From nuclear fuels 1.8% of total installed capacity
Ranked 24th.
2.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Brazil

Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 993 kWh per capita
Ranked 98th. 46% more than Mexico
679.22 kWh per capita
Ranked 115th.

Consumption in agriculture per capita 84.26 kWh
Ranked 38th. 28% more than Mexico
65.79 kWh
Ranked 46th.

Production > KWh > Per capita 1,778.06 per capita
Ranked 69th.
1,817.54 per capita
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Brazil

Consumption by households > Per capita 446.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 100th. 8% more than Mexico
413.51 kWh per capita
Ranked 108th.

Thermal > Production per capita 298.84 kWh
Ranked 126th.
1,706.92 kWh
Ranked 73th. 6 times more than Brazil

From fossil fuels 19.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 168th.
76.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Brazil

Production by source > Fossil fuel 8.3%
Ranked 190th.
78.7%
Ranked 109th. 9 times more than Brazil
Consumption by industry and construction per capita 942.13 kWh
Ranked 55th.
958.18 kWh
Ranked 54th. 2% more than Brazil

Net inland availability > Per capita 1,940.18 kWh per capita
Ranked 86th. 13% more than Mexico
1,719.94 kWh per capita
Ranked 94th.

Nuclear > Production 9.86 billion kWh
Ranked 23th.
10.8 billion kWh
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Brazil

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh 320.8 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Mexico
25.21 billion kWh
Ranked 22nd.

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita 1,743.36 kWh
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Mexico
230.44 kWh
Ranked 59th.

Hydro > Production 337.46 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Mexico
27.73 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.

Thermal > Production 55.63 billion kWh
Ranked 29th.
189.01 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Brazil

Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita 15.39 kWh per capita
Ranked 42nd.
28.56 kWh per capita
Ranked 37th. 86% more than Brazil

Gross inland availability > Per capita 2,350.74 kWh per capita
Ranked 90th. 9% more than Mexico
2,153.76 kWh per capita
Ranked 92nd.

Hydro > Production per capita 1,812.9 kWh
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Mexico
250.44 kWh
Ranked 67th.

Consumption by households and other consumers 185.1 billion kWh
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mexico
70.02 billion kWh
Ranked 18th.

Consumption in agriculture 15.69 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Mexico
7.29 billion kWh
Ranked 10th.

Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 940.81 kWh per capita
Ranked 58th.
1,029.22 kWh per capita
Ranked 56th. 9% more than Brazil

Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita 128.66 kWh per capita
Ranked 37th. 64% more than Mexico
78.57 kWh per capita
Ranked 42nd.

Net > Production 399.15 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 79% more than Mexico
223.23 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Net > Production per capita 2,144.32 kWh
Ranked 82nd. 6% more than Mexico
2,015.98 kWh
Ranked 84th.

Consumption > Date of > Information 2003 2003
Production by source > Hydro 82.7%
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Mexico
14.2%
Ranked 99th.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields per capita 22.17 kWh
Ranked 14th.
34.43 kWh
Ranked 11th. 55% more than Brazil

Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita 66.64 kWh
Ranked 8th. 61 times more than Mexico
1.09 kWh
Ranked 40th.

Nuclear > Production per capita 52.94 kWh
Ranked 25th.
97.58 kWh
Ranked 24th. 84% more than Brazil

From hydroelectric plants 71% of total installed capacity
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Mexico
18.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 83th.

Consumption by energy sector > Per capita 52.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 52nd.
65.55 kWh per capita
Ranked 49th. 25% more than Brazil

Consumption in agriculture > Per capita 84.14 kWh per capita
Ranked 40th. 19% more than Mexico
70.67 kWh per capita
Ranked 43th.

Consumption in rail transport > Per capita 6.37 kWh per capita
Ranked 50th.
11.51 kWh per capita
Ranked 44th. 81% more than Brazil

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita 104.7 kWh
Ranked 75th.
795.79 kWh
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Brazil

Production from coal sources > Kwh 10.37 billion kWh
Ranked 36th.
23.89 billion kWh
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Brazil

Production from natural gas sources > % of total 4.97%
Ranked 75th.
38.85%
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Brazil

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh 19.27 billion kWh
Ranked 31st.
87.05 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Brazil

Consumption by chemical industry 21.09 billion kWh
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Mexico
5.91 billion kWh
Ranked 20th.

Consumption in rail transport 1.19 billion kWh
Ranked 18th. About the same as Mexico
1.19 billion kWh
Ranked 19th.

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses 66.79 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 76% more than Mexico
37.97 billion kWh
Ranked 8th.

Energy balance requirement > Per capita 2,072.66 kWh per capita
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Mexico
433.42 kWh per capita
Ranked 72nd.

Energy balance requirement 386.35 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Mexico
44.68 billion kWh
Ranked 20th.

Hydro > Production > Per capita 1,810.34 kWh per capita
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Mexico
269.01 kWh per capita
Ranked 64th.

Hydro > Production > Public 325.05 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Mexico
27.61 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.

Nuclear > Production > Per capita 52.87 kWh per capita
Ranked 26th.
104.81 kWh per capita
Ranked 25th. 98% more than Brazil

Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita 52.87 kWh per capita
Ranked 26th.
104.81 kWh per capita
Ranked 25th. 98% more than Brazil

Production from coal sources > % of total 2.68%
Ranked 57th.
10.66%
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Brazil

Net inland availability 361.66 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Mexico
177.31 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.

Net > Production > Per capita 2,141.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 95th.
2,165.44 kWh per capita
Ranked 93th. 1% more than Brazil

Thermal > Production > Per capita 298.42 kWh per capita
Ranked 146th.
1,833.46 kWh per capita
Ranked 80th. 6 times more than Brazil

Thermal > Production > Self-producer 27.38 billion kWh
Ranked 9th. 74% more than Mexico
15.76 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 146.87 kWh per capita
Ranked 57th.
152.87 kWh per capita
Ranked 54th. 4% more than Brazil

Total > Production > Public 363.16 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Mexico
218.97 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Total > Production > Public > Per capita 1,948.21 kWh per capita
Ranked 98th.
2,124.09 kWh per capita
Ranked 92nd. 9% more than Brazil

Total > Production > Self-producer 39.78 billion kWh
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Mexico
15.92 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Production from oil sources > Kwh 12.34 billion kWh
Ranked 21st.
69.59 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Brazil

Station use and station loss per capita 20.36 kWh
Ranked 110th.
105.32 kWh
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Brazil

% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 20.29%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Mexico
8.15%
Ranked 17th.
Consumption by other energy producers > Per capita 14.2 kWh per capita
Ranked 25th.
43.13 kWh per capita
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Brazil

Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 213.42 kWh per capita
Ranked 50th. 38% more than Mexico
154.47 kWh per capita
Ranked 56th.

Consumption by other consumers per capita 463.21 kWh
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Mexico
181.58 kWh
Ranked 95th.

Consumption by other energy producers per capita 14.21 kWh
Ranked 25th.
40.67 kWh
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Brazil

Consumption by other industries and construction per capita 699.97 kWh
Ranked 54th.
831.68 kWh
Ranked 48th. 19% more than Brazil

Nuclear > Production > Public per capita 52.94 kWh
Ranked 25th.
97.58 kWh
Ranked 24th. 84% more than Brazil

Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita 22.14 kWh per capita
Ranked 14th.
36.99 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 67% more than Brazil

Total > Production > Public per capita 1,950.96 kWh
Ranked 83th.
1,977.49 kWh
Ranked 82nd. 1% more than Brazil

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita 2,164.68 kWh
Ranked 82nd. 2% more than Mexico
2,121.3 kWh
Ranked 84th.

Consumption by transportation industry per capita 6.38 kWh
Ranked 58th.
10.71 kWh
Ranked 54th. 68% more than Brazil

Consumption in rail transport per capita 6.38 kWh
Ranked 49th.
10.71 kWh
Ranked 43th. 68% more than Brazil

Imports > Per capita 214,217.4 kWh per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 40 times more than Mexico
5,311.24 kWh per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Production from oil sources > % of total 3.18%
Ranked 75th.
31.06%
Ranked 30th. 10 times more than Brazil

Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita 1,743.8 kWh per capita
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Mexico
267.84 kWh per capita
Ranked 62nd.

Hydro > Production > Self-producer 12.4 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 103 times more than Mexico
121 million kWh
Ranked 27th.

Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 66.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 57 times more than Mexico
1.17 kWh per capita
Ranked 39th.

Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita 56.4 kWh per capita
Ranked 56th.
234.15 kWh per capita
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Brazil

Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita 63.13 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th.
90.09 kWh per capita
Ranked 26th. 43% more than Brazil

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita 104.75 kWh per capita
Ranked 75th.
852.97 kWh per capita
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than Brazil

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita 1,744.29 kWh per capita
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Mexico
247 kWh per capita
Ranked 56th.

Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita 67.09 kWh per capita
Ranked 76th.
681.97 kWh per capita
Ranked 22nd. 10 times more than Brazil

Consumption by energy sector per capita 52.35 kWh
Ranked 52nd.
61.02 kWh
Ranked 49th. 17% more than Brazil

Energy balance requirement per capita 2,075.58 kWh
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Mexico
403.51 kWh
Ranked 70th.

Exports per capita 10.71 kWh
Ranked 24th.
11.2 kWh
Ranked 28th. 5% more than Brazil

Gross inland availability per capita 2,354.06 kWh
Ranked 79th. 17% more than Mexico
2,005.11 kWh
Ranked 82nd.

Total > Production > Self-producer per capita 213.72 kWh
Ranked 43th. 49% more than Mexico
143.81 kWh
Ranked 54th.

Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita 56.37 kWh
Ranked 56th.
218.46 kWh
Ranked 48th. 4 times more than Brazil

Consumption by energy sector 9.74 billion kWh
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Mexico
6.76 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.

Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita 113.16 kWh per capita
Ranked 38th. 97% more than Mexico
57.31 kWh per capita
Ranked 44th.

Consumption by crude petroleum fields 4.13 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 8% more than Mexico
3.81 billion kWh
Ranked 6th.

Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita 698.98 kWh per capita
Ranked 61st.
893.33 kWh per capita
Ranked 49th. 28% more than Brazil

Consumption by transportation industry 1.19 billion kWh
Ranked 25th. About the same as Mexico
1.19 billion kWh
Ranked 26th.

Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 6.37 kWh per capita
Ranked 59th.
11.51 kWh per capita
Ranked 53th. 81% more than Brazil

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita 358.29 kWh per capita
Ranked 61st.
368.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 58th. 3% more than Brazil

Exports > Per capita 10.71 kWh per capita
Ranked 23th.
11.71 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Brazil

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita 2,161.63 kWh per capita
Ranked 96th.
2,278.56 kWh per capita
Ranked 92nd. 5% more than Brazil

Nuclear > Production > Public 9.86 billion kWh
Ranked 23th.
10.8 billion kWh
Ranked 21st. 10% more than Brazil

Production by source > Other 4.6%
Ranked 14th. 59% more than Mexico
2.9%
Ranked 20th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita 358.8 kWh
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Mexico
342.86 kWh
Ranked 61st.

Production from nuclear sources > % of total 3%
Ranked 28th.
4.1%
Ranked 25th. 37% more than Brazil

Hydro > Production > Public per capita 1,746.26 kWh
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Mexico
249.35 kWh
Ranked 64th.

Imports per capita 219.33 kWh
Ranked 20th. 43 times more than Mexico
5.08 kWh
Ranked 31st.

Net inland availability per capita 1,942.92 kWh
Ranked 76th. 21% more than Mexico
1,601.23 kWh
Ranked 85th.

Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita 147.08 kWh
Ranked 51st. 3% more than Mexico
142.32 kWh
Ranked 52nd.

Consumption by chemical industry per capita 113.32 kWh
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Mexico
53.35 kWh
Ranked 45th.

Consumption by other energy producers 2.65 billion kWh
Ranked 6th.
4.22 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Brazil

Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total 82.8%
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than Mexico
11.25%
Ranked 75th.

Station use and station loss 3.79 billion kWh
Ranked 33th.
11.66 billion kWh
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Brazil

Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita 67.05 kWh
Ranked 75th.
636.26 kWh
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Brazil

Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita 128.84 kWh
Ranked 36th. 76% more than Mexico
73.15 kWh
Ranked 42nd.

Thermal > Production > Public per capita 151.75 kWh
Ranked 136th.
1,564.6 kWh
Ranked 73th. 10 times more than Brazil

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer 402.94 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 72% more than Mexico
234.9 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Consumption by iron and steel industry 23.98 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Mexico
8.1 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.

Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 462.56 kWh per capita
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Mexico
195.04 kWh per capita
Ranked 103th.

Consumption by other industries and construction 130.29 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Mexico
92.09 billion kWh
Ranked 10th.

Consumption by industry and construction 175.37 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 65% more than Mexico
106.1 billion kWh
Ranked 12th.

Consumption by other consumers 86.22 billion kWh
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Mexico
20.11 billion kWh
Ranked 29th.

Gross inland availability 438.19 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 97% more than Mexico
222.03 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Station use and station loss > Per capita 20.33 kWh per capita
Ranked 125th.
113.12 kWh per capita
Ranked 69th. 6 times more than Brazil

Thermal > Production > Public 28.25 billion kWh
Ranked 45th.
173.25 billion kWh
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Brazil

Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita 151.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 155th.
1,680.6 kWh per capita
Ranked 80th. 11 times more than Brazil

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.; International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics \xA9 OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and Energy Balances of OECD Countries.; 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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