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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: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households 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 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 > KWh: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants."
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.
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.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production > KWh > Per capita: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants." Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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).
Power plant capacity > Geothermal > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Geothermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Geothermal per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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).
Geothermal > 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
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Electricity is the share of senior managers who ranked electricity as a major or severe constraint.
Consumption by other energy producers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
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 energy producers 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.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer 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.
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.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Geothermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > 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
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Total > 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.
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.
Geothermal > Production > 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.
Consumption by other industries and construction 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.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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.
Hydro > Production > Public 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.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: 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.
Consumption by energy sector per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by public lighting per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.

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STAT	Costa Rica	Nicaragua
Consumption	8.53 billion kWh Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Nicaragua	2.94 billion kWh Ranked 35th.
Consumption > Per capita	1,921.87 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	452.66 kWh per capita Ranked 109th.
Consumption by households	3.06 billion kWh Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Nicaragua	602 million kWh Ranked 123th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,229.66 kWh Ranked 74th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	276.62 kWh Ranked 134th.
Consumption by households per capita	708.48 kWh Ranked 62nd. 6 times more than Nicaragua	110.35 kWh Ranked 134th.
Consumption per capita	1,779.07 kWh Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	459.12 kWh Ranked 98th.
Exports	135 million kWh Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	43 million kWh Ranked 61st.
From other renewable sources	12.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 19th.	24.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Installed generating capacity	2.8 million kW Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	1.11 million kW Ranked 9th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	599.61 kW Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	187.63 kW Ranked 9th.
Production	9.47 billion kWh Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	3.82 billion kWh Ranked 76th.
Production > KWh	9.05 billion Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	3.21 billion Ranked 114th.
Production > Per capita	2,099.18 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	579 kWh per capita Ranked 125th.
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 183th.	0.0 Ranked 53th.
Production per capita	1,943.21 kWh Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	587.25 kWh Ranked 114th.
Imports	164 million kWh Ranked 59th. 16 times more than Nicaragua	10 million kWh Ranked 78th.
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 152nd.	0.0 Ranked 6th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,227.65 kWh per capita Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	293.05 kWh per capita Ranked 147th.
Consumption in agriculture per capita	9.28 kWh Ranked 79th.	12.1 kWh Ranked 69th. 30% more than Costa Rica
Production > KWh > Per capita	1,400.04 per capita Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Nicaragua	400.95 per capita Ranked 102nd.
Consumption by households > Per capita	707.32 kWh per capita Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Nicaragua	116.91 kWh per capita Ranked 145th.
Thermal > Production per capita	127.08 kWh Ranked 142nd.	396.13 kWh Ranked 114th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
From fossil fuels	32.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 154th.	66% of total installed capacity Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Production by source > Fossil fuel	1.5% Ranked 202nd.	83.9% Ranked 102nd. 56 times more than Costa Rica
Power plant capacity > Geothermal > Per capita	31.47 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 86% more than Nicaragua	16.89 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	482.39 kWh Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	114.39 kWh Ranked 121st.
Net inland availability > Per capita	1,709.25 kWh per capita Ranked 95th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	414.23 kWh per capita Ranked 150th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	6.49 billion kWh Ranked 48th. 20 times more than Nicaragua	322 million kWh Ranked 95th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	1,527.43 kWh Ranked 17th. 26 times more than Nicaragua	59.78 kWh Ranked 85th.
Geothermal > Production per capita	215.97 kWh Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nicaragua	49.68 kWh Ranked 8th.
Thermal > Production	549 million kWh Ranked 132nd.	2.16 billion kWh Ranked 101st. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by households and other consumers	5.31 billion kWh Ranked 83th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	1.51 billion kWh Ranked 118th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	481.6 kWh per capita Ranked 88th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	121.18 kWh per capita Ranked 127th.
Net > Production per capita	1,886.71 kWh Ranked 88th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	471.48 kWh Ranked 138th.
Hydro > Production per capita	1,519.86 kWh Ranked 20th. 19 times more than Nicaragua	79.56 kWh Ranked 99th.
Power plant capacity > Geothermal per 1000	31.52 kW Ranked 3rd. 98% more than Nicaragua	15.95 kW Ranked 6th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	1,886.27 kWh per capita Ranked 97th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	502.79 kWh per capita Ranked 154th.
Hydro > Production	6.57 billion kWh Ranked 45th. 15 times more than Nicaragua	434 million kWh Ranked 107th.
Consumption in agriculture	38 million kWh Ranked 86th.	66 million kWh Ranked 76th. 74% more than Costa Rica
Net > Production	8.15 billion kWh Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Nicaragua	2.57 billion kWh Ranked 121st.
Power plant capacity > Geothermal	136,160 kW Ranked 10th. 57% more than Nicaragua	87,000 kW Ranked 12th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	81.9% Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Nicaragua	7.7% Ranked 113th.
Consumption by industry and construction	2.08 billion kWh Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Nicaragua	624 million kWh Ranked 118th.
Consumption by other consumers	2.25 billion kWh Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	841 million kWh Ranked 100th.
Geothermal > Production > Public	933 million kWh Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	271 million kWh Ranked 13th.
Gross inland availability	8.16 billion kWh Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Nicaragua	2.59 billion kWh Ranked 122nd.
Geothermal > Production > Public > Per capita	215.61 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nicaragua	52.63 kWh per capita Ranked 8th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	23.38 kWh per capita Ranked 121st.	57.09 kWh per capita Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production > Public	127 million kWh Ranked 160th.	2 billion kWh Ranked 102nd. 16 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	29.35 kWh per capita Ranked 180th.	387.43 kWh per capita Ranked 131st. 13 times more than Costa Rica
Station use and station loss per capita	23.42 kWh Ranked 106th.	53.89 kWh Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	16.62% Ranked 6th.	34.73% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by other energy producers > Per capita	4.92 kWh per capita Ranked 30th.	7.18 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 46% more than Costa Rica
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	279.62 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Nicaragua	32.24 kWh per capita Ranked 94th.
Production by source > Other	16.6% Ranked 6th. 98% more than Nicaragua	8.4% Ranked 11th.
Consumption by other energy producers per capita	4.92 kWh Ranked 30th.	6.78 kWh Ranked 33th. 38% more than Costa Rica
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	183.53 kWh Ranked 91st. 52% more than Nicaragua	120.8 kWh Ranked 103th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	97.68 kWh Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Nicaragua	30.43 kWh Ranked 86th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	79% Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Nicaragua	11.41% Ranked 73th.
From hydroelectric plants	55.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Nicaragua	9.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 7th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	29.4 kWh Ranked 161st.	365.7 kWh Ranked 115th. 12 times more than Costa Rica
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	8.25 billion kWh Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Nicaragua	2.87 billion kWh Ranked 121st.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	520.33 kWh per capita Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	163.32 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	1.73 billion kWh Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	624 million kWh Ranked 115th.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal > Per capita	31.47 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 86% more than Nicaragua	16.89 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	182.4 kWh Ranked 5th. 101 times more than Nicaragua	1.8 kWh Ranked 40th.
Geothermal > Production > Public per capita	215.97 kWh Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nicaragua	49.68 kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	4.92 kWh per capita Ranked 68th.	24.86 kWh per capita Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	400.55 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 41 times more than Nicaragua	9.65 kWh per capita Ranked 33th.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	9.28 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.	12.82 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 38% more than Costa Rica
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal	136,160 kW Ranked 10th. 57% more than Nicaragua	87,000 kW Ranked 12th.
Consumption by public lighting	1.46 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 33 times more than Nicaragua	45 million kWh Ranked 26th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	792.89 million kWh Ranked 103th. 20% more than Nicaragua	659 million kWh Ranked 106th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	1,782.78 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Nicaragua	140.21 kWh per capita Ranked 101st.
Energy balance requirement	7.71 billion kWh Ranked 57th. 11 times more than Nicaragua	722 million kWh Ranked 106th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	1,517.37 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 18 times more than Nicaragua	84.28 kWh per capita Ranked 102nd.
Hydro > Production > Public	5.78 billion kWh Ranked 51st. 13 times more than Nicaragua	434 million kWh Ranked 105th.
Imports > Per capita	49,154.74 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	11,268.02 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 25th.
Net inland availability	7.4 billion kWh Ranked 87th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	2.13 billion kWh Ranked 123th.
Net > Production > Per capita	1,883.61 kWh per capita Ranked 101st. 4 times more than Nicaragua	499.48 kWh per capita Ranked 155th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	126.87 kWh per capita Ranked 161st.	419.67 kWh per capita Ranked 132nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	422 million kWh Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	166 million kWh Ranked 84th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	97.52 kWh per capita Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	32.24 kWh per capita Ranked 90th.
Total > Production > Public	7.04 billion kWh Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	2.7 billion kWh Ranked 120th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	1,627.37 kWh per capita Ranked 108th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	524.34 kWh per capita Ranked 152nd.
Total > Production > Self-producer	1.21 billion kWh Ranked 50th. 7 times more than Nicaragua	166 million kWh Ranked 88th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	149 million kWh Ranked 96th.	2.12 billion kWh Ranked 57th. 14 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	398.87 kWh per capita Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	121.18 kWh per capita Ranked 125th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	183.23 kWh per capita Ranked 98th. 43% more than Nicaragua	127.98 kWh per capita Ranked 110th.
Exports > Per capita	18.39 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	0.0 Ranked 38th.
Geothermal > Production > Per capita	215.61 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Nicaragua	52.63 kWh per capita Ranked 8th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	1,906.99 kWh per capita Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	556.58 kWh per capita Ranked 154th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	521.18 kWh Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	154.16 kWh Ranked 100th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	399.53 kWh Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	114.39 kWh Ranked 119th.
Imports per capita	45.53 kWh Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	11.43 kWh Ranked 24th.
Net inland availability per capita	1,712.06 kWh Ranked 82nd. 4 times more than Nicaragua	391 kWh Ranked 134th.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal per 1000	31.52 kW Ranked 3rd. 98% more than Nicaragua	15.95 kW Ranked 6th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	1,630.04 kWh Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	494.94 kWh Ranked 135th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	1,910.13 kWh Ranked 91st. 4 times more than Nicaragua	525.37 kWh Ranked 137th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	1,337.46 kWh Ranked 24th. 17 times more than Nicaragua	79.56 kWh Ranked 97th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	1.81% Ranked 88th.	75.23% Ranked 12th. 42 times more than Costa Rica
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	1,335.27 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 16 times more than Nicaragua	84.28 kWh per capita Ranked 100th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	788 million kWh Ranked 12th. 99 times more than Nicaragua	8 million kWh Ranked 45th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	182.1 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 97 times more than Nicaragua	1.87 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,525.03 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 24 times more than Nicaragua	62.86 kWh per capita Ranked 85th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	35.03 kWh per capita Ranked 84th.	414.42 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by energy sector per capita	4.92 kWh Ranked 68th.	23.46 kWh Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by public lighting per capita	400.22 kWh Ranked 2nd. 43 times more than Nicaragua	9.28 kWh Ranked 36th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	1,785.71 kWh Ranked 30th. 13 times more than Nicaragua	132.35 kWh Ranked 97th.
Exports per capita	17.02 kWh Ranked 25th.	0.0 Ranked 38th.
Gross inland availability per capita	1,889.37 kWh Ranked 86th. 4 times more than Nicaragua	474.59 kWh Ranked 138th.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	280.08 kWh Ranked 35th. 9 times more than Nicaragua	30.43 kWh Ranked 88th.
Geothermal > Production	933 million kWh Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Nicaragua	271 million kWh Ranked 13th.
Consumption by other energy producers	18 million kWh Ranked 33th.	37 million kWh Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by energy sector	18 million kWh Ranked 73th.	128 million kWh Ranked 62nd. 7 times more than Costa Rica
Station use and station loss	101.18 million kWh Ranked 104th.	294 million kWh Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	35.09 kWh Ranked 84th.	394.15 kWh Ranked 31st. 11 times more than Costa Rica

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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