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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 > 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.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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).
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Gross inland availability > 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.
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).
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
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
Thermal > Production > Self-producer 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.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.

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STAT	Costa Rica	Puerto Rico
Consumption	8.53 billion kWh Ranked 62nd.	19.43 billion kWh Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption > Per capita	1,921.87 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.	5,592.94 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by households	3.06 billion kWh Ranked 76th.	4.29 billion kWh Ranked 34th. 40% more than Costa Rica
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,229.66 kWh Ranked 74th.	6,102.54 kWh Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by households per capita	708.48 kWh Ranked 62nd.	1,212.89 kWh Ranked 17th. 71% more than Costa Rica
Consumption per capita	1,779.07 kWh Ranked 14th.	5,831.36 kWh Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Exports	135 million kWh Ranked 56th.	0.0 Ranked 62nd.
From other renewable sources	12.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 19th.	0.0 Ranked 109th.
Imports	164 million kWh Ranked 59th.	0.0 Ranked 63th.
Installed generating capacity	2.8 million kW Ranked 74th.	5.57 million kW Ranked 59th. 99% more than Costa Rica
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	599.61 kW Ranked 87th.	1,497.09 kW Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Production	9.47 billion kWh Ranked 63th.	20.02 billion kWh Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Production > Per capita	2,099.18 kWh per capita Ranked 17th.	6,013.8 kWh per capita Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 183th.	0.0 Ranked 68th.
Production per capita	1,943.21 kWh Ranked 16th.	6,270.16 kWh Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 152nd.	0.0 Ranked 55th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,227.65 kWh per capita Ranked 86th.	5,961.06 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production per capita	127.08 kWh Ranked 142nd.	6,502.92 kWh Ranked 17th. 51 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by households > Per capita	707.32 kWh per capita Ranked 72nd.	1,212.89 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 71% more than Costa Rica
From fossil fuels	32.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 154th.	97.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Production by source > Fossil fuel	1.5% Ranked 202nd.	99.2% Ranked 74th. 66 times more than Costa Rica
Net inland availability > Per capita	1,709.25 kWh per capita Ranked 95th.	5,961.06 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Gross inland availability > Per capita	1,886.27 kWh per capita Ranked 97th.	6,389.23 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production	549 million kWh Ranked 132nd.	24.85 billion kWh Ranked 51st. 45 times more than Costa Rica
Hydro > Production	6.57 billion kWh Ranked 45th. 45 times more than Puerto Rico	145 million kWh Ranked 117th.
Net > Production per capita	1,886.71 kWh Ranked 88th.	6,540.86 kWh Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Hydro > Production per capita	1,519.86 kWh Ranked 20th. 40 times more than Puerto Rico	37.94 kWh Ranked 110th.
Net > Production	8.15 billion kWh Ranked 91st.	25 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by households and other consumers	5.31 billion kWh Ranked 83th.	23.32 billion kWh Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	81.9% Ranked 25th. 102 times more than Puerto Rico	0.8% Ranked 134th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	792.89 million kWh Ranked 103th.	1.68 billion kWh Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	1,782.78 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 48 times more than Puerto Rico	37.06 kWh per capita Ranked 125th.
Energy balance requirement	7.71 billion kWh Ranked 57th. 53 times more than Puerto Rico	145 million kWh Ranked 129th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	1,517.37 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 41 times more than Puerto Rico	37.06 kWh per capita Ranked 114th.
Hydro > Production > Public	5.78 billion kWh Ranked 51st. 40 times more than Puerto Rico	145 million kWh Ranked 115th.
Imports > Per capita	49,154.74 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.	0.0 Ranked 50th.
Net inland availability	7.4 billion kWh Ranked 87th.	23.32 billion kWh Ranked 58th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Net > Production > Per capita	1,883.61 kWh per capita Ranked 101st.	6,389.23 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production > Per capita	126.87 kWh per capita Ranked 161st.	6,352.16 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 50 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	422 million kWh Ranked 66th. 69% more than Puerto Rico	250 million kWh Ranked 78th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	97.52 kWh per capita Ranked 67th. 53% more than Puerto Rico	63.91 kWh per capita Ranked 75th.
Total > Production > Public	7.04 billion kWh Ranked 93th.	24.75 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	1,627.37 kWh per capita Ranked 108th.	6,325.32 kWh per capita Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Total > Production > Self-producer	1.21 billion kWh Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Puerto Rico	250 million kWh Ranked 78th.
Station use and station loss per capita	23.42 kWh Ranked 106th.	299.65 kWh Ranked 28th. 13 times more than Costa Rica
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	279.62 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 4 times more than Puerto Rico	63.91 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.
Production by source > Other	16.6% Ranked 6th.	0.0 Ranked 88th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	97.68 kWh Ranked 62nd. 49% more than Puerto Rico	65.42 kWh Ranked 70th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	1,910.13 kWh Ranked 91st.	6,540.86 kWh Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	183.53 kWh Ranked 91st.	438.33 kWh Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	1,335.27 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 36 times more than Puerto Rico	37.06 kWh per capita Ranked 112th.
Consumption by public lighting per capita	400.22 kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Puerto Rico	94.71 kWh Ranked 5th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	1,785.71 kWh Ranked 30th. 47 times more than Puerto Rico	37.94 kWh Ranked 121st.
Exports per capita	17.02 kWh Ranked 25th.	0.0 Ranked 48th.
Gross inland availability per capita	1,889.37 kWh Ranked 86th.	6,540.86 kWh Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	280.08 kWh Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Puerto Rico	65.42 kWh Ranked 71st.
Consumption by other consumers	2.25 billion kWh Ranked 75th.	23.32 billion kWh Ranked 25th. 10 times more than Costa Rica
Gross inland availability	8.16 billion kWh Ranked 91st.	25 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Station use and station loss > Per capita	23.38 kWh per capita Ranked 121st.	301.25 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 13 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production > Public	127 million kWh Ranked 160th.	24.6 billion kWh Ranked 49th. 194 times more than Costa Rica
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	29.35 kWh per capita Ranked 180th.	6,288.26 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 214 times more than Costa Rica
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	183.23 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.	428.16 kWh per capita Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Exports > Per capita	18.39 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	0.0 Ranked 48th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	1,906.99 kWh per capita Ranked 104th.	6,389.23 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by other consumers per capita	521.18 kWh Ranked 67th.	6,102.54 kWh Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Costa Rica
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	1,337.46 kWh Ranked 24th. 35 times more than Puerto Rico	37.94 kWh Ranked 108th.
Imports per capita	45.53 kWh Ranked 16th.	0.0 Ranked 50th.
Net inland availability per capita	1,712.06 kWh Ranked 82nd.	6,102.54 kWh Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Total > Production > Public per capita	1,630.04 kWh Ranked 95th.	6,475.44 kWh Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Costa Rica
Station use and station loss	101.18 million kWh Ranked 104th.	1.13 billion kWh Ranked 58th. 11 times more than Costa Rica
From hydroelectric plants	55.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 31st. 20 times more than Puerto Rico	2.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 113th.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	400.55 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Puerto Rico	94.71 kWh per capita Ranked 4th.
Consumption by public lighting	1.46 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Puerto Rico	335 million kWh Ranked 14th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	29.4 kWh Ranked 161st.	6,437.5 kWh Ranked 14th. 219 times more than Costa Rica
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	8.25 billion kWh Ranked 91st.	25 billion kWh Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	520.33 kWh per capita Ranked 73th.	5,961.06 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 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.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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