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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 per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by petroleum refineries 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 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.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
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.
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.
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Power plant capacity > Geothermal per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Solar > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > 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.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production > Public > 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.
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.
Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
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).
Consumption by other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by pump-storage plants 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.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
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 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 nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.
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 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 chemical industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > 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
Wind > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Wind > 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.
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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 crude petroleum fields per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Wind > Production 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.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from nuclear sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by chemical industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in rail transport per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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STAT	Germany	United States
Consumption	549.1 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Consumption > Per capita	6,641.91 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 92% more than Germany
Consumption by households	141.8 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	1.36 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Germany
Consumption by households per capita	1,719.43 kWh Ranked 29th.	4,599.49 kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Germany
Consumption by petroleum refineries	7.2 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	48.89 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita	87.29 kWh Ranked 21st.	165.44 kWh Ranked 10th. 90% more than Germany
Consumption per capita	6,652.78 kWh Ranked 21st.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 91% more than Germany
Exports	66.81 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United States	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
From other renewable sources	13% of total installed capacity Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th.
Installed generating capacity	153.2 million kW Ranked 4th.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	1,873.39 kW Ranked 33th.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 79% more than Germany
Production	575.6 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Germany
Production > KWh	629.55 billion Ranked 8th.	4.32 trillion Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Production > Per capita	7,217.15 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Germany
Production per capita	7,228.96 kWh Ranked 26th.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 87% more than Germany
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	3,264.24 kWh Ranked 37th.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Germany
Production by source > Nuclear	29.9% Ranked 14th. 44% more than United States	20.7% Ranked 19th.
Imports	46.27 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 28% more than Germany
From nuclear fuels	23% of total installed capacity Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	3,264.24 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Germany
Production > KWh > Per capita	6,722.96 per capita Ranked 21st.	13,553.55 per capita Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Germany
Solar > Production > Public	1.28 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	596 million kWh Ranked 2nd.
Consumption by households > Per capita	1,719.43 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.	4,585.62 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Germany
Thermal > Production per capita	4,874.74 kWh Ranked 34th.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Germany
From fossil fuels	55% of total installed capacity Ranked 11th.	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th. 37% more than Germany
Production by source > Fossil fuel	61.8% Ranked 129th.	71.4% Ranked 114th. 16% more than Germany
Nuclear > Production	163.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Geothermal > Per capita	0.012 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	10.56 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 880 times more than Germany
Net inland availability > Per capita	6,275.1 kWh per capita Ranked 30th.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. Twice as much as Germany
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,814.42 kWh Ranked 21st.	3,126.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 11% more than Germany
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	21.08 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	271.12 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Germany
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	255.43 kWh Ranked 53th.	925.93 kWh Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Germany
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	65,662.04 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United States	10,929.69 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita	87.29 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	164.94 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 89% more than Germany
Hydro > Production	26.72 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Geothermal per 1000	0.0121 kW Ranked 20th.	10.59 kW Ranked 7th. 873 times more than Germany
Solar > Production > Public per capita	15.55 kWh Ranked 1st. 8 times more than United States	2.02 kWh Ranked 2nd.
Thermal > Production	402.02 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Geothermal	1,000 kW Ranked 20th.	3.13 million kW Ranked 1st. 3129 times more than Germany
Gross inland availability > Per capita	6,965.86 kWh per capita Ranked 29th.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 99% more than Germany
Net > Production	579.04 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,814.43 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	3,116.73 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 11% more than Germany
Hydro > Production per capita	323.96 kWh Ranked 57th.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Germany
Consumption by households and other consumers	269.2 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Germany
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	327.38 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 21% more than United States	271.52 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Net > Production per capita	7,021.22 kWh Ranked 28th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 97% more than Germany
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	4.2% Ranked 122nd.	5.6% Ranked 120th. 33% more than Germany
Consumption by crude petroleum fields	500 million kWh Ranked 15th.	33.64 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 67 times more than Germany
Station use and station loss	41.26 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	206.4 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	122.88 kWh Ranked 56th.	475.15 kWh Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Germany
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	327.38 kWh Ranked 23th. 20% more than United States	272.34 kWh Ranked 26th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	4.38 kWh Ranked 26th.	11.27 kWh Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Germany
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	335.13 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.	404.37 kWh per capita Ranked 14th. 21% more than Germany
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	196.44 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 8 times more than United States	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 35th.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal	1,000 kW Ranked 19th.	3.13 million kW Ranked 1st. 3129 times more than Germany
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	745 kWh Ranked 50th.	2,498.42 kWh Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Germany
Production from coal sources > Kwh	308.13 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	2.09 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	10.08% Ranked 68th.	17.64% Ranked 55th. 75% more than Germany
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	61.48 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	731.55 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Germany
Consumption by chemical industry	54.77 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	254.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Consumption in rail transport	16.2 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 7th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	29.33 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	264.48 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Germany
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	2,591.47 kWh per capita Ranked 17th.	3,917.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 51% more than Germany
Energy balance requirement	213.72 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	1.16 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Hydro > Production > Per capita	323.96 kWh per capita Ranked 60th.	979.8 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Germany
Hydro > Production > Public	26.36 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	287.09 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Germany
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	1,977.16 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 38% more than Germany
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	1,977.16 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 38% more than Germany
Imports > Per capita	505,890.82 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States	187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability	517.5 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	3.72 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Net > Production > Per capita	7,021.22 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.	13,764.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 96% more than Germany
Production from coal sources > % of total	50.51% Ranked 15th. About the same as United States	50.4% Ranked 16th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	4,874.74 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.	10,627 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Germany
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	44.13 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	155.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Public solar	1.51 million kW Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States	411,000 kW Ranked 2nd.
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita	18.29 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 13 times more than United States	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 4th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	535.12 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 2% more than United States	524.06 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Total > Production > Public	575.81 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	4.13 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	6,982.08 kWh per capita Ranked 30th.	13,925.58 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Germany
Total > Production > Self-producer	44.49 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	158.67 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany
Wind > Production	27.23 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 52% more than United States	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.
Power plant capacity > Public wind	18.43 million kW Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	8.73 million kW Ranked 2nd.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	10.14 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	139.13 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Germany
Station use and station loss per capita	500.36 kWh Ranked 16th.	698.44 kWh Ranked 6th. 40% more than Germany
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	539.5 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 1% more than United States	535.3 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Production by source > Other	4.1% Ranked 15th. 78% more than United States	2.3% Ranked 24th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	1,444.17 kWh Ranked 37th.	4,838.24 kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Germany
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita	115.36 kWh Ranked 8th. 39% more than United States	83.02 kWh Ranked 12th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	319.59 kWh Ranked 56th.	971.49 kWh Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Germany
Imports per capita	507.49 kWh Ranked 18th. 3 times more than United States	187.51 kWh Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability per capita	6,275.1 kWh Ranked 28th.	12,589.28 kWh Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Germany
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	1,977.16 kWh Ranked 13th.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 39% more than Germany
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita	6.06 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	113.48 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	223.45 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than United States	29.46 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal per 1000	0.0121 kW Ranked 19th.	10.59 kW Ranked 7th. 873 times more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	18.29 kW Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than United States	1.39 kW Ranked 9th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	535.12 kWh Ranked 21st. 2% more than United States	525.65 kWh Ranked 23th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	7,521.58 kWh Ranked 27th.	14,504.62 kWh Ranked 8th. 93% more than Germany
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	196.44 kWh Ranked 9th. 8 times more than United States	25.4 kWh Ranked 43th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita	74.48 kWh Ranked 9th. 72% more than United States	43.31 kWh Ranked 17th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	0.183 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd.	3.21 kWh per capita Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Germany
Production from oil sources > % of total	1.66% Ranked 90th.	3.35% Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Germany
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	319.58 kWh per capita Ranked 59th.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Germany
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	361 million kWh Ranked 17th.	3.33 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Germany
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	4.38 kWh per capita Ranked 26th.	11.24 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Germany
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	3,734.2 kWh per capita Ranked 9th.	7,118.73 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 91% more than Germany
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,024.63 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.	2,769.71 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 37% more than Germany
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	745 kWh per capita Ranked 49th.	2,491.19 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Germany
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	255.43 kWh per capita Ranked 53th.	923.25 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Germany
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	122.89 kWh per capita Ranked 57th.	473.78 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Germany
Consumption by energy sector per capita	335.13 kWh Ranked 17th.	405.59 kWh Ranked 14th. 21% more than Germany
Energy balance requirement per capita	2,591.47 kWh Ranked 17th.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 52% more than Germany
Exports per capita	751.43 kWh Ranked 12th. 9 times more than United States	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability per capita	6,965.85 kWh Ranked 26th.	13,889.84 kWh Ranked 10th. Twice as much as Germany
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	539.5 kWh Ranked 22nd. About the same as United States	536.92 kWh Ranked 23th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	3.46% Ranked 90th.	6.54% Ranked 85th. 89% more than Germany
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	3,734.2 kWh Ranked 10th.	7,139.4 kWh Ranked 2nd. 91% more than Germany
Consumption by energy sector	27.64 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	119.86 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	664.06 kWh per capita Ranked 9th.	858.06 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 29% more than Germany
Consumption by other industries and construction	150.34 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	589.01 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	1,444.17 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.	4,823.65 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Germany
Consumption by iron and steel industry	27 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	80.48 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Germany
Consumption by industry and construction	232.1 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	923.83 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	620.3 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	4.29 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,339.62 kWh Ranked 35th.	10,133.49 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Germany
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita	74.49 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 73% more than United States	43.18 kWh per capita Ranked 17th.
Consumption by other consumers	119.1 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	1.43 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Germany
Gross inland availability	574.47 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Germany
Station use and station loss > Per capita	500.36 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.	696.34 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 39% more than Germany
Thermal > Production > Public	357.89 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	2.99 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Germany
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,339.62 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.	10,102.93 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Germany
Wind > Production > Per capita	330,170.95 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States	60,325.14 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 13th.
Wind > Production > Public	27.23 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 52% more than United States	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.
Wind > Production > Self-producer	5.39 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 79% more than United States	3.02 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.
Wind > Production > Public per capita	330.17 kWh Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th.
From hydroelectric plants	3% of total installed capacity Ranked 9th.	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million	18,285.57 kW Ranked 1st. 13 times more than United States	1,390.78 kW Ranked 4th.
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita	65.65 kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United States	10.93 kWh Ranked 3rd.
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.183 kWh Ranked 3rd.	3.22 kWh Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Germany
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,822.98 kWh per capita Ranked 26th.	1,987.14 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Germany
Consumption by pump-storage plants	9.51 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	24.53 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Germany
Consumption by transportation industry	16.2 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	196.44 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 8 times more than United States	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	355.62 kWh per capita Ranked 63th.	892.27 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Germany
Nuclear > Production per capita	1,977.16 kWh Ranked 13th.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 39% more than Germany
Exports > Per capita	749.06 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 9 times more than United States	79.26 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	7,521.58 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.	14,460.89 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 92% more than Germany
Consumption by crude petroleum fields per capita	6.06 kWh Ranked 22nd.	113.82 kWh Ranked 7th. 19 times more than Germany
Nuclear > Production > Public	163.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	18.29 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than United States	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Wind > Production per capita	330.17 kWh Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities	6.12 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	12.8 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Solar > Production > Self-producer	15 million kWh Ranked 2nd.	887 million kWh Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Germany
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,822.98 kWh Ranked 22nd.	1,993.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 9% more than Germany
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	355.62 kWh Ranked 58th.	894.97 kWh Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Germany
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	27.39% Ranked 14th. 40% more than United States	19.61% Ranked 19th.
Power plant capacity > Solar	1.51 million kW Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United States	411,000 kW Ranked 3rd.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	223.45 kW Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than United States	29.55 kW Ranked 15th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	6,982.08 kWh Ranked 28th.	13,967.7 kWh Ranked 7th. Twice as much as Germany
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	664.06 kWh Ranked 8th.	860.66 kWh Ranked 4th. 30% more than Germany
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal > Per capita	0.012 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 19th.	10.56 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 880 times more than Germany
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	115.36 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 39% more than United States	82.77 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.
Consumption in rail transport per capita	196.44 kWh Ranked 5th. 8 times more than United States	25.4 kWh Ranked 34th.

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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