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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.
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).
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.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
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.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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).
Wind > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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 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.
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.
Station use and station loss 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.
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.
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 other industries and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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 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 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.
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
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
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.
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.
Power plant capacity > Public wind 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.
Consumption by chemical industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption in rail transport 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 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.
Nuclear > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Wind > Production > Self-producer 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.
Wind > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from coal sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
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.

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STAT	India	United States
Consumption	698.8 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India
Consumption > Per capita	502.71 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than India
Consumption by households	103.37 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	1.36 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 13 times more than India
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	226.93 kWh Ranked 137th.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 42 times more than India
Consumption by households per capita	91.71 kWh Ranked 136th.	4,599.49 kWh Ranked 7th. 50 times more than India
Consumption per capita	490.04 kWh Ranked 96th.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than India
Exports	62 million kWh Ranked 23th.	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 194 times more than India
From other renewable sources	7.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 28th. 42% more than United States	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th.
Installed generating capacity	208.1 million kW Ranked 3rd.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	172.61 kW Ranked 125th.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 19 times more than India
Production	985.4 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than India
Production > KWh	803.41 billion Ranked 6th.	4.32 trillion Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India
Production > Per capita	588.83 kWh per capita Ranked 123th.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than India
Production by source > Nuclear	3.4% Ranked 29th.	20.7% Ranked 19th. 6 times more than India
Production per capita	608.16 kWh Ranked 31st.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 22 times more than India
Imports	5.7 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 10 times more than India
From nuclear fuels	2.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 20th.	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th. 4 times more than India
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	233.68 kWh per capita Ranked 153th.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 40 times more than India
Production > KWh > Per capita	448.01 per capita Ranked 100th.	13,553.55 per capita Ranked 6th. 30 times more than India
Consumption by households > Per capita	94.44 kWh per capita Ranked 148th.	4,585.62 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 49 times more than India
Thermal > Production per capita	514.71 kWh Ranked 106th.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 21 times more than India
From fossil fuels	70.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 93th.	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th. 6% more than India
Production by source > Fossil fuel	81.7% Ranked 104th. 14% more than United States	71.4% Ranked 114th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	379.41 kWh per capita Ranked 151st.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 33 times more than India
Nuclear > Production	17.31 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 47 times more than India
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	132.27 kWh Ranked 118th.	3,126.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 24 times more than India
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	84.71 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	271.12 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	76.27 kWh Ranked 83th.	925.93 kWh Ranked 28th. 12 times more than India
Gross inland availability > Per capita	599.93 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 23 times more than India
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	63.06 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	10,929.69 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 173 times more than India
Net > Production	654.97 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India
Hydro > Production	99.88 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	136.21 kWh per capita Ranked 124th.	3,116.73 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 23 times more than India
Consumption by households and other consumers	255.78 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 11 times more than India
Thermal > Production	580.16 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India
Net > Production per capita	581.09 kWh Ranked 129th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 24 times more than India
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	12.57 kWh per capita Ranked 51st.	271.52 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 22 times more than India
Hydro > Production per capita	88.62 kWh Ranked 95th.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 11 times more than India
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	14.5% Ranked 98th. 3 times more than United States	5.6% Ranked 120th.
Wind > Production per capita	1.47 kWh Ranked 20th.	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th. 41 times more than India
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.0956 kWh Ranked 48th.	11.27 kWh Ranked 21st. 118 times more than India
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	57 kWh Ranked 86th.	2,498.42 kWh Ranked 16th. 44 times more than India
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	63.3 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	731.55 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 12 times more than India
Consumption by chemical industry	7.62 billion kWh Ranked 16th.	254.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 33 times more than India
Consumption in rail transport	10.42 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 39% more than United States	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 7th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	174.81 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	264.48 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 51% more than India
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	108.62 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	3,917.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 36 times more than India
Energy balance requirement	118.89 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	1.16 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 10 times more than India
Hydro > Production > Per capita	91.25 kWh per capita Ranked 96th.	979.8 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 11 times more than India
Hydro > Production > Public	99.88 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	287.09 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than India
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	15.82 kWh per capita Ranked 29th.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 173 times more than India
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	15.82 kWh per capita Ranked 29th.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 173 times more than India
Imports > Per capita	1,611.57 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.	187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 116 times more than India
Net inland availability	415.3 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	3.72 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 9 times more than India
Net > Production > Per capita	598.38 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	13,764.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 23 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Per capita	530.02 kWh per capita Ranked 123th.	10,627 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 20 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	74.13 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	155.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	67.72 kWh per capita Ranked 73th.	524.06 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 8 times more than India
Total > Production > Public	623.22 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	4.13 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than India
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	569.37 kWh per capita Ranked 148th.	13,925.58 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 24 times more than India
Total > Production > Self-producer	74.13 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	158.67 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 2 times more than India
Wind > Production	1.51 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than India
Power plant capacity > Public wind	1.16 million kW Ranked 3rd.	8.73 million kW Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than India
Production from oil sources > Kwh	35.97 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	139.13 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than India
Station use and station loss per capita	37.6 kWh Ranked 97th.	698.44 kWh Ranked 6th. 19 times more than India
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	136.21 kWh per capita Ranked 122nd.	1,987.14 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 15 times more than India
Consumption by transportation industry	10.42 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 39% more than United States	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	9.52 kWh per capita Ranked 57th.	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 44th. 3 times more than India
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	159.7 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	892.27 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 6 times more than India
Exports > Per capita	0.061 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.	79.26 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 1299 times more than India
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	637.09 kWh per capita Ranked 145th.	14,460.89 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 23 times more than India
Nuclear > Production > Public	17.31 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 47 times more than India
Production by source > Other	0.3% Ranked 50th.	2.3% Ranked 24th. 8 times more than India
Consumption by other consumers per capita	19.49 kWh Ranked 138th.	4,838.24 kWh Ranked 5th. 248 times more than India
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	132.27 kWh Ranked 116th.	1,993.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 15 times more than India
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	15.36 kWh Ranked 28th.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 179 times more than India
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	1.16 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	29.46 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 25 times more than India
Total > Production > Public per capita	552.92 kWh Ranked 131st.	13,967.7 kWh Ranked 7th. 25 times more than India
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	618.69 kWh Ranked 128th.	14,504.62 kWh Ranked 8th. 23 times more than India
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	9.25 kWh Ranked 56th.	25.4 kWh Ranked 43th. 3 times more than India
Production from coal sources > % of total	69.05% Ranked 9th. 37% more than United States	50.4% Ranked 16th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	5.39% Ranked 62nd. 61% more than United States	3.35% Ranked 72nd.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	91.25 kWh per capita Ranked 94th.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 11 times more than India
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	98 million kWh Ranked 26th.	3.33 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 34 times more than India
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	0.098 kWh per capita Ranked 47th.	11.24 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 115 times more than India
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	427.08 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.	7,118.73 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than India
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	15.76 kWh per capita Ranked 30th.	2,769.71 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 176 times more than India
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	58.63 kWh per capita Ranked 86th.	2,491.19 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 42 times more than India
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	78.46 kWh per capita Ranked 84th.	923.25 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 12 times more than India
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	33.32 kWh per capita Ranked 88th.	473.78 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 14 times more than India
Consumption by public lighting per capita	30.84 kWh Ranked 15th.	60 kWh Ranked 10th. 95% more than India
Energy balance requirement per capita	105.48 kWh Ranked 101st.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 37 times more than India
Exports per capita	0.681 kWh Ranked 20th.	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd. 116 times more than India
Gross inland availability per capita	582.6 kWh Ranked 128th.	13,889.84 kWh Ranked 10th. 24 times more than India
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	65.77 kWh Ranked 69th.	536.92 kWh Ranked 23th. 8 times more than India
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	415.19 kWh Ranked 42nd.	7,139.4 kWh Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than India
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	7.63 kWh per capita Ranked 60th.	858.06 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 113 times more than India
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	20.07 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	4,823.65 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 240 times more than India
Consumption by other industries and construction	149.09 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	589.01 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than India
Consumption by industry and construction	149.09 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	923.83 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than India
Consumption by other consumers	21.97 billion kWh Ranked 27th.	1.43 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 65 times more than India
Gross inland availability	656.67 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India
Station use and station loss > Per capita	38.72 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	696.34 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 18 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Public	506.02 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	2.99 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	462.3 kWh per capita Ranked 124th.	10,102.93 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 22 times more than India
Wind > Production > Per capita	1,510.49 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	60,325.14 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 40 times more than India
Wind > Production > Self-producer	63 million kWh Ranked 5th.	3.02 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 48 times more than India
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	67.72 kWh per capita Ranked 73th.	535.3 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 8 times more than India
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	155.09 kWh Ranked 98th.	894.97 kWh Ranked 11th. 6 times more than India
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	2.55% Ranked 29th.	19.61% Ranked 19th. 8 times more than India
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	88.62 kWh Ranked 92nd.	971.49 kWh Ranked 27th. 11 times more than India
Imports per capita	4.43 kWh Ranked 22nd.	187.51 kWh Ranked 23th. 42 times more than India
Net inland availability per capita	368.45 kWh Ranked 138th.	12,589.28 kWh Ranked 9th. 34 times more than India
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	1.13 kW Ranked 16th.	29.55 kW Ranked 15th. 26 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	65.77 kWh Ranked 68th.	525.65 kWh Ranked 23th. 8 times more than India
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	7.43 kWh Ranked 60th.	860.66 kWh Ranked 4th. 116 times more than India
Consumption in rail transport per capita	9.25 kWh Ranked 46th.	25.4 kWh Ranked 34th. 3 times more than India
Wind > Production > Public	1.45 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than India
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	12.69% Ranked 68th. 94% more than United States	6.54% Ranked 85th.
Station use and station loss	42.38 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	206.4 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	32.39 kWh Ranked 86th.	475.15 kWh Ranked 27th. 15 times more than India
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	12.25 kWh Ranked 51st.	272.34 kWh Ranked 26th. 22 times more than India
Nuclear > Production per capita	15.36 kWh Ranked 28th.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 179 times more than India
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.0615 kWh Ranked 9th.	10.93 kWh Ranked 3rd. 178 times more than India
From hydroelectric plants	19.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 80th. 3 times more than United States	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th.
Wind > Production > Public per capita	1.41 kWh Ranked 20th.	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th. 43 times more than India
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	31.76 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.	60 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 89% more than India
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	9.52 kWh per capita Ranked 47th.	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 35th. 3 times more than India
Consumption by public lighting	34.76 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 2 times more than United States	15.18 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	448.94 kWh Ranked 106th.	10,133.49 kWh Ranked 6th. 23 times more than India
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	697.35 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	4.29 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than India
Production from coal sources > Kwh	461.12 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	2.09 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than India
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	9.48% Ranked 69th.	17.64% Ranked 55th. 86% more than India
Consumption by iron and steel industry	12.56 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	80.48 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than India

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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