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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.
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).
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh 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.
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.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Solar > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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
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).
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.
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 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.
Wind > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Nuclear > Production 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 energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Public 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 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 > 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
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.
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
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.
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Nuclear > Production > Public 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.
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 wind 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.
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.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from oil sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production from 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.
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 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 pump-storage plants > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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STAT	South Africa	United States
Consumption	234.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa
Consumption > Per capita	5,486.63 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Consumption by households	36.97 billion kWh Ranked 19th.	1.36 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 37 times more than South Africa
Consumption by households per capita	783.29 kWh Ranked 60th.	4,599.49 kWh Ranked 7th. 6 times more than South Africa
Consumption by petroleum refineries	7.84 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	48.89 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita	166.17 kWh Ranked 9th. About the same as United States	165.44 kWh Ranked 10th.
Consumption per capita	5,002.35 kWh Ranked 32nd.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa
Exports	15.04 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 25% more than United States	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
From other renewable sources	0.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 71st.	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th. 11 times more than South Africa
Installed generating capacity	44.26 million kW Ranked 17th.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 23 times more than South Africa
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	885.35 kW Ranked 72nd.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 4 times more than South Africa
Production	257.9 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than South Africa
Production > KWh	260.5 billion Ranked 14th.	4.32 trillion Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa
Production > Per capita	6,000.3 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Production per capita	5,470.68 kWh Ranked 42nd.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,758.57 kWh Ranked 55th.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 5 times more than South Africa
Production by source > Nuclear	5.5% Ranked 25th.	20.7% Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa
Imports	11.89 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa
From nuclear fuels	4.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 18th.	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Africa
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,770.21 kWh per capita Ranked 64th.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 5 times more than South Africa
Production > KWh > Per capita	4,987.37 per capita Ranked 34th.	13,553.55 per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production per capita	4,859.8 kWh Ranked 35th.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
Consumption by households > Per capita	788.47 kWh per capita Ranked 70th.	4,585.62 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 6 times more than South Africa
Solar > Production > Public	21 million kWh Ranked 3rd.	596 million kWh Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than South Africa
From fossil fuels	90.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th. 21% more than United States	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	93.5% Ranked 88th. 31% more than United States	71.4% Ranked 114th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,327.62 kWh Ranked 25th.	3,126.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 34% more than South Africa
Net inland availability > Per capita	4,229.34 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa
Nuclear > Production	11.29 billion kWh Ranked 20th.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 72 times more than South Africa
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	47.23 kWh Ranked 90th.	925.93 kWh Ranked 28th. 20 times more than South Africa
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	2.2 billion kWh Ranked 76th.	271.12 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 123 times more than South Africa
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	455.17 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 68% more than United States	271.52 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Thermal > Production	229.38 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Africa
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita	167.27 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 1% more than United States	164.94 kWh per capita Ranked 10th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	83 billion kWh Ranked 16th.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 34 times more than South Africa
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,343.02 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	3,116.73 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 33% more than South Africa
Solar > Production > Public per capita	0.445 kWh Ranked 8th.	2.02 kWh Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa
Net > Production	231.1 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa
Net > Production per capita	4,896.43 kWh Ranked 47th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production per capita	88.96 kWh Ranked 94th.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 11 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production	4.2 billion kWh Ranked 61st.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 69 times more than South Africa
Gross inland availability > Per capita	4,878.86 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	1.1% Ranked 132nd.	5.6% Ranked 120th. 5 times more than South Africa
Consumption by public lighting	3 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	15.18 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	244.92 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	4.29 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa
Consumption by iron and steel industry	21.34 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	80.48 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	864.01 kWh per capita Ranked 61st.	4,823.65 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 6 times more than South Africa
Consumption by other industries and construction	78.44 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	589.01 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Africa
Consumption by industry and construction	109.86 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	923.83 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Africa
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita	67.56 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 56% more than United States	43.18 kWh per capita Ranked 17th.
Consumption by other consumers	40.51 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	1.43 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 35 times more than South Africa
Gross inland availability	228.76 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa
Station use and station loss > Per capita	294.66 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.	696.34 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Public	217.83 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	2.99 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,645.73 kWh per capita Ranked 36th.	10,102.93 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
Wind > Production > Per capita	682.47 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.	60,325.14 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 88 times more than South Africa
Wind > Production > Public	32 million kWh Ranked 30th.	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 559 times more than South Africa
Station use and station loss per capita	292.72 kWh Ranked 37th.	698.44 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	250.3 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.	535.3 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 2 times more than South Africa
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 98th.	2.3% Ranked 24th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	323.76 kWh Ranked 63th.	894.97 kWh Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	5.52% Ranked 24th.	19.61% Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	84.92 kWh Ranked 94th.	971.49 kWh Ranked 27th. 11 times more than South Africa
Imports per capita	216.63 kWh Ranked 21st. 16% more than United States	187.51 kWh Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability per capita	4,201.53 kWh Ranked 48th.	12,589.28 kWh Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa
Total > Production > Public per capita	4,940.5 kWh Ranked 47th.	13,967.7 kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	5,189.15 kWh Ranked 47th.	14,504.62 kWh Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	115.34 kWh Ranked 19th. 5 times more than United States	25.4 kWh Ranked 43th.
Station use and station loss	13.82 billion kWh Ranked 12th.	206.4 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Africa
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	9.99 kWh Ranked 106th.	475.15 kWh Ranked 27th. 48 times more than South Africa
Wind > Production per capita	0.678 kWh Ranked 39th.	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th. 89 times more than South Africa
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	0.128 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 11 times more than South Africa
Consumption by crude petroleum fields per capita	0.0223 kWh Ranked 36th.	113.82 kWh Ranked 7th. 5112 times more than South Africa
Nuclear > Production per capita	239.27 kWh Ranked 22nd.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 11 times more than South Africa
From hydroelectric plants	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 122nd.	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th. 5 times more than South Africa
Wind > Production > Public per capita	0.678 kWh Ranked 35th.	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th. 89 times more than South Africa
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	323.62 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.	404.37 kWh per capita Ranked 14th. 25% more than South Africa
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	81.76 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 36% more than United States	60 kWh per capita Ranked 11th.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	69.95 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 3 times more than United States	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 35th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	4.05 kWh Ranked 29th.	11.27 kWh Ranked 21st. 3 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,615.19 kWh Ranked 29th.	10,133.49 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	0.0857 kWh Ranked 92nd.	2,498.42 kWh Ranked 16th. 29147 times more than South Africa
Production from coal sources > Kwh	225.79 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	2.09 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Africa
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	4 million kWh Ranked 91st.	731.55 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 182888 times more than South Africa
Consumption by chemical industry	10.08 billion kWh Ranked 14th.	254.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 25 times more than South Africa
Consumption in rail transport	3.28 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Africa
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	15.28 billion kWh Ranked 21st.	264.48 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	281.56 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.	3,917.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 14 times more than South Africa
Energy balance requirement	13.2 billion kWh Ranked 41st.	1.16 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 88 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Per capita	89.55 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.	979.8 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 11 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Public	4.01 billion kWh Ranked 61st.	287.09 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 72 times more than South Africa
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	240.85 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 11 times more than South Africa
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	240.85 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 11 times more than South Africa
Imports > Per capita	216,674.92 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 15% more than United States	187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability	198.31 billion kWh Ranked 14th.	3.72 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 19 times more than South Africa
Net > Production > Per capita	4,928.83 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.	13,764.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Per capita	4,891.96 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.	10,627 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	11.54 billion kWh Ranked 17th.	155.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 13 times more than South Africa
Power plant capacity > Public solar	6,000 kW Ranked 7th.	411,000 kW Ranked 2nd. 69 times more than South Africa
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita	0.128 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 11 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	246.22 kWh per capita Ranked 40th.	524.06 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 2 times more than South Africa
Total > Production > Public	233.18 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	4.13 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	4,973.19 kWh per capita Ranked 53th.	13,925.58 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Africa
Total > Production > Self-producer	11.74 billion kWh Ranked 17th.	158.67 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Africa
Wind > Production	32 million kWh Ranked 32nd.	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 559 times more than South Africa
Power plant capacity > Public wind	10,000 kW Ranked 31st.	8.73 million kW Ranked 2nd. 873 times more than South Africa
Production from oil sources > Kwh	391 million kWh Ranked 90th.	139.13 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 356 times more than South Africa
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million	127.12 kW Ranked 14th.	1,390.78 kW Ranked 4th. 11 times more than South Africa
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,672.85 kWh per capita Ranked 30th.	1,987.14 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 19% more than South Africa
Consumption by pump-storage plants	4.16 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	24.53 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Consumption by transportation industry	5.44 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 38% more than South Africa
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	116.11 kWh per capita Ranked 18th. 5 times more than United States	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	325.9 kWh per capita Ranked 67th.	892.27 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 3 times more than South Africa
Exports > Per capita	290.27 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 4 times more than United States	79.26 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	5,223.49 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.	14,460.89 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa
Nuclear > Production > Public	11.29 billion kWh Ranked 20th.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 72 times more than South Africa
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities	3.17 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	12.8 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Consumption by other consumers per capita	858.33 kWh Ranked 54th.	4,838.24 kWh Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Africa
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,661.85 kWh Ranked 26th.	1,993.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 20% more than South Africa
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita	88.2 kWh Ranked 10th. 6% more than United States	83.02 kWh Ranked 12th.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	239.27 kWh Ranked 22nd.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 11 times more than South Africa
Production from coal sources > % of total	93.23% Ranked 3rd. 85% more than United States	50.4% Ranked 16th.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita	0.022 kWh per capita Ranked 36th.	113.48 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 5158 times more than South Africa
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	0.213 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	29.46 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 138 times more than South Africa
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	0.212 kW Ranked 36th.	29.55 kW Ranked 15th. 139 times more than South Africa
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	0.127 kW Ranked 22nd.	1.39 kW Ranked 9th. 11 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	244.61 kWh Ranked 36th.	525.65 kWh Ranked 23th. 2 times more than South Africa
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	213.59 kWh Ranked 26th.	860.66 kWh Ranked 4th. 4 times more than South Africa
Consumption in rail transport per capita	69.49 kWh Ranked 23th. 3 times more than United States	25.4 kWh Ranked 34th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita	67.12 kWh Ranked 11th. 55% more than United States	43.31 kWh Ranked 17th.
Power plant capacity > Solar	6,000 kW Ranked 15th.	411,000 kW Ranked 3rd. 69 times more than South Africa
Production from oil sources > % of total	0.21% Ranked 121st.	3.35% Ranked 72nd. 16 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	85.48 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 11 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	191 million kWh Ranked 25th.	3.33 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 17 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	4.07 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	11.24 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 3 times more than South Africa
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	4,870.32 kWh per capita Ranked 6th.	7,118.73 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 46% more than South Africa
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	288.29 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	2,769.71 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 10 times more than South Africa
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	0.086 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd.	2,491.19 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 28967 times more than South Africa
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	47.54 kWh per capita Ranked 91st.	923.25 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 19 times more than South Africa
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	9.99 kWh per capita Ranked 108th.	473.78 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 47 times more than South Africa
Consumption by energy sector per capita	321.49 kWh Ranked 18th.	405.59 kWh Ranked 14th. 26% more than South Africa
Consumption by public lighting per capita	81.76 kWh Ranked 7th. 36% more than United States	60 kWh Ranked 10th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	279.71 kWh Ranked 76th.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 14 times more than South Africa
Exports per capita	290.21 kWh Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United States	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability per capita	4,846.79 kWh Ranked 46th.	13,889.84 kWh Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	248.65 kWh Ranked 40th.	536.92 kWh Ranked 23th. 2 times more than South Africa
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	0.91% Ranked 104th.	6.54% Ranked 85th. 7 times more than South Africa
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	4,838.55 kWh Ranked 6th.	7,139.4 kWh Ranked 2nd. 48% more than South Africa
Consumption by energy sector	15.17 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	119.86 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Africa
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	215 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.	858.06 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa
Consumption by crude petroleum fields	1,000,000 kWh Ranked 38th.	33.64 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 33636 times more than South Africa
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	88.79 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 7% more than United States	82.77 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	452.18 kWh Ranked 12th. 66% more than United States	272.34 kWh Ranked 26th.

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. 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.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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