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Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Production > KWh: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants."
Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production > KWh > Per capita: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants." Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
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 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 industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > 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).
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Electricity is the share of senior managers who ranked electricity as a major or severe constraint.
Consumption by other 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Consumption by other consumers > 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.
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 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.
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.
Consumption in rail transport per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Wind > Production 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.
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.

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STAT	Argentina	South Africa
Consumption	111.1 billion kWh Ranked 17th.	234.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Argentina
Consumption > Per capita	2,461.67 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.	5,486.63 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Argentina
Consumption by households	24.3 billion kWh Ranked 28th.	36.97 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 52% more than Argentina
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,201.54 kWh Ranked 76th.	1,758.57 kWh Ranked 55th. 46% more than Argentina
Consumption by households per capita	628.78 kWh Ranked 69th.	783.29 kWh Ranked 60th. 25% more than Argentina
Consumption per capita	2,522.41 kWh Ranked 51st.	5,002.35 kWh Ranked 32nd. 98% more than Argentina
Exports	1.7 billion kWh Ranked 39th.	15.04 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Argentina
From other renewable sources	0.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 83th.	0.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Argentina
Installed generating capacity	32.87 million kW Ranked 20th.	44.26 million kW Ranked 17th. 35% more than Argentina
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	814.13 kW Ranked 77th.	885.35 kW Ranked 72nd. 9% more than Argentina
Production	119.3 billion kWh Ranked 21st.	257.9 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Argentina
Production > KWh	115.08 billion Ranked 25th.	260.5 billion Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Argentina
Production > Per capita	2,716.99 kWh per capita Ranked 70th.	6,000.3 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Argentina
Production by source > Nuclear	6.7% Ranked 24th. 22% more than South Africa	5.5% Ranked 25th.
Production per capita	2,784.04 kWh Ranked 66th.	5,470.68 kWh Ranked 42nd. 97% more than Argentina
Imports	10.3 billion kWh Ranked 16th.	11.89 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 15% more than Argentina
From nuclear fuels	3.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 19th.	4.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 18th. 32% more than Argentina
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,198.46 kWh per capita Ranked 88th.	1,770.21 kWh per capita Ranked 64th. 48% more than Argentina
Consumption in agriculture per capita	20.23 kWh Ranked 64th.	116.95 kWh Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Argentina
Production > KWh > Per capita	1,976.02 per capita Ranked 64th.	4,987.37 per capita Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Argentina
Consumption by households > Per capita	627.17 kWh per capita Ranked 80th.	788.47 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 26% more than Argentina
Thermal > Production per capita	1,703.64 kWh Ranked 74th.	4,859.8 kWh Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Argentina
From fossil fuels	66.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 103th.	90.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th. 37% more than Argentina
Production by source > Fossil fuel	52.2% Ranked 144th.	93.5% Ranked 88th. 79% more than Argentina
Net inland availability > Per capita	2,329.88 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.	4,229.34 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 82% more than Argentina
Nuclear > Production	6.87 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	11.29 billion kWh Ranked 20th. 64% more than Argentina
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	1,118.59 kWh Ranked 50th.	2,327.62 kWh Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Argentina
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	796.81 kWh Ranked 31st. 17 times more than South Africa	47.23 kWh Ranked 90th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	30.52 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 14 times more than South Africa	2.2 billion kWh Ranked 76th.
Thermal > Production	65.84 billion kWh Ranked 25th.	229.38 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Argentina
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	1,115.72 kWh per capita Ranked 53th.	2,343.02 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Argentina
Hydro > Production per capita	886.54 kWh Ranked 32nd. 10 times more than South Africa	88.96 kWh Ranked 94th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	46.44 billion kWh Ranked 29th.	83 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 79% more than Argentina
Net > Production	103.95 billion kWh Ranked 26th.	231.1 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Argentina
Consumption in agriculture	782 million kWh Ranked 46th.	5.52 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Argentina
Gross inland availability > Per capita	2,782.84 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.	4,878.86 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 75% more than Argentina
Hydro > Production	34.26 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 8 times more than South Africa	4.2 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Net > Production per capita	2,689.67 kWh Ranked 73th.	4,896.43 kWh Ranked 47th. 82% more than Argentina
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	40.8% Ranked 66th. 37 times more than South Africa	1.1% Ranked 132nd.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	73.94 kWh per capita Ranked 9th.	81.76 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 11% more than Argentina
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	20.18 kWh per capita Ranked 65th.	117.73 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Argentina
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	15.69 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.	69.95 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Argentina
Consumption by public lighting	2.81 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	3 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 7% more than Argentina
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	107.05 billion kWh Ranked 26th.	244.92 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Argentina
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	54.89 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 13724 times more than South Africa	4 million kWh Ranked 91st.
Consumption in rail transport	608 million kWh Ranked 26th.	3.28 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Argentina
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	15.96 billion kWh Ranked 20th. 4% more than South Africa	15.28 billion kWh Ranked 21st.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	1,163.65 kWh per capita Ranked 45th. 4 times more than South Africa	281.56 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.
Energy balance requirement	45.09 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 3 times more than South Africa	13.2 billion kWh Ranked 41st.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	884.27 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 10 times more than South Africa	89.55 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.
Hydro > Production > Public	34.19 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 9 times more than South Africa	4.01 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	177.38 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	240.85 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 36% more than Argentina
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	177.38 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	240.85 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 36% more than Argentina
Station use and station loss > Per capita	80.08 kWh per capita Ranked 82nd.	294.66 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Argentina
Thermal > Production > Public	55.53 billion kWh Ranked 28th.	217.83 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Argentina
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	1,433.03 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd.	4,645.73 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Argentina
Wind > Production > Per capita	1,935.63 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa	682.47 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.
Wind > Production > Public	75 million kWh Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than South Africa	32 million kWh Ranked 30th.
Station use and station loss per capita	80.29 kWh Ranked 71st.	292.72 kWh Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Argentina
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	2.53% Ranked 23th.	8.96% Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Argentina
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,115.72 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.	1,672.85 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 50% more than Argentina
Consumption by pump-storage plants	432 million kWh Ranked 22nd.	4.16 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Argentina
Consumption by transportation industry	608 million kWh Ranked 31st.	5.44 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Argentina
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	15.69 kWh per capita Ranked 50th.	116.11 kWh per capita Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Argentina
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	411.8 kWh per capita Ranked 46th. 26% more than South Africa	325.9 kWh per capita Ranked 67th.
Exports > Per capita	65.21 kWh per capita Ranked 10th.	290.27 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Argentina
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	2,762.86 kWh per capita Ranked 81st.	5,223.49 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 89% more than Argentina
Nuclear > Production > Public	6.87 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	11.29 billion kWh Ranked 20th. 64% more than Argentina
Consumption by other consumers per capita	552.53 kWh Ranked 66th.	858.33 kWh Ranked 54th. 55% more than Argentina
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	412.86 kWh Ranked 43th. 28% more than South Africa	323.76 kWh Ranked 63th.
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	7.85% Ranked 23th. 42% more than South Africa	5.52% Ranked 24th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	884.71 kWh Ranked 31st. 10 times more than South Africa	84.92 kWh Ranked 94th.
Imports per capita	261.37 kWh Ranked 5th. 21% more than South Africa	216.63 kWh Ranked 21st.
Net inland availability per capita	2,335.86 kWh Ranked 69th.	4,201.53 kWh Ranked 48th. 80% more than Argentina
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	177.84 kWh Ranked 23th.	239.27 kWh Ranked 22nd. 35% more than Argentina
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	0.671 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 3 times more than South Africa	0.213 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	0.673 kW Ranked 30th. 3 times more than South Africa	0.212 kW Ranked 36th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	266.92 kWh Ranked 32nd. 9% more than South Africa	244.61 kWh Ranked 36th.
Production from coal sources > % of total	1.67% Ranked 58th.	93.23% Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Argentina
Production from oil sources > % of total	4.03% Ranked 67th. 19 times more than South Africa	0.21% Ranked 121st.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	882.44 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 10 times more than South Africa	85.48 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	71 million kWh Ranked 30th.	191 million kWh Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Argentina
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	1.83 kWh per capita Ranked 35th.	4.07 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Argentina
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	43.57 kWh per capita Ranked 57th.	4,870.32 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 112 times more than Argentina
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	205.07 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.	288.29 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 41% more than Argentina
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,430.59 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 16635 times more than South Africa	0.086 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	795.51 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 17 times more than South Africa	47.54 kWh per capita Ranked 91st.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	105.23 kWh per capita Ranked 64th. 11 times more than South Africa	9.99 kWh per capita Ranked 108th.
Consumption by energy sector per capita	11.18 kWh Ranked 65th.	321.49 kWh Ranked 18th. 29 times more than Argentina
Consumption by public lighting per capita	74 kWh Ranked 8th.	81.76 kWh Ranked 7th. 10% more than Argentina
Energy balance requirement per capita	1,166.64 kWh Ranked 43th. 4 times more than South Africa	279.71 kWh Ranked 76th.
Exports per capita	66.82 kWh Ranked 11th.	290.21 kWh Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Argentina
Gross inland availability per capita	2,789.99 kWh Ranked 69th.	4,846.79 kWh Ranked 46th. 74% more than Argentina
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	268.76 kWh Ranked 36th. 8% more than South Africa	248.65 kWh Ranked 40th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	30.45% Ranked 53th. 33 times more than South Africa	0.91% Ranked 104th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	43.65 kWh Ranked 57th.	4,838.55 kWh Ranked 6th. 111 times more than Argentina
Consumption by energy sector	432 million kWh Ranked 56th.	15.17 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 35 times more than Argentina
Station use and station loss	3.1 billion kWh Ranked 38th.	13.82 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Argentina
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	105.41 kWh Ranked 63th. 11 times more than South Africa	9.99 kWh Ranked 106th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	1.84 kWh Ranked 35th.	4.05 kWh Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Argentina
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	11.15 kWh per capita Ranked 66th.	323.62 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 29 times more than Argentina
Production from coal sources > Kwh	1.67 billion kWh Ranked 54th.	225.79 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 135 times more than Argentina
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	551.11 kWh per capita Ranked 72nd.	864.01 kWh per capita Ranked 61st. 57% more than Argentina
Consumption by other industries and construction	43.23 billion kWh Ranked 19th.	78.44 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 81% more than Argentina
Consumption by industry and construction	43.23 billion kWh Ranked 23th.	109.86 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Argentina
Consumption by other consumers	21.35 billion kWh Ranked 28th.	40.51 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 90% more than Argentina
Gross inland availability	107.83 billion kWh Ranked 26th.	228.76 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Argentina
Imports > Per capita	255,074.65 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 18% more than South Africa	216,674.92 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Net inland availability	90.28 billion kWh Ranked 26th.	198.31 billion kWh Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Argentina
Net > Production > Per capita	2,682.78 kWh per capita Ranked 81st.	4,928.83 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 84% more than Argentina
Thermal > Production > Per capita	1,699.27 kWh per capita Ranked 85th.	4,891.96 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Argentina
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	10.32 billion kWh Ranked 19th.	11.54 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 12% more than Argentina
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	266.24 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 8% more than South Africa	246.22 kWh per capita Ranked 40th.
Total > Production > Public	96.67 billion kWh Ranked 27th.	233.18 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Argentina
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	2,494.79 kWh per capita Ranked 86th.	4,973.19 kWh per capita Ranked 53th. Twice as much as Argentina
Total > Production > Self-producer	10.39 billion kWh Ranked 19th.	11.74 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 13% more than Argentina
Wind > Production	75 million kWh Ranked 24th. 2 times more than South Africa	32 million kWh Ranked 32nd.
Power plant capacity > Public wind	26,000 kW Ranked 23th. 3 times more than South Africa	10,000 kW Ranked 31st.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	4.04 billion kWh Ranked 45th. 10 times more than South Africa	391 million kWh Ranked 90th.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	268.07 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 7% more than South Africa	250.3 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.
Production by source > Other	0.2% Ranked 53th.	0.0 Ranked 98th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,118.59 kWh Ranked 41st.	1,661.85 kWh Ranked 26th. 49% more than Argentina
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita	11.18 kWh Ranked 23th.	88.2 kWh Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Argentina
Total > Production > Public per capita	2,501.2 kWh Ranked 74th.	4,940.5 kWh Ranked 47th. 98% more than Argentina
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	2,769.96 kWh Ranked 72nd.	5,189.15 kWh Ranked 47th. 87% more than Argentina
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	15.73 kWh Ranked 49th.	115.34 kWh Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Argentina
Consumption in rail transport per capita	15.73 kWh Ranked 38th.	69.49 kWh Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Argentina
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	11.15 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	88.79 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Argentina
Wind > Production per capita	1.94 kWh Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa	0.678 kWh Ranked 39th.
Nuclear > Production per capita	177.84 kWh Ranked 23th.	239.27 kWh Ranked 22nd. 35% more than Argentina
From hydroelectric plants	27.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 72nd. 18 times more than South Africa	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 122nd.
Wind > Production > Public per capita	1.94 kWh Ranked 29th. 3 times more than South Africa	0.678 kWh Ranked 35th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	1,436.72 kWh Ranked 78th.	4,615.19 kWh Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Argentina
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,432.94 kWh Ranked 30th. 16717 times more than South Africa	0.0857 kWh Ranked 92nd.

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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