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Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
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.
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.
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).
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.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Consumption by other industries and construction > 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).
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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STAT	Australia	Hong Kong
Consumption	213.5 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Hong Kong	45.07 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption > Per capita	10,864.15 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 89% more than Hong Kong	5,748.14 kWh per capita Ranked 38th.
Consumption by households	60.93 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Hong Kong	9.95 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	5,476.54 kWh Ranked 15th. 3% more than Hong Kong	5,297.07 kWh Ranked 16th.
Consumption by households per capita	2,987.48 kWh Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	1,460.11 kWh Ranked 39th.
Consumption per capita	10,563.43 kWh Ranked 10th. 75% more than Hong Kong	6,037.75 kWh Ranked 9th.
Exports	0.0 Ranked 127th.	497.4 million kWh Ranked 35th.
From other renewable sources	5.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 36th.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Imports	0.0 Ranked 121st.	11.15 billion kWh Ranked 17th.
Installed generating capacity	59.13 million kW Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Hong Kong	10.66 million kW Ranked 6th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	2,679.77 kW Ranked 15th. 80% more than Hong Kong	1,489.95 kW Ranked 2nd.
Production	225.5 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Hong Kong	41.3 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Production > Per capita	11,950.57 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,244.68 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 175th.	0.0 Ranked 169th.
Production per capita	11,619.77 kWh Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,650.53 kWh Ranked 10th.
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 145th.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	5,494.27 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 6% more than Hong Kong	5,197.59 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.
Thermal > Production per capita	11,490.28 kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 23th.
Consumption by households > Per capita	2,997.15 kWh per capita Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	1,432.69 kWh per capita Ranked 47th.
From fossil fuels	78.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 84th.	100% of total installed capacity Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Australia
Production by source > Fossil fuel	90.8% Ranked 91st.	100% Ranked 50th. 10% more than Australia
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	4,526.2 kWh Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Hong Kong	596.78 kWh Ranked 70th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	10,157.66 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 76% more than Hong Kong	5,783.17 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	4,540.85 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Hong Kong	585.58 kWh per capita Ranked 78th.
Thermal > Production	234.34 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 36th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	111.69 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	36.09 billion kWh Ranked 34th.
Net > Production per capita	11,420.56 kWh Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 41st.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	11,457.52 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 77% more than Hong Kong	6,474.31 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.
Net > Production	232.92 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 49th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	8.3% Ranked 110th.	0.0 Ranked 205th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	85.6 kWh Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Hong Kong	31.69 kWh Ranked 87th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	10,903.76 kWh Ranked 4th. 93% more than Hong Kong	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 19th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,461.39 kWh Ranked 28th.	1,691.46 kWh Ranked 26th. 16% more than Australia
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	29.41 billion kWh Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	11.47 billion kWh Ranked 46th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	2,409.96 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	3,749.78 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 56% more than Australia
Consumption by other industries and construction	81.54 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 20 times more than Hong Kong	4.07 billion kWh Ranked 70th.
Consumption by industry and construction	92.31 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 23 times more than Hong Kong	4.07 billion kWh Ranked 71st.
Consumption by other consumers	48.99 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 88% more than Hong Kong	26.04 billion kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability	232.92 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Hong Kong	44.95 billion kWh Ranked 44th.
Imports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 102nd.	1.58 million kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Net inland availability	206.5 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Hong Kong	40.16 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.
Net > Production > Per capita	11,457.52 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	11,527.47 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 29th.
Total > Production > Public	238.88 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	11,750.9 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 45th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	1.72 billion kWh Ranked 64th. 8 times more than Hong Kong	215 million kWh Ranked 93th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	2,402.18 kWh Ranked 18th.	3,821.55 kWh Ranked 8th. 59% more than Australia
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	3,998.13 kWh Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Hong Kong	596.78 kWh Ranked 68th.
Production from coal sources > % of total	79.26% Ranked 5th. 16% more than Hong Kong	68.52% Ranked 10th.
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 97th.	1,677.95 kWh Ranked 5th.
Net inland availability per capita	10,124.88 kWh Ranked 12th. 72% more than Hong Kong	5,893.85 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Total > Production > Public per capita	11,712.99 kWh Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 39th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	12,312.94 kWh Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 43th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	0.72% Ranked 100th. 24% more than Hong Kong	0.58% Ranked 104th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	9,439.93 kWh per capita Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Hong Kong	3,696.71 kWh per capita Ranked 10th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,463.97 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	1,667.1 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 14% more than Australia
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	85.76 kWh per capita Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Hong Kong	31.24 kWh per capita Ranked 89th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	822.66 kWh Ranked 54th.	954.62 kWh Ranked 49th. 16% more than Australia
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 101st.	563.04 kWh Ranked 9th.
Gross inland availability per capita	11,420.56 kWh Ranked 11th. 73% more than Hong Kong	6,598.22 kWh Ranked 30th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	9,423.32 kWh Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Hong Kong	3,750.72 kWh Ranked 9th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	189.67 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Hong Kong	25.44 billion kWh Ranked 24th.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	12.29% Ranked 65th.	30.9% Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Australia
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	16.92 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	4.9 billion kWh Ranked 41st.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	825.32 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.	936.69 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd. 13% more than Australia
Energy balance requirement	16.78 billion kWh Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	6.5 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	251.12 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
From hydroelectric plants	13.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 92nd.	0.0 Ranked 15th.
Thermal > Production > Public	222.38 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 34th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	10,939.05 kWh per capita Ranked 4th. 98% more than Hong Kong	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	4,011.07 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Hong Kong	585.58 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	832.26 kWh per capita Ranked 14th. 18% more than Hong Kong	706.26 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.
Exports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 106th.	647.79 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	12,352.8 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 50th.
Production by source > Other	0.9% Ranked 39th.	0.0 Ranked 172nd.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	829.57 kWh Ranked 12th. 15% more than Hong Kong	719.78 kWh Ranked 18th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption; 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

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