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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.
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).
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.
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).
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > 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
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.
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.
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.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption 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
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports 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.
Net inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by public lighting per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Energy balance requirement per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Exports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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STAT	Belize	Costa Rica
Consumption	630 million kWh Ranked 37th.	8.53 billion kWh Ranked 62nd. 14 times more than Belize
Consumption > Per capita	674.29 kWh per capita Ranked 95th.	1,921.87 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Belize
Consumption by households	80 million kWh Ranked 162nd.	3.06 billion kWh Ranked 76th. 38 times more than Belize
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	496.47 kWh Ranked 113th.	1,229.66 kWh Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Belize
Consumption by households per capita	294.2 kWh Ranked 106th.	708.48 kWh Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Belize
Consumption per capita	693.58 kWh Ranked 89th.	1,779.07 kWh Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Belize
Exports	0.0 Ranked 126th.	135 million kWh Ranked 56th.
From other renewable sources	16.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 8th. 40% more than Costa Rica	12.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 19th.
Imports	171 million kWh Ranked 33th. 4% more than Costa Rica	164 million kWh Ranked 59th.
Installed generating capacity	178,100 kW Ranked 139th.	2.8 million kW Ranked 74th. 16 times more than Belize
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	577.13 kW Ranked 90th.	599.61 kW Ranked 87th. 4% more than Belize
Production	524.2 million kWh Ranked 112th.	9.47 billion kWh Ranked 63th. 18 times more than Belize
Production > Per capita	725.24 kWh per capita Ranked 115th.	2,099.18 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Belize
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 170th.	0.0 Ranked 183th.
Production per capita	745.99 kWh Ranked 107th.	1,943.21 kWh Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Belize
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 142nd.	0.0 Ranked 152nd.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	462.65 kWh per capita Ranked 130th.	1,227.65 kWh per capita Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Belize
Consumption by households > Per capita	274.16 kWh per capita Ranked 120th.	707.32 kWh per capita Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Belize
Thermal > Production per capita	246.4 kWh Ranked 131st. 94% more than Costa Rica	127.08 kWh Ranked 142nd.
From fossil fuels	51.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 132nd. 58% more than Costa Rica	32.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 154th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	59.9% Ranked 134th. 40 times more than Costa Rica	1.5% Ranked 202nd.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	147.1 kWh Ranked 117th.	482.39 kWh Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Belize
Net inland availability > Per capita	599.73 kWh per capita Ranked 137th.	1,709.25 kWh per capita Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Belize
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	137.08 kWh per capita Ranked 123th.	481.6 kWh per capita Ranked 88th. 4 times more than Belize
Consumption by households and other consumers	135 million kWh Ranked 171st.	5.31 billion kWh Ranked 83th. 39 times more than Belize
Hydro > Production per capita	397.18 kWh Ranked 53th.	1,519.86 kWh Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Belize
Thermal > Production	67 million kWh Ranked 177th.	549 million kWh Ranked 132nd. 8 times more than Belize
Gross inland availability > Per capita	671.69 kWh per capita Ranked 142nd.	1,886.27 kWh per capita Ranked 97th. 3 times more than Belize
Net > Production per capita	614.15 kWh Ranked 126th.	1,886.71 kWh Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Belize
Hydro > Production	108 million kWh Ranked 120th.	6.57 billion kWh Ranked 45th. 61 times more than Belize
Net > Production	167 million kWh Ranked 174th.	8.15 billion kWh Ranked 91st. 49 times more than Belize
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	40.1% Ranked 67th.	81.9% Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Belize
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	21 million kWh Ranked 155th.	792.89 million kWh Ranked 103th. 38 times more than Belize
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	469.5 kWh per capita Ranked 70th.	1,782.78 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Belize
Energy balance requirement	137 million kWh Ranked 130th.	7.71 billion kWh Ranked 57th. 56 times more than Belize
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	175 million kWh Ranked 174th.	8.25 billion kWh Ranked 91st. 47 times more than Belize
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	246.4 kWh Ranked 128th. 8 times more than Costa Rica	29.4 kWh Ranked 161st.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	370.12 kWh per capita Ranked 57th.	1,517.37 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Belize
Hydro > Production > Public	108 million kWh Ranked 118th.	5.78 billion kWh Ranked 51st. 54 times more than Belize
Consumption by public lighting	16 million kWh Ranked 23th.	1.46 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 92 times more than Belize
Station use and station loss > Per capita	27.42 kWh per capita Ranked 117th. 17% more than Costa Rica	23.38 kWh per capita Ranked 121st.
Thermal > Production > Public	67 million kWh Ranked 171st.	127 million kWh Ranked 160th. 90% more than Belize
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	229.61 kWh per capita Ranked 148th. 8 times more than Costa Rica	29.35 kWh per capita Ranked 180th.
From hydroelectric plants	32% of total installed capacity Ranked 62nd.	55.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 31st. 73% more than Belize
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	137.08 kWh per capita Ranked 121st.	398.87 kWh per capita Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Belize
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	71.97 kWh per capita Ranked 128th.	183.23 kWh per capita Ranked 98th. 3 times more than Belize
Exports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 105th.	18.39 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	599.73 kWh per capita Ranked 149th.	1,906.99 kWh per capita Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Belize
Station use and station loss	8 million kWh Ranked 157th.	101.18 million kWh Ranked 104th. 13 times more than Belize
Consumption by other consumers per capita	143.42 kWh Ranked 103th.	521.18 kWh Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Belize
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	77.23 kWh Ranked 118th.	183.53 kWh Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Belize
Total > Production > Public per capita	643.57 kWh Ranked 124th.	1,630.04 kWh Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Belize
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	54.83 kWh per capita Ranked 10th.	400.55 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Belize
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	133.65 kWh per capita Ranked 113th.	520.33 kWh per capita Ranked 73th. 4 times more than Belize
Consumption by other industries and construction	40 million kWh Ranked 153th.	1.73 billion kWh Ranked 90th. 43 times more than Belize
Consumption by industry and construction	40 million kWh Ranked 154th.	2.08 billion kWh Ranked 91st. 52 times more than Belize
Consumption by other consumers	39 million kWh Ranked 161st.	2.25 billion kWh Ranked 75th. 58 times more than Belize
Gross inland availability	196 million kWh Ranked 175th.	8.16 billion kWh Ranked 91st. 42 times more than Belize
Imports > Per capita	99,383.14 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Costa Rica	49,154.74 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 17th.
Net inland availability	175 million kWh Ranked 171st.	7.4 billion kWh Ranked 87th. 42 times more than Belize
Net > Production > Per capita	572.31 kWh per capita Ranked 150th.	1,883.61 kWh per capita Ranked 101st. 3 times more than Belize
Thermal > Production > Per capita	229.61 kWh per capita Ranked 151st. 81% more than Costa Rica	126.87 kWh per capita Ranked 161st.
Total > Production > Public	175 million kWh Ranked 173th.	7.04 billion kWh Ranked 93th. 40 times more than Belize
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	599.73 kWh per capita Ranked 145th.	1,627.37 kWh per capita Ranked 108th. 3 times more than Belize
Station use and station loss per capita	29.42 kWh Ranked 101st. 26% more than Costa Rica	23.42 kWh Ranked 106th.
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 173th.	16.6% Ranked 6th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	147.1 kWh Ranked 115th.	399.53 kWh Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Belize
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	397.18 kWh Ranked 52nd.	1,337.46 kWh Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Belize
Imports per capita	106.65 kWh Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Costa Rica	45.53 kWh Ranked 16th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	643.57 kWh Ranked 125th.	1,910.13 kWh Ranked 91st. 3 times more than Belize
Net inland availability per capita	643.57 kWh Ranked 122nd.	1,712.06 kWh Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Belize
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	370.12 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.	1,335.27 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Belize
Consumption by public lighting per capita	58.84 kWh Ranked 10th.	400.22 kWh Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Belize
Energy balance requirement per capita	503.82 kWh Ranked 66th.	1,785.71 kWh Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Belize
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 100th.	17.02 kWh Ranked 25th.
Gross inland availability per capita	720.8 kWh Ranked 124th.	1,889.37 kWh Ranked 86th. 3 times more than Belize

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

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