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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.
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.
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.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > 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.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by gasworks per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by energy sector > 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.
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.
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
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Production from oil sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
% 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.
Production by source > Other: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from 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.
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.
Gross inland availability 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 other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Energy balance requirement per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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
Consumption by crude petroleum fields 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 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 gasworks > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Exports 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.
Nuclear > Production > Public 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.
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 chemical industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.

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STAT	Brazil	China
Consumption	455.8 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	4.69 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Brazil
Consumption > Per capita	2,116.72 kWh per capita Ranked 61st.	2,584.88 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 22% more than Brazil
Consumption by households	83.19 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	282.48 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Consumption by households per capita	446.93 kWh Ranked 91st. 2 times more than China	216.67 kWh Ranked 120th.
Consumption by petroleum refineries	2.87 billion kWh Ranked 15th.	32.27 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Brazil
Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita	15.41 kWh Ranked 41st.	24.76 kWh Ranked 37th. 61% more than Brazil
Consumption per capita	2,116.88 kWh Ranked 56th.	2,595.39 kWh Ranked 12th. 23% more than Brazil
Exports	2.54 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	17.65 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Brazil
From other renewable sources	7.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 26th. 1% more than China	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 1st.
Installed generating capacity	113.7 million kW Ranked 7th.	1.15 billion kW Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Brazil
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	582.45 kW Ranked 88th.	848.45 kW Ranked 5th. 46% more than Brazil
Production	530.7 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	4.94 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil
Production > KWh	445.14 billion Ranked 10th.	3.28 trillion Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Brazil
Production > Per capita	2,301.45 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.	2,594.65 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 13% more than Brazil
Production per capita	2,301.62 kWh Ranked 76th.	2,605.21 kWh Ranked 12th. 13% more than Brazil
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	994.41 kWh Ranked 85th. 2 times more than China	444.45 kWh Ranked 116th.
Production by source > Nuclear	4.4% Ranked 26th. 4 times more than China	1.2% Ranked 31st.
Imports	38.43 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than China	6.87 billion kWh Ranked 24th.
From nuclear fuels	1.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 24th. 64% more than China	1.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 2nd.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	993 kWh per capita Ranked 98th. 2 times more than China	444.18 kWh per capita Ranked 131st.
Consumption in agriculture per capita	84.26 kWh Ranked 38th. 25% more than China	67.22 kWh Ranked 44th.
Production > KWh > Per capita	1,778.06 per capita Ranked 69th. 2 times more than China	836.45 per capita Ranked 86th.
Thermal > Production per capita	298.84 kWh Ranked 126th.	1,570.38 kWh Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Brazil
Consumption by households > Per capita	446.3 kWh per capita Ranked 100th. 2 times more than China	216.54 kWh per capita Ranked 130th.
From fossil fuels	19.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 168th.	69.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Brazil
Production by source > Fossil fuel	8.3% Ranked 190th.	80.2% Ranked 107th. 10 times more than Brazil
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	942.13 kWh Ranked 55th.	1,203.02 kWh Ranked 48th. 28% more than Brazil
Net inland availability > Per capita	1,940.18 kWh per capita Ranked 86th. 16% more than China	1,679.48 kWh per capita Ranked 96th.
Nuclear > Production	9.86 billion kWh Ranked 23th.	53.09 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Brazil
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	1,743.36 kWh Ranked 14th. 6 times more than China	272.78 kWh Ranked 52nd.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	320.8 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	353.54 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 10% more than Brazil
Hydro > Production	337.46 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	397.02 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 18% more than Brazil
Thermal > Production	55.63 billion kWh Ranked 29th.	2.05 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 37 times more than Brazil
Consumption in agriculture	15.69 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	87.63 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Gross inland availability > Per capita	2,350.74 kWh per capita Ranked 90th. 32% more than China	1,778.93 kWh per capita Ranked 106th.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita	15.39 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.	24.74 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 61% more than Brazil
Net > Production	399.15 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	2.33 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	128.66 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.	210.77 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 64% more than Brazil
Consumption by households and other consumers	185.1 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	579.44 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	940.81 kWh per capita Ranked 58th.	1,202.31 kWh per capita Ranked 51st. 28% more than Brazil
Net > Production per capita	2,144.32 kWh Ranked 82nd. 20% more than China	1,784.73 kWh Ranked 92nd.
Hydro > Production per capita	1,812.9 kWh Ranked 15th. 6 times more than China	304.53 kWh Ranked 58th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2004
Production by source > Hydro	82.7% Ranked 23th. 4 times more than China	18.5% Ranked 91st.
Consumption by gasworks	105 million kWh Ranked 7th.	2.98 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Brazil
Station use and station loss	3.79 billion kWh Ranked 33th.	170.65 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 45 times more than Brazil
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	67.05 kWh Ranked 75th. 21% more than China	55.34 kWh Ranked 77th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	128.84 kWh Ranked 36th.	210.9 kWh Ranked 28th. 64% more than Brazil
Consumption by gasworks per capita	0.564 kWh Ranked 10th.	2.28 kWh Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Brazil
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	52.28 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd.	101.58 kWh per capita Ranked 43th. 94% more than Brazil
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	84.14 kWh per capita Ranked 40th. 25% more than China	67.18 kWh per capita Ranked 47th.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	6.37 kWh per capita Ranked 50th.	15.48 kWh per capita Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Brazil
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	151.75 kWh Ranked 136th.	1,570.38 kWh Ranked 71st. 10 times more than Brazil
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	104.7 kWh Ranked 75th. 17 times more than China	6.18 kWh Ranked 87th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	19.27 billion kWh Ranked 31st. 2 times more than China	8.01 billion kWh Ranked 55th.
Consumption by chemical industry	21.09 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	212.47 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Brazil
Consumption in rail transport	1.19 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	20.2 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than Brazil
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	66.79 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	170.65 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Brazil
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	2,072.66 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 6 times more than China	340.3 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.
Energy balance requirement	386.35 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	443.92 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 15% more than Brazil
Hydro > Production > Per capita	1,810.34 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 6 times more than China	304.34 kWh per capita Ranked 61st.
Hydro > Production > Public	325.05 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	397.02 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 22% more than Brazil
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	52.87 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 30% more than China	40.7 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	52.87 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 30% more than China	40.7 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Imports > Per capita	214,217.4 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 21st. 74 times more than China	2,888.62 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.
Net inland availability	361.66 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	2.19 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Net > Production > Per capita	2,141.3 kWh per capita Ranked 95th. 20% more than China	1,783.67 kWh per capita Ranked 107th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	298.42 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	1,569.44 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd. 5 times more than Brazil
Total > Production > Public	363.16 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	2.5 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Brazil
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	1,948.21 kWh per capita Ranked 98th. 2% more than China	1,914.48 kWh per capita Ranked 100th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	12.34 billion kWh Ranked 21st.	71.72 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Brazil
Station use and station loss per capita	20.36 kWh Ranked 110th.	130.89 kWh Ranked 54th. 6 times more than Brazil
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	20.29% Ranked 14th.	29.67% Ranked 8th. 46% more than Brazil
Production by source > Other	4.6% Ranked 14th. 46 times more than China	0.1% Ranked 57th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	463.21 kWh Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than China	160.56 kWh Ranked 98th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	699.97 kWh Ranked 54th.	829.15 kWh Ranked 50th. 18% more than Brazil
Production from coal sources > % of total	2.68% Ranked 57th.	77.89% Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Brazil
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	1,746.26 kWh Ranked 15th. 6 times more than China	304.53 kWh Ranked 57th.
Imports per capita	219.33 kWh Ranked 20th. 76 times more than China	2.9 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Net inland availability per capita	1,942.92 kWh Ranked 76th. 16% more than China	1,680.48 kWh Ranked 83th.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita	22.14 kWh per capita Ranked 14th.	29.47 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 33% more than Brazil
Total > Production > Public per capita	1,950.96 kWh Ranked 83th. 2% more than China	1,915.63 kWh Ranked 87th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	2,164.68 kWh Ranked 82nd. 13% more than China	1,915.63 kWh Ranked 90th.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	6.38 kWh Ranked 58th.	33.01 kWh Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Brazil
Production from oil sources > % of total	3.18% Ranked 75th.	3.26% Ranked 74th. 3% more than Brazil
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	1,743.8 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 6 times more than China	304.34 kWh per capita Ranked 60th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	56.4 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.	1,321.88 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 23 times more than Brazil
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	63.13 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 62% more than China	38.94 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	104.75 kWh per capita Ranked 75th. 17 times more than China	6.18 kWh per capita Ranked 87th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,744.29 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 6 times more than China	272.76 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	67.09 kWh per capita Ranked 76th. 21% more than China	55.34 kWh per capita Ranked 78th.
Consumption by energy sector per capita	52.35 kWh Ranked 52nd.	101.64 kWh Ranked 42nd. 94% more than Brazil
Gross inland availability per capita	2,354.06 kWh Ranked 79th. 32% more than China	1,779.99 kWh Ranked 93th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	82.8% Ranked 17th. 5 times more than China	16.07% Ranked 61st.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	56.37 kWh Ranked 56th.	1,321.96 kWh Ranked 25th. 23 times more than Brazil
Consumption by energy sector	9.74 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	132.51 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Brazil
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	113.16 kWh per capita Ranked 38th.	162.88 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 44% more than Brazil
Consumption by crude petroleum fields	4.13 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	38.44 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Brazil
Consumption by iron and steel industry	23.98 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	274.95 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Brazil
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	462.56 kWh per capita Ranked 78th. 3 times more than China	160.46 kWh per capita Ranked 107th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	130.29 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	1.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Brazil
Nuclear > Production per capita	52.94 kWh Ranked 25th. 30% more than China	40.72 kWh Ranked 26th.
Consumption by industry and construction	175.37 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	1.57 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Brazil
Energy balance requirement per capita	2,075.58 kWh Ranked 25th. 6 times more than China	340.5 kWh Ranked 74th.
Consumption by other consumers	86.22 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	209.32 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Brazil
Gross inland availability	438.19 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	2.32 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Brazil
Station use and station loss > Per capita	20.33 kWh per capita Ranked 125th.	130.81 kWh per capita Ranked 63th. 6 times more than Brazil
Thermal > Production > Public	28.25 billion kWh Ranked 45th.	2.05 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 72 times more than Brazil
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	151.54 kWh per capita Ranked 155th.	1,569.44 kWh per capita Ranked 85th. 10 times more than Brazil
Consumption by crude petroleum fields per capita	22.17 kWh Ranked 14th.	29.49 kWh Ranked 12th. 33% more than Brazil
Consumption in rail transport per capita	6.38 kWh Ranked 49th.	15.49 kWh Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Brazil
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	698.98 kWh per capita Ranked 61st.	828.66 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 19% more than Brazil
Consumption by transportation industry	1.19 billion kWh Ranked 25th.	43.03 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Brazil
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	6.37 kWh per capita Ranked 59th.	32.99 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Brazil
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	358.29 kWh per capita Ranked 61st. 3 times more than China	130.81 kWh per capita Ranked 109th.
Exports > Per capita	10.71 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	12.51 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 17% more than Brazil
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	2,161.63 kWh per capita Ranked 96th. 13% more than China	1,914.48 kWh per capita Ranked 103th.
Consumption by gasworks > Per capita	0.563 kWh per capita Ranked 11th.	2.28 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Brazil
Nuclear > Production > Public	9.86 billion kWh Ranked 23th.	53.09 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Brazil
Exports per capita	10.71 kWh Ranked 24th.	12.56 kWh Ranked 27th. 17% more than Brazil
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	358.8 kWh Ranked 56th. 3 times more than China	130.89 kWh Ranked 102nd.
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	3% Ranked 28th. 31% more than China	2.29% Ranked 30th.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	52.94 kWh Ranked 25th. 30% more than China	40.72 kWh Ranked 26th.
From hydroelectric plants	71% of total installed capacity Ranked 19th. 3 times more than China	21.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 9th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	402.94 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	2.5 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Brazil
Production from coal sources > Kwh	10.37 billion kWh Ranked 36th.	1.71 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 165 times more than Brazil
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	113.32 kWh Ranked 37th.	162.97 kWh Ranked 32nd. 44% more than Brazil
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	4.97% Ranked 75th. 14 times more than China	0.36% Ranked 87th.

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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