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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).
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.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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.
Imports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Net > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Total > Production > Public > 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 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.
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.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > 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.
Thermal > 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 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.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses 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.

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STAT	Canada	Hong Kong
Consumption	499.9 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Hong Kong	45.07 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption > Per capita	16,055.64 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,748.14 kWh per capita Ranked 38th.
Consumption by households	150.99 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Hong Kong	9.95 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	9,136.39 kWh Ranked 8th. 72% more than Hong Kong	5,297.07 kWh Ranked 16th.
Consumption by households per capita	4,672.75 kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	1,460.11 kWh Ranked 39th.
Consumption per capita	16,281.22 kWh Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	6,037.75 kWh Ranked 9th.
Exports	57.97 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 117 times more than Hong Kong	497.4 million kWh Ranked 35th.
From other renewable sources	4.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 42nd.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Imports	11.39 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 2% more than Hong Kong	11.15 billion kWh Ranked 17th.
Installed generating capacity	136.9 million kW Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Hong Kong	10.66 million kW Ranked 6th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	4,011.54 kW Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	1,489.95 kW Ranked 2nd.
Production	618.9 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Hong Kong	41.3 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Production > Per capita	18,346.73 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,244.68 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.
Production by source > Nuclear	12.9% Ranked 22nd.	0.0 Ranked 169th.
Production per capita	18,604.5 kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,650.53 kWh Ranked 10th.
From nuclear fuels	9.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 16th.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	9,140.07 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 76% more than Hong Kong	5,197.59 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.
Thermal > Production per capita	5,292.43 kWh Ranked 30th.	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 23th. 7% more than Canada
Consumption by households > Per capita	4,674.63 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	1,432.69 kWh per capita Ranked 47th.
From fossil fuels	31.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 156th.	100% of total installed capacity Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Canada
Production by source > Fossil fuel	28% Ranked 179th.	100% Ranked 50th. 4 times more than Canada
Net inland availability > Per capita	15,813.9 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,783.17 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	6,539.43 kWh Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Hong Kong	596.78 kWh Ranked 70th.
Net > Production	608.2 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 49th.
Net > Production per capita	18,822.85 kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 41st.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	6,542.06 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 11 times more than Hong Kong	585.58 kWh per capita Ranked 78th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	295.21 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Hong Kong	36.09 billion kWh Ranked 34th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	18,091.98 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	6,474.31 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.
Thermal > Production	171.01 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 36th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	57.9% Ranked 46th.	0.0 Ranked 205th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	680.73 kWh Ranked 21st. 21 times more than Hong Kong	31.69 kWh Ranked 87th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,002.44 kWh Ranked 40th.	1,691.46 kWh Ranked 26th. 69% more than Canada
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	32.07 billion kWh Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	11.47 billion kWh Ranked 46th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	45.84 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Hong Kong	4.9 billion kWh Ranked 41st.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	13,416.33 kWh per capita Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Hong Kong	936.69 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd.
Energy balance requirement	433.33 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 67 times more than Hong Kong	6.5 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Imports > Per capita	707,560.75 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.	1.58 million kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Canada
Net inland availability	510.77 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Hong Kong	40.16 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.
Net > Production > Per capita	18,830.43 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.
Production from coal sources > % of total	17.23% Ranked 40th.	68.52% Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Canada
Thermal > Production > Per capita	5,294.56 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 5% more than Canada
Total > Production > Public	578.94 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	17,924.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 45th.
Production by source > Other	1.3% Ranked 36th.	0.0 Ranked 172nd.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	4,146.48 kWh Ranked 7th. 9% more than Hong Kong	3,821.55 kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	5,603.83 kWh Ranked 5th. 9 times more than Hong Kong	596.78 kWh Ranked 68th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	17,917.28 kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 39th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	19,441.51 kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 43th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	3.64% Ranked 71st. 6 times more than Hong Kong	0.58% Ranked 104th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	3,222.73 kWh per capita Ranked 12th.	3,696.71 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 15% more than Canada
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,002.63 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.	1,667.1 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 66% more than Canada
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	680.86 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 22 times more than Hong Kong	31.24 kWh per capita Ranked 89th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	13,410.93 kWh Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Hong Kong	954.62 kWh Ranked 49th.
Exports per capita	1,672.69 kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	563.04 kWh Ranked 9th.
Gross inland availability per capita	18,084.71 kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	6,598.22 kWh Ranked 30th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	3,222.13 kWh Ranked 12th.	3,750.72 kWh Ranked 9th. 16% more than Canada
Production from coal sources > Kwh	103.09 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Hong Kong	25.44 billion kWh Ranked 24th.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	5.36% Ranked 74th.	30.9% Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Canada
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	628.19 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 16 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	4,148.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 11% more than Hong Kong	3,749.78 kWh per capita Ranked 10th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	181.07 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 45 times more than Hong Kong	4.07 billion kWh Ranked 70th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,741.8 kWh Ranked 27th.	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 19th. 19% more than Canada
Consumption by industry and construction	211.3 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 52 times more than Hong Kong	4.07 billion kWh Ranked 71st.
From hydroelectric plants	54.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 32nd.	0.0 Ranked 15th.
Consumption by other consumers	133.98 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Hong Kong	26.04 billion kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability	584.35 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 13 times more than Hong Kong	44.95 billion kWh Ranked 44th.
Thermal > Production > Public	153.22 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 34th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,743.71 kWh per capita Ranked 33th.	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 17% more than Canada
Production from oil sources > Kwh	21.78 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 101 times more than Hong Kong	215 million kWh Ranked 93th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	5,606.09 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 10 times more than Hong Kong	585.58 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	1,419.24 kWh per capita Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Hong Kong	706.26 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.
Exports > Per capita	1,677.97 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Hong Kong	647.79 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	19,449.33 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Hong Kong	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 50th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	1,418.67 kWh Ranked 3rd. 97% more than Hong Kong	719.78 kWh Ranked 18th.
Imports per capita	705.33 kWh Ranked 15th.	1,677.95 kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Canada
Net inland availability per capita	15,807.53 kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Hong Kong	5,893.85 kWh Ranked 32nd.

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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