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Crude oil > Production 3.86 million bbl/day
Ranked 5th. 178 times more than Taiwan
21,680 bbl/day
Ranked 74th.

Crude oil > Proved reserves 173.1 billion bbl
Ranked 3rd. 72731 times more than Taiwan
2.38 million bbl
Ranked 90th.
Electricity > Consumption 499.9 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Taiwan
242.2 billion kWh
Ranked 6th.

Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 16,055.64 kWh per capita
Ranked 2nd. 67% more than Taiwan
9,593.64 kWh per capita
Ranked 14th.

Electricity > Consumption by petroleum refineries 6.56 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Taiwan
3.25 billion kWh
Ranked 12th.

Electricity > Installed generating capacity 136.9 million kW
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Taiwan
48.75 million kW
Ranked 3rd.

Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 4,011.54 kW
Ranked 5th. 90% more than Taiwan
2,112.97 kW
Ranked 2nd.
Electricity > Production 618.9 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Taiwan
252.2 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Electricity > Production > Per capita 18,346.73 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 80% more than Taiwan
10,201.39 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture 2.01 million ton
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Taiwan
806,000 ton
Ranked 21st.

Oil > Consumption 2.15 million bbl/day
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Taiwan
834,000 bbl/day
Ranked 3rd.

Oil > Consumption > Per capita 71.01 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 5th. 72% more than Taiwan
41.26 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 29th.

Oil > Production 3.29 million bbl/day
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Taiwan
276,800 bbl/day
Ranked 34th.

Oil > Production > Per capita 102.58 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 15th. 221 times more than Taiwan
0.464 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 89th.

Oil > Reserves 178.9 billion barrels
Ranked 2nd. 61690 times more than Taiwan
2.9 million barrels
Ranked 85th.
Coal > Consumption 67 million
Ranked 9th. 27% more than Taiwan
52.9 million
Ranked 5th.
Coal > Production 28.59 million ton
Ranked 13th. 344 times more than Taiwan
83,000 ton
Ranked 47th.

Natural gas > Consumption 103.3 billion cu m
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Taiwan
16.37 billion cu m
Ranked 23th.

Hydroelectricity > Consumption 332.46
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Taiwan
6.83
Ranked 51st.
Electricity > Consumption by households 150.99 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Taiwan
42.3 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Exports 288,000 ton
Ranked 24th.
366,000 ton
Ranked 23th. 27% more than Canada

Oil > Exports 2 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Taiwan
303,000 bbl/day
Ranked 3rd.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport 9.85 million ton
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Taiwan
3.52 million ton
Ranked 33th.

Natural gas > Proved reserves 1.93 trillion cu m
Ranked 17th. 310 times more than Taiwan
6.23 billion cu m
Ranked 83th.

Electricity > From other renewable sources 4.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 42nd.
6.9% of total installed capacity
Ranked 5th. 64% more than Canada

Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts 4,009 Megawatts
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Taiwan
519 Megawatts
Ranked 24th.
Natural gas > Production None None
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes > Per capita 3.08 per 1 million people
Ranked 7th. 70% more than Taiwan
1.81 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th.
Refined petroleum products > Consumption 2.26 million bbl/day
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Taiwan
786,100 bbl/day
Ranked 23th.
Crude oil > Proved reserves per capita 5,007.49 bbl
Ranked 7th. 49022 times more than Taiwan
0.102 bbl
Ranked 92nd.
Crude oil > Imports per thousand people 22.57 bbl/day
Ranked 20th.
38.48 bbl/day
Ranked 10th. 70% more than Canada
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 307.5
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Taiwan
97.8
Ranked 21st.
Refined petroleum products > Consumption per thousand people 65.51 bbl/day
Ranked 19th. 92% more than Taiwan
34.07 bbl/day
Ranked 42nd.
Oil > Imports 1.19 million bbl/day
Ranked 11th. 36% more than Taiwan
876,300 bbl/day
Ranked 1st.

Electricity > Exports 57.97 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 32nd.

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 552.6 million Mt
Ranked 9th. 88% more than Taiwan
293.3 million Mt
Ranked 23th.

Coal > Total known > Reserves 8.62 billion ton
Ranked 4th. 50 times more than Taiwan
174 million ton
Ranked 29th.

Crude oil > Production per thousand people 110.55 bbl/day
Ranked 12th. 118 times more than Taiwan
0.933 bbl/day
Ranked 87th.

Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 12.9%
Ranked 22nd.
22.6%
Ranked 18th. 75% more than Canada
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy per capita 16.02 Mt
Ranked 18th. 26% more than Taiwan
12.71 Mt
Ranked 25th.

Nuclear energy > Consumption 75.2 terawatt-hours
Ranked 9th. 90% more than Taiwan
39.6 terawatt-hours
Ranked 12th.
Electricity > Imports 11.39 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 41st.

Electricity > From nuclear fuels 9.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 16th.
10.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Canada

Crude oil > Exports 1.44 million bbl/day
Ranked 8th.
0.0
Ranked 12th.

Gas-diesel oils > Imports 1.02 million ton
Ranked 42nd. 49 times more than Taiwan
21,000 ton
Ranked 175th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport 1.75 million ton
Ranked 4th. 58 times more than Taiwan
30,000 ton
Ranked 41st.

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 9,140.07 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Taiwan
4,307.35 kWh per capita
Ranked 32nd.

Natural gas > Imports 31.31 billion cu m
Ranked 18th. 97% more than Taiwan
15.9 billion cu m
Ranked 19th.

Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes 99.6
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Taiwan
41.5
Ranked 20th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Per capita 101.34 per 10 million people
Ranked 3rd. 34 times more than Taiwan
2.98 per 10 million people
Ranked 60th.
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry and construction 3.36 million ton
Ranked 7th. 26 times more than Taiwan
131,000 ton
Ranked 67th.

Electricity > Consumption by households > Per capita 4,674.63 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Taiwan
1,847.83 kWh per capita
Ranked 31st.

Coal > Recoverable > Reserves 3.47 billion ton
Ranked 11th. 3471 times more than Taiwan
1,000,000 ton
Ranked 52nd.

Crude oil > Imports 770,300 bbl/day
Ranked 13th.
885,900 bbl/day
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Canada

Electricity > From fossil fuels 31.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 156th.
77.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Canada

Oil > Proved > Reserves 175.2 billion bbl
Ranked 2nd. 62571 times more than Taiwan
2.8 million bbl
Ranked 92nd.

Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily 2,206
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Taiwan
877
Ranked 20th.
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 28%
Ranked 179th.
71.4%
Ranked 115th. 3 times more than Canada
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 36.67 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Taiwan
2.01 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport > Per capita 304.84 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 98% more than Taiwan
153.71 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 387.35 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Taiwan
159.73 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.

Electricity > Nuclear > Production 92.04 billion kWh
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Taiwan
39.97 billion kWh
Ranked 13th.

Jet Fuel > Total > Production > Per capita 135.08 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
179.43 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Canada

Coal > Changes in stocks > Per capita -64.089 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
43.63 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd.

Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by chemical industry 102,164 Terajoules
Ranked 12th. 26 times more than Taiwan
3,955 Terajoules
Ranked 41st.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in inland and coastal waterways 894,000 ton
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Taiwan
108,000 ton
Ranked 25th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by households and other consumers 1.35 million ton
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Taiwan
427,000 ton
Ranked 10th.

Electricity > Net inland availability > Per capita 15,813.9 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 82% more than Taiwan
8,687.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 18th.

Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses 3.49 million ton
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Taiwan
432,000 ton
Ranked 31st.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers 10.46 million ton
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Taiwan
1.19 million ton
Ranked 29th.

Refined petroleum products > Imports 249,500 bbl/day
Ranked 18th.
304,700 bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Canada

Refined petroleum products > Production per thousand people 59.07 bbl/day
Ranked 13th. 48% more than Taiwan
39.88 bbl/day
Ranked 2nd.
Crude oil > Exports per thousand people 42.2 bbl/day
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 12th.
Natural gas > Consumption > Per capita 2.78 million cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Taiwan
494,337.6 cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 0.826 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 9th.
1.63 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 4th. 97% more than Canada

Electricity > Net > Production 608.2 billion kWh
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Taiwan
216.54 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by industry and construction 2.16 million ton
Ranked 15th.
4.51 million ton
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Canada

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry 12.51 million ton
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Taiwan
3.66 million ton
Ranked 32nd.

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers 295.21 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Taiwan
98.61 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.

Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 6,542.06 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 51% more than Taiwan
4,341.76 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th.

Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 63,000 ton
Ranked 4th. 63 times more than Taiwan
1,000 ton
Ranked 61st.

Electricity > Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita 332.15 kWh per capita
Ranked 22nd.
569.18 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th. 71% more than Canada

Municipal Wastes > Production > Per capita 0.011 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 24th.
1.66 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 7th. 151 times more than Canada

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 29.75 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Taiwan
7.84 million ton
Ranked 17th.

Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport 29.75 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Taiwan
7.84 million ton
Ranked 17th.

Coal > Consumption by other industries and construction 1.82 million ton
Ranked 18th.
3.07 million ton
Ranked 15th. 68% more than Canada

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement > Per capita -98,919.471 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 178th.
-146,018.342 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 183th. 48% more than Canada

Jet Fuel > Bunkers 809,000 ton
Ranked 23th.
2.41 million ton
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Canada

Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants 133,000 ton
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Taiwan
132,000 ton
Ranked 43th.

Coal > Changes in stocks -2,070,000 ton
Ranked 50th.
999,000 ton
Ranked 9th.

Electricity > Consumption in agriculture 10.25 billion kWh
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Taiwan
2.49 billion kWh
Ranked 24th.

Coal > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 56.47 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
334.8 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Canada

Electricity > Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita 203.01 kWh per capita
Ranked 5th. 43% more than Taiwan
141.91 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th.

Electricity > Hydro > Production 363.63 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 46 times more than Taiwan
7.91 billion kWh
Ranked 38th.

Electricity > Thermal > Production 171.01 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.
179.47 billion kWh
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Canada

Electricity > Gross inland availability > Per capita 18,091.98 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 91% more than Taiwan
9,458.26 kWh per capita
Ranked 16th.

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement -3,195,000 ton
Ranked 190th.
-3,343,000 ton
Ranked 192nd. 5% more than Canada

Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by households 646,600 Terajoules
Ranked 7th. 17 times more than Taiwan
38,083 Terajoules
Ranked 31st.

Coal > Total resources in place 8.62 billion ton
Ranked 4th. 50 times more than Taiwan
174 million ton
Ranked 35th.

Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production 15.3%
Ranked 22nd.
18.4%
Ranked 17th. 20% more than Canada
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts [17] 9
Ranked 31st.
25
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Canada
Electricity > Consumption > Date of > Information 2003 2004
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 20.5
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Taiwan
8.9
Ranked 13th.
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours 568
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Taiwan
218
Ranked 16th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 76.4
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Taiwan
1.5
Ranked 40th.
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total 2.64
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Taiwan
1.1
Ranked 20th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 12.05
Ranked 1st. 52 times more than Taiwan
0.23
Ranked 40th.
Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 1.1
Ranked 14th.
1.3
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Canada
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per $ GDP 3.01e-10 per $1
Ranked 16th. 77% more than Taiwan
1.7e-10 per $1
Ranked 35th.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Changes in stocks at producers -25,000 ton
Ranked 36th.
69,000 ton
Ranked 3rd.

Electricity > Production by source > Hydro 57.9%
Ranked 46th. 10 times more than Taiwan
6%
Ranked 117th.
Coal > Net inland availability > Per capita 56.84 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th.
334.8 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Canada

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers 522,000 ton
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Taiwan
99,000 ton
Ranked 24th.

Coal > Gross inland availability > Per capita 467.72 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
2,593.08 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Canada

Coal > Net inland availability 1.84 million ton
Ranked 24th.
7.67 million ton
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Canada

Coal > Imports > Per capita 391.31 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
2,636.72 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Canada

Coal > Consumption for non-energy uses > Per capita 9.1 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 21% more than Taiwan
7.51 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.

Coal > Changes in stocks at producers -359,000 ton
Ranked 17th.
1.31 million ton
Ranked 1st.

Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per capita 2.33e-06 per person
Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Taiwan
6.55e-08 per person
Ranked 32nd.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by energy sector 28,000 ton
Ranked 12th.
300,000 ton
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Canada

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 16.16 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Taiwan
4.32 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 3.81 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Taiwan
0.437 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Kerosene > Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita 2.14 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 49 times more than Taiwan
0.044 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.

Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 7.58 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st. 17 times more than Taiwan
0.437 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.

Coal > Conversion in coke ovens 4.29 million ton
Ranked 16th.
5.79 million ton
Ranked 12th. 35% more than Canada

Blast Furnace Gas > Net inland availability 25,350 Terajoules
Ranked 10th.
28,645 Terajoules
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Canada

Blast Furnace Gas > Conversion in thermal power plants 2,679 Terajoules
Ranked 23th.
13,213 Terajoules
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Canada

Kerosene > Consumption by other consumers 123,000 ton
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Taiwan
10,000 ton
Ranked 33th.

Blast Furnace Gas > Conversion to other forms of energy 2,679 Terajoules
Ranked 23th.
13,213 Terajoules
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Canada

Kerosene > Consumption by industry and construction 69,000 ton
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Taiwan
6,000 ton
Ranked 34th.

Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers 245,000 ton
Ranked 22nd. 25 times more than Taiwan
10,000 ton
Ranked 110th.

Bitumen Asphalt > Energy balance requirement > Per capita -37,926.871 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 90th.
-41,189.141 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 92nd. 9% more than Canada

Jet Fuel > Imports 2.19 million ton
Ranked 6th. 34 times more than Taiwan
64,000 ton
Ranked 54th.

Jet Fuel > Transfers out > Per capita 10.34 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Taiwan
0.699 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.

Jet Fuel > Transfers out 334,000 ton
Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Taiwan
16,000 ton
Ranked 9th.

Bitumen Asphalt > Changes in stocks > Per capita -1.115 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
2.18 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Jet Fuel > Production from refineries > Per capita 135.08 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
179.43 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Canada

Bitumen Asphalt > Changes in stocks at producers 20,000 ton
Ranked 4th.
-3,000 ton
Ranked 5th.

Jet Fuel > Bunkers > Per capita 25.05 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
105.4 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Canada

Jet Fuel > Changes in stocks 55,000 ton
Ranked 9th. 67% more than Taiwan
33,000 ton
Ranked 10th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; 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.; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; Energy Information Administration; World Wind Energy Association, World Wind Energy Report 2008.; BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; BP; Wikipedia: Nuclear power by country (Overview) ("Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation in 2011" . IAEA. 203-04-13 . Retrieved 2013-04-14 .); World Wind Energy Association, World Wind Energy Report 2009, 10 January 2010.; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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