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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 in agriculture per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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.
Production by source > Other: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Total > Production > Public 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.
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 other consumers > 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.
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.
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.
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.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: 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.
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	China	Egypt
Consumption	4.69 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Egypt	122.4 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
Consumption > Per capita	2,584.88 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. Twice as much as Egypt	1,295.82 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.
Consumption by households	282.48 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Egypt	33.9 billion kWh Ranked 20th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	444.45 kWh Ranked 116th.	763.52 kWh Ranked 96th. 72% more than China
Consumption by households per capita	216.67 kWh Ranked 120th.	472.29 kWh Ranked 86th. 2 times more than China
Consumption per capita	2,595.39 kWh Ranked 12th. 85% more than Egypt	1,402.41 kWh Ranked 67th.
Exports	17.65 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Egypt	1.59 billion kWh Ranked 40th.
From other renewable sources	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Egypt	2% of total installed capacity Ranked 58th.
Imports	6.87 billion kWh Ranked 24th. 44 times more than Egypt	156 million kWh Ranked 61st.
Installed generating capacity	1.15 billion kW Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Egypt	26.91 million kW Ranked 22nd.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	848.45 kW Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Egypt	344.67 kW Ranked 108th.
Production	4.94 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Egypt	138.7 billion kWh Ranked 22nd.
Production > Per capita	2,594.65 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 76% more than Egypt	1,473.83 kWh per capita Ranked 97th.
Production by source > Nuclear	1.2% Ranked 31st.	0.0 Ranked 58th.
Production per capita	2,605.21 kWh Ranked 12th. 63% more than Egypt	1,595.05 kWh Ranked 87th.
From nuclear fuels	1.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 2nd.	0.0 Ranked 47th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	444.18 kWh per capita Ranked 131st.	740.27 kWh per capita Ranked 111th. 67% more than China
Consumption in agriculture per capita	67.22 kWh Ranked 44th. 34% more than Egypt	50.09 kWh Ranked 52nd.
Consumption by households > Per capita	216.54 kWh per capita Ranked 130th.	457.9 kWh per capita Ranked 99th. 2 times more than China
Thermal > Production per capita	1,570.38 kWh Ranked 78th. 18% more than Egypt	1,330.41 kWh Ranked 86th.
From fossil fuels	69.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 6th.	87.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 76th. 26% more than China
Production by source > Fossil fuel	80.2% Ranked 107th.	81% Ranked 105th. 1% more than China
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	1,203.02 kWh Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Egypt	455.59 kWh Ranked 87th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	1,679.48 kWh per capita Ranked 96th. 42% more than Egypt	1,181.97 kWh per capita Ranked 113th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	353.54 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Egypt	12.64 billion kWh Ranked 32nd.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	272.78 kWh Ranked 52nd. 52% more than Egypt	179.12 kWh Ranked 67th.
Hydro > Production	397.02 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Egypt	12.64 billion kWh Ranked 32nd.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	1,778.93 kWh per capita Ranked 106th. 26% more than Egypt	1,414.09 kWh per capita Ranked 116th.
Thermal > Production	2.05 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Egypt	95.49 billion kWh Ranked 21st.
Net > Production	2.33 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Egypt	105.47 billion kWh Ranked 25th.
Consumption in agriculture	87.63 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Egypt	3.6 billion kWh Ranked 19th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	579.44 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Egypt	54.8 billion kWh Ranked 24th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	1,202.31 kWh per capita Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Egypt	441.71 kWh per capita Ranked 94th.
Net > Production per capita	1,784.73 kWh Ranked 92nd. 21% more than Egypt	1,469.36 kWh Ranked 100th.
Hydro > Production per capita	304.53 kWh Ranked 58th. 73% more than Egypt	176.16 kWh Ranked 81st.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2004	2003
Production by source > Hydro	18.5% Ranked 91st.	19% Ranked 88th. 3% more than China
Consumption by other industries and construction	1.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Egypt	32.7 billion kWh Ranked 26th.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	67.18 kWh per capita Ranked 47th. 38% more than Egypt	48.56 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.
Consumption by industry and construction	1.57 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Egypt	32.7 billion kWh Ranked 30th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	16.07% Ranked 61st. 29% more than Egypt	12.48% Ranked 69th.
Consumption by other consumers	209.32 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Egypt	17.31 billion kWh Ranked 31st.
Gross inland availability	2.32 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Egypt	104.69 billion kWh Ranked 27th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	130.81 kWh per capita Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Egypt	43.53 kWh per capita Ranked 101st.
Thermal > Production > Public	2.05 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 21 times more than Egypt	95.49 billion kWh Ranked 21st.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	1,569.44 kWh per capita Ranked 85th. 22% more than Egypt	1,289.89 kWh per capita Ranked 97th.
From hydroelectric plants	21.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Egypt	10.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 99th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	828.66 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 88% more than Egypt	441.71 kWh per capita Ranked 90th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	130.81 kWh per capita Ranked 109th.	232.11 kWh per capita Ranked 85th. 77% more than China
Exports > Per capita	12.51 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 23% more than Egypt	10.13 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	1,914.48 kWh per capita Ranked 103th. 30% more than Egypt	1,468.13 kWh per capita Ranked 115th.
Production by source > Other	0.1% Ranked 57th.	0.0 Ranked 80th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	130.89 kWh Ranked 102nd.	239.41 kWh Ranked 79th. 83% more than China
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	304.53 kWh Ranked 57th. 73% more than Egypt	176.16 kWh Ranked 79th.
Imports per capita	2.9 kWh Ranked 32nd.	3.38 kWh Ranked 29th. 17% more than China
Net inland availability per capita	1,680.48 kWh Ranked 83th. 38% more than Egypt	1,219.11 kWh Ranked 99th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	1,915.63 kWh Ranked 87th. 27% more than Egypt	1,514.26 kWh Ranked 97th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	2.5 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Egypt	108.69 billion kWh Ranked 25th.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	0.36% Ranked 87th.	70.8% Ranked 17th. 197 times more than China
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	55.34 kWh Ranked 77th.	232.51 kWh Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than China
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	160.46 kWh per capita Ranked 107th.	233.8 kWh per capita Ranked 98th. 46% more than China
Station use and station loss	170.65 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Egypt	3.22 billion kWh Ranked 37th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	1,570.38 kWh Ranked 71st. 18% more than Egypt	1,330.41 kWh Ranked 80th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	6.18 kWh Ranked 87th.	1,015.98 kWh Ranked 39th. 164 times more than China
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	8.01 billion kWh Ranked 55th.	71.72 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 9 times more than China
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	170.65 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Egypt	17.18 billion kWh Ranked 18th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	340.3 kWh per capita Ranked 77th. 2 times more than Egypt	167.74 kWh per capita Ranked 97th.
Energy balance requirement	443.92 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Egypt	12.42 billion kWh Ranked 43th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	304.34 kWh per capita Ranked 61st. 78% more than Egypt	170.79 kWh per capita Ranked 85th.
Hydro > Production > Public	397.02 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Egypt	12.64 billion kWh Ranked 32nd.
Imports > Per capita	2,888.62 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.	3,124.41 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 30th. 8% more than China
Net inland availability	2.19 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than Egypt	87.5 billion kWh Ranked 27th.
Net > Production > Per capita	1,783.67 kWh per capita Ranked 107th. 25% more than Egypt	1,424.6 kWh per capita Ranked 115th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	1,569.44 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd. 22% more than Egypt	1,289.89 kWh per capita Ranked 104th.
Total > Production > Public	2.5 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 23 times more than Egypt	108.69 billion kWh Ranked 25th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	1,914.48 kWh per capita Ranked 100th. 30% more than Egypt	1,468.13 kWh per capita Ranked 113th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	71.72 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Egypt	16.41 billion kWh Ranked 16th.
Station use and station loss per capita	130.89 kWh Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Egypt	44.9 kWh Ranked 90th.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	29.67% Ranked 8th. 12% more than Egypt	26.46% Ranked 4th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	160.56 kWh Ranked 98th.	241.15 kWh Ranked 89th. 50% more than China
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	829.15 kWh Ranked 50th. 82% more than Egypt	455.59 kWh Ranked 84th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	1,915.63 kWh Ranked 90th. 27% more than Egypt	1,514.26 kWh Ranked 100th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	3.26% Ranked 74th.	16.2% Ranked 40th. 5 times more than China
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	304.34 kWh per capita Ranked 60th. 78% more than Egypt	170.79 kWh per capita Ranked 83th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	6.18 kWh per capita Ranked 87th.	987.29 kWh per capita Ranked 40th. 160 times more than China
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	272.76 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd. 57% more than Egypt	174.06 kWh per capita Ranked 67th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	55.34 kWh per capita Ranked 78th.	225.94 kWh per capita Ranked 43th. 4 times more than China
Energy balance requirement per capita	340.5 kWh Ranked 74th. 97% more than Egypt	173.01 kWh Ranked 93th.
Exports per capita	12.56 kWh Ranked 27th. 15% more than Egypt	10.97 kWh Ranked 23th.
Gross inland availability per capita	1,779.99 kWh Ranked 93th. 22% more than Egypt	1,458.52 kWh Ranked 100th.

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; World Development Indicators database; 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.; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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