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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).
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.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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).
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: . 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 > 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.
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.
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.
Imports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability 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 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.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
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 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 > % 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.

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STAT	China	Hong Kong
Consumption	4.69 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 104 times more than Hong Kong	45.07 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption > Per capita	2,584.88 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.	5,748.14 kWh per capita Ranked 38th. 2 times more than China
Consumption by households	282.48 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than Hong Kong	9.95 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	444.45 kWh Ranked 116th.	5,297.07 kWh Ranked 16th. 12 times more than China
Consumption by households per capita	216.67 kWh Ranked 120th.	1,460.11 kWh Ranked 39th. 7 times more than China
Consumption per capita	2,595.39 kWh Ranked 12th.	6,037.75 kWh Ranked 9th. 2 times more than China
Exports	17.65 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 35 times more than Hong Kong	497.4 million kWh Ranked 35th.
From other renewable sources	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Imports	6.87 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	11.15 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 62% more than China
Installed generating capacity	1.15 billion kW Ranked 1st. 108 times more than Hong Kong	10.66 million kW Ranked 6th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	848.45 kW Ranked 5th.	1,489.95 kW Ranked 2nd. 76% more than China
Production	4.94 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 120 times more than Hong Kong	41.3 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Production > Per capita	2,594.65 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.	5,244.68 kWh per capita Ranked 46th. 2 times more than China
Production by source > Nuclear	1.2% Ranked 31st.	0.0 Ranked 169th.
Production per capita	2,605.21 kWh Ranked 12th.	5,650.53 kWh Ranked 10th. 2 times more than China
From nuclear fuels	1.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 2nd.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	444.18 kWh per capita Ranked 131st.	5,197.59 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 12 times more than China
Thermal > Production per capita	1,570.38 kWh Ranked 78th.	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 23th. 4 times more than China
Consumption by households > Per capita	216.54 kWh per capita Ranked 130th.	1,432.69 kWh per capita Ranked 47th. 7 times more than China
From fossil fuels	69.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 6th.	100% of total installed capacity Ranked 3rd. 44% more than China
Production by source > Fossil fuel	80.2% Ranked 107th.	100% Ranked 50th. 25% more than China
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	1,203.02 kWh Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Hong Kong	596.78 kWh Ranked 70th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	1,679.48 kWh per capita Ranked 96th.	5,783.17 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 3 times more than China
Thermal > Production	2.05 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 36th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	1,778.93 kWh per capita Ranked 106th.	6,474.31 kWh per capita Ranked 34th. 4 times more than China
Net > Production per capita	1,784.73 kWh Ranked 92nd.	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 41st. 3 times more than China
Net > Production	2.33 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 61 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 49th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	579.44 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than Hong Kong	36.09 billion kWh Ranked 34th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	1,202.31 kWh per capita Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Hong Kong	585.58 kWh per capita Ranked 78th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2004	2003
Production by source > Hydro	18.5% Ranked 91st.	0.0 Ranked 205th.
From hydroelectric plants	21.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 9th.	0.0 Ranked 15th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	1,570.38 kWh Ranked 71st.	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 19th. 4 times more than China
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	2.5 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 65 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	1.71 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 67 times more than Hong Kong	25.44 billion kWh Ranked 24th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	8.01 billion kWh Ranked 55th.	11.47 billion kWh Ranked 46th. 43% more than China
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	170.65 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Hong Kong	4.9 billion kWh Ranked 41st.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	340.3 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.	936.69 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than China
Energy balance requirement	443.92 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 68 times more than Hong Kong	6.5 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Imports > Per capita	2,888.62 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.	1.58 million kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 549 times more than China
Net inland availability	2.19 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than Hong Kong	40.16 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.
Net > Production > Per capita	1,783.67 kWh per capita Ranked 107th.	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 46th. 3 times more than China
Thermal > Production > Per capita	1,569.44 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd.	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 4 times more than China
Total > Production > Public	2.5 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 65 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 50th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	1,914.48 kWh per capita Ranked 100th.	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 45th. 3 times more than China
Production from oil sources > Kwh	71.72 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 334 times more than Hong Kong	215 million kWh Ranked 93th.
Production from coal sources > % of total	77.89% Ranked 6th. 14% more than Hong Kong	68.52% Ranked 10th.
Imports per capita	2.9 kWh Ranked 32nd.	1,677.95 kWh Ranked 5th. 579 times more than China
Net inland availability per capita	1,680.48 kWh Ranked 83th.	5,893.85 kWh Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than China
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	130.89 kWh Ranked 102nd.	719.78 kWh Ranked 18th. 5 times more than China
Production from oil sources > % of total	3.26% Ranked 74th. 6 times more than Hong Kong	0.58% Ranked 104th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,321.88 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.	3,696.71 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 3 times more than China
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	6.18 kWh per capita Ranked 87th.	1,667.1 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 270 times more than China
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	55.34 kWh per capita Ranked 78th. 77% more than Hong Kong	31.24 kWh per capita Ranked 89th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	340.5 kWh Ranked 74th.	954.62 kWh Ranked 49th. 3 times more than China
Exports per capita	12.56 kWh Ranked 27th.	563.04 kWh Ranked 9th. 45 times more than China
Gross inland availability per capita	1,779.99 kWh Ranked 93th.	6,598.22 kWh Ranked 30th. 4 times more than China
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	1,321.96 kWh Ranked 25th.	3,750.72 kWh Ranked 9th. 3 times more than China
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	1,569.44 kWh per capita Ranked 85th.	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 4 times more than China
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	828.66 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 42% more than Hong Kong	585.58 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	55.34 kWh Ranked 77th. 75% more than Hong Kong	31.69 kWh Ranked 87th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	130.81 kWh per capita Ranked 109th.	706.26 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 5 times more than China
Exports > Per capita	12.51 kWh per capita Ranked 26th.	647.79 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 52 times more than China
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	1,914.48 kWh per capita Ranked 103th.	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 50th. 3 times more than China
Production by source > Other	0.1% Ranked 57th.	0.0 Ranked 172nd.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	160.56 kWh Ranked 98th.	3,821.55 kWh Ranked 8th. 24 times more than China
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	829.15 kWh Ranked 50th. 39% more than Hong Kong	596.78 kWh Ranked 68th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	1,915.63 kWh Ranked 87th.	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 39th. 3 times more than China
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	1,915.63 kWh Ranked 90th.	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 43th. 3 times more than China
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	6.18 kWh Ranked 87th.	1,691.46 kWh Ranked 26th. 274 times more than China
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	0.36% Ranked 87th.	30.9% Ranked 39th. 86 times more than China
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	160.46 kWh per capita Ranked 107th.	3,749.78 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 23 times more than China
Consumption by other industries and construction	1.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 266 times more than Hong Kong	4.07 billion kWh Ranked 70th.
Consumption by industry and construction	1.57 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 386 times more than Hong Kong	4.07 billion kWh Ranked 71st.
Consumption by other consumers	209.32 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Hong Kong	26.04 billion kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability	2.32 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 52 times more than Hong Kong	44.95 billion kWh Ranked 44th.
Thermal > Production > Public	2.05 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 53 times more than Hong Kong	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 34th.

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; 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.

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