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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: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers 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 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.
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.
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 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.
Hydro > Production 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	China	North Korea
Consumption	4.69 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 266 times more than North Korea	17.62 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Consumption > Per capita	2,584.88 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 3 times more than North Korea	800.71 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	444.18 kWh per capita Ranked 131st. 17% more than North Korea	380.61 kWh per capita Ranked 135th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	444.45 kWh Ranked 116th. 24% more than North Korea	359.42 kWh Ranked 122nd.
Consumption per capita	2,595.39 kWh Ranked 12th. 3 times more than North Korea	775.45 kWh Ranked 18th.
Exports	17.65 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	0.0 Ranked 46th.
From nuclear fuels	1.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 2nd.	0.0 Ranked 32nd.
From other renewable sources	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 94th.
Imports	6.87 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	0.0 Ranked 49th.
Installed generating capacity	1.15 billion kW Ranked 1st. 121 times more than North Korea	9.5 million kW Ranked 45th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	848.45 kW Ranked 5th. 2 times more than North Korea	387.75 kW Ranked 104th.
Production	4.94 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 235 times more than North Korea	21.04 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Production > Per capita	2,594.65 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 3 times more than North Korea	958.3 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Production by source > Nuclear	1.2% Ranked 31st.	0.0 Ranked 40th.
Production per capita	2,605.21 kWh Ranked 12th. 3 times more than North Korea	928.07 kWh Ranked 20th.
Thermal > Production per capita	1,570.38 kWh Ranked 78th. 4 times more than North Korea	410.74 kWh Ranked 113th.
From fossil fuels	69.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 6th. 47% more than North Korea	47.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 139th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	80.2% Ranked 107th. 3 times more than North Korea	29% Ranked 178th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	1,203.02 kWh Ranked 48th. 3 times more than North Korea	359.46 kWh Ranked 96th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	1,679.48 kWh per capita Ranked 96th. 2 times more than North Korea	761.26 kWh per capita Ranked 133th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	272.78 kWh Ranked 52nd.	528.78 kWh Ranked 45th. 94% more than China
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	353.54 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 28 times more than North Korea	12.5 billion kWh Ranked 33th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	1,778.93 kWh per capita Ranked 106th. 93% more than North Korea	922.28 kWh per capita Ranked 136th.
Thermal > Production	2.05 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 209 times more than North Korea	9.78 billion kWh Ranked 72nd.
Hydro > Production	397.02 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 30 times more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 31st.
Hydro > Production per capita	304.53 kWh Ranked 58th.	551.46 kWh Ranked 45th. 81% more than China
Net > Production	2.33 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 112 times more than North Korea	20.74 billion kWh Ranked 65th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	579.44 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 68 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 69th.
Net > Production per capita	1,784.73 kWh Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than North Korea	870.94 kWh Ranked 117th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	1,202.31 kWh per capita Ranked 51st. 3 times more than North Korea	380.65 kWh per capita Ranked 101st.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2004	2003
Production by source > Hydro	18.5% Ranked 91st.	71% Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than China
Station use and station loss	170.65 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 79 times more than North Korea	2.17 billion kWh Ranked 46th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	55.34 kWh Ranked 77th. 31% more than North Korea	42.13 kWh Ranked 80th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	1,570.38 kWh Ranked 71st. 4 times more than North Korea	410.74 kWh Ranked 109th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	1.71 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 202 times more than North Korea	8.48 billion kWh Ranked 39th.
Production from coal sources > % of total	77.89% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than North Korea	38.58% Ranked 22nd.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	170.65 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 47 times more than North Korea	3.62 billion kWh Ranked 54th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	340.3 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 66th. 72% more than China
Energy balance requirement	443.92 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 34 times more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	304.34 kWh per capita Ranked 61st.	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 46th. 92% more than China
Hydro > Production > Public	397.02 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 30 times more than North Korea	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 31st.
Imports > Per capita	2,888.62 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 31st.	0.0 Ranked 36th.
Net inland availability	2.19 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 128 times more than North Korea	17.12 billion kWh Ranked 65th.
Net > Production > Per capita	1,783.67 kWh per capita Ranked 107th. 93% more than North Korea	922.28 kWh per capita Ranked 134th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	1,569.44 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd. 4 times more than North Korea	434.95 kWh per capita Ranked 131st.
Total > Production > Public	2.5 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 109 times more than North Korea	22.91 billion kWh Ranked 63th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	1,914.48 kWh per capita Ranked 100th. 88% more than North Korea	1,018.91 kWh per capita Ranked 125th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	71.72 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 72 times more than North Korea	996 million kWh Ranked 75th.
Station use and station loss per capita	130.89 kWh Ranked 54th. 43% more than North Korea	91.25 kWh Ranked 67th.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	29.67% Ranked 8th. 4 times more than North Korea	8.29% Ranked 13th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	160.56 kWh Ranked 98th.	359.42 kWh Ranked 79th. 2 times more than China
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	829.15 kWh Ranked 50th. 2 times more than North Korea	359.46 kWh Ranked 93th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	304.53 kWh Ranked 57th.	551.46 kWh Ranked 44th. 81% more than China
Imports per capita	2.9 kWh Ranked 32nd.	0.0 Ranked 37th.
Net inland availability per capita	1,680.48 kWh Ranked 83th. 2 times more than North Korea	718.88 kWh Ranked 119th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	1,915.63 kWh Ranked 87th. Twice as much as North Korea	962.19 kWh Ranked 110th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	1,915.63 kWh Ranked 90th. Twice as much as North Korea	962.19 kWh Ranked 116th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	3.26% Ranked 74th.	4.53% Ranked 65th. 39% more than China
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	304.34 kWh per capita Ranked 60th.	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 45th. 92% more than China
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,321.88 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 3 times more than North Korea	378.76 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	272.76 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd.	558.44 kWh per capita Ranked 44th. 2 times more than China
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	55.34 kWh per capita Ranked 78th. 24% more than North Korea	44.5 kWh per capita Ranked 81st.
Energy balance requirement per capita	340.5 kWh Ranked 74th.	551.46 kWh Ranked 64th. 62% more than China
Exports per capita	12.56 kWh Ranked 27th.	0.0 Ranked 34th.
Gross inland availability per capita	1,779.99 kWh Ranked 93th. 2 times more than North Korea	870.94 kWh Ranked 119th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	1,321.96 kWh Ranked 25th. 4 times more than North Korea	358.64 kWh Ranked 43th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	130.81 kWh per capita Ranked 63th. 35% more than North Korea	96.63 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.
Thermal > Production > Public	2.05 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 209 times more than North Korea	9.78 billion kWh Ranked 66th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	1,569.44 kWh per capita Ranked 85th. 4 times more than North Korea	434.95 kWh per capita Ranked 127th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	828.66 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 2 times more than North Korea	380.65 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	130.81 kWh per capita Ranked 109th.	161.02 kWh per capita Ranked 103th. 23% more than China
Exports > Per capita	12.51 kWh per capita Ranked 26th.	0.0 Ranked 33th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	1,914.48 kWh per capita Ranked 103th. 88% more than North Korea	1,018.91 kWh per capita Ranked 130th.
Production by source > Other	0.1% Ranked 57th.	0.0 Ranked 66th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	130.89 kWh Ranked 102nd.	152.06 kWh Ranked 100th. 16% more than China
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	16.07% Ranked 61st.	56.89% Ranked 33th. 4 times more than China
From hydroelectric plants	21.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 9th.	52.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th. 2 times more than China
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	2.5 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 109 times more than North Korea	22.91 billion kWh Ranked 63th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	160.46 kWh per capita Ranked 107th.	380.61 kWh per capita Ranked 86th. 2 times more than China
Consumption by other industries and construction	1.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 126 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Consumption by industry and construction	1.57 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 183 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 55th.
Consumption by other consumers	209.32 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 24 times more than North Korea	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 47th.
Gross inland availability	2.32 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 112 times more than North Korea	20.74 billion kWh Ranked 64th.

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. 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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