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Economy > Electricity Stats: compare key data on Denmark & United States

Definitions

  • Consumption: This entry consists of total electricity generated 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: This entry consists of total electricity generated 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.
  • Exports: This entry is the total exported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
  • Exports per capita: This entry is the total exported electricity in kilowatt-hours. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Imports: This entry is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
  • Imports per capita: This entry is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Production: This entry is 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: This entry is 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.
STAT Denmark United States HISTORY
Consumption 33.41 billion kWh
Ranked 41st.
3.74 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 112 times more than Denmark

Consumption per capita 6,081.6 kWh
Ranked 28th.
12,194.74 kWh
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Denmark

Exports 10.88 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
18.11 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 66% more than Denmark

Exports per capita 1,969.91 kWh
Ranked 10th. 33 times more than United States
59.03 kWh
Ranked 41st.

Imports 333 million kWh
Ranked 56th.
34.32 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 103 times more than Denmark

Imports per capita 60.29 kWh
Ranked 45th.
111.87 kWh
Ranked 38th. 86% more than Denmark

Production 34.15 billion kWh
Ranked 46th.
3.95 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 116 times more than Denmark

Production per capita 6,183.13 kWh
Ranked 28th.
12,885.81 kWh
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Denmark

SOURCES: 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.

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