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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).
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
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.
Net > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: 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	French Polynesia	United States
Consumption	625 million kWh Ranked 119th.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 6218 times more than French Polynesia
Consumption > Per capita	2,166.95 kWh per capita Ranked 58th.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than French Polynesia
Consumption by households	473 million kWh Ranked 131st.	1.36 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 2874 times more than French Polynesia
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,855.75 kWh Ranked 54th.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 5 times more than French Polynesia
Consumption by households per capita	1,855.75 kWh Ranked 27th.	4,599.49 kWh Ranked 7th. 2 times more than French Polynesia
Consumption per capita	2,321.78 kWh Ranked 55th.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than French Polynesia
Exports	0.0 Ranked 58th.	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
From other renewable sources	0.0 Ranked 107th.	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th.
Imports	0.0 Ranked 60th.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st.
Installed generating capacity	186,000 kW Ranked 138th.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 5586 times more than French Polynesia
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	693.86 kW Ranked 84th.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 5 times more than French Polynesia
Production	672 million kWh Ranked 108th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 6100 times more than French Polynesia
Production > Per capita	2,330.06 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than French Polynesia
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 63th.	20.7% Ranked 19th.
Production per capita	2,496.53 kWh Ranked 73th.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than French Polynesia
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 52nd.	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,843.31 kWh per capita Ranked 63th.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 5 times more than French Polynesia
Thermal > Production per capita	1,561.49 kWh Ranked 79th.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Consumption by households > Per capita	1,843.31 kWh per capita Ranked 32nd.	4,585.62 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 2 times more than French Polynesia
From fossil fuels	74.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 91st.	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th. 1% more than French Polynesia
Production by source > Fossil fuel	60.7% Ranked 130th.	71.4% Ranked 114th. 18% more than French Polynesia
Net inland availability > Per capita	1,843.31 kWh per capita Ranked 89th.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Hydro > Production	95 million kWh Ranked 123th.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3057 times more than French Polynesia
Gross inland availability > Per capita	1,843.31 kWh per capita Ranked 102nd.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 8 times more than French Polynesia
Hydro > Production per capita	372.72 kWh Ranked 55th.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 3 times more than French Polynesia
Thermal > Production	398 million kWh Ranked 136th.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7914 times more than French Polynesia
Net > Production	473 million kWh Ranked 153th.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 8626 times more than French Polynesia
Consumption by households and other consumers	473 million kWh Ranked 142nd.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5896 times more than French Polynesia
Net > Production per capita	1,855.75 kWh Ranked 89th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	39.3% Ranked 69th. 7 times more than United States	5.6% Ranked 120th.
Gross inland availability	473 million kWh Ranked 156th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 8678 times more than French Polynesia
Station use and station loss > Per capita	77.94 kWh per capita Ranked 84th.	696.34 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 9 times more than French Polynesia
Thermal > Production > Public	398 million kWh Ranked 132nd.	2.99 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7524 times more than French Polynesia
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	1,551.03 kWh per capita Ranked 87th.	10,102.93 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Exports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 45th.	79.26 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	1,921.26 kWh per capita Ranked 102nd.	14,460.89 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 8 times more than French Polynesia
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	372.72 kWh Ranked 54th.	971.49 kWh Ranked 27th. 3 times more than French Polynesia
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 47th.	187.51 kWh Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability per capita	1,855.75 kWh Ranked 78th.	12,589.28 kWh Ranked 9th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
From hydroelectric plants	25.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 74th. 3 times more than United States	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	1,561.49 kWh Ranked 74th.	10,133.49 kWh Ranked 6th. 6 times more than French Polynesia
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	493 million kWh Ranked 153th.	4.29 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 8694 times more than French Polynesia
Station use and station loss	20 million kWh Ranked 133th.	206.4 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 10320 times more than French Polynesia
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	370.22 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.	3,917.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 11 times more than French Polynesia
Energy balance requirement	95 million kWh Ranked 134th.	1.16 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 12222 times more than French Polynesia
Hydro > Production > Per capita	370.22 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.	979.8 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 3 times more than French Polynesia
Hydro > Production > Public	95 million kWh Ranked 122nd.	287.09 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3022 times more than French Polynesia
Imports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 47th.	187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability	473 million kWh Ranked 151st.	3.72 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7865 times more than French Polynesia
Thermal > Production > Per capita	1,551.03 kWh per capita Ranked 95th.	10,627 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Total > Production > Public	493 million kWh Ranked 150th.	4.13 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 8373 times more than French Polynesia
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	1,921.26 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.	13,925.58 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Station use and station loss per capita	78.47 kWh Ranked 73th.	698.44 kWh Ranked 6th. 9 times more than French Polynesia
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 84th.	2.3% Ranked 24th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	1,934.21 kWh Ranked 84th.	13,967.7 kWh Ranked 7th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	1,934.21 kWh Ranked 87th.	14,504.62 kWh Ranked 8th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Net > Production > Per capita	1,843.31 kWh per capita Ranked 103th.	13,764.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 7 times more than French Polynesia
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	370.22 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 3 times more than French Polynesia
Energy balance requirement per capita	372.72 kWh Ranked 73th.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 11 times more than French Polynesia
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 45th.	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability per capita	1,855.75 kWh Ranked 88th.	13,889.84 kWh Ranked 10th. 7 times more than French Polynesia

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

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