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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 per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by petroleum refineries 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 > KWh: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants."
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 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.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
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 in agriculture per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production > KWh > Per capita: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants." Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Solar > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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).
Wind > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in rail transport > 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. 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.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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
Wind > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by transportation industry > 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 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.
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.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by coke ovens 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.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production from nuclear sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.
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.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > 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 nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by energy sector per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Total > Production > Self-producer 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.
Consumption by coke ovens > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by chemical industry > 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.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Nuclear > Production 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.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Nuclear > Production > Public > 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
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million: . Figures expressed per million population 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.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
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.
Consumption by pump-storage plants 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by chemical industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption in rail transport per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Wind > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita: . 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.

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STAT	Germany	South Africa
Consumption	549.1 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa	234.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.
Consumption > Per capita	6,641.91 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 21% more than South Africa	5,486.63 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.
Consumption by households	141.8 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa	36.97 billion kWh Ranked 19th.
Consumption by households per capita	1,719.43 kWh Ranked 29th. 2 times more than South Africa	783.29 kWh Ranked 60th.
Consumption by petroleum refineries	7.2 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	7.84 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 9% more than Germany
Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita	87.29 kWh Ranked 21st.	166.17 kWh Ranked 9th. 90% more than Germany
Consumption per capita	6,652.78 kWh Ranked 21st. 33% more than South Africa	5,002.35 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Exports	66.81 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Africa	15.04 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
From other renewable sources	13% of total installed capacity Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than South Africa	0.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 71st.
Installed generating capacity	153.2 million kW Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa	44.26 million kW Ranked 17th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	1,873.39 kW Ranked 33th. 2 times more than South Africa	885.35 kW Ranked 72nd.
Production	575.6 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa	257.9 billion kWh Ranked 4th.
Production > KWh	629.55 billion Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Africa	260.5 billion Ranked 14th.
Production > Per capita	7,217.15 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 20% more than South Africa	6,000.3 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.
Production per capita	7,228.96 kWh Ranked 26th. 32% more than South Africa	5,470.68 kWh Ranked 42nd.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	3,264.24 kWh Ranked 37th. 86% more than South Africa	1,758.57 kWh Ranked 55th.
Production by source > Nuclear	29.9% Ranked 14th. 5 times more than South Africa	5.5% Ranked 25th.
Imports	46.27 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa	11.89 billion kWh Ranked 5th.
From nuclear fuels	23% of total installed capacity Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa	4.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 18th.
Consumption in agriculture per capita	100.64 kWh Ranked 31st.	116.95 kWh Ranked 29th. 16% more than Germany
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	3,264.24 kWh per capita Ranked 43th. 84% more than South Africa	1,770.21 kWh per capita Ranked 64th.
Production > KWh > Per capita	6,722.96 per capita Ranked 21st. 35% more than South Africa	4,987.37 per capita Ranked 34th.
Consumption by households > Per capita	1,719.43 kWh per capita Ranked 34th. 2 times more than South Africa	788.47 kWh per capita Ranked 70th.
Solar > Production > Public	1.28 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 61 times more than South Africa	21 million kWh Ranked 3rd.
Thermal > Production per capita	4,874.74 kWh Ranked 34th. About the same as South Africa	4,859.8 kWh Ranked 35th.
From fossil fuels	55% of total installed capacity Ranked 11th.	90.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th. 65% more than Germany
Production by source > Fossil fuel	61.8% Ranked 129th.	93.5% Ranked 88th. 51% more than Germany
Nuclear > Production	163.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than South Africa	11.29 billion kWh Ranked 20th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,814.42 kWh Ranked 21st. 21% more than South Africa	2,327.62 kWh Ranked 25th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	6,275.1 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 48% more than South Africa	4,229.34 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	21.08 billion kWh Ranked 24th. 10 times more than South Africa	2.2 billion kWh Ranked 76th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	255.43 kWh Ranked 53th. 5 times more than South Africa	47.23 kWh Ranked 90th.
Solar > Production > Public per capita	15.55 kWh Ranked 1st. 35 times more than South Africa	0.445 kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	269.2 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa	83 billion kWh Ranked 16th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,814.43 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 20% more than South Africa	2,343.02 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita	87.29 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	167.27 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 92% more than Germany
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	327.38 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	455.17 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 39% more than Germany
Consumption in agriculture	8.3 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 50% more than South Africa	5.52 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Net > Production	579.04 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa	231.1 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Hydro > Production per capita	323.96 kWh Ranked 57th. 4 times more than South Africa	88.96 kWh Ranked 94th.
Thermal > Production	402.02 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 75% more than South Africa	229.38 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	6,965.86 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 43% more than South Africa	4,878.86 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.
Net > Production per capita	7,021.22 kWh Ranked 28th. 43% more than South Africa	4,896.43 kWh Ranked 47th.
Hydro > Production	26.72 billion kWh Ranked 18th. 6 times more than South Africa	4.2 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	4.2% Ranked 122nd. 4 times more than South Africa	1.1% Ranked 132nd.
Wind > Production > Public per capita	330.17 kWh Ranked 3rd. 487 times more than South Africa	0.678 kWh Ranked 35th.
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	335.13 kWh per capita Ranked 18th. 4% more than South Africa	323.62 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	100.64 kWh per capita Ranked 33th.	117.73 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 17% more than Germany
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	196.44 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa	69.95 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	745 kWh Ranked 50th. 8691 times more than South Africa	0.0857 kWh Ranked 92nd.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	61.48 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 15369 times more than South Africa	4 million kWh Ranked 91st.
Consumption by iron and steel industry	27 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 27% more than South Africa	21.34 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	1,444.17 kWh per capita Ranked 43th. 67% more than South Africa	864.01 kWh per capita Ranked 61st.
Consumption by other industries and construction	150.34 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 92% more than South Africa	78.44 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Consumption by industry and construction	232.1 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Africa	109.86 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita	74.49 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 10% more than South Africa	67.56 kWh per capita Ranked 11th.
Consumption by other consumers	119.1 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa	40.51 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Gross inland availability	574.47 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa	228.76 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	500.36 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 70% more than South Africa	294.66 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.
Thermal > Production > Public	357.89 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 64% more than South Africa	217.83 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,339.62 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.	4,645.73 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 7% more than Germany
Wind > Production > Per capita	330,170.95 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 484 times more than South Africa	682.47 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.
Wind > Production > Public	27.23 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 851 times more than South Africa	32 million kWh Ranked 30th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	10.14 billion kWh Ranked 24th. 26 times more than South Africa	391 million kWh Ranked 90th.
Station use and station loss per capita	500.36 kWh Ranked 16th. 71% more than South Africa	292.72 kWh Ranked 37th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,822.98 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 9% more than South Africa	1,672.85 kWh per capita Ranked 30th.
Consumption by pump-storage plants	9.51 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa	4.16 billion kWh Ranked 6th.
Consumption by transportation industry	16.2 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Africa	5.44 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	196.44 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 69% more than South Africa	116.11 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	355.62 kWh per capita Ranked 63th. 9% more than South Africa	325.9 kWh per capita Ranked 67th.
Exports > Per capita	749.06 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa	290.27 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	7,521.58 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 44% more than South Africa	5,223.49 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.
Nuclear > Production > Public	163.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than South Africa	11.29 billion kWh Ranked 20th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities	6.12 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 93% more than South Africa	3.17 billion kWh Ranked 7th.
Production by source > Other	4.1% Ranked 15th.	0.0 Ranked 98th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	355.62 kWh Ranked 58th. 10% more than South Africa	323.76 kWh Ranked 63th.
Production from coal sources > % of total	50.51% Ranked 15th.	93.23% Ranked 3rd. 85% more than Germany
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	319.59 kWh Ranked 56th. 4 times more than South Africa	84.92 kWh Ranked 94th.
Imports per capita	507.49 kWh Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa	216.63 kWh Ranked 21st.
Net inland availability per capita	6,275.1 kWh Ranked 28th. 49% more than South Africa	4,201.53 kWh Ranked 48th.
Power plant capacity > Solar	1.51 million kW Ranked 1st. 251 times more than South Africa	6,000 kW Ranked 15th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	223.45 kW Ranked 2nd. 1055 times more than South Africa	0.212 kW Ranked 36th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	6,982.08 kWh Ranked 28th. 41% more than South Africa	4,940.5 kWh Ranked 47th.
Consumption by coke ovens per capita	3.09 kWh Ranked 9th. 139 times more than South Africa	0.0223 kWh Ranked 16th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	7,521.58 kWh Ranked 27th. 45% more than South Africa	5,189.15 kWh Ranked 47th.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	196.44 kWh Ranked 9th. 70% more than South Africa	115.34 kWh Ranked 19th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita	74.48 kWh Ranked 9th. 11% more than South Africa	67.12 kWh Ranked 11th.
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	27.39% Ranked 14th. 5 times more than South Africa	5.52% Ranked 24th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	1.66% Ranked 90th. 8 times more than South Africa	0.21% Ranked 121st.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	319.58 kWh per capita Ranked 59th. 4 times more than South Africa	85.48 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	361 million kWh Ranked 17th. 89% more than South Africa	191 million kWh Ranked 25th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	4.38 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 7% more than South Africa	4.07 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	3,734.2 kWh per capita Ranked 9th.	4,870.32 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 30% more than Germany
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,024.63 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 7 times more than South Africa	288.29 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.
Consumption by energy sector per capita	335.13 kWh Ranked 17th. 4% more than South Africa	321.49 kWh Ranked 18th.
Gross inland availability per capita	6,965.85 kWh Ranked 26th. 44% more than South Africa	4,846.79 kWh Ranked 46th.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	539.5 kWh Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than South Africa	248.65 kWh Ranked 40th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	3,734.2 kWh Ranked 10th.	4,838.55 kWh Ranked 6th. 30% more than Germany
Consumption by energy sector	27.64 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 82% more than South Africa	15.17 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Consumption by coke ovens > Per capita	3.09 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 141 times more than South Africa	0.022 kWh per capita Ranked 16th.
Consumption by coke ovens	255 million kWh Ranked 5th. 255 times more than South Africa	1,000,000 kWh Ranked 16th.
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	664.06 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa	215 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields	500 million kWh Ranked 15th. 500 times more than South Africa	1,000,000 kWh Ranked 38th.
Station use and station loss	41.26 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa	13.82 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	122.88 kWh Ranked 56th. 12 times more than South Africa	9.99 kWh Ranked 106th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	327.38 kWh Ranked 23th.	452.18 kWh Ranked 12th. 38% more than Germany
Nuclear > Production per capita	1,977.16 kWh Ranked 13th. 8 times more than South Africa	239.27 kWh Ranked 22nd.
From hydroelectric plants	3% of total installed capacity Ranked 9th. Twice as much as South Africa	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 122nd.
Consumption by chemical industry	54.77 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa	10.08 billion kWh Ranked 14th.
Consumption in rail transport	16.2 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Africa	3.28 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	29.33 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 92% more than South Africa	15.28 billion kWh Ranked 21st.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	2,591.47 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 9 times more than South Africa	281.56 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.
Energy balance requirement	213.72 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 16 times more than South Africa	13.2 billion kWh Ranked 41st.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	323.96 kWh per capita Ranked 60th. 4 times more than South Africa	89.55 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.
Hydro > Production > Public	26.36 billion kWh Ranked 18th. 7 times more than South Africa	4.01 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	1,977.16 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 8 times more than South Africa	240.85 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	1,977.16 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 8 times more than South Africa	240.85 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.
Imports > Per capita	505,890.82 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Africa	216,674.92 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Net inland availability	517.5 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa	198.31 billion kWh Ranked 14th.
Net > Production > Per capita	7,021.22 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 42% more than South Africa	4,928.83 kWh per capita Ranked 56th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	4,874.74 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.	4,891.96 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. About the same as Germany
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	44.13 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 4 times more than South Africa	11.54 billion kWh Ranked 17th.
Power plant capacity > Public solar	1.51 million kW Ranked 1st. 251 times more than South Africa	6,000 kW Ranked 7th.
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita	18.29 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 143 times more than South Africa	0.128 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	535.12 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 2 times more than South Africa	246.22 kWh per capita Ranked 40th.
Total > Production > Public	575.81 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 2 times more than South Africa	233.18 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	6,982.08 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 40% more than South Africa	4,973.19 kWh per capita Ranked 53th.
Total > Production > Self-producer	44.49 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Africa	11.74 billion kWh Ranked 17th.
Wind > Production	27.23 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 851 times more than South Africa	32 million kWh Ranked 32nd.
Power plant capacity > Public wind	18.43 million kW Ranked 1st. 1843 times more than South Africa	10,000 kW Ranked 31st.
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million	18,285.57 kW Ranked 1st. 144 times more than South Africa	127.12 kW Ranked 14th.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	1% Ranked 37th.	8.96% Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Germany
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	539.5 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 2 times more than South Africa	250.3 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	1,444.17 kWh Ranked 37th. 68% more than South Africa	858.33 kWh Ranked 54th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,822.98 kWh Ranked 22nd. 10% more than South Africa	1,661.85 kWh Ranked 26th.
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita	115.36 kWh Ranked 8th. 31% more than South Africa	88.2 kWh Ranked 10th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	745 kWh per capita Ranked 49th. 8663 times more than South Africa	0.086 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita	6.06 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 276 times more than South Africa	0.022 kWh per capita Ranked 36th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	223.45 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 1049 times more than South Africa	0.213 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	18.29 kW Ranked 3rd. 144 times more than South Africa	0.127 kW Ranked 22nd.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	535.12 kWh Ranked 21st. 2 times more than South Africa	244.61 kWh Ranked 36th.
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	664.06 kWh Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa	213.59 kWh Ranked 26th.
Consumption in rail transport per capita	196.44 kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa	69.49 kWh Ranked 23th.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	1,977.16 kWh Ranked 13th. 8 times more than South Africa	239.27 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	255.43 kWh per capita Ranked 53th. 5 times more than South Africa	47.54 kWh per capita Ranked 91st.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	122.89 kWh per capita Ranked 57th. 12 times more than South Africa	9.99 kWh per capita Ranked 108th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	2,591.47 kWh Ranked 17th. 9 times more than South Africa	279.71 kWh Ranked 76th.
Exports per capita	751.43 kWh Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa	290.21 kWh Ranked 16th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	3.46% Ranked 90th. 4 times more than South Africa	0.91% Ranked 104th.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	115.36 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 30% more than South Africa	88.79 kWh per capita Ranked 11th.
Wind > Production per capita	330.17 kWh Ranked 3rd. 487 times more than South Africa	0.678 kWh Ranked 39th.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	18.29 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 143 times more than South Africa	0.128 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields per capita	6.06 kWh Ranked 22nd. 272 times more than South Africa	0.0223 kWh Ranked 36th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	4.38 kWh Ranked 26th. 8% more than South Africa	4.05 kWh Ranked 29th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,339.62 kWh Ranked 35th.	4,615.19 kWh Ranked 29th. 6% more than Germany
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	620.3 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Africa	244.92 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	308.13 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 36% more than South Africa	225.79 billion kWh Ranked 6th.

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.; International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics \xA9 OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and Energy Balances of OECD Countries.; 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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