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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.
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).
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction > 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).
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 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.
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 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.
Production from oil sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 > % 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.
Thermal > Production > Public > 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.
Imports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by public lighting per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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 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 public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	Hong Kong	United Kingdom
Consumption	45.07 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	329.3 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Hong Kong
Consumption > Per capita	5,748.14 kWh per capita Ranked 38th. 1% more than United Kingdom	5,689.72 kWh per capita Ranked 29th.
Consumption by households	9.95 billion kWh Ranked 50th.	116.81 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Hong Kong
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	5,297.07 kWh Ranked 16th. 46% more than United Kingdom	3,616.51 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Consumption by households per capita	1,460.11 kWh Ranked 39th.	1,939.6 kWh Ranked 24th. 33% more than Hong Kong
Consumption per capita	6,037.75 kWh Ranked 9th. 6% more than United Kingdom	5,670.09 kWh Ranked 27th.
Exports	497.4 million kWh Ranked 35th.	1.75 billion kWh Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
From other renewable sources	0.0 Ranked 14th.	8.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 24th.
Imports	11.15 billion kWh Ranked 17th.	13.79 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 24% more than Hong Kong
Installed generating capacity	10.66 million kW Ranked 6th.	93.45 million kW Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Hong Kong
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	1,489.95 kW Ranked 2nd.	1,500.69 kW Ranked 45th. 1% more than Hong Kong
Production	41.3 billion kWh Ranked 12th.	342.1 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Hong Kong
Production > Per capita	5,244.68 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.	6,104.36 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 16% more than Hong Kong
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 169th.	23.7% Ranked 17th.
Production per capita	5,650.53 kWh Ranked 10th.	6,083.3 kWh Ranked 37th. 8% more than Hong Kong
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 14th.	11.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 13th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	5,197.59 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 44% more than United Kingdom	3,616.38 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Consumption by households > Per capita	1,432.69 kWh per capita Ranked 47th.	1,939.53 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 35% more than Hong Kong
Thermal > Production per capita	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 23th. 10% more than United Kingdom	5,115.86 kWh Ranked 31st.
From fossil fuels	100% of total installed capacity Ranked 3rd. 33% more than United Kingdom	75.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 89th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	100% Ranked 50th. 36% more than United Kingdom	73.8% Ranked 113th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	5,783.17 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 1% more than United Kingdom	5,732.41 kWh per capita Ranked 38th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	596.78 kWh Ranked 70th.	1,973.16 kWh Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Gross inland availability > Per capita	6,474.31 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.	6,492.38 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. About the same as Hong Kong
Net > Production	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 49th.	382.69 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Hong Kong
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	585.58 kWh per capita Ranked 78th.	1,973.09 kWh per capita Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Thermal > Production	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 36th.	308.1 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Hong Kong
Consumption by households and other consumers	36.09 billion kWh Ranked 34th.	217.8 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Hong Kong
Net > Production per capita	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 41st.	6,354.44 kWh Ranked 35th. 13% more than Hong Kong
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	0.0 Ranked 205th.	0.9% Ranked 133th.
From hydroelectric plants	0.0 Ranked 15th.	1.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 119th.
Consumption by public lighting	105 million kWh Ranked 13th.	23.47 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 224 times more than Hong Kong
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 19th. 27% more than United Kingdom	4,438.67 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,691.46 kWh Ranked 26th.	2,665.87 kWh Ranked 15th. 58% more than Hong Kong
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	11.47 billion kWh Ranked 46th.	159.6 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Hong Kong
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	4.9 billion kWh Ranked 41st.	32.22 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Hong Kong
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	936.69 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd.	1,672.79 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 79% more than Hong Kong
Energy balance requirement	6.5 billion kWh Ranked 61st.	100.75 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 15 times more than Hong Kong
Imports > Per capita	1.58 million kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 8 times more than United Kingdom	201,660.83 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd.
Net inland availability	40.16 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.	345.24 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Hong Kong
Net > Production > Per capita	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.	6,354.21 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 15% more than Hong Kong
Thermal > Production > Per capita	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 8% more than United Kingdom	5,115.67 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Total > Production > Public	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 50th.	355.86 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 9 times more than Hong Kong
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 45th.	5,908.65 kWh per capita Ranked 40th. 7% more than Hong Kong
Production from coal sources > % of total	68.52% Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	34.06% Ranked 24th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	215 million kWh Ranked 93th.	4.92 billion kWh Ranked 38th. 23 times more than Hong Kong
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	585.58 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.	1,505.17 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	706.26 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 32% more than United Kingdom	534.96 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.
Exports > Per capita	647.79 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 31 times more than United Kingdom	20.87 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 50th.	6,650.3 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 20% more than Hong Kong
Consumption by other consumers per capita	3,821.55 kWh Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1,607.97 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	596.78 kWh Ranked 68th.	1,505.22 kWh Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Total > Production > Public per capita	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 39th.	5,908.86 kWh Ranked 37th. 5% more than Hong Kong
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	5,643.6 kWh Ranked 43th.	6,650.54 kWh Ranked 35th. 18% more than Hong Kong
Production from oil sources > % of total	0.58% Ranked 104th.	1.25% Ranked 96th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	3,696.71 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 65% more than United Kingdom	2,238.53 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,667.1 kWh per capita Ranked 26th.	2,667.37 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 60% more than Hong Kong
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	31.24 kWh per capita Ranked 89th.	82.14 kWh per capita Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Gross inland availability per capita	6,598.22 kWh Ranked 30th. 2% more than United Kingdom	6,492.61 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	3,750.72 kWh Ranked 9th. 68% more than United Kingdom	2,237.28 kWh Ranked 19th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	25.44 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	133.94 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Hong Kong
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	30.9% Ranked 39th.	40.59% Ranked 35th. 31% more than Hong Kong
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	3,749.78 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United Kingdom	1,607.91 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	4.07 billion kWh Ranked 70th.	90.65 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 22 times more than Hong Kong
Consumption by industry and construction	4.07 billion kWh Ranked 71st.	118.83 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 29 times more than Hong Kong
Consumption by other consumers	26.04 billion kWh Ranked 22nd.	96.84 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
Gross inland availability	44.95 billion kWh Ranked 44th.	391.01 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Hong Kong
Thermal > Production > Public	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 34th.	267.32 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Hong Kong
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	5,537.62 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 25% more than United Kingdom	4,438.51 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 172nd.	1.6% Ranked 31st.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	719.78 kWh Ranked 18th. 35% more than United Kingdom	534.98 kWh Ranked 27th.
Imports per capita	1,677.95 kWh Ranked 5th. 8 times more than United Kingdom	200.18 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Net inland availability per capita	5,893.85 kWh Ranked 32nd. 3% more than United Kingdom	5,732.62 kWh Ranked 34th.
Consumption by public lighting per capita	15.41 kWh Ranked 23th.	404.49 kWh Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Hong Kong
Energy balance requirement per capita	954.62 kWh Ranked 49th.	1,672.85 kWh Ranked 33th. 75% more than Hong Kong
Exports per capita	563.04 kWh Ranked 9th. 27 times more than United Kingdom	20.72 kWh Ranked 24th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	31.69 kWh Ranked 87th.	82.1 kWh Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	15.12 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	402.88 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than Hong Kong
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	38.45 billion kWh Ranked 50th.	400.52 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 10 times more than Hong Kong

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. 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

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