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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 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.
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.
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.
Net > Production 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.
Hydro > 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).
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > 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
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.
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.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer 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 in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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 > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
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.
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
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
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).
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.
Consumption by transportation industry 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 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 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.
Total > Production > Self-producer 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.

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STAT	India	Iran
Consumption	698.8 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Iran	182.7 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Consumption > Per capita	502.71 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	2,160.44 kWh per capita Ranked 80th. 4 times more than India
Consumption by households	103.37 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Iran	44.2 billion kWh Ranked 14th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	226.93 kWh Ranked 137th.	1,280.27 kWh Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than India
Consumption by households per capita	91.71 kWh Ranked 136th.	630 kWh Ranked 68th. 7 times more than India
Consumption per capita	490.04 kWh Ranked 96th.	2,810.6 kWh Ranked 17th. 6 times more than India
Exports	62 million kWh Ranked 23th.	6.71 billion kWh Ranked 21st. 108 times more than India
From other renewable sources	7.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 28th. 38 times more than Iran	0.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 81st.
Imports	5.7 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 89% more than Iran	3.02 billion kWh Ranked 32nd.
Installed generating capacity	208.1 million kW Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Iran	62.09 million kW Ranked 11th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	172.61 kW Ranked 125th.	833.84 kW Ranked 76th. 5 times more than India
Production	985.4 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Iran	220.3 billion kWh Ranked 17th.
Production > Per capita	588.83 kWh per capita Ranked 123th.	2,746.1 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 5 times more than India
Production by source > Nuclear	3.4% Ranked 29th.	0.0 Ranked 72nd.
Production per capita	608.16 kWh Ranked 31st.	2,893.55 kWh Ranked 17th. 5 times more than India
From nuclear fuels	2.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 20th.	0.0 Ranked 58th.
Consumption in agriculture per capita	84.89 kWh Ranked 37th.	234.76 kWh Ranked 16th. 3 times more than India
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	233.68 kWh per capita Ranked 153th.	1,315.93 kWh per capita Ranked 79th. 6 times more than India
Consumption by households > Per capita	94.44 kWh per capita Ranked 148th.	647.55 kWh per capita Ranked 78th. 7 times more than India
Thermal > Production per capita	514.71 kWh Ranked 106th.	2,341.9 kWh Ranked 61st. 5 times more than India
From fossil fuels	70.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 93th.	86.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 78th. 22% more than India
Production by source > Fossil fuel	81.7% Ranked 104th.	97.1% Ranked 80th. 19% more than India
Net inland availability > Per capita	379.41 kWh per capita Ranked 151st.	2,009.04 kWh per capita Ranked 83th. 5 times more than India
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	132.27 kWh Ranked 118th.	672.89 kWh Ranked 64th. 5 times more than India
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	76.27 kWh Ranked 83th.	153.25 kWh Ranked 71st. Twice as much as India
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	84.71 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Iran	10.63 billion kWh Ranked 36th.
Hydro > Production	99.88 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Iran	16.1 billion kWh Ranked 26th.
Net > Production per capita	581.09 kWh Ranked 129th.	2,464.52 kWh Ranked 79th. 4 times more than India
Gross inland availability > Per capita	599.93 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	2,523.11 kWh per capita Ranked 85th. 4 times more than India
Thermal > Production	580.16 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran	164.29 billion kWh Ranked 16th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	136.21 kWh per capita Ranked 124th.	691.64 kWh per capita Ranked 71st. 5 times more than India
Consumption in agriculture	95.69 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran	16.47 billion kWh Ranked 4th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	255.78 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Iran	89.81 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
Hydro > Production per capita	88.62 kWh Ranked 95th.	229.5 kWh Ranked 73th. 3 times more than India
Net > Production	654.97 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran	172.89 billion kWh Ranked 16th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	14.5% Ranked 98th. 5 times more than Iran	2.9% Ranked 124th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	174.81 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Iran	33.48 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	108.62 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	225.83 kWh per capita Ranked 87th. 2 times more than India
Energy balance requirement	118.89 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 8 times more than Iran	15.41 billion kWh Ranked 38th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	91.25 kWh per capita Ranked 96th.	235.89 kWh per capita Ranked 74th. 3 times more than India
Hydro > Production > Public	99.88 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Iran	16.1 billion kWh Ranked 26th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	38.72 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	109.86 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 3 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Public	506.02 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Iran	157.17 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	462.3 kWh per capita Ranked 124th.	2,302.82 kWh per capita Ranked 69th. 5 times more than India
Production from oil sources > Kwh	35.97 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 26% more than Iran	28.46 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Station use and station loss per capita	37.6 kWh Ranked 97th.	106.88 kWh Ranked 59th. 3 times more than India
Station use and station loss	42.38 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Iran	7.5 billion kWh Ranked 18th.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	67.72 kWh per capita Ranked 73th.	104.32 kWh per capita Ranked 65th. 54% more than India
Consumption by other consumers per capita	19.49 kWh Ranked 138th.	415.51 kWh Ranked 75th. 21 times more than India
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	132.27 kWh Ranked 116th.	672.89 kWh Ranked 56th. 5 times more than India
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	155.09 kWh Ranked 98th.	477.2 kWh Ranked 36th. 3 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	65.77 kWh Ranked 68th.	101.49 kWh Ranked 59th. 54% more than India
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	12.69% Ranked 68th. 96% more than Iran	6.46% Ranked 86th.
From hydroelectric plants	19.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 80th. 42% more than Iran	13.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 91st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	697.35 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran	180.39 billion kWh Ranked 17th.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	87.42 kWh per capita Ranked 38th.	241.3 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 3 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	448.94 kWh Ranked 106th.	2,240.41 kWh Ranked 60th. 5 times more than India
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	57 kWh Ranked 86th.	1,808.32 kWh Ranked 24th. 32 times more than India
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	9.48% Ranked 69th.	76.24% Ranked 14th. 8 times more than India
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	63.3 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	125.39 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 98% more than India
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	20.07 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	427.08 kWh per capita Ranked 82nd. 21 times more than India
Consumption by other industries and construction	149.09 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Iran	47.2 billion kWh Ranked 16th.
Consumption by industry and construction	149.09 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Iran	47.2 billion kWh Ranked 21st.
Consumption by other consumers	21.97 billion kWh Ranked 27th.	29.15 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 33% more than India
Gross inland availability	656.67 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran	172.21 billion kWh Ranked 16th.
Imports > Per capita	1,611.57 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 84th.	30,387.79 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 64th. 19 times more than India
Net inland availability	415.3 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Iran	137.12 billion kWh Ranked 16th.
Net > Production > Per capita	598.38 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	2,533.18 kWh per capita Ranked 87th. 4 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Per capita	530.02 kWh per capita Ranked 123th.	2,407.14 kWh per capita Ranked 71st. 5 times more than India
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	74.13 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Iran	7.12 billion kWh Ranked 23th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	67.72 kWh per capita Ranked 73th.	104.32 kWh per capita Ranked 64th. 54% more than India
Total > Production > Public	623.22 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Iran	173.27 billion kWh Ranked 17th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	569.37 kWh per capita Ranked 148th.	2,538.71 kWh per capita Ranked 84th. 4 times more than India
Total > Production > Self-producer	74.13 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Iran	7.12 billion kWh Ranked 24th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	136.21 kWh per capita Ranked 122nd.	691.64 kWh per capita Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than India
Consumption by transportation industry	10.42 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 104 times more than Iran	100 million kWh Ranked 56th.
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	9.52 kWh per capita Ranked 57th. 7 times more than Iran	1.47 kWh per capita Ranked 64th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	159.7 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	490.5 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 3 times more than India
Exports > Per capita	0.061 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.	40.45 kWh per capita Ranked 50th. 663 times more than India
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	637.09 kWh per capita Ranked 145th.	2,643.03 kWh per capita Ranked 86th. 4 times more than India
Production by source > Other	0.3% Ranked 50th.	0.0 Ranked 90th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	88.62 kWh Ranked 92nd.	229.5 kWh Ranked 71st. 3 times more than India
Imports per capita	4.43 kWh Ranked 22nd.	28.01 kWh Ranked 19th. 6 times more than India
Net inland availability per capita	368.45 kWh Ranked 138th.	1,954.59 kWh Ranked 74th. 5 times more than India
Total > Production > Public per capita	552.92 kWh Ranked 131st.	2,469.91 kWh Ranked 75th. 4 times more than India
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	618.69 kWh Ranked 128th.	2,571.4 kWh Ranked 78th. 4 times more than India
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	9.25 kWh Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Iran	1.43 kWh Ranked 63th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	5.39% Ranked 62nd.	17.3% Ranked 39th. 3 times more than India
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	91.25 kWh per capita Ranked 94th.	235.89 kWh per capita Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than India
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	58.63 kWh per capita Ranked 86th.	1,862.78 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 32 times more than India
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	78.46 kWh per capita Ranked 84th.	157.87 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 2 times more than India
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	33.32 kWh per capita Ranked 88th.	422.8 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 13 times more than India
Energy balance requirement per capita	105.48 kWh Ranked 101st.	219.71 kWh Ranked 84th. 2 times more than India
Exports per capita	0.681 kWh Ranked 20th.	83.62 kWh Ranked 14th. 123 times more than India
Gross inland availability per capita	582.6 kWh Ranked 128th.	2,454.73 kWh Ranked 77th. 4 times more than India
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	65.77 kWh Ranked 69th.	101.49 kWh Ranked 60th. 54% more than India
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	32.39 kWh Ranked 86th.	410.44 kWh Ranked 29th. 13 times more than India

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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