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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.
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.
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.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
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).
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.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability 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 hydroelectric sources > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.
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.
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
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
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses 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.
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 by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	Iran	Nigeria
Consumption	182.7 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Nigeria	20.38 billion kWh Ranked 45th.
Consumption > Per capita	2,160.44 kWh per capita Ranked 80th. 15 times more than Nigeria	142.26 kWh per capita Ranked 120th.
Consumption by households	44.2 billion kWh Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Nigeria	7.7 billion kWh Ranked 56th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,280.27 kWh Ranked 72nd. 16 times more than Nigeria	80.6 kWh Ranked 151st.
Consumption by households per capita	630 kWh Ranked 68th. 11 times more than Nigeria	55.16 kWh Ranked 144th.
Consumption per capita	2,810.6 kWh Ranked 17th. 22 times more than Nigeria	130.51 kWh Ranked 114th.
Exports	6.71 billion kWh Ranked 21st.	0.0 Ranked 128th.
From other renewable sources	0.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 81st.	0.0 Ranked 161st.
Imports	3.02 billion kWh Ranked 32nd.	0.0 Ranked 122nd.
Installed generating capacity	62.09 million kW Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Nigeria	5.9 million kW Ranked 57th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	833.84 kW Ranked 76th. 23 times more than Nigeria	36.94 kW Ranked 158th.
Production	220.3 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Nigeria	24.87 billion kWh Ranked 45th.
Production > Per capita	2,746.1 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 17 times more than Nigeria	162.33 kWh per capita Ranked 140th.
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 72nd.	0.0 Ranked 177th.
Production per capita	2,893.55 kWh Ranked 17th. 19 times more than Nigeria	148.93 kWh Ranked 135th.
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 58th.	0.0 Ranked 147th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,315.93 kWh per capita Ranked 79th. 17 times more than Nigeria	79.59 kWh per capita Ranked 168th.
Thermal > Production per capita	2,341.9 kWh Ranked 61st. 23 times more than Nigeria	102.8 kWh Ranked 146th.
Consumption by households > Per capita	647.55 kWh per capita Ranked 78th. 12 times more than Nigeria	54.47 kWh per capita Ranked 155th.
From fossil fuels	86.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 78th. 28% more than Nigeria	67.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 100th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	97.1% Ranked 80th. 57% more than Nigeria	61.9% Ranked 128th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	2,009.04 kWh per capita Ranked 83th. 22 times more than Nigeria	91.38 kWh per capita Ranked 173th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	672.89 kWh Ranked 64th. 56 times more than Nigeria	11.94 kWh Ranked 149th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	153.25 kWh Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Nigeria	50.83 kWh Ranked 88th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	10.63 billion kWh Ranked 36th. 54% more than Nigeria	6.91 billion kWh Ranked 45th.
Thermal > Production	164.29 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Nigeria	14.35 billion kWh Ranked 63th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	89.81 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Nigeria	11.25 billion kWh Ranked 63th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	691.64 kWh per capita Ranked 71st. 59 times more than Nigeria	11.79 kWh per capita Ranked 156th.
Net > Production	172.89 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Nigeria	19.99 billion kWh Ranked 66th.
Hydro > Production	16.1 billion kWh Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Nigeria	6.12 billion kWh Ranked 49th.
Net > Production per capita	2,464.52 kWh Ranked 79th. 17 times more than Nigeria	143.24 kWh Ranked 155th.
Hydro > Production per capita	229.5 kWh Ranked 73th. 5 times more than Nigeria	43.83 kWh Ranked 108th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	2,523.11 kWh per capita Ranked 85th. 18 times more than Nigeria	141.44 kWh per capita Ranked 174th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	2.9% Ranked 124th.	38.1% Ranked 71st. 13 times more than Iran
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	2,240.41 kWh Ranked 60th. 22 times more than Nigeria	102.8 kWh Ranked 141st.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,808.32 kWh Ranked 24th. 19 times more than Nigeria	93.21 kWh Ranked 77th.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	76.24% Ranked 14th. 22% more than Nigeria	62.68% Ranked 20th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	125.39 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Nigeria	12.68 billion kWh Ranked 41st.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	33.48 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Nigeria	6.88 billion kWh Ranked 31st.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	225.83 kWh per capita Ranked 87th. 5 times more than Nigeria	43.28 kWh per capita Ranked 123th.
Energy balance requirement	15.41 billion kWh Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Nigeria	6.12 billion kWh Ranked 62nd.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	235.89 kWh per capita Ranked 74th. 5 times more than Nigeria	43.28 kWh per capita Ranked 112th.
Hydro > Production > Public	16.1 billion kWh Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Nigeria	5.92 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Imports > Per capita	30,387.79 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 64th.	0.0 Ranked 103th.
Net inland availability	137.12 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 11 times more than Nigeria	12.92 billion kWh Ranked 69th.
Net > Production > Per capita	2,533.18 kWh per capita Ranked 87th. 18 times more than Nigeria	141.44 kWh per capita Ranked 174th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	2,407.14 kWh per capita Ranked 71st. 24 times more than Nigeria	101.52 kWh per capita Ranked 164th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	7.12 billion kWh Ranked 23th. 58 times more than Nigeria	122 million kWh Ranked 80th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	104.32 kWh per capita Ranked 64th. 86 times more than Nigeria	1.22 kWh per capita Ranked 121st.
Total > Production > Public	173.27 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Nigeria	20.27 billion kWh Ranked 67th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	2,538.71 kWh per capita Ranked 84th. 18 times more than Nigeria	143.37 kWh per capita Ranked 174th.
Total > Production > Self-producer	7.12 billion kWh Ranked 24th. 35 times more than Nigeria	202 million kWh Ranked 83th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	28.46 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 45 times more than Nigeria	634 million kWh Ranked 84th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	691.64 kWh per capita Ranked 62nd. 59 times more than Nigeria	11.79 kWh per capita Ranked 155th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	490.5 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 10 times more than Nigeria	48.66 kWh per capita Ranked 137th.
Exports > Per capita	40.45 kWh per capita Ranked 50th.	0.0 Ranked 107th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	2,643.03 kWh per capita Ranked 86th. 18 times more than Nigeria	144.8 kWh per capita Ranked 174th.
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 90th.	0.0 Ranked 177th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	415.51 kWh Ranked 75th. 16 times more than Nigeria	25.45 kWh Ranked 134th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	672.89 kWh Ranked 56th. 56 times more than Nigeria	11.94 kWh Ranked 148th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	229.5 kWh Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Nigeria	42.38 kWh Ranked 106th.
Imports per capita	28.01 kWh Ranked 19th.	0.0 Ranked 98th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	101.49 kWh Ranked 59th. 84 times more than Nigeria	1.21 kWh Ranked 121st.
Net inland availability per capita	1,954.59 kWh Ranked 74th. 21 times more than Nigeria	92.54 kWh Ranked 156th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	17.3% Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Nigeria	3.13% Ranked 76th.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	235.89 kWh per capita Ranked 72nd. 6 times more than Nigeria	41.85 kWh per capita Ranked 110th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,862.78 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 20 times more than Nigeria	91.86 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	157.87 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Nigeria	50.09 kWh per capita Ranked 90th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	422.8 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 92 times more than Nigeria	4.59 kWh per capita Ranked 110th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	219.71 kWh Ranked 84th. 5 times more than Nigeria	43.83 kWh Ranked 119th.
Exports per capita	83.62 kWh Ranked 14th.	0.0 Ranked 102nd.
Gross inland availability per capita	2,454.73 kWh Ranked 77th. 17 times more than Nigeria	143.24 kWh Ranked 154th.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	101.49 kWh Ranked 60th. 70 times more than Nigeria	1.45 kWh Ranked 122nd.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	6.46% Ranked 86th.	34.18% Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Iran
Station use and station loss	7.5 billion kWh Ranked 18th. 16 times more than Nigeria	474 million kWh Ranked 73th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	410.44 kWh Ranked 29th. 88 times more than Nigeria	4.66 kWh Ranked 109th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	47.2 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 28 times more than Nigeria	1.67 billion kWh Ranked 92nd.
Consumption by industry and construction	47.2 billion kWh Ranked 21st. 28 times more than Nigeria	1.67 billion kWh Ranked 95th.
Consumption by other consumers	29.15 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Nigeria	3.55 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Gross inland availability	172.21 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Nigeria	19.99 billion kWh Ranked 66th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	109.86 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 33 times more than Nigeria	3.35 kWh per capita Ranked 152nd.
Thermal > Production > Public	157.17 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Nigeria	14.35 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	2,302.82 kWh per capita Ranked 69th. 23 times more than Nigeria	101.52 kWh per capita Ranked 160th.
Station use and station loss per capita	106.88 kWh Ranked 59th. 31 times more than Nigeria	3.4 kWh Ranked 135th.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	104.32 kWh per capita Ranked 65th. 73 times more than Nigeria	1.43 kWh per capita Ranked 127th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	477.2 kWh Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Nigeria	49.28 kWh Ranked 127th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	2,469.91 kWh Ranked 75th. 17 times more than Nigeria	145.19 kWh Ranked 155th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	2,571.4 kWh Ranked 78th. 18 times more than Nigeria	146.63 kWh Ranked 155th.
From hydroelectric plants	13.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 91st.	32.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Iran
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	180.39 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Nigeria	20.47 billion kWh Ranked 67th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	427.08 kWh per capita Ranked 82nd. 17 times more than Nigeria	25.13 kWh per capita Ranked 143th.

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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