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STAT Iran United States HISTORY
Consumption 182.7 billion kWh
Ranked 11th.
3.89 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Iran

Consumption > Per capita 2,160.44 kWh per capita
Ranked 80th.
12,747.49 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Iran

Consumption by households 44.2 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.
1.36 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Iran

Consumption by households and other consumers per capita 1,280.27 kWh
Ranked 72nd.
9,437.73 kWh
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Iran

Consumption by households per capita 630 kWh
Ranked 68th.
4,599.49 kWh
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Iran

Consumption by petroleum refineries 1.71 billion kWh
Ranked 20th.
48.89 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Iran

Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita 24.36 kWh
Ranked 38th.
165.44 kWh
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Iran

Consumption per capita 2,810.6 kWh
Ranked 17th.
12,736.19 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Iran

Exports 6.71 billion kWh
Ranked 21st.
12 billion kWh
Ranked 15th. 79% more than Iran

From other renewable sources 0.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 81st.
5.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 35th. 26 times more than Iran
Installed generating capacity 62.09 million kW
Ranked 11th.
1.04 billion kW
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Iran
Installed generating capacity per thousand people 833.84 kW
Ranked 76th.
3,358.91 kW
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Iran
Production 220.3 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.
4.1 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Iran

Production > Per capita 2,746.1 kWh per capita
Ranked 41st.
13,527.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Iran

Production per capita 2,893.55 kWh
Ranked 17th.
13,515.56 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Iran

Production by source > Nuclear 0.0
Ranked 72nd.
20.7%
Ranked 19th.
Imports 3.02 billion kWh
Ranked 32nd.
59.26 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Iran

From nuclear fuels 0.0
Ranked 58th.
9.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 15th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 1,315.93 kWh per capita
Ranked 79th.
9,409.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Iran

Consumption by households > Per capita 647.55 kWh per capita
Ranked 78th.
4,585.62 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production per capita 2,341.9 kWh
Ranked 61st.
10,659.14 kWh
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Iran

From fossil fuels 86.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 78th. 14% more than United States
75.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 90th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel 97.1%
Ranked 80th. 36% more than United States
71.4%
Ranked 114th.
Net inland availability > Per capita 2,009.04 kWh per capita
Ranked 83th.
12,551.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Iran

Consumption by industry and construction per capita 672.89 kWh
Ranked 64th.
3,126.15 kWh
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Iran

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh 10.63 billion kWh
Ranked 36th.
271.12 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Iran

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita 153.25 kWh
Ranked 71st.
925.93 kWh
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production 164.29 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
3.15 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Iran

Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 691.64 kWh per capita
Ranked 71st.
3,116.73 kWh per capita
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Iran

Consumption by households and other consumers 89.81 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.
2.79 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Iran

Hydro > Production per capita 229.5 kWh
Ranked 73th.
982.76 kWh
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Iran

Gross inland availability > Per capita 2,523.11 kWh per capita
Ranked 85th.
13,847.96 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Iran

Net > Production 172.89 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
4.08 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Iran

Hydro > Production 16.1 billion kWh
Ranked 26th.
290.42 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Iran

Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita 25.04 kWh per capita
Ranked 38th.
164.94 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Iran

Net > Production per capita 2,464.52 kWh
Ranked 79th.
13,806.18 kWh
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Iran

Consumption > Date of > Information 2003 2003
Production by source > Hydro 2.9%
Ranked 124th.
5.6%
Ranked 120th. 93% more than Iran
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 427.08 kWh per capita
Ranked 82nd.
4,823.65 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Iran

Consumption by other industries and construction 47.2 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
589.01 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Iran

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer 180.39 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.
4.29 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Iran

Consumption by industry and construction 47.2 billion kWh
Ranked 21st.
923.83 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Iran

From hydroelectric plants 13.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 91st. 80% more than United States
7.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 104th.
Consumption by other consumers 29.15 billion kWh
Ranked 19th.
1.43 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Iran

Gross inland availability 172.21 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
4.1 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Iran

Station use and station loss > Per capita 109.86 kWh per capita
Ranked 70th.
696.34 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production > Public 157.17 billion kWh
Ranked 12th.
2.99 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita 2,302.82 kWh per capita
Ranked 69th.
10,102.93 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Iran

Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total 6.46%
Ranked 86th.
6.54%
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Iran

Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 104.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 65th.
535.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Iran

Consumption by other consumers per capita 415.51 kWh
Ranked 75th.
4,838.24 kWh
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Iran

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita 477.2 kWh
Ranked 36th.
894.97 kWh
Ranked 11th. 88% more than Iran

Hydro > Production > Public per capita 229.5 kWh
Ranked 71st.
971.49 kWh
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Iran

Imports per capita 28.01 kWh
Ranked 19th.
187.51 kWh
Ranked 23th. 7 times more than Iran

Net inland availability per capita 1,954.59 kWh
Ranked 74th.
12,589.28 kWh
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita 101.49 kWh
Ranked 59th.
525.65 kWh
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Iran

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita 2,571.4 kWh
Ranked 78th.
14,504.62 kWh
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Iran

Consumption by transportation industry per capita 1.43 kWh
Ranked 63th.
25.4 kWh
Ranked 43th. 18 times more than Iran

Production from natural gas sources > % of total 76.24%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States
17.64%
Ranked 55th.

Station use and station loss 7.5 billion kWh
Ranked 18th.
206.4 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Iran

Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita 410.44 kWh
Ranked 29th.
475.15 kWh
Ranked 27th. 16% more than Iran

Consumption by energy sector > Per capita 25.04 kWh per capita
Ranked 58th.
404.37 kWh per capita
Ranked 14th. 16 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production > Public per capita 2,240.41 kWh
Ranked 60th.
10,133.49 kWh
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Iran

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita 1,808.32 kWh
Ranked 24th.
2,498.42 kWh
Ranked 16th. 38% more than Iran

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh 125.39 billion kWh
Ranked 6th.
731.55 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Iran

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses 33.48 billion kWh
Ranked 9th.
264.48 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Iran

Energy balance requirement > Per capita 225.83 kWh per capita
Ranked 87th.
3,917.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than Iran

Energy balance requirement 15.41 billion kWh
Ranked 38th.
1.16 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 75 times more than Iran

Hydro > Production > Per capita 235.89 kWh per capita
Ranked 74th.
979.8 kWh per capita
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Iran

Hydro > Production > Public 16.1 billion kWh
Ranked 26th.
287.09 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 18 times more than Iran

Imports > Per capita 30,387.79 kWh per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Iran

Net inland availability 137.12 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
3.72 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Iran

Net > Production > Per capita 2,533.18 kWh per capita
Ranked 87th.
13,764.55 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production > Per capita 2,407.14 kWh per capita
Ranked 71st.
10,627 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production > Self-producer 7.12 billion kWh
Ranked 23th.
155.34 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Iran

Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita 104.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 64th.
524.06 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Iran

Total > Production > Public 173.27 billion kWh
Ranked 17th.
4.13 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Iran

Total > Production > Public > Per capita 2,538.71 kWh per capita
Ranked 84th.
13,925.58 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Iran

Total > Production > Self-producer 7.12 billion kWh
Ranked 24th.
158.67 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 22 times more than Iran

Production from oil sources > Kwh 28.46 billion kWh
Ranked 11th.
139.13 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Iran

Station use and station loss per capita 106.88 kWh
Ranked 59th.
698.44 kWh
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Iran

Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita 691.64 kWh per capita
Ranked 62nd.
1,987.14 kWh per capita
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Iran

Consumption by transportation industry 100 million kWh
Ranked 56th.
7.51 billion kWh
Ranked 8th. 75 times more than Iran

Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 1.47 kWh per capita
Ranked 64th.
25.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 44th. 17 times more than Iran

Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita 490.5 kWh per capita
Ranked 37th.
892.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th. 82% more than Iran

Exports > Per capita 40.45 kWh per capita
Ranked 50th.
79.26 kWh per capita
Ranked 21st. 96% more than Iran

Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita 2,643.03 kWh per capita
Ranked 86th.
14,460.89 kWh per capita
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Iran

Production by source > Other 0.0
Ranked 90th.
2.3%
Ranked 24th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita 672.89 kWh
Ranked 56th.
1,993.15 kWh
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Iran

Total > Production > Public per capita 2,469.91 kWh
Ranked 75th.
13,967.7 kWh
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Iran

Production from oil sources > % of total 17.3%
Ranked 39th. 5 times more than United States
3.35%
Ranked 72nd.

Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita 235.89 kWh per capita
Ranked 72nd.
968.56 kWh per capita
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Iran

Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita 1,862.78 kWh per capita
Ranked 23th.
2,491.19 kWh per capita
Ranked 16th. 34% more than Iran

Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita 157.87 kWh per capita
Ranked 70th.
923.25 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Iran

Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita 422.8 kWh per capita
Ranked 30th.
473.78 kWh per capita
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Iran

Consumption by energy sector per capita 24.36 kWh
Ranked 58th.
405.59 kWh
Ranked 14th. 17 times more than Iran

Energy balance requirement per capita 219.71 kWh
Ranked 84th.
3,929.15 kWh
Ranked 11th. 18 times more than Iran

Exports per capita 83.62 kWh
Ranked 14th. 6% more than United States
79.19 kWh
Ranked 22nd.

Gross inland availability per capita 2,454.73 kWh
Ranked 77th.
13,889.84 kWh
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Iran

Total > Production > Self-producer per capita 101.49 kWh
Ranked 60th.
536.92 kWh
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Iran

Consumption by energy sector 1.71 billion kWh
Ranked 33th.
119.86 billion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 70 times more than Iran

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; 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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