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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 in agriculture per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
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 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.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Consumption by industry and construction > 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.
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).
Consumption by other consumers > 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
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.
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.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses 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.
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.
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.
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.
Nuclear > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Wind > Production > 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Net > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Solar > Production > Self-producer > 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.
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
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 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.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population 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 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 > % 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 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.
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.
Consumption by energy sector 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.
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 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 chemical industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	Japan	South Korea
Consumption	859.7 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 89% more than South Korea	455.1 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.
Consumption > Per capita	7,701.96 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 2% more than South Korea	7,515.58 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.
Consumption by households	334.06 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than South Korea	50.87 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	4,837.56 kWh Ranked 19th. 36% more than South Korea	3,553.78 kWh Ranked 34th.
Consumption by households per capita	2,614.49 kWh Ranked 18th. 2 times more than South Korea	1,056.84 kWh Ranked 52nd.
Consumption per capita	6,730.27 kWh Ranked 6th.	8,173.72 kWh Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Japan
Exports	0.0 Ranked 67th.	0.0 Ranked 145th.
From other renewable sources	2.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 54th. 87% more than South Korea	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th.
Imports	0.0 Ranked 66th.	0.0 Ranked 136th.
Installed generating capacity	287 million kW Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea	84.66 million kW Ranked 10th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	2,251.86 kW Ranked 21st. 31% more than South Korea	1,713.42 kW Ranked 39th.
Production	936.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea	459.5 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Production > Per capita	8,490.7 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 1% more than South Korea	8,414.76 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Production by source > Nuclear	29.8% Ranked 15th.	36.6% Ranked 11th. 23% more than Japan
Production per capita	7,498.55 kWh Ranked 6th.	8,478.71 kWh Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Japan
From nuclear fuels	17.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 11th.	20.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 8th. 22% more than Japan
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	4,837.53 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 37% more than South Korea	3,542.29 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.
Consumption in agriculture per capita	7.58 kWh Ranked 76th.	145.56 kWh Ranked 23th. 19 times more than Japan
Thermal > Production per capita	5,528.88 kWh Ranked 25th. 12% more than South Korea	4,929.1 kWh Ranked 33th.
Consumption by households > Per capita	2,614.47 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 2 times more than South Korea	1,053.42 kWh per capita Ranked 58th.
From fossil fuels	63.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 111th.	71.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 92nd. 12% more than Japan
Production by source > Fossil fuel	60% Ranked 133th.	62.4% Ranked 126th. 4% more than Japan
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,714.95 kWh Ranked 22nd.	3,821.39 kWh Ranked 12th. 41% more than Japan
Net inland availability > Per capita	7,701.6 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 4% more than South Korea	7,394 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.
Nuclear > Production	304.75 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea	146.78 billion kWh Ranked 5th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	736.24 kWh Ranked 36th. 8 times more than South Korea	90.14 kWh Ranked 80th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	94.06 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 22 times more than South Korea	4.33 billion kWh Ranked 59th.
Hydro > Production	86.35 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 17 times more than South Korea	5.19 billion kWh Ranked 56th.
Thermal > Production	706.44 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	237.28 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	8,311.1 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 8% more than South Korea	7,719.26 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.
Consumption in agriculture	969 million kWh Ranked 42nd.	7.01 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 7 times more than Japan
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	13,680.4 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 132 times more than South Korea	103.53 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	618.11 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Korea	171.07 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,714.93 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	3,809.03 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 40% more than Japan
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	533.86 kWh per capita Ranked 12th.	894.79 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 68% more than Japan
Hydro > Production per capita	675.81 kWh Ranked 39th. 6 times more than South Korea	107.79 kWh Ranked 87th.
Net > Production	1.06 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	372.8 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Net > Production per capita	8,311.17 kWh Ranked 20th. 7% more than South Korea	7,744.3 kWh Ranked 23th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	8.4% Ranked 109th. 11 times more than South Korea	0.8% Ranked 135th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry	68.21 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 58% more than South Korea	43.21 billion kWh Ranked 5th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	2,215.47 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.	2,343.78 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 6% more than Japan
Consumption by other industries and construction	225.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea	100.84 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Consumption by industry and construction	346.9 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 89% more than South Korea	183.95 billion kWh Ranked 7th.
Consumption by other consumers	283.08 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea	113.19 billion kWh Ranked 6th.
Gross inland availability	1.06 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	372.8 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	316.08 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.	343.62 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 9% more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Public	581.57 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea	210.7 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,551.54 kWh per capita Ranked 37th. 4% more than South Korea	4,362.85 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.
Wind > Production > Per capita	13,727.36 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 5 times more than South Korea	2,691.84 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.
Wind > Production > Public	6 million kWh Ranked 37th.	125 million kWh Ranked 21st. 21 times more than Japan
Wind > Production > Self-producer	1.75 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 350 times more than South Korea	5 million kWh Ranked 9th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,762.46 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	2,088 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 18% more than Japan
Consumption by pump-storage plants	11.43 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea	1.98 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Consumption by transportation industry	19.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than South Korea	2.06 billion kWh Ranked 18th.
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	149.15 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea	42.68 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	394.67 kWh per capita Ranked 51st. 39% more than South Korea	284.26 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	8,627.18 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 7% more than South Korea	8,062.88 kWh per capita Ranked 26th.
Nuclear > Production > Public	304.75 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea	146.78 billion kWh Ranked 5th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer	2 million kWh Ranked 9th.	14 million kWh Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Japan
Consumption by other consumers per capita	2,215.49 kWh Ranked 22nd.	2,351.39 kWh Ranked 20th. 6% more than Japan
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	394.68 kWh Ranked 49th. 38% more than South Korea	285.18 kWh Ranked 69th.
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	26.37% Ranked 16th.	35.65% Ranked 11th. 35% more than Japan
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	624.38 kWh Ranked 39th. 6 times more than South Korea	107.79 kWh Ranked 84th.
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 30th.	0.0 Ranked 7th.
Net inland availability per capita	7,701.66 kWh Ranked 19th. 4% more than South Korea	7,417.99 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	0.0313 kW Ranked 39th.	1.99 kW Ranked 24th. 64 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	11.12 kW Ranked 4th. 38 times more than South Korea	0.291 kW Ranked 16th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	977.3 kWh Ranked 8th. 77% more than South Korea	552.1 kWh Ranked 18th.
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	418.61 kWh Ranked 13th.	828.93 kWh Ranked 5th. 98% more than Japan
Consumption in rail transport per capita	149.15 kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea	42.81 kWh Ranked 31st.
Power plant capacity > Solar	1.42 million kW Ranked 2nd. 102 times more than South Korea	14,000 kW Ranked 13th.
Station use and station loss	40.39 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Korea	16.59 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	89.47 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 2 times more than South Korea	41 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.
Wind > Production per capita	13.73 kWh Ranked 23th. 5 times more than South Korea	2.7 kWh Ranked 29th.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	11.12 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 38 times more than South Korea	0.29 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.
Nuclear > Production per capita	2,385.13 kWh Ranked 12th.	3,049.13 kWh Ranked 5th. 28% more than Japan
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.0157 kWh Ranked 11th.	0.291 kWh Ranked 8th. 19 times more than Japan
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita	13.68 kWh Ranked 3rd. 132 times more than South Korea	0.104 kWh Ranked 10th.
From hydroelectric plants	7.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 103th. 4 times more than South Korea	1.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 118th.
Wind > Production > Public per capita	0.047 kWh Ranked 41st.	2.6 kWh Ranked 27th. 55 times more than Japan
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	197.55 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 5 times more than South Korea	41 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	7.58 kWh per capita Ranked 78th.	145.09 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 19 times more than Japan
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	149.15 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea	42.68 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,551.58 kWh Ranked 30th. 4% more than South Korea	4,377 kWh Ranked 34th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	1.1 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	389.39 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	294.05 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Korea	142.26 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	22.79% Ranked 46th. 41% more than South Korea	16.2% Ranked 59th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	769.59 kWh Ranked 18th. 34% more than South Korea	576.2 kWh Ranked 24th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	533.87 kWh Ranked 11th.	897.69 kWh Ranked 6th. 68% more than Japan
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,910.44 kWh Ranked 22nd. 55% more than South Korea	1,236.47 kWh Ranked 34th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	244.08 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Korea	59.4 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
Consumption by chemical industry	53.49 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 34% more than South Korea	39.9 billion kWh Ranked 6th.
Consumption in rail transport	19.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than South Korea	2.06 billion kWh Ranked 14th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	50.43 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Korea	13.73 billion kWh Ranked 24th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	3,098.35 kWh per capita Ranked 14th.	3,149.72 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 2% more than Japan
Energy balance requirement	395.89 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea	152.11 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	675.8 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 6 times more than South Korea	107.45 kWh per capita Ranked 91st.
Hydro > Production > Public	79.78 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 15 times more than South Korea	5.19 billion kWh Ranked 56th.
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	2,385.11 kWh per capita Ranked 12th.	3,039.27 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 27% more than Japan
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	2,385.11 kWh per capita Ranked 12th.	3,039.27 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 27% more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar > Per capita	11.12 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than South Korea	0.269 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 6th.
Net inland availability	984.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	357.09 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Net > Production > Per capita	8,311.1 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 8% more than South Korea	7,719.26 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	0.016 kWh per capita Ranked 11th.	0.29 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Per capita	5,528.84 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 13% more than South Korea	4,913.16 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	124.87 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Korea	26.58 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	977.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 78% more than South Korea	550.32 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.
Total > Production > Public	969.14 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	362.79 billion kWh Ranked 9th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	7,584.77 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 1% more than South Korea	7,512.17 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.
Total > Production > Self-producer	133.19 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Korea	26.6 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Wind > Production	1.75 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 13 times more than South Korea	130 million kWh Ranked 23th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind	4,000 kW Ranked 34th.	96,000 kW Ranked 17th. 24 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar	1.42 million kW Ranked 1st. 109 times more than South Korea	13,000 kW Ranked 7th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	98.32 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Korea	27.68 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Station use and station loss per capita	316.08 kWh Ranked 34th.	344.74 kWh Ranked 32nd. 9% more than Japan
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	1,042.42 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 89% more than South Korea	550.71 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.
Production by source > Other	1.8% Ranked 27th. 9 times more than South Korea	0.2% Ranked 56th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,762.47 kWh Ranked 24th.	2,094.77 kWh Ranked 17th. 19% more than Japan
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita	89.47 kWh Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Korea	41.13 kWh Ranked 18th.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	2,385.13 kWh Ranked 12th.	3,049.13 kWh Ranked 5th. 28% more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	0.031 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.	1.99 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 64 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar per 1000	11.12 kW Ranked 3rd. 41 times more than South Korea	0.27 kW Ranked 6th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	7,584.83 kWh Ranked 21st. 1% more than South Korea	7,536.54 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	8,627.25 kWh Ranked 20th. 7% more than South Korea	8,089.04 kWh Ranked 23th.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	149.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea	42.81 kWh Ranked 37th.
Production from coal sources > % of total	27.45% Ranked 32nd.	38.8% Ranked 21st. 41% more than Japan
Production from oil sources > % of total	9.18% Ranked 54th. 22% more than South Korea	7.55% Ranked 57th.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	624.38 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 6 times more than South Korea	107.45 kWh per capita Ranked 88th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,301.53 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.	2,958.75 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 29% more than Japan
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,210.67 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.	2,718.58 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 23% more than Japan
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,910.41 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 55% more than South Korea	1,235.37 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	736.23 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 8 times more than South Korea	90.05 kWh per capita Ranked 80th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	769.57 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 34% more than South Korea	575.68 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.
Consumption by energy sector per capita	197.55 kWh Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than South Korea	41.13 kWh Ranked 54th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	3,098.37 kWh Ranked 14th.	3,159.94 kWh Ranked 13th. 2% more than Japan
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 29th.	0.0 Ranked 7th.
Gross inland availability per capita	8,311.17 kWh Ranked 20th. 7% more than South Korea	7,744.3 kWh Ranked 23th.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	1,042.43 kWh Ranked 9th. 89% more than South Korea	552.49 kWh Ranked 20th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	8.78% Ranked 78th. 7 times more than South Korea	1.18% Ranked 103th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	2,301.57 kWh Ranked 18th.	2,961.41 kWh Ranked 15th. 29% more than Japan
Consumption by energy sector	25.24 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 13 times more than South Korea	1.98 billion kWh Ranked 32nd.
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	418.61 kWh per capita Ranked 14th.	826.25 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 97% more than Japan

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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