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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 per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by petroleum refineries 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 > KWh: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants."
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 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.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
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.
Production > KWh > Per capita: Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants." 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).
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.
Power plant capacity > Geothermal > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Power plant capacity > Geothermal per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Geothermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
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).
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.
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.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Geothermal > 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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
Geothermal > Production > 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 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.
Consumption by other consumers 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.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar 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.
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.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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).
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.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > 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.
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
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
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.
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.
Nuclear > Production > Public 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.
Total > Production > Public 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.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Geothermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	Japan	United States
Consumption	859.7 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Consumption > Per capita	7,701.96 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 66% more than Japan
Consumption by households	334.06 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	1.36 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Consumption by households per capita	2,614.49 kWh Ranked 18th.	4,599.49 kWh Ranked 7th. 76% more than Japan
Consumption by petroleum refineries	11.83 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	48.89 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita	92.59 kWh Ranked 17th.	165.44 kWh Ranked 10th. 79% more than Japan
Consumption per capita	6,730.27 kWh Ranked 6th.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Japan
Exports	0.0 Ranked 67th.	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
From other renewable sources	2.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 54th.	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th. 89% more than Japan
Installed generating capacity	287 million kW Ranked 2nd.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	2,251.86 kW Ranked 21st.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 49% more than Japan
Production	936.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Production > KWh	1.12 trillion Ranked 4th.	4.32 trillion Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Production > Per capita	8,490.7 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 59% more than Japan
Production per capita	7,498.55 kWh Ranked 6th.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 80% more than Japan
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	4,837.56 kWh Ranked 19th.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 95% more than Japan
Production by source > Nuclear	29.8% Ranked 15th. 44% more than United States	20.7% Ranked 19th.
Imports	0.0 Ranked 66th.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st.
From nuclear fuels	17.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 11th. 76% more than United States	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	4,837.53 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 95% more than Japan
Production > KWh > Per capita	7,801.88 per capita Ranked 17th.	13,553.55 per capita Ranked 6th. 74% more than Japan
Consumption by households > Per capita	2,614.47 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.	4,585.62 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 75% more than Japan
Thermal > Production per capita	5,528.88 kWh Ranked 25th.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 93% more than Japan
From fossil fuels	63.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 111th.	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th. 19% more than Japan
Production by source > Fossil fuel	60% Ranked 133th.	71.4% Ranked 114th. 19% more than Japan
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,714.95 kWh Ranked 22nd.	3,126.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 15% more than Japan
Nuclear > Production	304.75 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
Net inland availability > Per capita	7,701.6 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 63% more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Geothermal > Per capita	4.19 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	10.56 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	94.06 billion kWh Ranked 7th.	271.12 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Japan
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	736.24 kWh Ranked 36th.	925.93 kWh Ranked 28th. 26% more than Japan
Hydro > Production per capita	675.81 kWh Ranked 39th.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 45% more than Japan
Thermal > Production	706.44 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	533.86 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 97% more than United States	271.52 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	618.11 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,714.93 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	3,116.73 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 15% more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Geothermal per 1000	4.19 kW Ranked 9th.	10.59 kW Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Net > Production per capita	8,311.17 kWh Ranked 20th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 66% more than Japan
Net > Production	1.06 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Geothermal > Production per capita	23.69 kWh Ranked 12th.	56.78 kWh Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Geothermal	535,000 kW Ranked 5th.	3.13 million kW Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita	92.59 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.	164.94 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 78% more than Japan
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	13,680.4 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 25% more than United States	10,929.69 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	8,311.1 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 67% more than Japan
Hydro > Production	86.35 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Japan
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	8.4% Ranked 109th. 50% more than United States	5.6% Ranked 120th.
Station use and station loss	40.39 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	206.4 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	769.59 kWh Ranked 18th. 62% more than United States	475.15 kWh Ranked 27th.
Wind > Production per capita	13.73 kWh Ranked 23th.	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	11.12 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 8 times more than United States	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	51.43 kWh Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United States	11.27 kWh Ranked 21st.
Geothermal > Production > Public per capita	23.69 kWh Ranked 12th.	56.78 kWh Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	197.55 kWh per capita Ranked 33th.	404.37 kWh per capita Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Japan
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	149.15 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 6 times more than United States	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 35th.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal	497,000 kW Ranked 5th.	3.13 million kW Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,551.58 kWh Ranked 30th.	10,133.49 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,910.44 kWh Ranked 22nd.	2,498.42 kWh Ranked 16th. 31% more than Japan
Production from coal sources > Kwh	294.05 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	2.09 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Japan
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	22.79% Ranked 46th. 29% more than United States	17.64% Ranked 55th.
Consumption by chemical industry	53.49 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	254.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Consumption in rail transport	19.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 7th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	50.43 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	264.48 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	3,098.35 kWh per capita Ranked 14th.	3,917.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 26% more than Japan
Energy balance requirement	395.89 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	1.16 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
Hydro > Production > Per capita	675.8 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.	979.8 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 45% more than Japan
Hydro > Production > Public	79.78 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	287.09 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	2,385.11 kWh per capita Ranked 12th.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 15% more than Japan
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	2,385.11 kWh per capita Ranked 12th.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 15% more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar > Per capita	11.12 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United States	2.01 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd.
Net inland availability	984.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	3.72 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Net > Production > Per capita	8,311.1 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	13,764.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 66% more than Japan
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	0.016 kWh per capita Ranked 11th.	3.21 kWh per capita Ranked 1st. 201 times more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Per capita	5,528.84 kWh per capita Ranked 30th.	10,627 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 92% more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	124.87 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	155.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 24% more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	977.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 86% more than United States	524.06 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Total > Production > Public	969.14 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	4.13 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	7,584.77 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	13,925.58 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 84% more than Japan
Total > Production > Self-producer	133.19 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	158.67 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 19% more than Japan
Wind > Production	1.75 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Public wind	4,000 kW Ranked 34th.	8.73 million kW Ranked 2nd. 2183 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar	1.42 million kW Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	561,000 kW Ranked 1st.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	98.32 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	139.13 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 41% more than Japan
Station use and station loss per capita	316.08 kWh Ranked 34th.	698.44 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,762.46 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	1,987.14 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Japan
Consumption by pump-storage plants	11.43 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	24.53 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Japan
Consumption by transportation industry	19.06 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	149.15 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 6 times more than United States	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	394.67 kWh per capita Ranked 51st.	892.27 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Japan
Geothermal > Production > Per capita	23.69 kWh per capita Ranked 12th.	56.6 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	8,627.18 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	14,460.89 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 68% more than Japan
Nuclear > Production > Public	304.75 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities	678 million kWh Ranked 20th.	12.8 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Japan
Solar > Production > Self-producer	2 million kWh Ranked 9th.	887 million kWh Ranked 1st. 444 times more than Japan
Production from coal sources > % of total	27.45% Ranked 32nd.	50.4% Ranked 16th. 84% more than Japan
Consumption by other consumers per capita	2,215.49 kWh Ranked 22nd.	4,838.24 kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita	89.47 kWh Ranked 9th. 8% more than United States	83.02 kWh Ranked 12th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	0.031 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 39th.	29.46 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 950 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal per 1000	3.89 kW Ranked 9th.	10.59 kW Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar per 1000	11.12 kW Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United States	2.01 kW Ranked 2nd.
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	11.12 kW Ranked 4th. 8 times more than United States	1.39 kW Ranked 9th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	977.3 kWh Ranked 8th. 86% more than United States	525.65 kWh Ranked 23th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	8,627.25 kWh Ranked 20th.	14,504.62 kWh Ranked 8th. 68% more than Japan
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	149.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 6 times more than United States	25.4 kWh Ranked 43th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita	5.39 kWh Ranked 30th.	43.31 kWh Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Japan
Production by source > Other	1.8% Ranked 27th.	2.3% Ranked 24th. 28% more than Japan
Production from oil sources > % of total	9.18% Ranked 54th. 3 times more than United States	3.35% Ranked 72nd.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	624.38 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 55% more than Japan
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	6.57 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 97% more than United States	3.33 billion kWh Ranked 5th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	51.43 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 5 times more than United States	11.24 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,301.53 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.	7,118.73 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,210.67 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.	2,769.71 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 25% more than Japan
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,910.41 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	2,491.19 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 30% more than Japan
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	736.23 kWh per capita Ranked 36th.	923.25 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 25% more than Japan
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	769.57 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 62% more than United States	473.78 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.
Consumption by energy sector per capita	197.55 kWh Ranked 32nd.	405.59 kWh Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Japan
Energy balance requirement per capita	3,098.37 kWh Ranked 14th.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 27% more than Japan
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 29th.	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability per capita	8,311.17 kWh Ranked 20th.	13,889.84 kWh Ranked 10th. 67% more than Japan
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	1,042.43 kWh Ranked 9th. 94% more than United States	536.92 kWh Ranked 23th.
Geothermal > Production	3.03 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	16.78 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	8.78% Ranked 78th. 34% more than United States	6.54% Ranked 85th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	2,301.57 kWh Ranked 18th.	7,139.4 kWh Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Consumption by energy sector	25.24 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	119.86 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	418.61 kWh per capita Ranked 14th.	858.06 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan
Station use and station loss > Per capita	316.08 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.	696.34 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Public	581.57 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	2.99 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,551.54 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.	10,102.93 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Wind > Production > Per capita	13,727.36 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.	60,325.14 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Japan
Wind > Production > Public	6 million kWh Ranked 37th.	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 2980 times more than Japan
Wind > Production > Self-producer	1.75 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	3.02 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 72% more than Japan
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	1,042.42 kWh per capita Ranked 12th. 95% more than United States	535.3 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,762.47 kWh Ranked 24th.	1,993.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 13% more than Japan
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	394.68 kWh Ranked 49th.	894.97 kWh Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Japan
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	26.37% Ranked 16th. 34% more than United States	19.61% Ranked 19th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	624.38 kWh Ranked 39th.	971.49 kWh Ranked 27th. 56% more than Japan
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 30th.	187.51 kWh Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability per capita	7,701.66 kWh Ranked 19th.	12,589.28 kWh Ranked 9th. 63% more than Japan
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	2,385.13 kWh Ranked 12th.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 15% more than Japan
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	0.0313 kW Ranked 39th.	29.55 kW Ranked 15th. 944 times more than Japan
Total > Production > Public per capita	7,584.83 kWh Ranked 21st.	13,967.7 kWh Ranked 7th. 84% more than Japan
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	418.61 kWh Ranked 13th.	860.66 kWh Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
Consumption in rail transport per capita	149.15 kWh Ranked 7th. 6 times more than United States	25.4 kWh Ranked 34th.
Power plant capacity > Solar	1.42 million kW Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	411,000 kW Ranked 3rd.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	89.47 kWh per capita Ranked 10th. 8% more than United States	82.77 kWh per capita Ranked 13th.
Power plant capacity > Public geothermal > Per capita	3.89 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	10.56 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Japan
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	533.87 kWh Ranked 11th. 96% more than United States	272.34 kWh Ranked 26th.
Nuclear > Production per capita	2,385.13 kWh Ranked 12th.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 15% more than Japan
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.0157 kWh Ranked 11th.	3.22 kWh Ranked 1st. 205 times more than Japan
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita	13.68 kWh Ranked 3rd. 25% more than United States	10.93 kWh Ranked 3rd.
From hydroelectric plants	7.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 103th. 3% more than United States	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th.
Wind > Production > Public per capita	0.047 kWh Ranked 41st.	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th. 1289 times more than Japan
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	1.1 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd.	4.29 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	244.08 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	731.55 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
Consumption by iron and steel industry	68.21 billion kWh Ranked 4th.	80.48 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 18% more than Japan
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	2,215.47 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.	4,823.65 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Japan
Consumption by other industries and construction	225.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	589.01 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Consumption by industry and construction	346.9 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	923.83 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita	5.39 kWh per capita Ranked 29th.	43.18 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Japan
Consumption by other consumers	283.08 billion kWh Ranked 2nd.	1.43 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Geothermal > Production > Public	3.03 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	16.78 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Japan
Gross inland availability	1.06 trillion kWh Ranked 3rd.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Geothermal > Production > Public > Per capita	23.69 kWh per capita Ranked 12th.	56.6 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times 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.; International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics \xA9 OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), Energy Statistics and Balances of Non-OECD Countries, Energy Statistics of OECD Countries, and Energy Balances of OECD Countries.; 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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