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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 by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > 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.
Imports > 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
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 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.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Imports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: 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.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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).
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.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Solar > 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.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	Laos	United States
Consumption	2.35 billion kWh Ranked 94th.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 1650 times more than Laos
Consumption > Per capita	357.93 kWh per capita Ranked 5th.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 36 times more than Laos
Consumption by households	500 million kWh Ranked 129th.	1.36 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 2718 times more than Laos
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	122.61 kWh Ranked 143th.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 77 times more than Laos
Consumption by households per capita	86.35 kWh Ranked 138th.	4,599.49 kWh Ranked 7th. 53 times more than Laos
Consumption per capita	348.67 kWh Ranked 7th.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 37 times more than Laos
Exports	2.02 billion kWh Ranked 35th.	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Laos
From other renewable sources	0.0 Ranked 124th.	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th.
Imports	1,000 million kWh Ranked 44th.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Laos
Installed generating capacity	1.9 million kW Ranked 89th.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 548 times more than Laos
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	296.29 kW Ranked 112th.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Laos
Production	1.55 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 2639 times more than Laos
Production > Per capita	284.3 kWh per capita Ranked 100th.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 48 times more than Laos
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 97th.	20.7% Ranked 19th.
Production per capita	242.82 kWh Ranked 7th.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Laos
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 78th.	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	125.36 kWh per capita Ranked 158th.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 75 times more than Laos
Consumption by households > Per capita	88.28 kWh per capita Ranked 150th.	4,585.62 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 52 times more than Laos
Thermal > Production per capita	55.26 kWh Ranked 154th.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 193 times more than Laos
From fossil fuels	2.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 176th.	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th. 29 times more than Laos
Production by source > Fossil fuel	1.4% Ranked 203th.	71.4% Ranked 114th. 51 times more than Laos
Net inland availability > Per capita	159.96 kWh per capita Ranked 161st.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 78 times more than Laos
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	33.85 kWh Ranked 136th.	3,126.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 92 times more than Laos
Gross inland availability > Per capita	129.47 kWh per capita Ranked 176th.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 107 times more than Laos
Hydro > Production	3 billion kWh Ranked 73th.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 97 times more than Laos
Thermal > Production	320 million kWh Ranked 142nd.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 9844 times more than Laos
Hydro > Production per capita	518.08 kWh Ranked 48th.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 90% more than Laos
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	34.6 kWh per capita Ranked 142nd.	3,116.73 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 90 times more than Laos
Net > Production	3.51 billion kWh Ranked 115th.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 1161 times more than Laos
Net > Production per capita	606.72 kWh Ranked 127th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 23 times more than Laos
Consumption by households and other consumers	710 million kWh Ranked 132nd.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 3928 times more than Laos
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	98.6% Ranked 9th. 18 times more than United States	5.6% Ranked 120th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	55.26 kWh Ranked 151st.	10,133.49 kWh Ranked 6th. 183 times more than Laos
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	72.97 kWh per capita Ranked 114th.	3,917.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 54 times more than Laos
Energy balance requirement	413.3 million kWh Ranked 116th.	1.16 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 2809 times more than Laos
Hydro > Production > Per capita	529.67 kWh per capita Ranked 49th.	979.8 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 85% more than Laos
Hydro > Production > Public	3 billion kWh Ranked 72nd.	287.09 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 96 times more than Laos
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar > Per capita	31.07 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than United States	2.01 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd.
Imports > Per capita	160,347.98 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd.	187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 17% more than Laos
Net inland availability	906 million kWh Ranked 139th.	3.72 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 4106 times more than Laos
Net > Production > Per capita	620.3 kWh per capita Ranked 145th.	13,764.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 22 times more than Laos
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	34.13 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than United States	3.21 kWh per capita Ranked 1st.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	56.5 kWh per capita Ranked 174th.	10,627 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 188 times more than Laos
Total > Production > Public	3.32 billion kWh Ranked 116th.	4.13 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 1243 times more than Laos
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	586.17 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	13,925.58 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 24 times more than Laos
Total > Production > Self-producer	193.3 million kWh Ranked 84th.	158.67 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 821 times more than Laos
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar	176,000 kW Ranked 2nd.	561,000 kW Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Laos
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	34.13 kWh per capita Ranked 90th.	535.3 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 16 times more than Laos
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	33.85 kWh Ranked 134th.	1,993.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 59 times more than Laos
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	518.08 kWh Ranked 47th.	971.49 kWh Ranked 27th. 88% more than Laos
Imports per capita	156.2 kWh Ranked 4th.	187.51 kWh Ranked 23th. 20% more than Laos
Net inland availability per capita	156.46 kWh Ranked 146th.	12,589.28 kWh Ranked 9th. 80 times more than Laos
Total > Production > Public per capita	573.34 kWh Ranked 129th.	13,967.7 kWh Ranked 7th. 24 times more than Laos
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	606.72 kWh Ranked 130th.	14,504.62 kWh Ranked 8th. 24 times more than Laos
Consumption by other consumers per capita	31.08 kWh Ranked 132nd.	4,838.24 kWh Ranked 5th. 156 times more than Laos
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	529.67 kWh per capita Ranked 47th.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 83% more than Laos
Energy balance requirement per capita	71.37 kWh Ranked 110th.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 55 times more than Laos
Exports per capita	53.32 kWh Ranked 4th.	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd. 49% more than Laos
Gross inland availability per capita	126.64 kWh Ranked 157th.	13,889.84 kWh Ranked 10th. 110 times more than Laos
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	33.38 kWh Ranked 86th.	536.92 kWh Ranked 23th. 16 times more than Laos
Gross inland availability	733.3 million kWh Ranked 149th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 5598 times more than Laos
Thermal > Production > Public	320 million kWh Ranked 135th.	2.99 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 9358 times more than Laos
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	56.5 kWh per capita Ranked 169th.	10,102.93 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 179 times more than Laos
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	34.6 kWh per capita Ranked 140th.	1,987.14 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 57 times more than Laos
Exports > Per capita	54.73 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd.	79.26 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 45% more than Laos
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	620.3 kWh per capita Ranked 146th.	14,460.89 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 23 times more than Laos
Solar > Production > Self-producer	193.3 million kWh Ranked 1st.	887 million kWh Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Laos
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 116th.	2.3% Ranked 24th.
Power plant capacity > Solar	176,000 kW Ranked 4th.	411,000 kW Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Laos
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar per 1000	30.39 kW Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than United States	2.01 kW Ranked 2nd.
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	30.39 kW Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than United States	1.39 kW Ranked 9th.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	31.07 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than United States	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita	33.38 kWh Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than United States	3.22 kWh Ranked 1st.
From hydroelectric plants	97.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 8th. 13 times more than United States	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	3.51 billion kWh Ranked 115th.	4.29 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 1220 times more than Laos
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	31.78 kWh per capita Ranked 141st.	4,823.65 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 152 times more than Laos
Consumption by other industries and construction	196 million kWh Ranked 138th.	589.01 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 3005 times more than Laos
Consumption by industry and construction	196 million kWh Ranked 139th.	923.83 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 4713 times more than Laos
Consumption by other consumers	180 million kWh Ranked 136th.	1.43 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 7943 times more than Laos

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; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption

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