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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.
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.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross inland availability > 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).
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Imports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Net > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Exports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Other: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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.
Consumption by energy sector per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by public lighting 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.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Station use and station loss > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Station use and station loss per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Electricity is the share of senior managers who ranked electricity as a major or severe constraint.
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.
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.
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.

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STAT	Mauritius	South Africa
Consumption	2.36 billion kWh Ranked 93th.	234.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than Mauritius
Consumption > Per capita	1,725.18 kWh per capita Ranked 70th.	5,486.63 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by households	608 million kWh Ranked 122nd.	36.97 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 61 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	986.12 kWh Ranked 87th.	1,758.57 kWh Ranked 55th. 78% more than Mauritius
Consumption by households per capita	489.04 kWh Ranked 82nd.	783.29 kWh Ranked 60th. 60% more than Mauritius
Consumption per capita	1,712.15 kWh Ranked 63th.	5,002.35 kWh Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Mauritius
Exports	0.0 Ranked 134th.	15.04 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
From other renewable sources	17.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 6th. 36 times more than South Africa	0.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 71st.
Imports	0.0 Ranked 128th.	11.89 billion kWh Ranked 5th.
Installed generating capacity	900,200 kW Ranked 106th.	44.26 million kW Ranked 17th. 49 times more than Mauritius
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	702.77 kW Ranked 83th.	885.35 kW Ranked 72nd. 26% more than Mauritius
Production	2.63 billion kWh Ranked 78th.	257.9 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 98 times more than Mauritius
Production > Per capita	1,855.49 kWh per capita Ranked 90th.	6,000.3 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Mauritius
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 190th.	5.5% Ranked 25th.
Production per capita	1,841.47 kWh Ranked 83th.	5,470.68 kWh Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Mauritius
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 159th.	4.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 18th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	986.12 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.	1,770.21 kWh per capita Ranked 64th. 80% more than Mauritius
Consumption in agriculture per capita	21.72 kWh Ranked 62nd.	116.95 kWh Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by households > Per capita	489.04 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd.	788.47 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 61% more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production per capita	1,734.96 kWh Ranked 70th.	4,859.8 kWh Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Mauritius
From fossil fuels	75.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 88th.	90.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th. 20% more than Mauritius
Production by source > Fossil fuel	90.8% Ranked 92nd.	93.5% Ranked 88th. 3% more than Mauritius
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	442.39 kWh Ranked 89th.	2,327.62 kWh Ranked 25th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Net inland availability > Per capita	1,428.51 kWh per capita Ranked 102nd.	4,229.34 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Net > Production	2.22 billion kWh Ranked 125th.	231.1 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 104 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by households and other consumers	1.23 billion kWh Ranked 125th.	83 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 68 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	442.39 kWh per capita Ranked 93th.	2,343.02 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Hydro > Production per capita	91.69 kWh Ranked 93th. 3% more than South Africa	88.96 kWh Ranked 94th.
Consumption in agriculture	27 million kWh Ranked 89th.	5.52 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 204 times more than Mauritius
Gross inland availability > Per capita	1,788.86 kWh per capita Ranked 105th.	4,878.86 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production	2.16 billion kWh Ranked 102nd.	229.38 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 106 times more than Mauritius
Net > Production per capita	1,788.86 kWh Ranked 91st.	4,896.43 kWh Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Hydro > Production	114 million kWh Ranked 119th.	4.2 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 37 times more than Mauritius
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	9.2% Ranked 108th. 8 times more than South Africa	1.1% Ranked 132nd.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	447.21 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.	864.01 kWh per capita Ranked 61st. 93% more than Mauritius
Consumption by other industries and construction	550 million kWh Ranked 118th.	78.44 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 143 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by industry and construction	550 million kWh Ranked 121st.	109.86 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 200 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by other consumers	556 million kWh Ranked 112th.	40.51 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 73 times more than Mauritius
Gross inland availability	2.22 billion kWh Ranked 127th.	228.76 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 103 times more than Mauritius
Imports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 109th.	216,674.92 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.
Net inland availability	1.78 billion kWh Ranked 127th.	198.31 billion kWh Ranked 14th. 112 times more than Mauritius
Net > Production > Per capita	1,788.86 kWh per capita Ranked 106th.	4,928.83 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production > Per capita	1,734.96 kWh per capita Ranked 83th.	4,891.96 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	1.06 billion kWh Ranked 50th.	11.54 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	855.01 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 3 times more than South Africa	246.22 kWh per capita Ranked 40th.
Total > Production > Public	1.21 billion kWh Ranked 136th.	233.18 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 193 times more than Mauritius
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	971.64 kWh per capita Ranked 129th.	4,973.19 kWh per capita Ranked 53th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Total > Production > Self-producer	1.06 billion kWh Ranked 55th.	11.74 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	442.39 kWh per capita Ranked 89th.	1,672.85 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	177.76 kWh per capita Ranked 100th.	325.9 kWh per capita Ranked 67th. 83% more than Mauritius
Exports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 113th.	290.27 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	1,826.66 kWh per capita Ranked 107th.	5,223.49 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 184th.	0.0 Ranked 98th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	447.21 kWh Ranked 73th.	858.33 kWh Ranked 54th. 92% more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	855.02 kWh Ranked 14th. 3 times more than South Africa	244.61 kWh Ranked 36th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	1,826.66 kWh Ranked 93th.	5,189.15 kWh Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	91.69 kWh per capita Ranked 93th. 7% more than South Africa	85.48 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	1,000,000 kWh Ranked 52nd.	191 million kWh Ranked 25th. 191 times more than Mauritius
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	0.862 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.	4.07 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by energy sector per capita	182.59 kWh Ranked 33th.	321.49 kWh Ranked 18th. 76% more than Mauritius
Consumption by public lighting per capita	28.15 kWh Ranked 17th.	81.76 kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Energy balance requirement per capita	91.69 kWh Ranked 106th.	279.71 kWh Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 107th.	290.21 kWh Ranked 16th.
Gross inland availability per capita	1,788.86 kWh Ranked 92nd.	4,846.79 kWh Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	855.02 kWh Ranked 17th. 3 times more than South Africa	248.65 kWh Ranked 40th.
Consumption by energy sector	227 million kWh Ranked 60th.	15.17 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 67 times more than Mauritius
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.862 kWh Ranked 37th.	4.05 kWh Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	182.59 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.	323.62 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 77% more than Mauritius
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	28.15 kWh per capita Ranked 16th.	81.76 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	21.72 kWh per capita Ranked 63th.	117.73 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Consumption by public lighting	35 million kWh Ranked 21st.	3 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 86 times more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	879.95 kWh Ranked 92nd.	4,615.19 kWh Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	2.27 billion kWh Ranked 125th.	244.92 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 108 times more than Mauritius
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	221 million kWh Ranked 124th.	15.28 billion kWh Ranked 21st. 69 times more than Mauritius
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	91.69 kWh per capita Ranked 108th.	281.56 kWh per capita Ranked 79th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Energy balance requirement	114 million kWh Ranked 132nd.	13.2 billion kWh Ranked 41st. 116 times more than Mauritius
Hydro > Production > Per capita	91.69 kWh per capita Ranked 95th. 2% more than South Africa	89.55 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.
Hydro > Production > Public	114 million kWh Ranked 117th.	4.01 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 35 times more than Mauritius
Station use and station loss > Per capita	37.8 kWh per capita Ranked 108th.	294.66 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 8 times more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production > Public	1.09 billion kWh Ranked 116th.	217.83 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 199 times more than Mauritius
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	879.95 kWh per capita Ranked 109th.	4,645.73 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Station use and station loss per capita	37.8 kWh Ranked 96th.	292.72 kWh Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Mauritius
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	12.68% Ranked 9th. 42% more than South Africa	8.96% Ranked 17th.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	855.01 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 3 times more than South Africa	250.3 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	442.39 kWh Ranked 85th.	1,661.85 kWh Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Mauritius
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	177.76 kWh Ranked 93th.	323.76 kWh Ranked 63th. 82% more than Mauritius
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	91.69 kWh Ranked 90th. 8% more than South Africa	84.92 kWh Ranked 94th.
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 103th.	216.63 kWh Ranked 21st.
Net inland availability per capita	1,428.51 kWh Ranked 90th.	4,201.53 kWh Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Total > Production > Public per capita	971.64 kWh Ranked 109th.	4,940.5 kWh Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Mauritius
Station use and station loss	47 million kWh Ranked 117th.	13.82 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 294 times more than Mauritius
From hydroelectric plants	6.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 105th. 4 times more than South Africa	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 122nd.

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; World Development Indicators database

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