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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).
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.
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.
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.
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Solar > Production > Public per capita: . 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.
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).
Power plant capacity > Solar > 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.
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.
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 > 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.
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
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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.
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.
Consumption by other industries and construction 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.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
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 in rail transport per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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 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.
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.
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
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
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 > 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.
Consumption by chemical industry 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.
Consumption by crude petroleum fields 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.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	Netherlands	United States
Consumption	110 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Netherlands
Consumption > Per capita	7,455.55 kWh per capita Ranked 6th.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 71% more than Netherlands
Consumption by households	24.23 billion kWh Ranked 29th.	1.36 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 56 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by households per capita	1,484.82 kWh Ranked 36th.	4,599.49 kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by petroleum refineries	2.77 billion kWh Ranked 16th.	48.89 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 18 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita	169.85 kWh Ranked 7th. 3% more than United States	165.44 kWh Ranked 10th.
Consumption per capita	7,546.09 kWh Ranked 6th.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 69% more than Netherlands
Exports	15.05 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 25% more than United States	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
From other renewable sources	14.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 13th. 3 times more than United States	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th.
Installed generating capacity	26.62 million kW Ranked 23th.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Netherlands
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	1,602.13 kW Ranked 42nd.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Production	106.7 billion kWh Ranked 25th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 38 times more than Netherlands
Production > KWh	103.24 billion Ranked 27th.	4.32 trillion Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Netherlands
Production > Per capita	6,500.33 kWh per capita Ranked 9th.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Netherlands
Production per capita	6,579.27 kWh Ranked 9th.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	3,757.02 kWh Ranked 29th.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Production by source > Nuclear	4.3% Ranked 27th.	20.7% Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Imports	32.16 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 84% more than Netherlands
From nuclear fuels	1.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 23th.	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	3,757.02 kWh per capita Ranked 36th.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Production > KWh > Per capita	5,487.59 per capita Ranked 30th.	13,553.55 per capita Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by households > Per capita	1,484.82 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.	4,585.62 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Solar > Production > Public	2 million kWh Ranked 10th.	596 million kWh Ranked 2nd. 298 times more than Netherlands
Thermal > Production per capita	5,761.87 kWh Ranked 21st.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 85% more than Netherlands
From fossil fuels	83.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 82nd. 11% more than United States	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	89.9% Ranked 95th. 26% more than United States	71.4% Ranked 114th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	6,403.67 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 96% more than Netherlands
Nuclear > Production	4 billion kWh Ranked 27th.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 203 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,548.12 kWh Ranked 23th.	3,126.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 23% more than Netherlands
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	95 million kWh Ranked 105th.	271.12 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 2854 times more than Netherlands
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	5.83 kWh Ranked 108th.	925.93 kWh Ranked 28th. 159 times more than Netherlands
Hydro > Production	88 million kWh Ranked 125th.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3300 times more than Netherlands
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	17,340.85 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 59% more than United States	10,929.69 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd.
Net > Production	96.17 billion kWh Ranked 28th.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 42 times more than Netherlands
Gross inland availability > Per capita	7,013.79 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 97% more than Netherlands
Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita	169.85 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 3% more than United States	164.94 kWh per capita Ranked 10th.
Solar > Production > Public per capita	0.123 kWh Ranked 12th.	2.02 kWh Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than Netherlands
Hydro > Production per capita	5.39 kWh Ranked 132nd.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 182 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	166.85 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.	271.52 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 63% more than Netherlands
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,548.12 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.	3,116.73 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 22% more than Netherlands
Net > Production per capita	5,892.88 kWh Ranked 39th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Thermal > Production	94.03 billion kWh Ranked 22nd.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 33 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by households and other consumers	61.31 billion kWh Ranked 22nd.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Netherlands
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	0.1% Ranked 147th.	5.6% Ranked 120th. 56 times more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	3.12 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	166.85 kWh Ranked 31st.	272.34 kWh Ranked 26th. 63% more than Netherlands
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	336.03 kWh per capita Ranked 17th.	404.37 kWh per capita Ranked 14th. 20% more than Netherlands
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	98.22 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United States	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 35th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	3,747.32 kWh Ranked 10th. 50% more than United States	2,498.42 kWh Ranked 16th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh	26.24 billion kWh Ranked 23th.	2.09 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 80 times more than Netherlands
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	61.01 billion kWh Ranked 14th.	731.55 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by chemical industry	12.35 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	254.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 21 times more than Netherlands
Consumption in rail transport	1.6 billion kWh Ranked 17th.	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	4.47 billion kWh Ranked 45th.	264.48 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 59 times more than Netherlands
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	1,499.95 kWh per capita Ranked 38th.	3,917.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Energy balance requirement	24.48 billion kWh Ranked 27th.	1.16 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 47 times more than Netherlands
Hydro > Production > Per capita	5.39 kWh per capita Ranked 137th.	979.8 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 182 times more than Netherlands
Hydro > Production > Public	88 million kWh Ranked 124th.	287.09 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3262 times more than Netherlands
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	244.92 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Netherlands
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	244.92 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd.	2,735.15 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar > Per capita	2.94 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 46% more than United States	2.01 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd.
Imports > Per capita	1.45 million kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 8 times more than United States	187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability	104.51 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	3.72 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Netherlands
Net > Production > Per capita	5,892.89 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.	13,764.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	1.96 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd.	3.21 kWh per capita Ranked 1st. 64% more than Netherlands
Thermal > Production > Per capita	5,761.88 kWh per capita Ranked 26th.	10,627 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 84% more than Netherlands
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	15.05 billion kWh Ranked 15th.	155.34 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Public solar	3,000 kW Ranked 11th.	411,000 kW Ranked 2nd. 137 times more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita	0.184 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 13th.	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Netherlands
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	922.31 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 76% more than United States	524.06 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Total > Production > Public	84.85 billion kWh Ranked 30th.	4.13 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Netherlands
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	5,199.31 kWh per capita Ranked 52nd.	13,925.58 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Total > Production > Self-producer	15.37 billion kWh Ranked 15th.	158.67 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Netherlands
Wind > Production	2.07 billion kWh Ranked 6th.	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Public wind	1.06 million kW Ranked 6th.	8.73 million kW Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar	48,000 kW Ranked 3rd.	561,000 kW Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Netherlands
Production from oil sources > Kwh	2.82 billion kWh Ranked 50th.	139.13 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 49 times more than Netherlands
Station use and station loss per capita	248.04 kWh Ranked 41st.	698.44 kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,624.77 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.	1,987.14 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Netherlands
Consumption by transportation industry	1.61 billion kWh Ranked 21st.	7.51 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	98.53 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 4 times more than United States	25.32 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	274.08 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.	892.27 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Exports > Per capita	330.76 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 4 times more than United States	79.26 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	6,140.93 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.	14,460.89 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Nuclear > Production > Public	4 billion kWh Ranked 27th.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 203 times more than Netherlands
Solar > Production > Self-producer	32 million kWh Ranked 4th.	887 million kWh Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Netherlands
Production by source > Other	5.7% Ranked 12th. 2 times more than United States	2.3% Ranked 24th.
Consumption by other consumers per capita	1,918.09 kWh Ranked 28th.	4,838.24 kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,624.77 kWh Ranked 28th.	1,993.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 23% more than Netherlands
Production from coal sources > % of total	26.04% Ranked 33th.	50.4% Ranked 16th. 94% more than Netherlands
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	244.92 kWh Ranked 21st.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by crude petroleum fields > Per capita	150.43 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 33% more than United States	113.48 kWh per capita Ranked 7th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	64.71 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States	29.46 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 15th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	64.71 kW Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States	29.55 kW Ranked 15th.
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	3.13 kW Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States	1.39 kW Ranked 9th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	922.31 kWh Ranked 12th. 75% more than United States	525.65 kWh Ranked 23th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	6,140.92 kWh Ranked 40th.	14,504.62 kWh Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	98.53 kWh Ranked 25th. 4 times more than United States	25.4 kWh Ranked 43th.
Consumption in rail transport per capita	98.22 kWh Ranked 16th. 4 times more than United States	25.4 kWh Ranked 34th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	2.8% Ranked 78th.	3.35% Ranked 72nd. 20% more than Netherlands
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	5.39 kWh per capita Ranked 136th.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 180 times more than Netherlands
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,611.44 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	7,118.73 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Netherlands
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	234.74 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	2,769.71 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Netherlands
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	3,747.33 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 50% more than United States	2,491.19 kWh per capita Ranked 16th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	5.83 kWh per capita Ranked 109th.	923.25 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 158 times more than Netherlands
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	173.38 kWh per capita Ranked 50th.	473.78 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by energy sector per capita	336.03 kWh Ranked 16th.	405.59 kWh Ranked 14th. 21% more than Netherlands
Energy balance requirement per capita	1,499.95 kWh Ranked 36th.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Exports per capita	638.82 kWh Ranked 8th. 8 times more than United States	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability per capita	7,013.78 kWh Ranked 25th.	13,889.84 kWh Ranked 10th. 98% more than Netherlands
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	941.61 kWh Ranked 15th. 75% more than United States	536.92 kWh Ranked 23th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	1,611.43 kWh Ranked 23th.	7,139.4 kWh Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by energy sector	5.48 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	119.86 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	756.5 kWh per capita Ranked 7th.	858.06 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 13% more than Netherlands
Consumption by crude petroleum fields	2.46 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	33.64 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than Netherlands
Station use and station loss	4.05 billion kWh Ranked 28th.	206.4 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Netherlands
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	173.38 kWh Ranked 49th.	475.15 kWh Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Wind > Production per capita	126.66 kWh Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th.
Consumption by industry and construction	41.59 billion kWh Ranked 25th.	923.83 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by other consumers	31.3 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	1.43 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 46 times more than Netherlands
Gross inland availability	114.46 billion kWh Ranked 25th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 36 times more than Netherlands
Station use and station loss > Per capita	248.04 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.	696.34 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Thermal > Production > Public	78.98 billion kWh Ranked 23th.	2.99 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 38 times more than Netherlands
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,839.57 kWh per capita Ranked 32nd.	10,102.93 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Wind > Production > Per capita	126,655.58 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States	60,325.14 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 13th.
Wind > Production > Public	1.78 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	17.88 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Netherlands
Wind > Production > Self-producer	283 million kWh Ranked 3rd.	3.02 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million	183.83 kW Ranked 13th.	1,390.78 kW Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Netherlands
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	941.61 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 76% more than United States	535.3 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	274.08 kWh Ranked 72nd.	894.97 kWh Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	3.79% Ranked 26th.	19.61% Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Netherlands
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	5.39 kWh Ranked 131st.	971.49 kWh Ranked 27th. 180 times more than Netherlands
Imports per capita	934.64 kWh Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United States	187.51 kWh Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability per capita	6,403.67 kWh Ranked 25th.	12,589.28 kWh Ranked 9th. 97% more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Solar	51,000 kW Ranked 6th.	411,000 kW Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Netherlands
Power plant capacity > Self-producer solar per 1000	2.94 kW Ranked 5th. 46% more than United States	2.01 kW Ranked 2nd.
Total > Production > Public per capita	5,199.31 kWh Ranked 45th.	13,967.7 kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	756.5 kWh Ranked 6th.	860.66 kWh Ranked 4th. 14% more than Netherlands
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	0.09% Ranked 112th.	6.54% Ranked 85th. 73 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by crude petroleum fields per capita	150.43 kWh Ranked 6th. 32% more than United States	113.82 kWh Ranked 7th.
Nuclear > Production per capita	244.92 kWh Ranked 21st.	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Netherlands
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita	1.96 kWh Ranked 3rd.	3.22 kWh Ranked 1st. 64% more than Netherlands
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita	17.34 kWh Ranked 2nd. 59% more than United States	10.93 kWh Ranked 3rd.
From hydroelectric plants	0.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 129th.	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th. 76 times more than Netherlands
Wind > Production > Public per capita	109.31 kWh Ranked 11th. 81% more than United States	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,839.56 kWh Ranked 26th.	10,133.49 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Netherlands
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	100.22 billion kWh Ranked 28th.	4.29 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 43 times more than Netherlands
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	60.55% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than United States	17.64% Ranked 55th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry	2.72 billion kWh Ranked 30th.	80.48 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 30 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	1,918.09 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.	4,823.65 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Consumption by other industries and construction	26.52 billion kWh Ranked 29th.	589.01 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 22 times more than Netherlands

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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