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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: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
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.
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.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Hydro > Production > 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
Total > 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.
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 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 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.
Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other consumers 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 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.
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.
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.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer 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
Production from oil sources > Kwh: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
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).
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.
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	North Korea	United States
Consumption	17.62 billion kWh Ranked 48th.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 221 times more than North Korea
Consumption > Per capita	800.71 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than North Korea
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	380.61 kWh per capita Ranked 135th.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 25 times more than North Korea
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	359.42 kWh Ranked 122nd.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 26 times more than North Korea
Consumption per capita	775.45 kWh Ranked 18th.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 16 times more than North Korea
Exports	0.0 Ranked 46th.	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
From nuclear fuels	0.0 Ranked 32nd.	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th.
From other renewable sources	0.0 Ranked 94th.	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th.
Imports	0.0 Ranked 49th.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st.
Installed generating capacity	9.5 million kW Ranked 45th.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 109 times more than North Korea
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	387.75 kW Ranked 104th.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 9 times more than North Korea
Production	21.04 billion kWh Ranked 48th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 195 times more than North Korea
Production > Per capita	958.3 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than North Korea
Production by source > Nuclear	0.0 Ranked 40th.	20.7% Ranked 19th.
Production per capita	928.07 kWh Ranked 20th.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than North Korea
Thermal > Production per capita	410.74 kWh Ranked 113th.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 26 times more than North Korea
From fossil fuels	47.4% of total installed capacity Ranked 139th.	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th. 59% more than North Korea
Production by source > Fossil fuel	29% Ranked 178th.	71.4% Ranked 114th. 2 times more than North Korea
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	359.46 kWh Ranked 96th.	3,126.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 9 times more than North Korea
Net inland availability > Per capita	761.26 kWh per capita Ranked 133th.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 16 times more than North Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	12.5 billion kWh Ranked 33th.	271.12 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 22 times more than North Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	528.78 kWh Ranked 45th.	925.93 kWh Ranked 28th. 75% more than North Korea
Gross inland availability > Per capita	922.28 kWh per capita Ranked 136th.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 15 times more than North Korea
Net > Production	20.74 billion kWh Ranked 65th.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 197 times more than North Korea
Hydro > Production	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 31st.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 22 times more than North Korea
Net > Production per capita	870.94 kWh Ranked 117th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 16 times more than North Korea
Hydro > Production per capita	551.46 kWh Ranked 45th.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 78% more than North Korea
Consumption by households and other consumers	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 69th.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 326 times more than North Korea
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	380.65 kWh per capita Ranked 101st.	3,116.73 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 8 times more than North Korea
Thermal > Production	9.78 billion kWh Ranked 72nd.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 322 times more than North Korea
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	71% Ranked 32nd. 13 times more than United States	5.6% Ranked 120th.
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	410.74 kWh Ranked 109th.	10,133.49 kWh Ranked 6th. 25 times more than North Korea
Production from coal sources > Kwh	8.48 billion kWh Ranked 39th.	2.09 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 247 times more than North Korea
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	3.62 billion kWh Ranked 54th.	264.48 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 73 times more than North Korea
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 66th.	3,917.3 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 7 times more than North Korea
Energy balance requirement	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.	1.16 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 88 times more than North Korea
Hydro > Production > Per capita	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.	979.8 kWh per capita Ranked 29th. 68% more than North Korea
Hydro > Production > Public	13.13 billion kWh Ranked 31st.	287.09 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 22 times more than North Korea
Imports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 36th.	187,674.05 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability	17.12 billion kWh Ranked 65th.	3.72 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 217 times more than North Korea
Net > Production > Per capita	922.28 kWh per capita Ranked 134th.	13,764.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 15 times more than North Korea
Thermal > Production > Per capita	434.95 kWh per capita Ranked 131st.	10,627 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 24 times more than North Korea
Total > Production > Public	22.91 billion kWh Ranked 63th.	4.13 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 180 times more than North Korea
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	1,018.91 kWh per capita Ranked 125th.	13,925.58 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 14 times more than North Korea
Station use and station loss per capita	91.25 kWh Ranked 67th.	698.44 kWh Ranked 6th. 8 times more than North Korea
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	380.65 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.	1,987.14 kWh per capita Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than North Korea
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	161.02 kWh per capita Ranked 103th.	892.27 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 6 times more than North Korea
Exports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 33th.	79.26 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	1,018.91 kWh per capita Ranked 130th.	14,460.89 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 14 times more than North Korea
Production from coal sources > % of total	38.58% Ranked 22nd.	50.4% Ranked 16th. 31% more than North Korea
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	359.46 kWh Ranked 93th.	1,993.15 kWh Ranked 18th. 6 times more than North Korea
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	152.06 kWh Ranked 100th.	894.97 kWh Ranked 11th. 6 times more than North Korea
Total > Production > Public per capita	962.19 kWh Ranked 110th.	13,967.7 kWh Ranked 7th. 15 times more than North Korea
Consumption by other consumers per capita	359.42 kWh Ranked 79th.	4,838.24 kWh Ranked 5th. 13 times more than North Korea
Production from oil sources > % of total	4.53% Ranked 65th. 35% more than United States	3.35% Ranked 72nd.
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	583.97 kWh per capita Ranked 45th.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 66% more than North Korea
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	378.76 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.	7,118.73 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than North Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	558.44 kWh per capita Ranked 44th.	923.25 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 65% more than North Korea
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	44.5 kWh per capita Ranked 81st.	473.78 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 11 times more than North Korea
Energy balance requirement per capita	551.46 kWh Ranked 64th.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 7 times more than North Korea
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 34th.	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Gross inland availability per capita	870.94 kWh Ranked 119th.	13,889.84 kWh Ranked 10th. 16 times more than North Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	56.89% Ranked 33th. 9 times more than United States	6.54% Ranked 85th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	358.64 kWh Ranked 43th.	7,139.4 kWh Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than North Korea
Station use and station loss	2.17 billion kWh Ranked 46th.	206.4 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 95 times more than North Korea
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	42.13 kWh Ranked 80th.	475.15 kWh Ranked 27th. 11 times more than North Korea
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	22.91 billion kWh Ranked 63th.	4.29 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 187 times more than North Korea
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	380.61 kWh per capita Ranked 86th.	4,823.65 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 13 times more than North Korea
Consumption by other industries and construction	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 48th.	589.01 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 69 times more than North Korea
Consumption by industry and construction	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 55th.	923.83 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 108 times more than North Korea
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	962.19 kWh Ranked 116th.	14,504.62 kWh Ranked 8th. 15 times more than North Korea
Consumption by other consumers	8.56 billion kWh Ranked 47th.	1.43 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 167 times more than North Korea
Gross inland availability	20.74 billion kWh Ranked 64th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 198 times more than North Korea
Station use and station loss > Per capita	96.63 kWh per capita Ranked 77th.	696.34 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 7 times more than North Korea
Thermal > Production > Public	9.78 billion kWh Ranked 66th.	2.99 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 306 times more than North Korea
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	434.95 kWh per capita Ranked 127th.	10,102.93 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 23 times more than North Korea
Production from oil sources > Kwh	996 million kWh Ranked 75th.	139.13 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 140 times more than North Korea
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 66th.	2.3% Ranked 24th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	551.46 kWh Ranked 44th.	971.49 kWh Ranked 27th. 76% more than North Korea
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 37th.	187.51 kWh Ranked 23th.
Net inland availability per capita	718.88 kWh Ranked 119th.	12,589.28 kWh Ranked 9th. 18 times more than North Korea
From hydroelectric plants	52.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th. 7 times more than United States	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World Development Indicators database; 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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