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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.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gross 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.
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: 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.
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.
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.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities 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 mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Station use and station loss > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
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.
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
% 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
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 industries and construction 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.
Imports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.

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STAT	South Africa	Swaziland
Consumption	234.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 221 times more than Swaziland	1.06 billion kWh Ranked 106th.
Consumption > Per capita	5,486.63 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Swaziland	1,059.07 kWh per capita Ranked 83th.
Consumption by households	36.97 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 336 times more than Swaziland	110 million kWh Ranked 132nd.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,758.57 kWh Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Swaziland	307.13 kWh Ranked 97th.
Consumption by households per capita	783.29 kWh Ranked 60th. 7 times more than Swaziland	116.5 kWh Ranked 105th.
Consumption per capita	5,002.35 kWh Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Swaziland	1,057.29 kWh Ranked 78th.
Exports	15.04 billion kWh Ranked 12th.	0.0 Ranked 153th.
From other renewable sources	0.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 71st.	0.0 Ranked 182nd.
Imports	11.89 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 21 times more than Swaziland	564 million kWh Ranked 25th.
Installed generating capacity	44.26 million kW Ranked 17th. 297 times more than Swaziland	149,000 kW Ranked 141st.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	885.35 kW Ranked 72nd. 7 times more than Swaziland	124.88 kW Ranked 133th.
Production	257.9 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 520 times more than Swaziland	496 million kWh Ranked 114th.
Production > Per capita	6,000.3 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 15 times more than Swaziland	405.98 kWh per capita Ranked 131st.
Production by source > Nuclear	5.5% Ranked 25th.	0.0 Ranked 216th.
Production per capita	5,470.68 kWh Ranked 42nd. 13 times more than Swaziland	405.29 kWh Ranked 123th.
From nuclear fuels	4.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 18th.	0.0 Ranked 179th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,770.21 kWh per capita Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Swaziland	332.42 kWh per capita Ranked 93th.
Consumption in agriculture per capita	116.95 kWh Ranked 29th.	137.68 kWh Ranked 30th. 18% more than South Africa
Thermal > Production per capita	4,859.8 kWh Ranked 35th. 19 times more than Swaziland	253.48 kWh Ranked 129th.
Consumption by households > Per capita	788.47 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Swaziland	126.09 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.
From fossil fuels	90.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th. 52% more than Swaziland	59.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 119th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	93.5% Ranked 88th. 61% more than Swaziland	58% Ranked 137th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	4,229.34 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 9 times more than Swaziland	481.43 kWh per capita Ranked 101st.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,327.62 kWh Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Swaziland	137.68 kWh Ranked 103th.
Hydro > Production per capita	88.96 kWh Ranked 94th.	176.53 kWh Ranked 80th. 98% more than South Africa
Hydro > Production	4.2 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 22 times more than Swaziland	195 million kWh Ranked 114th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	4,878.86 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 12 times more than Swaziland	406.72 kWh per capita Ranked 159th.
Thermal > Production	229.38 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 819 times more than Swaziland	280 million kWh Ranked 149th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,343.02 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 16 times more than Swaziland	149.01 kWh per capita Ranked 97th.
Net > Production	231.1 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 502 times more than Swaziland	460 million kWh Ranked 154th.
Consumption in agriculture	5.52 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 42 times more than Swaziland	130 million kWh Ranked 63th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	83 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 286 times more than Swaziland	290 million kWh Ranked 127th.
Net > Production per capita	4,896.43 kWh Ranked 47th. 12 times more than Swaziland	416.42 kWh Ranked 141st.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	1.1% Ranked 132nd.	42% Ranked 65th. 38 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Public	217.83 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 108915 times more than Swaziland	2 million kWh Ranked 189th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,645.73 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 1789 times more than Swaziland	2.6 kWh per capita Ranked 151st.
Station use and station loss per capita	292.72 kWh Ranked 37th. 22 times more than Swaziland	13.58 kWh Ranked 121st.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,672.85 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 11 times more than Swaziland	149.01 kWh per capita Ranked 94th.
Exports > Per capita	290.27 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.	0.0 Ranked 130th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	5,223.49 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 12 times more than Swaziland	419.98 kWh per capita Ranked 160th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities	3.17 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 1056 times more than Swaziland	3 million kWh Ranked 37th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	84.92 kWh Ranked 94th.	176.53 kWh Ranked 78th. 2 times more than South Africa
Imports per capita	216.63 kWh Ranked 21st.	667.29 kWh Ranked 17th. 3 times more than South Africa
Net inland availability per capita	4,201.53 kWh Ranked 48th. 9 times more than Swaziland	444.81 kWh Ranked 106th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	4,940.5 kWh Ranked 47th. 28 times more than Swaziland	176.53 kWh Ranked 150th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities per capita	67.12 kWh Ranked 11th. 21 times more than Swaziland	3.18 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Consumption by energy sector	15.17 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 5058 times more than Swaziland	3 million kWh Ranked 64th.
From hydroelectric plants	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 122nd.	40.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 52nd. 27 times more than South Africa
Consumption by public lighting	3 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 60 times more than Swaziland	50 million kWh Ranked 26th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	78.44 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 603 times more than Swaziland	130 million kWh Ranked 126th.
Consumption by industry and construction	109.86 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 845 times more than Swaziland	130 million kWh Ranked 128th.
Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita	67.56 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 20 times more than Swaziland	3.44 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.
Gross inland availability	228.76 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 497 times more than Swaziland	460 million kWh Ranked 158th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	294.66 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 22 times more than Swaziland	13.26 kWh per capita Ranked 137th.
Station use and station loss	13.82 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 921 times more than Swaziland	15 million kWh Ranked 142nd.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer per capita	4.05 kWh Ranked 29th.	9.54 kWh Ranked 25th. 2 times more than South Africa
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	323.62 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 94 times more than Swaziland	3.44 kWh per capita Ranked 59th.
Consumption by public lighting > Per capita	81.76 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 43% more than Swaziland	57.31 kWh per capita Ranked 9th.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	117.73 kWh per capita Ranked 30th.	149.01 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 27% more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,615.19 kWh Ranked 29th. 1991 times more than Swaziland	2.32 kWh Ranked 155th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	244.92 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 516 times more than Swaziland	475 million kWh Ranked 154th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	281.56 kWh per capita Ranked 79th. 63% more than Swaziland	172.41 kWh per capita Ranked 96th.
Energy balance requirement	13.2 billion kWh Ranked 41st. 68 times more than Swaziland	195 million kWh Ranked 124th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	89.55 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.	172.41 kWh per capita Ranked 84th. 93% more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Public	4.01 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 21 times more than Swaziland	195 million kWh Ranked 112th.
Net inland availability	198.31 billion kWh Ranked 14th. 472 times more than Swaziland	420 million kWh Ranked 131st.
Net > Production > Per capita	4,928.83 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 12 times more than Swaziland	406.72 kWh per capita Ranked 160th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	4,891.96 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 20 times more than Swaziland	247.57 kWh per capita Ranked 148th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	11.54 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 41 times more than Swaziland	280 million kWh Ranked 77th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	246.22 kWh per capita Ranked 40th.	247.57 kWh per capita Ranked 39th. 1% more than South Africa
Total > Production > Public	233.18 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 1196 times more than Swaziland	195 million kWh Ranked 170th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	4,973.19 kWh per capita Ranked 53th. 29 times more than Swaziland	172.41 kWh per capita Ranked 169th.
Total > Production > Self-producer	11.74 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 42 times more than Swaziland	280 million kWh Ranked 77th.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	8.96% Ranked 17th. 32% more than Swaziland	6.78% Ranked 18th.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	250.3 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Swaziland	247.57 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 98th.	0.0 Ranked 204th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,661.85 kWh Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Swaziland	137.68 kWh Ranked 99th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	244.61 kWh Ranked 36th.	253.48 kWh Ranked 34th. 4% more than South Africa
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	5,189.15 kWh Ranked 47th. 12 times more than Swaziland	430 kWh Ranked 141st.
Imports > Per capita	216,674.92 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	682,131.87 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 3 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	85.48 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.	172.41 kWh per capita Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Self-producer	191 million kWh Ranked 25th. 19 times more than Swaziland	10 million kWh Ranked 39th.
Hydro > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	4.07 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.	9.81 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 2 times more than South Africa
Consumption by energy sector per capita	321.49 kWh Ranked 18th. 101 times more than Swaziland	3.18 kWh Ranked 60th.
Consumption by public lighting per capita	81.76 kWh Ranked 7th. 54% more than Swaziland	52.95 kWh Ranked 11th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	279.71 kWh Ranked 76th. 58% more than Swaziland	176.53 kWh Ranked 91st.
Exports per capita	290.21 kWh Ranked 16th.	0.0 Ranked 121st.
Gross inland availability per capita	4,846.79 kWh Ranked 46th. 12 times more than Swaziland	416.42 kWh Ranked 140th.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	248.65 kWh Ranked 40th.	253.48 kWh Ranked 38th. 2% more than South Africa

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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