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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 > 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 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.
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.
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).
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.
Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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 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.
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
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
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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Imports 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	South Africa	Syria
Consumption	234.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Syria	35.61 billion kWh Ranked 35th.
Consumption > Per capita	5,486.63 kWh per capita Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Syria	1,760.31 kWh per capita Ranked 67th.
Consumption by households	36.97 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Syria	12.69 billion kWh Ranked 45th.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	1,758.57 kWh Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Syria	698.62 kWh Ranked 99th.
Consumption by households per capita	783.29 kWh Ranked 60th. 12% more than Syria	698.62 kWh Ranked 63th.
Consumption per capita	5,002.35 kWh Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Syria	1,738.11 kWh Ranked 62nd.
Exports	15.04 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 14 times more than Syria	1.04 billion kWh Ranked 45th.
From other renewable sources	0.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 71st.	0.0 Ranked 150th.
Installed generating capacity	44.26 million kW Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Syria	8.32 million kW Ranked 49th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	885.35 kW Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Syria	386.53 kW Ranked 105th.
Production	257.9 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Syria	43.76 billion kWh Ranked 39th.
Production > KWh	260.5 billion Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Syria	38.64 billion Ranked 53th.
Production > Per capita	6,000.3 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Syria	1,808.98 kWh per capita Ranked 91st.
Production by source > Nuclear	5.5% Ranked 25th.	0.0 Ranked 139th.
Production per capita	5,470.68 kWh Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Syria	1,786.16 kWh Ranked 85th.
Imports	11.89 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	0.0 Ranked 107th.
From nuclear fuels	4.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 18th.	0.0 Ranked 117th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1,770.21 kWh per capita Ranked 64th. 3 times more than Syria	666.48 kWh per capita Ranked 116th.
Production > KWh > Per capita	4,987.37 per capita Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Syria	1,126.42 per capita Ranked 82nd.
Thermal > Production per capita	4,859.8 kWh Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Syria	1,733.33 kWh Ranked 71st.
Consumption by households > Per capita	788.47 kWh per capita Ranked 70th. 18% more than Syria	666.48 kWh per capita Ranked 75th.
From fossil fuels	90.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th. 2% more than Syria	89.2% of total installed capacity Ranked 71st.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	93.5% Ranked 88th. 62% more than Syria	57.6% Ranked 138th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	2,327.62 kWh Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Syria	549.28 kWh Ranked 75th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	4,229.34 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Syria	1,190.49 kWh per capita Ranked 112th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	2.2 billion kWh Ranked 76th.	4.25 billion kWh Ranked 60th. 93% more than South Africa
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	47.23 kWh Ranked 90th.	240.27 kWh Ranked 57th. 5 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production	4.2 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 22% more than Syria	3.44 billion kWh Ranked 68th.
Gross inland availability > Per capita	4,878.86 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Syria	1,624.87 kWh per capita Ranked 111th.
Thermal > Production	229.38 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 7 times more than Syria	31.49 billion kWh Ranked 44th.
Hydro > Production per capita	88.96 kWh Ranked 94th.	189.63 kWh Ranked 79th. 2 times more than South Africa
Net > Production	231.1 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Syria	30.94 billion kWh Ranked 57th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	83 billion kWh Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Syria	12.69 billion kWh Ranked 60th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	2,343.02 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Syria	524.01 kWh per capita Ranked 83th.
Net > Production per capita	4,896.43 kWh Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Syria	1,703.22 kWh Ranked 95th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	1.1% Ranked 132nd.	42.4% Ranked 62nd. 39 times more than South Africa
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,615.19 kWh Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Syria	1,673.33 kWh Ranked 68th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	0.0857 kWh Ranked 92nd.	747.23 kWh Ranked 49th. 8717 times more than South Africa
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	4 million kWh Ranked 91st.	13.21 billion kWh Ranked 37th. 3302 times more than South Africa
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	15.28 billion kWh Ranked 21st. 85% more than Syria	8.27 billion kWh Ranked 30th.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	281.56 kWh per capita Ranked 79th. 56% more than Syria	180.9 kWh per capita Ranked 94th.
Energy balance requirement	13.2 billion kWh Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Syria	3.44 billion kWh Ranked 78th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	89.55 kWh per capita Ranked 98th.	180.9 kWh per capita Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Public	4.01 billion kWh Ranked 61st. 16% more than Syria	3.44 billion kWh Ranked 67th.
Imports > Per capita	216,674.92 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Syria	72,483.48 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 14th.
Net inland availability	198.31 billion kWh Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Syria	22.67 billion kWh Ranked 61st.
Net > Production > Per capita	4,928.83 kWh per capita Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Syria	1,624.87 kWh per capita Ranked 111th.
Thermal > Production > Per capita	4,891.96 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Syria	1,653.59 kWh per capita Ranked 88th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	246.22 kWh per capita Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Syria	57.24 kWh per capita Ranked 79th.
Total > Production > Public	233.18 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Syria	33.84 billion kWh Ranked 55th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	4,973.19 kWh per capita Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Syria	1,777.26 kWh per capita Ranked 104th.
Total > Production > Self-producer	11.74 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Syria	1.09 billion kWh Ranked 53th.
Station use and station loss per capita	292.72 kWh Ranked 37th. 33% more than Syria	219.73 kWh Ranked 47th.
% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	8.96% Ranked 17th.	57.5% Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	250.3 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Syria	57.24 kWh per capita Ranked 80th.
Production by source > Other	0.0 Ranked 98th.	0.0 Ranked 149th.
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	1,661.85 kWh Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Syria	549.28 kWh Ranked 72nd.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	244.61 kWh Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Syria	60 kWh Ranked 72nd.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	5,189.15 kWh Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Syria	1,922.95 kWh Ranked 89th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	11.54 billion kWh Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Syria	1.09 billion kWh Ranked 48th.
Production from oil sources > % of total	0.21% Ranked 121st.	45.58% Ranked 23th. 217 times more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	85.48 kWh per capita Ranked 99th.	180.9 kWh per capita Ranked 80th. 2 times more than South Africa
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	0.086 kWh per capita Ranked 92nd.	710.79 kWh per capita Ranked 50th. 8265 times more than South Africa
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	47.54 kWh per capita Ranked 91st.	228.55 kWh per capita Ranked 61st. 5 times more than South Africa
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	9.99 kWh per capita Ranked 108th.	786.88 kWh per capita Ranked 18th. 79 times more than South Africa
Energy balance requirement per capita	279.71 kWh Ranked 76th. 48% more than Syria	189.63 kWh Ranked 90th.
Exports per capita	290.21 kWh Ranked 16th.	0.0 Ranked 89th.
Gross inland availability per capita	4,846.79 kWh Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Syria	1,703.22 kWh Ranked 97th.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	248.65 kWh Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Syria	60 kWh Ranked 73th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	0.91% Ranked 104th.	13.24% Ranked 65th. 15 times more than South Africa
Station use and station loss	13.82 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Syria	3.99 billion kWh Ranked 30th.
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	9.99 kWh Ranked 106th.	827.22 kWh Ranked 15th. 83 times more than South Africa
Gross inland availability	228.76 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Syria	30.94 billion kWh Ranked 57th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	294.66 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd. 41% more than Syria	209.63 kWh per capita Ranked 53th.
Thermal > Production > Public	217.83 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Syria	30.4 billion kWh Ranked 42nd.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,645.73 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Syria	1,596.36 kWh per capita Ranked 82nd.
Production from oil sources > Kwh	391 million kWh Ranked 90th.	14.62 billion kWh Ranked 19th. 37 times more than South Africa
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	1,672.85 kWh per capita Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Syria	524.01 kWh per capita Ranked 81st.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	325.9 kWh per capita Ranked 67th.	434.38 kWh per capita Ranked 43th. 33% more than South Africa
Exports > Per capita	290.27 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.	0.0 Ranked 93th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	5,223.49 kWh per capita Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Syria	1,834.5 kWh per capita Ranked 106th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	323.76 kWh Ranked 63th.	455.32 kWh Ranked 38th. 41% more than South Africa
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	84.92 kWh Ranked 94th.	189.63 kWh Ranked 77th. 2 times more than South Africa
Net inland availability per capita	4,201.53 kWh Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Syria	1,247.9 kWh Ranked 98th.
Total > Production > Public per capita	4,940.5 kWh Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Syria	1,862.96 kWh Ranked 89th.
Imports per capita	216.63 kWh Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Syria	71.57 kWh Ranked 12th.
From hydroelectric plants	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 122nd.	10.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 98th. 7 times more than South Africa
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	244.92 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 7 times more than Syria	34.94 billion kWh Ranked 55th.
Consumption by other industries and construction	78.44 billion kWh Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Syria	9.98 billion kWh Ranked 45th.
Consumption by industry and construction	109.86 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 11 times more than Syria	9.98 billion kWh Ranked 51st.

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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