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Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
Hydro > Production per capita: . 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.
Solar > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Net > 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.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > 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).
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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 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 > % of total: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
Consumption by other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total > Production > Public 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.
Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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.
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.
Consumption by iron and steel industry 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.
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.
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 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.
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 > Public wind > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Consumption by chemical industry 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.
Energy balance requirement per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Exports 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.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Wind > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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STAT	South Korea	Spain
Consumption	455.1 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 82% more than Spain	249.7 billion kWh Ranked 5th.
Consumption > Per capita	7,515.58 kWh per capita Ranked 18th. 10% more than Spain	6,818.79 kWh per capita Ranked 7th.
Consumption by households	50.87 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	62.58 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 23% more than South Korea
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	3,553.78 kWh Ranked 34th. 17% more than Spain	3,037.53 kWh Ranked 39th.
Consumption by households per capita	1,056.84 kWh Ranked 52nd.	1,442.09 kWh Ranked 40th. 36% more than South Korea
Consumption per capita	8,173.72 kWh Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Spain	6,060.71 kWh Ranked 8th.
Exports	0.0 Ranked 145th.	19.59 billion kWh Ranked 8th.
From other renewable sources	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th.	25.8% of total installed capacity Ranked 3rd. 17 times more than South Korea
Imports	0.0 Ranked 136th.	8.21 billion kWh Ranked 23th.
Installed generating capacity	84.66 million kW Ranked 10th.	101.7 million kW Ranked 8th. 20% more than South Korea
Installed generating capacity per thousand people	1,713.42 kW Ranked 39th.	2,207.46 kW Ranked 23th. 29% more than South Korea
Production	459.5 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 66% more than Spain	276.8 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Production > Per capita	8,414.76 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 13% more than Spain	7,421.39 kWh per capita Ranked 7th.
Production by source > Nuclear	36.6% Ranked 11th. 35% more than Spain	27.2% Ranked 16th.
Production per capita	8,478.71 kWh Ranked 3rd. 29% more than Spain	6,596.32 kWh Ranked 8th.
From nuclear fuels	20.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Spain	7.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 17th.
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	3,542.29 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 17% more than Spain	3,037.53 kWh per capita Ranked 45th.
Consumption in agriculture per capita	145.56 kWh Ranked 23th. 19% more than Spain	121.99 kWh Ranked 26th.
Solar > Production > Public	1,000,000 kWh Ranked 12th.	8 million kWh Ranked 7th. 8 times more than South Korea
Consumption by households > Per capita	1,053.42 kWh per capita Ranked 58th.	1,442.09 kWh per capita Ranked 45th. 37% more than South Korea
Thermal > Production per capita	4,929.1 kWh Ranked 33th. 11% more than Spain	4,428.85 kWh Ranked 38th.
From fossil fuels	71.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 92nd. 46% more than Spain	48.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 137th.
Production by source > Fossil fuel	62.4% Ranked 126th. 24% more than Spain	50.4% Ranked 148th.
Consumption by industry and construction per capita	3,821.39 kWh Ranked 12th. 58% more than Spain	2,420.29 kWh Ranked 24th.
Net inland availability > Per capita	7,394 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 32% more than Spain	5,581.39 kWh per capita Ranked 39th.
Nuclear > Production	146.78 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Spain	57.54 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	4.33 billion kWh Ranked 59th.	31.55 billion kWh Ranked 18th. 7 times more than South Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	90.14 kWh Ranked 80th.	739.11 kWh Ranked 35th. 8 times more than South Korea
Hydro > Production per capita	107.79 kWh Ranked 87th.	530.51 kWh Ranked 46th. 5 times more than South Korea
Thermal > Production	237.28 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 23% more than Spain	192.2 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	103.53 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.	322.59 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea
Gross inland availability > Per capita	7,719.26 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 19% more than Spain	6,470.07 kWh per capita Ranked 35th.
Hydro > Production	5.19 billion kWh Ranked 56th.	23.02 billion kWh Ranked 21st. 4 times more than South Korea
Solar > Production > Public per capita	0.0208 kWh Ranked 14th.	0.184 kWh Ranked 11th. 9 times more than South Korea
Net > Production per capita	7,744.3 kWh Ranked 23th. 19% more than Spain	6,501.02 kWh Ranked 33th.
Consumption by households and other consumers	171.07 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 30% more than Spain	131.82 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	3,809.03 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 57% more than Spain	2,420.29 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Consumption in agriculture	7.01 billion kWh Ranked 11th. 32% more than Spain	5.29 billion kWh Ranked 14th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	894.79 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Spain	423.29 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.
Net > Production	372.8 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 32% more than Spain	282.13 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Production by source > Hydro	0.8% Ranked 135th.	18.2% Ranked 93th. 23 times more than South Korea
Consumption by energy sector > Per capita	41 kWh per capita Ranked 55th.	290.5 kWh per capita Ranked 23th. 7 times more than South Korea
Consumption in agriculture > Per capita	145.09 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 19% more than Spain	121.99 kWh per capita Ranked 28th.
Consumption in rail transport > Per capita	42.68 kWh per capita Ranked 31st.	84.15 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 97% more than South Korea
Thermal > Production > Public per capita	4,377 kWh Ranked 34th. 25% more than Spain	3,513.31 kWh Ranked 44th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh per capita	1,236.47 kWh Ranked 34th.	1,299.08 kWh Ranked 33th. 5% more than South Korea
Production from coal sources > Kwh	142.26 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 77% more than Spain	80.32 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Production from natural gas sources > % of total	16.2% Ranked 59th.	20.01% Ranked 50th. 24% more than South Korea
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh	59.4 billion kWh Ranked 15th. 7% more than Spain	55.46 billion kWh Ranked 16th.
Consumption by chemical industry	39.9 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Spain	13.38 billion kWh Ranked 12th.
Consumption in rail transport	2.06 billion kWh Ranked 14th.	3.65 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 77% more than South Korea
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses	13.73 billion kWh Ranked 24th.	25.96 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 89% more than South Korea
Production from coal sources > % of total	38.8% Ranked 21st. 34% more than Spain	28.98% Ranked 28th.
Energy balance requirement	152.11 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 51% more than Spain	100.53 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Hydro > Production > Per capita	107.45 kWh per capita Ranked 91st.	530.51 kWh per capita Ranked 48th. 5 times more than South Korea
Hydro > Production > Public	5.19 billion kWh Ranked 56th.	22.64 billion kWh Ranked 21st. 4 times more than South Korea
Nuclear > Production > Per capita	3,039.27 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Spain	1,325.84 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.
Nuclear > Production > Public > Per capita	3,039.27 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Spain	1,325.84 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.
Net inland availability	357.09 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 47% more than Spain	242.22 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Net > Production > Per capita	7,719.26 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 19% more than Spain	6,501.01 kWh per capita Ranked 35th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	0.29 kWh per capita Ranked 8th.	1.61 kWh per capita Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Korea
Thermal > Production > Per capita	4,913.16 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 11% more than Spain	4,428.85 kWh per capita Ranked 46th.
Thermal > Production > Self-producer	26.58 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	39.73 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 50% more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Public solar	1,000 kW Ranked 14th.	37,000 kW Ranked 4th. 37 times more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Public solar > Per capita	0.021 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	0.853 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 41 times more than South Korea
Thermal > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	550.32 kWh per capita Ranked 23th.	915.55 kWh per capita Ranked 16th. 66% more than South Korea
Total > Production > Public	362.79 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 43% more than Spain	253.88 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Total > Production > Public > Per capita	7,512.17 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 28% more than Spain	5,850.04 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.
Total > Production > Self-producer	26.6 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	40.2 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 51% more than South Korea
Wind > Production	130 million kWh Ranked 23th.	21.23 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 163 times more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Public wind	96,000 kW Ranked 17th.	8.32 million kW Ranked 3rd. 87 times more than South Korea
Production from oil sources > Kwh	27.68 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 16% more than Spain	23.84 billion kWh Ranked 14th.
Station use and station loss per capita	344.74 kWh Ranked 32nd. 25% more than Spain	275.24 kWh Ranked 38th.
Total > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	550.71 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	926.22 kWh per capita Ranked 19th. 68% more than South Korea
Consumption by other consumers per capita	2,351.39 kWh Ranked 20th. 60% more than Spain	1,473.45 kWh Ranked 36th.
Consumption by pump-storage plants per capita	41.13 kWh Ranked 18th.	146.55 kWh Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Korea
Nuclear > Production > Public per capita	3,049.13 kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Spain	1,325.84 kWh Ranked 17th.
Power plant capacity > Public wind per 1000	1.99 kW Ranked 24th.	191.64 kW Ranked 3rd. 96 times more than South Korea
Total > Production > Public per capita	7,536.54 kWh Ranked 22nd. 29% more than Spain	5,850.04 kWh Ranked 38th.
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita	8,089.04 kWh Ranked 23th. 19% more than Spain	6,776.26 kWh Ranked 32nd.
Consumption by transportation industry per capita	42.81 kWh Ranked 37th.	123.58 kWh Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Korea
Consumption in rail transport per capita	42.81 kWh Ranked 31st.	84.15 kWh Ranked 19th. 97% more than South Korea
Energy balance requirement > Per capita	3,149.72 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 36% more than Spain	2,316.46 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Production from oil sources > % of total	7.55% Ranked 57th.	8.6% Ranked 55th. 14% more than South Korea
Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	107.45 kWh per capita Ranked 88th.	521.77 kWh per capita Ranked 48th. 5 times more than South Korea
Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,958.75 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 57% more than Spain	1,881.47 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.
Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,718.58 kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 82% more than Spain	1,489.89 kWh per capita Ranked 17th.
Production from natural gas sources > Kwh > Per capita	1,235.37 kWh per capita Ranked 34th.	1,299.08 kWh per capita Ranked 33th. 5% more than South Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh > Per capita	90.05 kWh per capita Ranked 80th.	739.11 kWh per capita Ranked 34th. 8 times more than South Korea
Production from oil sources > Kwh > Per capita	575.68 kWh per capita Ranked 25th. 3% more than Spain	558.4 kWh per capita Ranked 26th.
Consumption by energy sector per capita	41.13 kWh Ranked 54th.	290.5 kWh Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than South Korea
Gross inland availability per capita	7,744.3 kWh Ranked 23th. 20% more than Spain	6,470.07 kWh Ranked 33th.
Total > Production > Self-producer per capita	552.49 kWh Ranked 20th.	926.21 kWh Ranked 16th. 68% more than South Korea
Production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	1.18% Ranked 103th.	11.39% Ranked 74th. 10 times more than South Korea
Consumption by energy sector	1.98 billion kWh Ranked 32nd.	12.61 billion kWh Ranked 12th. 6 times more than South Korea
Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	576.2 kWh Ranked 24th. 3% more than Spain	558.4 kWh Ranked 25th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	897.69 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Spain	423.29 kWh Ranked 14th.
Consumption by industry and construction	183.95 billion kWh Ranked 7th. 75% more than Spain	105.04 billion kWh Ranked 13th.
Consumption by other consumers	113.19 billion kWh Ranked 6th. 77% more than Spain	63.95 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Gross inland availability	372.8 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 33% more than Spain	280.79 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Station use and station loss > Per capita	343.62 kWh per capita Ranked 36th. 25% more than Spain	275.24 kWh per capita Ranked 43th.
Thermal > Production > Public	210.7 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 38% more than Spain	152.47 billion kWh Ranked 14th.
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita	4,362.85 kWh per capita Ranked 41st. 24% more than Spain	3,513.31 kWh per capita Ranked 51st.
Wind > Production > Per capita	2,691.84 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.	489,260.49 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 2nd. 182 times more than South Korea
Wind > Production > Public	125 million kWh Ranked 21st.	21.22 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 170 times more than South Korea
Wind > Production > Self-producer	5 million kWh Ranked 9th.	14 million kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Public solar per million	20.77 kW Ranked 16th.	852.57 kW Ranked 6th. 41 times more than South Korea
Consumption by pump-storage plants	1.98 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	6.36 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 3 times more than South Korea
Consumption by transportation industry	2.06 billion kWh Ranked 18th.	5.36 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Korea
Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	42.68 kWh per capita Ranked 37th.	123.58 kWh per capita Ranked 15th. 3 times more than South Korea
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses > Per capita	284.26 kWh per capita Ranked 76th.	598.18 kWh per capita Ranked 27th. 2 times more than South Korea
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita	8,062.88 kWh per capita Ranked 26th. 19% more than Spain	6,776.26 kWh per capita Ranked 36th.
Nuclear > Production > Public	146.78 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Spain	57.54 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer	14 million kWh Ranked 6th.	70 million kWh Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Korea
Production by source > Other	0.2% Ranked 56th.	4.1% Ranked 16th. 20 times more than South Korea
Consumption by other industries and construction per capita	2,094.77 kWh Ranked 17th. 24% more than Spain	1,688.71 kWh Ranked 25th.
Conversion > Transport and distribution losses per capita	285.18 kWh Ranked 69th.	598.18 kWh Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than South Korea
Production from nuclear sources > % of total	35.65% Ranked 11th. 55% more than Spain	22.95% Ranked 17th.
Hydro > Production > Public per capita	107.79 kWh Ranked 84th.	521.77 kWh Ranked 45th. 5 times more than South Korea
Imports per capita	0.0 Ranked 7th.	129.07 kWh Ranked 25th.
Net inland availability per capita	7,417.99 kWh Ranked 22nd. 33% more than Spain	5,581.39 kWh Ranked 35th.
Power plant capacity > Solar	14,000 kW Ranked 13th.	37,000 kW Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Public wind > Per capita	1.99 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 24th.	191.64 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 96 times more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Solar per 1000	0.291 kW Ranked 16th.	0.853 kW Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea
Thermal > Production > Self-producer per capita	552.1 kWh Ranked 18th.	915.55 kWh Ranked 13th. 66% more than South Korea
Consumption by chemical industry per capita	828.93 kWh Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Spain	308.29 kWh Ranked 19th.
Consumption by other industries and construction > Per capita	2,088 kWh per capita Ranked 21st. 24% more than Spain	1,688.71 kWh per capita Ranked 29th.
Energy balance requirement per capita	3,159.94 kWh Ranked 13th. 36% more than Spain	2,316.46 kWh Ranked 21st.
Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 7th.	371.41 kWh Ranked 15th.
Production from coal sources > Kwh per capita	2,961.41 kWh Ranked 15th. 57% more than Spain	1,881.47 kWh Ranked 21st.
Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	826.25 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Spain	308.29 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.
Station use and station loss	16.59 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 39% more than Spain	11.95 billion kWh Ranked 14th.
Consumption by pump-storage plants > Per capita	41 kWh per capita Ranked 19th.	146.55 kWh per capita Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Korea
Wind > Production per capita	2.7 kWh Ranked 29th.	489.26 kWh Ranked 2nd. 181 times more than South Korea
Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	0.29 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	0.853 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea
Nuclear > Production per capita	3,049.13 kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Spain	1,325.84 kWh Ranked 17th.
Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.291 kWh Ranked 8th.	1.61 kWh Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Korea
Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.104 kWh Ranked 10th.	0.323 kWh Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea
From hydroelectric plants	1.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 118th.	13% of total installed capacity Ranked 93th. 7 times more than South Korea
Wind > Production > Public per capita	2.6 kWh Ranked 27th.	488.94 kWh Ranked 2nd. 188 times more than South Korea
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer	389.39 billion kWh Ranked 10th. 32% more than Spain	294.08 billion kWh Ranked 11th.
Consumption by iron and steel industry	43.21 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Spain	18.37 billion kWh Ranked 10th.
Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	2,343.78 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 59% more than Spain	1,473.45 kWh per capita Ranked 42nd.
Consumption by other industries and construction	100.84 billion kWh Ranked 9th. 38% more than Spain	73.29 billion kWh Ranked 14th.

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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