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Economy > Electricity Stats: compare key data on South Korea & United States

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  • Consumption: This entry consists of total electricity generated 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: This entry consists of total electricity generated 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.
  • Exports: This entry is the total exported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
  • Exports per capita: This entry is the total exported electricity in kilowatt-hours. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Imports: This entry is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
  • Imports per capita: This entry is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Production: This entry is 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: This entry is 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.
STAT South Korea United States HISTORY
Consumption 402 billion kWh
Ranked 4th.
3.74 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea

Consumption per capita 8,173.72 kWh
Ranked 3rd.
12,194.74 kWh
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than South Korea

Exports 0.0
Ranked 12th.
18.11 billion kWh
Ranked 8th.

Exports per capita 0.0
Ranked 12th.
59.03 kWh
Ranked 41st.

Imports 0.0
Ranked 14th.
34.32 billion kWh
Ranked 4th.

Imports per capita 0.0
Ranked 13th.
111.87 kWh
Ranked 38th.

Production 417.3 billion kWh
Ranked 10th.
3.95 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea

Production per capita 8,484.81 kWh
Ranked 14th.
12,885.81 kWh
Ranked 6th. 52% more than South Korea

SOURCES: 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.

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