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Crude oil > Production: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
Electric power consumption > KWh: Electric power consumption (kWh). Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
Electric power consumption > KWh per capita: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity > Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity production > KWh: Electricity 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.
Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter: Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter). Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Oil > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Oil > Production > Per capita: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh: Electricity production from renewable sources (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources includes hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Electricity > 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.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$). Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh per capita: Electricity 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Oil > Production: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Electricity production from coal sources > KWh: Electricity 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.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh: Electricity 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.
Coal > Consumption per capita: Billion short tons of coal consumed per country per year. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity production > KWh per capita: Electricity 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh: Electricity production from nuclear sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.
Electricity production from oil sources > KWh: Electricity production from oil sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.
Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from renewable sources (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources includes hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Coal > Consumption: Billion short tons of coal consumed per country per year.
Natural gas > Consumption per capita: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gasoline prices: Ratio of premium gasoline price to world average
Units: Ratio of Gasoline Price to World Average
Units: Pump price for super gasoline (US$ per liter): Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars, and the ratio of the gas price to the world average in the same time period was used in order to normalize the data. For more information, see World Development Indicators, Table 3.12.
Natural gas > Consumption: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors.
Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita > Kg of oil equivalent: Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita (kg of oil equivalent). Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft.
Oil > Consumption per 1000: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Electric power > Consumption > KWh: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
Coal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption: Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours
Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh: Electricity 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 use > Kg of oil equivalent per $1,000 GDP > Constant 2005 PPP: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2005 PPP). Energy use per PPP GDP is the kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use per constant PPP GDP. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to 2005 constant international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
Electric power > Consumption > KWh per capita: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Oil > Exports: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ per capita: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$). Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Oil > Production per 1000: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Industrial Waste > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per million population
Natural gas > Proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of natural gas in cubic meters (cu m). Proved reserves are those quantities of natural gas, which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
Electricity > 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.
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts: Installed wind power capacity around the world.
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes > Per capita: Oil: Consumption, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05 Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Refined petroleum products > Consumption: This entry is the country's total consumption of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of refined petroleum products produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Electricity > 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.
Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector gasoline fuel consumption (kt of oil equivalent). Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity production from coal sources > KWh per capita: Electricity 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Crude oil > Imports per thousand people: This entry is the total amount of crude oil imported, in barrels per day (bbl/day). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Oil > Proved > Reserves per capita: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent: Primary Energy: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Refined petroleum products > Consumption per thousand people: This entry is the country's total consumption of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of refined petroleum products produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Oil > Imports: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products.
Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh per capita: Electricity 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: This entry is the total amount of carbon dioxide, measured in metric tons, released by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy.
Crude oil > Production per thousand people: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (kWh). Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage.
Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from nuclear sources (kWh). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity production from oil sources > KWh per capita: Electricity production from oil sources (kWh). 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.
Nuclear waste generated: Nuclear waste generated
Units: Standardized Scale (z-score)
Units: Two variables were initially available for Radioactive Waste: Accumulated Quantity (cubic meters) as generated and Accumulated Quantity (cubic meters) after treatment. We calculated the z-scores for the two variables, in order to make them comparable, and took whichever variable was available for each country. For the three countries (Australia, Canada and Czech Republic) which had both variables, we took the higher.
Energy production > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000: Energy production (kt of oil equivalent). Energy production refers to forms of primary energy--petroleum (crude oil, natural gas liquids, and oil from nonconventional sources), natural gas, solid fuels (coal, lignite, and other derived fuels), and combustible renewables and waste--and primary electricity, all converted into oil equivalents. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Fuelwood > Consumption by households per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Coal > Production per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > 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).
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh per capita: Electric power transmission and distribution losses (kWh). Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electric power > Consumption > KWh > Per capita: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy per capita: This entry is the total amount of carbon dioxide, measured in metric tons, released by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Nuclear energy > Consumption: Number of terrawatt-hours of nuclear energy consumed per country per year. Figures are provided for the year 2002.
CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use: CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use). Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.
Crude oil > Exports: This entry is the total amount of crude oil exported, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
Electricity > 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.
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Natural gas > Imports: This entry is the total natural gas imported in cubic meters (cu m).
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes: Oil: Consumption, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Hydroelectricity > Consumption per million: Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Per capita: Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours Per capita figures expressed per 10 million population.
Electricity > Consumption by households > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Electricity > Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Crude oil > Imports: This entry is the total amount of crude oil imported, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
Electricity > 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.
Oil > Proved > Reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
Oil > Exports per 1000: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily: Oil: Consumption, Thousand barrels daily, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent per million: Road sector diesel fuel consumption (kt of oil equivalent). Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Electricity > 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).
Traditional fuel > Consumption: Traditional fuel consumption as a % of total energy use.
Electricity > Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Coal > Changes in stocks > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Jet Fuel > Total > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Refined petroleum products > Imports: This entry is the country's total imports of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
Energy use per $1000 GDP: Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (Constant 2005 PPP $).
Refined petroleum products > Production per thousand people: This entry is the country's total output of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of refined petroleum products produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Production and prices > Oil prices > Crude oil import prices: Crude oil import prices come from the Crude Oil Import Register. Information is collected according to type of crude and average prices are obtained by dividing value by volume as recorded by customs administrations for each tariff position. Values are recorded at the time of import and include cost, insurance and freight (c.i.f.) but exclude import duties.
The nominal crude oil spot price from 1985 to 2007 is for Dubai and from 1970 to 1984 for Arabian Light. The real price was calculated using the deflator for GDP at market prices and was rebased with base year 1970 = 100.
Crude oil > Exports per thousand people: This entry is the total amount of crude oil exported, in barrels per day (bbl/day). Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Natural gas > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m). The discrepancy between the amount of natural gas produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity > 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.
Oil > Imports per 1000: This entry is the total oil imported in barrels per day (bbl/day), including both crude oil and oil products. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts per million: Installed wind power capacity around the world. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Imports > Kt of oil equivalent: Energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter.
Imports > Kt of oil equivalent > Per capita: Energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > Million kWh > Per capita: Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Production > Kt of oil equivalent: Energy production refers to forms of primary energy--petroleum (crude oil, natural gas liquids, and oil from nonconventional sources), natural gas, solid fuels (coal, lignite, and other derived fuels), and combustible renewables and waste--and primary electricity, all converted into oil equivalents.
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million: Primary Energy: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Wind energy installation: Worldwide wind energy installation figures per country as at 31 December 2004
Coal > Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption in road transport per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Coal > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Conversion to other forms of energy per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Coal > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Industrial Waste > Production per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Electricity > Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Electricity > Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Municipal Wastes > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Electricity > Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Steam and hot water > Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Electricity > Solar > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Electricity > Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Electricity > Hydro > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Coal > Additional resources per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Uranium > Reasonably assured > Reserves > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Coal > Recoverable > Reserves per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes per million: Oil: Consumption, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Coal > Production > Million tonnes: Coal: Production, Million tonnes, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production: Nuclear share of electricity production, 2011.
Energy supply > Renewable energy > Contribution of renewables to energy supply: The table refers to the contribution of renewables to total primary energy supply (TPES) in OECD countries. Renewables include the primary energy equivalent of hydro (excluding pumped storage), geothermal, solar, wind, tide and wave. It also includes solid biomass, biogasoline, biodiesel, other liquid biofuels, biogas, industrial waste and municipal waste. Biomass is defined as any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuels (e.g. charcoal) or electricity and/or heat. Included here are wood, vegetal waste (including wood waste and crops used for energy production), ethanol, animal materials/wastes and sulphite lyes. Municipal waste comprises wastes produced by the residential, commercial and public service sectors that are collected by local authorities for disposal in a central location for the production of heat and/or power. The forecasts provided in the table refer to the Reference Scenario of the World Energy Outlook.
Municipal Wastes > Statistical differences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1e+15 population
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent: Nuclear: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours: Electricity Generation, Terawatt-hours, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per $ GDP: Primary Energy: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05 Per $ GDP figures expressed per $1 of Gross Domestic Product.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent: Hydroelectricity: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total: Oil: Consumption, Thousand barrels daily, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Coal > Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million: Coal: Production, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total: Hydroelectricity: Consumption, Terawatt-hours, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Wind energy installation per million: Worldwide wind energy installation figures per country as at 31 December 2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Coal > Production > Million tonnes > Share of total: Coal: Production, Million tonnes, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Coal Proved > Reserves > Total: Coal Proved Reserves - Total, million tonnes, as of end of 2004
Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total: Coal: consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours per million: Nuclear: Consumption, Terawatt-hours, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Electricity > 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).
Lignite/Brown Coal > Statistical differences > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1e+15 population
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Changes in stocks at producers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Municipal Wastes > Energy balance requirement per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Other Petroleum Products > Energy balance requirement per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Coal > Energy balance requirement > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity > 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.
Motor Gasoline > Imports > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Other Petroleum Products > Total > Production per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Other Petroleum Products > Transfers out per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Natural gas > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total: Natural Gas: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, share of total (%), as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05%
Other Petroleum Products > Transfers in per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Naphtha > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Petroleum Coke > Changes in stocks per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Refinery Gas > Net inland availability per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Residual fuel oil > Bunkers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Residual fuel oil > Consumption by petroleum refineries per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by iron and steel industry per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by other consumers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million: Nuclear: Consumption, Million tonnes oil equivalent, as of end of 2004

Notes: Others have less than 0.05. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Natural gas > Including LNG > Energy balance requirement per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
White spirit/industrial spirit > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
White spirit/industrial spirit > Exports per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Petroleum Coke > Energy balance requirement per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Petroleum Coke > Exports per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Electricity > Consumption by public lighting per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Coke Oven Coke > Imports per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Coke Oven Coke > Consumption by iron and steel industry per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Electricity > Energy balance requirement per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > Exports per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by chemical industry per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Naphtha > Gross inland availability per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear reactors under construction: Under construction.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Capacity: Capacity (MW) (2012).
Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by households and other consumers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Residual fuel oil > Net inland availability per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Steam and hot water > Gross > Production > Pure heating plants per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Electricity production from oil sources > % of total: Electricity 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.
Electricity production from nuclear sources > % of total: Electricity 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.
GDP per unit of energy use > Constant 2005 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent: GDP per unit of energy use (constant 2005 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to 2005 constant international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > % of total: Electricity 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.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources > % of total: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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 > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000: Energy production refers to forms of primary energy--petroleum (crude oil, natural gas liquids, and oil from nonconventional sources), natural gas, solid fuels (coal, lignite, and other derived fuels), and combustible renewables and waste--and primary electricity, all converted into oil equivalents. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Energy supply > Renewable energy > Contribution of renewables to energy supply per million: The table refers to the contribution of renewables to total primary energy supply (TPES) in OECD countries. Renewables include the primary energy equivalent of hydro (excluding pumped storage), geothermal, solar, wind, tide and wave. It also includes solid biomass, biogasoline, biodiesel, other liquid biofuels, biogas, industrial waste and municipal waste. Biomass is defined as any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuels (e.g. charcoal) or electricity and/or heat. Included here are wood, vegetal waste (including wood waste and crops used for energy production), ethanol, animal materials/wastes and sulphite lyes. Municipal waste comprises wastes produced by the residential, commercial and public service sectors that are collected by local authorities for disposal in a central location for the production of heat and/or power. The forecasts provided in the table refer to the Reference Scenario of the World Energy Outlook. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Road sector energy consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption (kt of oil equivalent). Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste.
Road sector energy consumption > % of total energy consumption: Road sector energy consumption (% of total energy consumption). Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste. Total energy consumption is the total country energy consumption.
Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector diesel fuel consumption (kt of oil equivalent). Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Road sector diesel fuel consumption per capita > Kg of oil equivalent: Road sector diesel fuel consumption per capita (kg of oil equivalent). Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Refined petroleum products > Exports: This entry is the country's total exports of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
Refined petroleum products > Production: This entry is the country's total output of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of refined petroleum products produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Coal > Conversion to other forms of energy > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Electricity > Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Petroleum Waxes > Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Petroleum > Import > > thousand cubic metres /day per million: Crude oil imports in thousand cubic metres/day of the top 15 oil exporting countries of the world in 2006. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Fuels comprise SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
Electricity > 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.
Biogas > Gross inland availability per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Bitumen Asphalt > Production from refineries per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Coal > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Electricity > Wind > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Jet Fuel > Imports per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Gas-diesel oils > Changes in stocks at producers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by coke ovens per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Electricity > Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > Nuclear > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Electricity > 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.
Electricity > Wind > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Hard Coal Briquettes > Production per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Industrial Waste > Consumption by households and other consumers per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	South Korea	United States
Crude oil > Production	61,040 bbl/day Ranked 59th.	11.11 million bbl/day Ranked 2nd. 182 times more than South Korea
Electric power consumption > KWh	505.86 billion Ranked 9th.	4.13 trillion Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Korea
Electric power consumption > KWh per capita	10,162.04 Ranked 11th.	13,246.04 Ranked 9th. 30% more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption	455.1 billion kWh Ranked 3rd.	3.89 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption > Per capita	7,515.58 kWh per capita Ranked 18th.	12,747.49 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 70% more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption by households per capita	1,056.84 kWh Ranked 52nd.	4,599.49 kWh Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption per capita	8,173.72 kWh Ranked 2nd.	12,736.19 kWh Ranked 3rd. 56% more than South Korea
Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people	1,713.42 kW Ranked 39th.	3,358.91 kW Ranked 9th. 96% more than South Korea
Electricity > Production	459.5 billion kWh Ranked 9th.	4.1 trillion kWh Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than South Korea
Electricity production > KWh	528.41 billion Ranked 6th.	4.28 trillion Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Korea
Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita	5,259.62 Ranked 8th.	6,793.09 Ranked 4th. 29% more than South Korea
Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter	$1.80 Ranked 38th. 86% more than United States	$0.97 Ranked 137th.
Oil > Consumption	2.19 million bbl/day Ranked 2nd.	18.69 million bbl/day Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
Oil > Consumption > Per capita	45.14 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 14th.	68.67 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 7th. 52% more than South Korea
Oil > Production > Per capita	0.428 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 91st.	28.08 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 29th. 66 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh	6.69 billion Ranked 27th.	518.77 billion Ranked 1st. 78 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Production > Per capita	8,414.76 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.	13,527.54 kWh per capita Ranked 3rd. 61% more than South Korea
Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$	$71.42 million Ranked 90th.	$157.86 billion Ranked 4th. 2210 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh per capita	73.39 Ranked 27th.	892.04 Ranked 11th. 12 times more than South Korea
Oil > Production	48,180 bbl/day Ranked 5th.	9.06 million bbl/day Ranked 2nd. 188 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from coal sources > KWh	222.83 billion Ranked 4th.	1.64 trillion Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh	3.67 billion Ranked 24th.	280.02 billion Ranked 2nd. 76 times more than South Korea
Coal > Consumption per capita	1.53 Ranked 8th.	3.72 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture	1.8 million ton Ranked 16th.	11.41 million ton Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea
Electricity production > KWh per capita	10,567.31 Ranked 8th.	13,639.7 Ranked 5th. 29% more than South Korea
Electricity > Installed generating capacity	84.66 million kW Ranked 10th.	1.04 billion kW Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Korea
Fuelwood > Consumption by households	2.46 million mÂ³ Ranked 60th.	43.94 million mÂ³ Ranked 8th. 18 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh	154.89 billion Ranked 3rd.	799.71 billion Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from oil sources > KWh	21.79 billion Ranked 4th.	29.05 billion Ranked 3rd. 33% more than South Korea
Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita	133.75 Ranked 33th.	1,652.58 Ranked 14th. 12 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh	3.02 billion Ranked 26th.	238.74 billion Ranked 1st. 79 times more than South Korea
Coal > Consumption	71.7 million Ranked 7th.	1.06 billion Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Korea
Natural gas > Consumption per capita	693.14 cu m Ranked 33th.	2,107.76 cu m Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea
Gasoline prices	1.51 Ranked 18th. 96% more than United States	0.77 Ranked 102nd.
Coal > Production	2.83 million ton Ranked 24th.	531.82 million ton Ranked 2nd. 188 times more than South Korea
Natural gas > Consumption	45.9 billion cu m Ranked 13th.	689.9 billion cu m Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Korea
Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita > Kg of oil equivalent	163.57 Ranked 47th.	1,107.96 Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Korea
Oil > Consumption per 1000	44.22 bbl/day Ranked 1st.	60.92 bbl/day Ranked 14th. 38% more than South Korea
Electric power > Consumption > KWh	355.37 billion kWh Ranked 11th.	3.92 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Korea
Coal > Production > Per capita	58.64 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 28th.	1,794.21 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 5th. 31 times more than South Korea
Hydroelectricity > Consumption	4.84 Ranked 57th.	275.81 Ranked 4th. 57 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh	121.16 billion Ranked 5th.	1.28 trillion Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption by households	50.87 billion kWh Ranked 13th.	1.36 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 27 times more than South Korea
Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per $1,000 GDP > Constant 2005 PPP	$187.91 Ranked 5th. 25% more than United States	$149.84 Ranked 10th.
Electric power > Consumption > KWh per capita	7,397.53 kWh Ranked 21st.	13,389.83 kWh Ranked 9th. 81% more than South Korea
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Exports	62,000 ton Ranked 45th.	1.83 million ton Ranked 8th. 30 times more than South Korea
Oil > Exports	907,100 bbl/day Ranked 6th.	1.7 million bbl/day Ranked 3rd. 88% more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport	14.19 million ton Ranked 9th.	122.61 million ton Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ per capita	$1.43 Ranked 99th.	$506.62 Ranked 32nd. 353 times more than South Korea
Oil > Production per 1000	0.975 bbl/day Ranked 7th.	29.52 bbl/day Ranked 25th. 30 times more than South Korea
Industrial Waste > Production > Per capita	1,065.04 Terajoules / million ppl Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States	354.27 Terajoules / million ppl Ranked 11th.
Natural gas > Proved reserves	5.27 billion cu m Ranked 90th.	9.46 trillion cu m Ranked 5th. 1796 times more than South Korea
Electricity > From other renewable sources	1.5% of total installed capacity Ranked 66th.	5.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 35th. 4 times more than South Korea
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts	379 Megawatts Ranked 28th.	40,180 Megawatts Ranked 3rd. 106 times more than South Korea
Natural gas > Production	None	None
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes > Per capita	2.17 per 1 million people Ranked 10th.	3.16 per 1 million people Ranked 6th. 46% more than South Korea
Refined petroleum products > Consumption	2.26 million bbl/day Ranked 2nd.	18.84 million bbl/day Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Production per capita	8,478.71 kWh Ranked 3rd.	13,515.56 kWh Ranked 3rd. 59% more than South Korea
Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	8,082 Ranked 18th.	342,721 Ranked 1st. 42 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita	60.36 Ranked 33th.	760.54 Ranked 14th. 13 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from coal sources > KWh per capita	4,456.32 Ranked 5th.	5,226.03 Ranked 4th. 17% more than South Korea
Crude oil > Imports per thousand people	51.8 bbl/day Ranked 1st. 74% more than United States	29.78 bbl/day Ranked 14th.
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants	10,000 ton Ranked 90th.	940,000 ton Ranked 10th. 94 times more than South Korea
Oil > Proved > Reserves per capita	0.0 Ranked 179th.	61.81 bbl Ranked 35th.
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent	217.2 Ranked 10th.	2,331.6 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Korea
Refined petroleum products > Consumption per thousand people	45.2 bbl/day Ranked 2nd.	60.46 bbl/day Ranked 23th. 34% more than South Korea
Oil > Imports	3.07 million bbl/day Ranked 1st.	11.31 million bbl/day Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Exports	0.0 Ranked 145th.	12 billion kWh Ranked 15th.
Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh per capita	2,422.93 Ranked 6th.	4,069.05 Ranked 2nd. 68% more than South Korea
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	611 million Mt Ranked 8th.	5.49 billion Mt Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than South Korea
Coal > Total known > Reserves	138 million ton Ranked 20th.	244.31 billion ton Ranked 1st. 1770 times more than South Korea
Crude oil > Production per thousand people	1.22 bbl/day Ranked 79th.	35.39 bbl/day Ranked 27th. 29 times more than South Korea
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh	17.43 billion Ranked 23th.	259.53 billion Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh per capita	3,097.61 Ranked 6th. 22% more than United States	2,547.54 Ranked 11th.
Electricity production from oil sources > KWh per capita	435.67 Ranked 4th. 5 times more than United States	92.53 Ranked 16th.
Nuclear waste generated	-0.3 Ranked 16th.	1.67 Ranked 4th.
Energy production > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000	0.946 Ranked 24th.	5.77 Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Korea
Fuelwood > Consumption by households per 1000	51.21 mÂ³ Ranked 92nd.	148.67 mÂ³ Ranked 80th. 3 times more than South Korea
Coal > Production per 1000	58.83 ton Ranked 28th.	1,799.63 ton Ranked 5th. 31 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers per capita	3,553.78 kWh Ranked 34th.	9,437.73 kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	36.6% Ranked 11th. 77% more than United States	20.7% Ranked 19th.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh per capita	350.15 Ranked 61st.	832.92 Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Korea
Electric power > Consumption > KWh > Per capita	7,390.89 kWh per capita Ranked 21st.	13,351.07 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 81% more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture per 1000	37.48 ton Ranked 27th.	38.61 ton Ranked 26th. 3% more than South Korea
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy per capita	12.27 Mt Ranked 28th.	17.62 Mt Ranked 13th. 44% more than South Korea
Nuclear energy > Consumption	119.1 terawatt-hours Ranked 6th.	821.1 terawatt-hours Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Imports	0.0 Ranked 136th.	59.26 billion kWh Ranked 1st.
CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use	2.27 Ranked 70th.	2.45 Ranked 52nd. 8% more than South Korea
Crude oil > Exports	0.0 Ranked 172nd.	41,640 bbl/day Ranked 36th.
Electricity > From nuclear fuels	20.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United States	9.7% of total installed capacity Ranked 15th.
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	3,542.29 kWh per capita Ranked 41st.	9,409.27 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Imports	297,000 ton Ranked 97th.	11.72 million ton Ranked 4th. 39 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport	256,000 ton Ranked 14th.	11.86 million ton Ranked 1st. 46 times more than South Korea
Natural gas > Imports	47.31 billion cu m Ranked 8th.	88.77 billion cu m Ranked 2nd. 88% more than South Korea
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes	104.8 Ranked 7th.	937.6 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
Hydroelectricity > Consumption per million	0.101 Ranked 89th.	0.951 Ranked 28th. 9 times more than South Korea
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Per capita	0.995 per 10 million people Ranked 93th.	9.33 per 10 million people Ranked 30th. 9 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption by households > Per capita	1,053.42 kWh per capita Ranked 58th.	4,585.62 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 4 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry and construction	928,000 ton Ranked 23th.	19.49 million ton Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Solar > Production > Public	1,000,000 kWh Ranked 12th.	596 million kWh Ranked 2nd. 596 times more than South Korea
Biogas > Consumption by households and other consumers	898 Terajoules Ranked 3rd. 16% more than United States	774 Terajoules Ranked 5th.
Electricity > Thermal > Production per capita	4,929.1 kWh Ranked 33th.	10,659.14 kWh Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport per 1000	294.69 ton Ranked 31st.	414.9 ton Ranked 11th. 41% more than South Korea
Kerosene > Consumption by households	2.48 million ton Ranked 5th. 27% more than United States	1.95 million ton Ranked 7th.
Coal > Recoverable > Reserves	82 million ton Ranked 34th.	112.26 billion ton Ranked 1st. 1369 times more than South Korea
Crude oil > Imports	2.59 million bbl/day Ranked 1st.	9.21 million bbl/day Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Korea
Electricity > From fossil fuels	71.1% of total installed capacity Ranked 92nd.	75.3% of total installed capacity Ranked 90th. 6% more than South Korea
Oil > Proved > Reserves	0.0 Ranked 191st.	19.12 billion bbl Ranked 13th.
Oil > Exports per 1000	18.44 bbl/day Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States	5.6 bbl/day Ranked 20th.
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily	2,280 Ranked 7th.	20,517 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent per million	283.3 Ranked 36th.	396.36 Ranked 19th. 40% more than South Korea
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	62.4% Ranked 126th.	71.4% Ranked 114th. 14% more than South Korea
Traditional fuel > Consumption	2.4% Ranked 92nd.	3.8% Ranked 86th. 58% more than South Korea
Residual fuel oil > Consumption by households and other consumers	927,000 ton Ranked 6th.	3.72 million ton Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Net inland availability > Per capita	7,394 kWh per capita Ranked 24th.	12,551.32 kWh per capita Ranked 8th. 70% more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers	3.36 million ton Ranked 14th.	39.15 million ton Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than South Korea
Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses	1.31 million ton Ranked 14th.	33.02 million ton Ranked 1st. 25 times more than South Korea
Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by chemical industry	19,581 Terajoules Ranked 30th.	1.91 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 98 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction per capita	3,821.39 kWh Ranked 12th. 22% more than United States	3,126.15 kWh Ranked 18th.
Industrial Waste > Production	51,435 Terajoules Ranked 3rd.	105,010 Terajoules Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
Coal > Changes in stocks > Per capita	-55.535 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 47th.	16.02 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 12th.
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport > Per capita	293.74 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 38th.	413.65 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 19th. 41% more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita	307.28 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.	456.62 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 49% more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in inland and coastal waterways	291,000 ton Ranked 16th.	1.57 million ton Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Korea
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport > Per capita	0.021 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 67th.	3.26 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 155 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Nuclear > Production	146.78 billion kWh Ranked 5th.	810.73 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households	325,000 ton Ranked 18th.	17.92 million ton Ranked 1st. 55 times more than South Korea
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	4.93 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	13.79 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Korea
Steam and hot water > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita	1.43 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 27th. 15 times more than United States	0.097 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 37th.
Jet Fuel > Total > Production > Per capita	222.7 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 13th.	248.42 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 12% more than South Korea
Refined petroleum products > Imports	794,000 bbl/day Ranked 6th.	2.58 million bbl/day Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Korea
Energy use per $1000 GDP	$188.99 Ranked 46th. 11% more than United States	$170.26 Ranked 57th.
Refined petroleum products > Production per thousand people	56.6 bbl/day Ranked 2nd.	59.65 bbl/day Ranked 12th. 5% more than South Korea
Production and prices > Oil prices > Crude oil import prices	$70.01 US dollars per barrel, av Ranked 18th. 5% more than United States	$66.75 US dollars per barrel, av Ranked 24th.
Crude oil > Exports per thousand people	0.0 Ranked 171st.	0.135 bbl/day Ranked 52nd.
Natural gas > Consumption > Per capita	710,167.18 cu m per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.	2.17 million cu m per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita	90.14 kWh Ranked 80th.	925.93 kWh Ranked 28th. 10 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh	4.33 billion kWh Ranked 59th.	271.12 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 63 times more than South Korea
Oil > Imports per 1000	62.5 bbl/day Ranked 3rd. 68% more than United States	37.19 bbl/day Ranked 10th.
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts per million	7.67 Megawatts Ranked 33th.	129.9 Megawatts Ranked 9th. 17 times more than South Korea
Imports > Kt of oil equivalent	175,014 kt of oil equivalent Ranked 4th.	684,843 kt of oil equivalent Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Korea
Imports > Kt of oil equivalent > Per capita	3.64 kt of oil equivalent pe Ranked 4th. 56% more than United States	2.33 kt of oil equivalent pe Ranked 16th.
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > Million kWh > Per capita	266.09 million kWh per capita Ranked 74th.	903.03 million kWh per capita Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Korea
Production > Kt of oil equivalent	38,031 kt of oil equivalent Ranked 41st.	1.64 million kt of oil equivalent Ranked 1st. 43 times more than South Korea
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million	4.52 Ranked 15th.	7.96 Ranked 8th. 76% more than South Korea
Wind energy installation	68.4 MW Ranked 26th.	6,740 MW Ranked 3rd. 99 times more than South Korea
Coal > Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	2.65 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.	20.64 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 8 times more than South Korea
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption in road transport per 1000	77.49 ton Ranked 1st. 57 times more than United States	1.36 ton Ranked 32nd.
Coal > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000	147.37 ton Ranked 8th. 45% more than United States	101.42 ton Ranked 17th.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Conversion to other forms of energy per 1000	4.36 ton Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United States	0.802 ton Ranked 13th.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability per 1000	164.82 ton Ranked 10th.	206.39 ton Ranked 8th. 25% more than South Korea
Jet Fuel > Bunkers	2.3 million ton Ranked 16th.	16.5 million ton Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Korea
Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000	12.9 ton Ranked 21st.	23.87 ton Ranked 6th. 85% more than South Korea
Coal > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	146.89 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 45% more than United States	101.11 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 18th.
Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by coke ovens	950 Terajoules Ranked 21st.	32,582 Terajoules Ranked 4th. 34 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport per 1000	5.32 ton Ranked 25th.	40.13 ton Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Korea
Industrial Waste > Production per million	1,068.49 Terajoules Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States	355.34 Terajoules Ranked 11th.
Electricity > Net > Production per capita	7,744.3 kWh Ranked 23th.	13,806.18 kWh Ranked 8th. 78% more than South Korea
Electricity > Thermal > Production	237.28 billion kWh Ranked 8th.	3.15 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 13 times more than South Korea
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households per 1000	0.623 ton Ranked 128th.	25.48 ton Ranked 52nd. 41 times more than South Korea
Residual fuel oil > Consumption by industry and construction	5.89 million ton Ranked 7th.	9.03 million ton Ranked 2nd. 53% more than South Korea
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers	2.46 million mÂ³ Ranked 70th.	43.94 million mÂ³ Ranked 10th. 18 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Hydro > Production	5.19 billion kWh Ranked 56th.	290.42 billion kWh Ranked 4th. 56 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Gross inland availability > Per capita	7,719.26 kWh per capita Ranked 25th.	13,847.96 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 79% more than South Korea
Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by households	389,538 Terajoules Ranked 10th.	5.22 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 13 times more than South Korea
Kerosene > Imports	54,000 ton Ranked 33th.	328,000 ton Ranked 12th. 6 times more than South Korea
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement	-1,643,000 ton Ranked 179th.	38.42 million ton Ranked 1st.
Coal > Consumption by other industries and construction	5.78 million ton Ranked 12th.	23.57 million ton Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Korea
Municipal Wastes > Production > Per capita	0.438 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 14th.	1 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Korea
Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	1.45 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 5th. 10 times more than United States	0.146 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 26th.
Coal > Changes in stocks	-2,682,000 ton Ranked 51st.	4.75 million ton Ranked 3rd.
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport	6.97 million ton Ranked 20th.	370.36 million ton Ranked 1st. 53 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Wind > Production > Self-producer > Per capita	103.53 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 10th.	10,929.69 kWh per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 106 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry	14.84 million ton Ranked 9th.	135.35 million ton Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
Steam and hot water > Net inland availability > Per capita	3.92 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 23th. 9 times more than United States	0.46 Terajoules per 1,000 peop Ranked 38th.
Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita	3,809.03 kWh per capita Ranked 13th. 22% more than United States	3,116.73 kWh per capita Ranked 20th.
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers	171.07 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	2.79 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 16 times more than South Korea
Industrial Waste > Consumption by households and other consumers	350 Terajoules Ranked 5th.	408 Terajoules Ranked 4th. 17% more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants	17,000 ton Ranked 101st.	2.84 million ton Ranked 5th. 167 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Solar > Production > Public per capita	0.0208 kWh Ranked 14th.	2.02 kWh Ranked 2nd. 97 times more than South Korea
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000	10.24 ton Ranked 18th. 6 times more than United States	1.59 ton Ranked 53th.
Electricity > Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita	894.79 kWh per capita Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States	271.52 kWh per capita Ranked 27th.
Electricity > Hydro > Production per capita	107.79 kWh Ranked 87th.	982.76 kWh Ranked 28th. 9 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Net > Production	372.8 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	4.08 trillion kWh Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Korea
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement > Per capita	-34,020.691 ton per 1 million people Ranked 167th.	129,617.58 ton per 1 million people Ranked 50th.
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	6.97 million ton Ranked 20th.	373.93 million ton Ranked 1st. 54 times more than South Korea
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	1,000 ton Ranked 57th.	967,000 ton Ranked 1st. 967 times more than South Korea
Coal > Additional resources per capita	5.92 ton Ranked 16th.	1,507.01 ton Ranked 1st. 255 times more than South Korea
Uranium > Reasonably assured > Reserves > Per capita	0.275 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 13th.	1.15 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 14th. 4 times more than South Korea
Coal > Additional resources	272 million ton Ranked 16th.	445.35 billion ton Ranked 1st. 1637 times more than South Korea
Coal > Recoverable > Reserves per capita	1.78 ton Ranked 40th.	379.88 ton Ranked 4th. 213 times more than South Korea
Coal > Total resources in place	410 million ton Ranked 22nd.	689.66 billion ton Ranked 1st. 1682 times more than South Korea
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes per million	2.18 Ranked 10th.	3.17 Ranked 6th. 46% more than South Korea
Coal > Production > Million tonnes	3.2 Ranked 29th.	1,008.3 Ranked 2nd. 315 times more than South Korea
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production	30.4% Ranked 12th. 60% more than United States	19% Ranked 16th.
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts [17]	28 Ranked 12th. 14 times more than United States	2 Ranked 37th.
Electricity > Consumption > Date of > Information	2003	2003
Energy supply > Renewable energy > Contribution of renewables to energy supply	1.4% Ranked 30th.	11% Ranked 11th. 8 times more than South Korea
Municipal Wastes > Statistical differences > Per capita	-21,760,891.325 Terajoules per 1e+15 peop Ranked 4th.	196.36 billion Terajoules per 1e+15 peop Ranked 1st.
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent	29.6 Ranked 6th.	187.9 Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Korea
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours	374 Ranked 11th.	4,150 Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Korea
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per $ GDP	2.35e-10 per $1 Ranked 22nd. 18% more than United States	1.98e-10 per $1 Ranked 26th.
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent	1.3 Ranked 42nd.	59.8 Ranked 4th. 46 times more than South Korea
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total	2.78 Ranked 7th.	24.89 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
Coal > Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million	0.0291 Ranked 28th.	1.94 Ranked 5th. 66 times more than South Korea
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total	0.21 Ranked 42nd.	9.42 Ranked 4th. 45 times more than South Korea
Wind energy installation per million	1.42 MW Ranked 34th.	23.02 MW Ranked 13th. 16 times more than South Korea
Coal > Production > Million tonnes > Share of total	0.06 Ranked 28th.	18.21 Ranked 2nd. 304 times more than South Korea
Coal Proved > Reserves > Total	1,354 Ranked 18th.	6,578 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than South Korea
Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total	1.9 Ranked 10th.	20.3 Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than South Korea
Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours per million	2.72 Ranked 9th.	2.83 Ranked 7th. 4% more than South Korea
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Changes in stocks at producers	-127,000 ton Ranked 10th.	1.53 million ton Ranked 1st.
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	0.8% Ranked 135th.	5.6% Ranked 120th. 7 times more than South Korea
Lignite/Brown Coal > Imports	2.86 million ton Ranked 4th. 76% more than United States	1.62 million ton Ranked 5th.
Lignite/Brown Coal > Statistical differences > Per capita	-20,797,734,544.371 ton per 1e+15 people Ranked 9th.	-5,941,087,087,362.66 ton per 1e+15 people Ranked 10th. 286 times more than South Korea
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Changes in stocks at producers > Per capita	-2,856.95 ton per 1 million people Ranked 9th.	5,905.69 ton per 1 million people Ranked 3rd.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by energy sector	3,000 ton Ranked 22nd.	612,000 ton Ranked 3rd. 204 times more than South Korea
Municipal Wastes > Energy balance requirement per million	439.42 Terajoules Ranked 13th.	1,005.19 Terajoules Ranked 8th. 2 times more than South Korea
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	48.72 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 11 times more than United States	4.48 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by iron and steel industry	55,000 ton Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States	17,000 ton Ranked 10th.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers	2.35 million ton Ranked 1st. 77% more than United States	1.33 million ton Ranked 3rd.
Other Petroleum Products > Energy balance requirement per million	-4,757.157 ton Ranked 65th.	24,668.67 ton Ranked 8th.
Other Petroleum Products > Gross inland availability per 1000	14.58 ton Ranked 38th.	63.21 ton Ranked 13th. 4 times more than South Korea
Coal > Energy balance requirement > Per capita	1,644.3 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 8th.	1,736.84 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 6% more than South Korea
Coal > Gross inland availability	79.41 million ton Ranked 8th.	514.82 million ton Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public > Per capita	107.45 kWh per capita Ranked 88th.	968.56 kWh per capita Ranked 28th. 9 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Production from coal sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,958.75 kWh per capita Ranked 15th.	7,118.73 kWh per capita Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Production from nuclear sources > Kwh > Per capita	2,718.58 kWh per capita Ranked 11th.	2,769.71 kWh per capita Ranked 9th. 2% more than South Korea
Motor Gasoline > Imports > Per capita	0.124 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 177th.	148.66 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 51st. 1199 times more than South Korea
Other Petroleum Products > Total > Production per 1000	19.34 ton Ranked 25th.	38.55 ton Ranked 19th. Twice as much as South Korea
Other Petroleum Products > Transfers out per 1000	0.447 ton Ranked 12th.	29.72 ton Ranked 6th. 67 times more than South Korea
Natural gas > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total	1.17 Ranked 21st.	24.05 Ranked 1st. 21 times more than South Korea
Other Petroleum Products > Transfers in per million	-666.125 ton Ranked 2nd.	-15,044.84 ton Ranked 9th. 23 times more than South Korea
Natural gas > Including LNG > Conversion in thermal power plants	509,700 Terajoules Ranked 15th.	7.19 million Terajoules Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Korea
Naphtha > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000	0.0209 ton Ranked 24th.	47.88 ton Ranked 17th. 2291 times more than South Korea
Petroleum Coke > Changes in stocks per million	41.55 ton Ranked 14th. 2% more than United States	40.61 ton Ranked 15th.
Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita	10.25 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 20th.	12.54 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 15th. 22% more than South Korea
Refinery Gas > Net inland availability per 1000	0.0209 ton Ranked 12th.	1.95 ton Ranked 7th. 93 times more than South Korea
Residual fuel oil > Bunkers per 1000	190.39 ton Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States	66.73 ton Ranked 21st.
Residual fuel oil > Consumption by petroleum refineries per 1000	43.52 ton Ranked 9th. 35 times more than United States	1.25 ton Ranked 50th.
Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000	80.54 ton Ranked 14th. 5 times more than United States	16.28 ton Ranked 60th.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by iron and steel industry per million	1.37 Terajoules Ranked 17th.	13.39 Terajoules Ranked 9th. 10 times more than South Korea
Steam and hot water > Consumption by other consumers per 1000	0.176 Terajoules Ranked 31st. 82% more than United States	0.0969 Terajoules Ranked 33th.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000	0.888 Terajoules Ranked 14th. 7 times more than United States	0.128 Terajoules Ranked 31st.
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million	0.616 Ranked 9th.	0.642 Ranked 7th. 4% more than South Korea
Natural gas > Including LNG > Energy balance requirement per 1000	26.46 Terajoules Ranked 47th.	81.05 Terajoules Ranked 16th. 3 times more than South Korea
White spirit/industrial spirit > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000	11.38 ton Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States	4.92 ton Ranked 11th.
White spirit/industrial spirit > Exports per 1000	0.0624 ton Ranked 20th.	2.74 ton Ranked 10th. 44 times more than South Korea
Petroleum Coke > Energy balance requirement per 1000	-1.122 ton Ranked 43th.	-74.368 ton Ranked 48th. 66 times more than South Korea
Petroleum Coke > Exports per 1000	1.08 ton Ranked 17th.	79.63 ton Ranked 1st. 74 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption by public lighting per capita	168.74 kWh Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States	60 kWh Ranked 10th.
Coke Oven Coke > Imports per 1000	7.08 ton Ranked 24th.	10.84 ton Ranked 19th. 53% more than South Korea
Coke Oven Coke > Consumption by iron and steel industry per 1000	28.37 ton Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United States	10.01 ton Ranked 25th.
Electricity > Energy balance requirement per capita	3,159.94 kWh Ranked 13th.	3,929.15 kWh Ranked 11th. 24% more than South Korea
Electricity > Exports per capita	0.0 Ranked 7th.	79.19 kWh Ranked 22nd.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by chemical industry per million	1,606.78 Terajoules Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United States	223.63 Terajoules Ranked 19th.
Naphtha > Gross inland availability per 1000	669.01 ton Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than United States	53.32 ton Ranked 19th.
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear reactors under construction	4 Ranked 5th.	5 Ranked 4th. 25% more than South Korea
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Capacity	20,739 MW Ranked 5th.	102,136 MW Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
Natural gas > Including LNG > Consumption by households and other consumers per 1000	11.11 Terajoules Ranked 20th.	28.88 Terajoules Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea
Kerosene > Exports	575,000 ton Ranked 7th. 6 times more than United States	101,000 ton Ranked 18th.
Residual fuel oil > Net inland availability per 1000	153.83 ton Ranked 12th. 4 times more than United States	43.64 ton Ranked 45th.
Steam and hot water > Gross > Production > Pure heating plants per 1000	0.446 Terajoules Ranked 26th. 61% more than United States	0.276 Terajoules Ranked 25th.
Steam and hot water > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000	2.49 Terajoules Ranked 8th. 7 times more than United States	0.365 Terajoules Ranked 29th.
Electricity production from oil sources > % of total	4.12% Ranked 9th. 6 times more than United States	0.678% Ranked 21st.
Electricity production from nuclear sources > % of total	29.31% Ranked 10th. 57% more than United States	18.68% Ranked 13th.
GDP per unit of energy use > Constant 2005 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent	$5.32 Ranked 31st.	$6.67 Ranked 26th. 25% more than South Korea
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	0.695% Ranked 28th.	6.54% Ranked 20th. 9 times more than South Korea
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources > % of total	69.22% Ranked 12th. 1% more than United States	68.83% Ranked 13th.
Production > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000	0.792 kt of oil equivalent Ranked 69th.	5.6 kt of oil equivalent Ranked 20th. 7 times more than South Korea
Coal > Production in 1981	19.9 million tonnes Ranked 18th.	747.3 million tonnes Ranked 1st. 38 times more than South Korea
Energy supply > Renewable energy > Contribution of renewables to energy supply per million	0.0285% Ranked 30th.	0.0359% Ranked 29th. 26% more than South Korea
Road sector energy consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	28,439.24 Ranked 17th.	505,167.64 Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Korea
Road sector energy consumption > % of total energy consumption	11.38% Ranked 100th.	22.79% Ranked 28th. Twice as much as South Korea
Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	13,998 Ranked 15th.	122,604 Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Korea
Road sector diesel fuel consumption per capita > Kg of oil equivalent	283.3 Ranked 37th.	396.36 Ranked 19th. 40% more than South Korea
Coal > Imports	73.9 million ton Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States	26.01 million ton Ranked 8th.
Municipal Wastes > Energy balance requirement	21,153 Terajoules Ranked 9th.	297,051 Terajoules Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Korea
Lignite/Brown Coal > Conversion in thermal power plants	2.86 million ton Ranked 23th.	505.03 million ton Ranked 1st. 176 times more than South Korea
Refined petroleum products > Exports	944,700 bbl/day Ranked 7th.	2.31 million bbl/day Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea
Naphtha > Imports	14.57 million ton Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than United States	6.39 million ton Ranked 5th.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement	4.32 million ton Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than United States	412,000 ton Ranked 20th.
Refined petroleum products > Production	2.83 million bbl/day Ranked 1st.	18.45 million bbl/day Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Korea
Coal > Conversion to other forms of energy > Per capita	1,506.31 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 9th.	1,588.91 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 7th. 5% more than South Korea
Coke Oven Gas > Conversion in thermal power plants	9,874 Terajoules Ranked 6th. 21% more than United States	8,135 Terajoules Ranked 7th.
Electricity > Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita	826.25 kWh per capita Ranked 6th.	858.06 kWh per capita Ranked 5th. 4% more than South Korea
Petroleum Waxes > Production from refineries	13,000 ton Ranked 18th.	738,000 ton Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than South Korea
Petroleum Waxes > Gross inland availability > Per capita	0.269 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd.	2.43 ton per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 9 times more than South Korea
Petroleum > Import > > thousand cubic metres /day per million	7.07 billion cubic metre/day Ranked 4th. 9% more than United States	6.51 billion cubic metre/day Ranked 5th.
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports	10.39% Ranked 32nd. 1% more than United States	10.26% Ranked 33th.
Electricity > Station use and station loss	16.59 billion kWh Ranked 10th.	206.4 billion kWh Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Production from oil sources > Kwh per capita	576.2 kWh Ranked 24th. 21% more than United States	475.15 kWh Ranked 27th.
Biogas > Gross inland availability per million	70.75 Terajoules Ranked 24th.	540.91 Terajoules Ranked 6th. 8 times more than South Korea
Bitumen Asphalt > Production from refineries per 1000	51.56 ton Ranked 16th.	104.28 ton Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Korea
Coal > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000	119.99 ton Ranked 7th. 50% more than United States	79.77 ton Ranked 14th.
Electricity > Wind > Production per capita	2.7 kWh Ranked 29th.	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th. 22 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Power plant capacity > Solar > Per capita	0.29 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 16th.	1.39 kW per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 5 times more than South Korea
Jet Fuel > Imports per 1000	0.541 ton Ranked 120th.	25.71 ton Ranked 46th. 48 times more than South Korea
Gas-diesel oils > Changes in stocks at producers per 1000	2.27 ton Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than United States	0.192 ton Ranked 33th.
Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by coke ovens per million	19.73 Terajoules Ranked 22nd.	110.25 Terajoules Ranked 14th. 6 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Consumption by iron and steel industry per capita	897.69 kWh Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States	272.34 kWh Ranked 26th.
Electricity > Nuclear > Production per capita	3,049.13 kWh Ranked 5th. 11% more than United States	2,743.42 kWh Ranked 9th.
Electricity > Solar > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.291 kWh Ranked 8th.	3.22 kWh Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Wind > Production > Self-producer per capita	0.104 kWh Ranked 10th.	10.93 kWh Ranked 3rd. 105 times more than South Korea
Electricity > From hydroelectric plants	1.9% of total installed capacity Ranked 118th.	7.6% of total installed capacity Ranked 104th. 4 times more than South Korea
Electricity > Wind > Production > Public per capita	2.6 kWh Ranked 27th.	60.51 kWh Ranked 13th. 23 times more than South Korea
Hard Coal Briquettes > Production per 1000	41.75 ton Ranked 2nd.	430.61 ton Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Korea
Industrial Waste > Consumption by households and other consumers per million	7.27 Terajoules Ranked 7th. 5 times more than United States	1.38 Terajoules Ranked 9th.

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