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  • Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Consumption by households and other consumers per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • From 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.
  • From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
  • Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Production by source > Nuclear: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
  • Production per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Thermal > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • Production by source > Fossil fuel: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
  • Net inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net > Production per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross inland availability > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Production by source > Hydro: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
  • Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
  • 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.
  • Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Production by source > Other: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).
  • Net inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Thermal > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Thermal > Production > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
  • Total > Production > Public > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 population
  • Total > Production > Public per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Gross inland availability per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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STAT Sub-Saharan Africa United States HISTORY
Consumption 107.18 billion kWh
3.89 trillion kWh
36 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Consumption > Per capita 441.68 kWh per capita
12,747.49 kWh per capita
29 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 204.72 kWh per capita
9,409.27 kWh per capita
46 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Consumption by households and other consumers per capita 204.9 kWh
9,437.73 kWh
46 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Consumption per capita 417.46 kWh
12,736.19 kWh
31 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Exports 24.59 billion kWh
2 times more than United States 		12 billion kWh

From nuclear fuels 0.0891% of total installed capacity
9.7% of total installed capacity
109 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
From other renewable sources 1.01% of total installed capacity
5.3% of total installed capacity
5 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Imports 24.18 billion kWh
59.26 billion kWh
2 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Installed generating capacity 77.24 million kW
1.04 billion kW
13 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Production 120.19 billion kWh
4.1 trillion kWh
34 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Production > Per capita 451 kWh per capita
13,527.54 kWh per capita
30 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Production by source > Nuclear 0.12%
20.7%
173 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Production per capita 426.31 kWh
13,515.56 kWh
32 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Thermal > Production per capita 297.21 kWh
10,659.14 kWh
36 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
From fossil fuels 60.98% of total installed capacity
75.3% of total installed capacity
23% more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Production by source > Fossil fuel 56.2%
71.4%
27% more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Net inland availability > Per capita 362.11 kWh per capita
12,551.32 kWh per capita
35 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Net > Production 342.78 billion kWh
4.08 trillion kWh
12 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Net > Production per capita 394.2 kWh
13,806.18 kWh
35 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Gross inland availability > Per capita 433.74 kWh per capita
13,847.96 kWh per capita
32 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Consumption by households and other consumers 131.77 billion kWh
2.79 trillion kWh
21 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Thermal > Production 271.95 billion kWh
3.15 trillion kWh
12 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Production by source > Hydro 41.24%
7 times more than United States 		5.6%
Thermal > Production > Public 256.85 billion kWh
2.99 trillion kWh
12 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Thermal > Production > Public > Per capita 269.92 kWh per capita
10,102.93 kWh per capita
37 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
From hydroelectric plants 37.86% of total installed capacity
5 times more than United States 		7.6% of total installed capacity
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer > Per capita 407.41 kWh per capita
14,460.89 kWh per capita
35 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Production by source > Other 0.278%
2.3%
8 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Net inland availability per capita 361.42 kWh
12,589.28 kWh
35 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Thermal > Production > Public per capita 271.21 kWh
10,133.49 kWh
37 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer 359.27 billion kWh
4.29 trillion kWh
12 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Gross inland availability 342.46 billion kWh
4.1 trillion kWh
12 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Net inland availability 288.14 billion kWh
3.72 trillion kWh
13 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Net > Production > Per capita 393.3 kWh per capita
13,764.55 kWh per capita
35 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Thermal > Production > Per capita 295.93 kWh per capita
10,627 kWh per capita
36 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Total > Production > Public 343.29 billion kWh
4.13 trillion kWh
12 times more than all Sub-Saharan Africa combined
Total > Production > Public > Per capita 369.57 kWh per capita
13,925.58 kWh per capita
38 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Total > Production > Public per capita 370.37 kWh
13,967.7 kWh
38 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Gross > Production > Public and self-producer per capita 408.27 kWh
14,504.62 kWh
36 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average
Gross inland availability per capita 433.78 kWh
13,889.84 kWh
32 times more than Sub-Saharan Africa average

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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