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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 99% (2020)

electrification - urban areas: 99% (2020)

electrification - rural areas: 85% (2020)
Electricity - production131.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption121 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports55 million kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports9.851 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity38.35 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels69% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants24% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production489,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports36,630 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - imports16,740 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves2.162 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production669,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption806,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports58,360 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports121,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production40.92 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption49.04 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports76.45 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports9.826 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves336.6 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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