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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 70% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 98% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 32% (2019)
Electricity - production8.108 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption6.411 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports55 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity1.558 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels52% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants47% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production69,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports96,370 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - imports36,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves200 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production39,080 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption45,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports8,545 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports14,090 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production910.4 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption906.1 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves135.1 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

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

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