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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 100% (2020)
Electricity - production529.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption450.8 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports61.41 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports19.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity130.8 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels17% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels50% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production16,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - imports1.147 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Oil - proved reserves65.97 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production1.311 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption1.705 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports440,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports886,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Natural gas - production16.99 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption41.88 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports6.031 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports48.59 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves8.41 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

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

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