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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 85% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 93% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 75% (2019)
Electricity - production12.52 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption9.363 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports187 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports511 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity3.801 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels58% 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 plants42% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production173,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports104,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Oil - imports6,220 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves660 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production2,073 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption90,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports2,654 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports85,110 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production914.4 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption1.232 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports317.4 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves22.65 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

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

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