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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 62% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 91% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 30% (2019)
Electricity - production29.35 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption24.72 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity10.52 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels80% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production1.989 million bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports2.096 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - imports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves37.45 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production35,010 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption325,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports2,332 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports223,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production44.48 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption17.24 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports27.21 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves5.475 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

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

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