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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 100% (2020)
Electricity - production243 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption229.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity65.56 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels72% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources17% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production284,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports192,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Oil - imports341,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Oil - proved reserves1.821 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production462,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption1.175 million bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports64,120 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports619,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)
Natural gas - production105.2 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption45.25 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports67.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports5.776 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves1.989 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook
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