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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 33% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 58% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 9% (2019)
Electricity - production335 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption1.143 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports1.088 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity321,000 kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels88% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production0 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - imports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves8 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption38,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports1,514 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports38,040 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves1.133 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

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

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