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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 97.4% (2018)

electrification - urban areas: 99% (2018)

electrification - rural areas: 94.3% (2018)
Electricity - production1.967 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption1.75 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity504,000 kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels61% 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 plants38% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Oil - production17,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - imports820 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves84.2 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production7,571 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption13,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports14,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports10,700 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 reserves0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)

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

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