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Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 40% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 71% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 23% (2019)
Electricity - production6.699 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption5.682 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - imports102 million kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity1.457 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels55% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants40% 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 reserves0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption72,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports67,830 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Natural gas - production3.115 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption3.115 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves6.513 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

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

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