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Energy > Electricity Stats: compare key data on Argentina & South Sudan

Definitions

  • Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • From fossil fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • From hydroelectric plants: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by water-driven turbines, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • From nuclear fuels: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • From other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric (including, for example, wind, waves, solar, and geothermal), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
  • Installed generating capacity: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
  • Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
STAT
Argentina
South Sudan
HISTORY
Consumption 111.1 billion kWh
Ranked 17th. 160 times more than South Sudan
694.1 million kWh
Ranked 115th.
Exports 1.7 billion kWh
Ranked 39th.
0.0
Ranked 45th.
From fossil fuels 66.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 103th. 2 times more than South Sudan
30.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 158th.
From hydroelectric plants 27.6% of total installed capacity
Ranked 72nd.
66.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Argentina
From nuclear fuels 3.1% of total installed capacity
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 31st.
From other renewable sources 0.2% of total installed capacity
Ranked 83th.
3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 50th. 15 times more than Argentina
Imports 10.3 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 48th.
Installed generating capacity 32.87 million kW
Ranked 20th. 129 times more than South Sudan
255,200 kW
Ranked 133th.
Installed generating capacity per thousand people 814.13 kW
Ranked 77th. 32 times more than South Sudan
25.67 kW
Ranked 163th.
Production 119.3 billion kWh
Ranked 21st. 135 times more than South Sudan
881.3 million kWh
Ranked 103th.

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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