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Commercial energy use 2,513.85
Ranked 43th.
8,148.38
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa
Crude oil > Production 181,000 bbl/day
Ranked 39th.
11.11 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 61 times more than South Africa

Electric power consumption > KWh 237.47 billion
Ranked 17th.
4.13 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 17 times more than South Africa

Electric power consumption > KWh per capita 4,694.23
Ranked 45th.
13,246.04
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Consumption 234.2 billion kWh
Ranked 3rd.
3.89 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 5,486.63 kWh per capita
Ranked 31st.
12,747.49 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Consumption per capita 5,002.35 kWh
Ranked 32nd.
12,736.19 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 885.35 kW
Ranked 72nd.
3,358.91 kW
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than South Africa
Electricity > Production 257.9 billion kWh
Ranked 4th.
4.1 trillion kWh
Ranked 2nd. 16 times more than South Africa

Electricity production > KWh 259.58 billion
Ranked 16th.
4.28 trillion
Ranked 1st. 16 times more than South Africa

Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita 2,794.64
Ranked 41st.
6,793.09
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa

Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter $1.38
Ranked 89th. 42% more than United States
$0.97
Ranked 137th.

Oil > Consumption 579,000 bbl/day
Ranked 26th.
18.69 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than South Africa

Oil > Consumption > Per capita 10.65 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 82nd.
68.67 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than South Africa

Oil > Production > Per capita 4.53 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 57th.
28.08 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Consumption by households per capita 783.29 kWh
Ranked 60th.
4,599.49 kWh
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh 2.46 billion
Ranked 92nd.
518.77 billion
Ranked 1st. 210 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Production > Per capita 6,000.3 kWh per capita
Ranked 41st.
13,527.54 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ $14.51 billion
Ranked 29th.
$157.86 billion
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh per capita 40.66
Ranked 100th.
892.04
Ranked 11th. 22 times more than South Africa

Oil > Production 191,000 bbl/day
Ranked 39th.
9.06 million bbl/day
Ranked 2nd. 47 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from coal sources > KWh 243.41 billion
Ranked 7th.
1.64 trillion
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > KWh 2.06 billion
Ranked 84th.
280.02 billion
Ranked 2nd. 136 times more than South Africa

Oil > Reserves per capita 0.166 barrels
Ranked 84th.
75.97 barrels
Ranked 34th. 457 times more than South Africa
Crude oil > Proved reserves 15 million bbl
Ranked 80th.
20.68 billion bbl
Ranked 14th. 1379 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption per capita 3.88
Ranked 4th. 4% more than United States
3.72
Ranked 1st.
Oil > Reserves 7.84 million barrels
Ranked 81st.
22.45 billion barrels
Ranked 14th. 2864 times more than South Africa
Electricity > Consumption by petroleum refineries 7.84 billion kWh
Ranked 6th.
48.89 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture 880,000 ton
Ranked 19th.
11.41 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than South Africa

Electricity production > KWh per capita 5,131.3
Ranked 44th.
13,639.7
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Installed generating capacity 44.26 million kW
Ranked 17th.
1.04 billion kW
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than South Africa
Fuelwood > Consumption by households 33.25 million m³
Ranked 12th.
43.94 million m³
Ranked 8th. 32% more than South Africa

Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh 13.5 billion
Ranked 23th.
799.71 billion
Ranked 1st. 59 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from oil sources > KWh 197 million
Ranked 91st.
29.05 billion
Ranked 3rd. 147 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh per capita 48.73
Ranked 109th.
1,652.58
Ranked 14th. 34 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh 408 million
Ranked 58th.
238.74 billion
Ranked 1st. 585 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption 170.5 million
Ranked 3rd.
1.06 billion
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
Natural gas > Consumption per capita 132.19 cu m
Ranked 32nd.
2,107.76 cu m
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than South Africa

Gasoline prices 0.82
Ranked 95th. 6% more than United States
0.77
Ranked 102nd.
Coal > Production 244.99 million ton
Ranked 5th.
531.82 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa

Natural gas > Consumption 4.01 billion cu m
Ranked 46th.
689.9 billion cu m
Ranked 1st. 172 times more than South Africa

Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption per capita > Kg of oil equivalent 132.24
Ranked 56th.
1,107.96
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Africa

Oil > Consumption per 1000 11.74 bbl/day
Ranked 95th.
60.92 bbl/day
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than South Africa

Electric power > Consumption > KWh 226.46 billion kWh
Ranked 14th.
3.92 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by households > Per capita 104.23 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than United States
6.86 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 17th.

Coal > Production > Per capita 5,224.9 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
1,794.21 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th.

Hydroelectricity > Consumption 0.78
Ranked 98th.
275.81
Ranked 4th. 354 times more than South Africa
Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh 0.0
Ranked 114th.
1.28 trillion
Ranked 1st.

Electricity > Consumption by households 36.97 billion kWh
Ranked 19th.
1.36 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than South Africa

Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per $1,000 GDP > Constant 2005 PPP $287.23
Ranked 25th. 92% more than United States
$149.84
Ranked 10th.

Electric power > Consumption > KWh per capita 4,852.93 kWh
Ranked 38th.
13,389.83 kWh
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa

Oil > Exports 128,500 bbl/day
Ranked 32nd.
1.7 million bbl/day
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport 4.97 million ton
Ranked 25th.
122.61 million ton
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than South Africa

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > Current US$ per capita $286.82
Ranked 37th.
$506.62
Ranked 32nd. 77% more than South Africa

Production > Kilotons of oil equivalent 159,593
Ranked 18th.
1.67 million
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than South Africa

Oil > Production per 1000 3.87 bbl/day
Ranked 52nd.
29.52 bbl/day
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than South Africa

Natural gas > Proved reserves 16 billion cu m
Ranked 74th.
9.46 trillion cu m
Ranked 5th. 591 times more than South Africa

Electricity > From other renewable sources 0.5% of total installed capacity
Ranked 71st.
5.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than South Africa
Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts 16.4 Megawatts
Ranked 35th.
40,180 Megawatts
Ranked 3rd. 2450 times more than South Africa

Natural gas > Production None None
Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes > Per capita 0.531 per 1 million people
Ranked 46th.
3.16 per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than South Africa
Refined petroleum products > Consumption 590,900 bbl/day
Ranked 28th.
18.84 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 32 times more than South Africa
Electricity > Production per capita 5,470.68 kWh
Ranked 42nd.
13,515.56 kWh
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by energy sector > Per capita 0.463 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th.
0.867 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 87% more than South Africa

Gasoline > Road sector gasoline fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent 6,611
Ranked 20th.
342,721
Ranked 1st. 52 times more than South Africa

Hydroelectric power > Production > KWh 929 million
Ranked 85th.
249.62 billion
Ranked 5th. 269 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from coal sources > KWh per capita 4,811.77
Ranked 4th.
5,226.03
Ranked 4th. 9% more than South Africa

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric > KWh per capita 8.07
Ranked 69th.
760.54
Ranked 14th. 94 times more than South Africa

Crude oil > Proved reserves per capita 0.309 bbl
Ranked 89th.
65.3 bbl
Ranked 35th. 212 times more than South Africa

Crude oil > Imports per thousand people 7.7 bbl/day
Ranked 35th.
29.78 bbl/day
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Consumption by petroleum refineries per capita 166.17 kWh
Ranked 9th. About the same as United States
165.44 kWh
Ranked 10th.

Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants 188,900 ton
Ranked 39th.
940,000 ton
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than South Africa

Oil > Proved > Reserves per capita 0.3 bbl
Ranked 89th.
61.81 bbl
Ranked 35th. 206 times more than South Africa

Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 123.7
Ranked 18th.
2,331.6
Ranked 1st. 19 times more than South Africa
Refined petroleum products > Consumption per thousand people 11.68 bbl/day
Ranked 109th.
60.46 bbl/day
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than South Africa
Electricity > Production > KWh 260.5 billion
Ranked 14th.
4.32 trillion
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa

Oil > Imports 490,500 bbl/day
Ranked 5th.
11.31 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Exports 15.04 billion kWh
Ranked 12th. 25% more than United States
12 billion kWh
Ranked 15th.

Electricity production from natural gas sources > KWh per capita 0.0
Ranked 114th.
4,069.05
Ranked 2nd.

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy 461.6 million Mt
Ranked 14th.
5.49 billion Mt
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than South Africa

Coal > Total known > Reserves 115 billion ton
Ranked 3rd.
244.31 billion ton
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa

Energy use > Equivalent in kilograms of oil per capita 2,783.77
Ranked 47th.
7,758.94
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa

Crude oil > Production per thousand people 3.54 bbl/day
Ranked 61st.
35.39 bbl/day
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than South Africa

Bagasse > Production 8 million ton
Ranked 11th.
9.03 million ton
Ranked 9th. 13% more than South Africa

Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh 22 billion
Ranked 18th.
259.53 billion
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than South Africa

Oil imports > Net 258,000 barrels per day
Ranked 16th.
10.4 million barrels per day
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than South Africa
Electricity production from oil sources > KWh per capita 3.89
Ranked 110th.
92.53
Ranked 16th. 24 times more than South Africa

Electricity production from nuclear sources > KWh per capita 266.91
Ranked 23th.
2,547.54
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than South Africa

Nuclear waste generated -0.23
Ranked 11th.
1.67
Ranked 4th.
Energy production > Kt of oil equivalent per 1000 3.21
Ranked 32nd.
5.77
Ranked 5th. 80% more than South Africa

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers per capita 1,758.57 kWh
Ranked 55th.
9,437.73 kWh
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than South Africa

Fuelwood > Consumption by households per 1000 704.56 m³
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than United States
148.67 m³
Ranked 80th.

Coal > Production per 1000 5,190.55 ton
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
1,799.63 ton
Ranked 5th.

Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 5.5%
Ranked 25th.
20.7%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > KWh per capita 434.86
Ranked 40th.
832.92
Ranked 9th. 92% more than South Africa

Electric power > Consumption > KWh > Per capita 4,884.79 kWh per capita
Ranked 40th.
13,351.07 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in agriculture per 1000 18.64 ton
Ranked 48th.
38.61 ton
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than South Africa

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy per capita 9.12 Mt
Ranked 43th.
17.62 Mt
Ranked 13th. 93% more than South Africa

Nuclear energy > Consumption 12.6 terawatt-hours
Ranked 23th.
821.1 terawatt-hours
Ranked 1st. 65 times more than South Africa
Electricity > Imports 11.89 billion kWh
Ranked 5th.
59.26 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Africa

CO2 intensity > Kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use 3.23
Ranked 10th. 32% more than United States
2.45
Ranked 52nd.

Crude oil > Exports 0.0
Ranked 92nd.
41,640 bbl/day
Ranked 36th.

Electricity > From nuclear fuels 4.1% of total installed capacity
Ranked 18th.
9.7% of total installed capacity
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than South Africa
Uranium > Production 848 ton
Ranked 8th. 2% more than United States
835 ton
Ranked 9th.

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 1,770.21 kWh per capita
Ranked 64th.
9,409.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Imports 732,000 ton
Ranked 54th.
11.72 million ton
Ranked 4th. 16 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport 124,000 ton
Ranked 22nd.
11.86 million ton
Ranked 1st. 96 times more than South Africa

Natural gas > Imports 3.3 billion cu m
Ranked 39th.
88.77 billion cu m
Ranked 2nd. 27 times more than South Africa

Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes 24.9
Ranked 26th.
937.6
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than South Africa
Electricity > Production > KWh > Per capita 4,987.37 per capita
Ranked 34th.
13,553.55 per capita
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than South Africa

Hydroelectricity > Consumption per million 0.0169
Ranked 121st.
0.951
Ranked 28th. 56 times more than South Africa
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Per capita 0.176 per 10 million people
Ranked 126th.
9.33 per 10 million people
Ranked 30th. 53 times more than South Africa
Power > Consumption > KWh 238.56 billion
Ranked 13th.
4.11 trillion
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa

Power > Consumption > KWh per capita 4,943.56
Ranked 41st.
13,638.39
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry and construction 810,000 ton
Ranked 27th.
19.49 million ton
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Solar > Production > Public 21 million kWh
Ranked 3rd.
596 million kWh
Ranked 2nd. 28 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Thermal > Production per capita 4,859.8 kWh
Ranked 35th.
10,659.14 kWh
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa

Kerosene > Consumption by households 525,000 ton
Ranked 12th.
1.95 million ton
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport per 1000 105.41 ton
Ranked 70th.
414.9 ton
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Consumption by households > Per capita 788.47 kWh per capita
Ranked 70th.
4,585.62 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than South Africa

Coal > Recoverable > Reserves 48 billion ton
Ranked 5th.
112.26 billion ton
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa

Electricity > From fossil fuels 90.8% of total installed capacity
Ranked 66th. 21% more than United States
75.3% of total installed capacity
Ranked 90th.
Crude oil > Imports 385,100 bbl/day
Ranked 20th.
9.21 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than South Africa

GDP created per unit of energy use 3.36
Ranked 100th.
5.64
Ranked 65th. 68% more than South Africa

GDP per unit of energy use > PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent $3.57
Ranked 100th.
$5.99
Ranked 65th. 68% more than South Africa

Oil > Exports per 1000 2.66 bbl/day
Ranked 48th.
5.6 bbl/day
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than South Africa

Oil > Proved > Reserves 15 million bbl
Ranked 82nd.
19.12 billion bbl
Ranked 13th. 1275 times more than South Africa

Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily 525
Ranked 26th.
20,517
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than South Africa
Road sector diesel fuel consumption > Kt of oil equivalent per million 100.3
Ranked 78th.
396.36
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 93.5%
Ranked 88th. 31% more than United States
71.4%
Ranked 114th.
Traditional fuel > Consumption 43.4%
Ranked 42nd. 11 times more than United States
3.8%
Ranked 86th.
Aviation Gasoline > Consumption in air transport > Per capita 0.192 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 52nd.
3.26 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 17 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Nuclear > Production 11.29 billion kWh
Ranked 20th.
810.73 billion kWh
Ranked 1st. 72 times more than South Africa

Uranium > Production > Per capita 18.09 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 9th. 6 times more than United States
2.82 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 12th.

Bitumen Asphalt > Consumption for non-energy uses 802,000 ton
Ranked 19th.
33.02 million ton
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 108.75 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
456.62 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Net inland availability > Per capita 4,229.34 kWh per capita
Ranked 56th.
12,551.32 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by households and other consumers 880,000 ton
Ranked 38th.
39.15 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 44 times more than South Africa

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by households and other consumers 477,000 ton
Ranked 8th.
3.72 million ton
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Africa

Coal > Changes in stocks > Per capita -52.61 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.
16.02 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.

Jet Fuel > Total > Production > Per capita 39.24 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th.
248.42 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport > Per capita 106.1 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
413.65 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than South Africa

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 2.26 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
13.79 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction per capita 2,327.62 kWh
Ranked 25th.
3,126.15 kWh
Ranked 18th. 34% more than South Africa

Refined petroleum products > Imports 79,010 bbl/day
Ranked 49th.
2.58 million bbl/day
Ranked 1st. 33 times more than South Africa

Energy use per $1000 GDP $288.29
Ranked 23th. 69% more than United States
$170.26
Ranked 57th.

Nuclear power > Production > KWh 11.32 billion
Ranked 22nd.
836.63 billion
Ranked 2nd. 74 times more than South Africa

Refined petroleum products > Production per thousand people 8.75 bbl/day
Ranked 59th.
59.65 bbl/day
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than South Africa

Crude oil > Exports per thousand people 0.0
Ranked 92nd.
0.135 bbl/day
Ranked 52nd.

Natural gas > Consumption > Per capita 132,218.85 cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
2.17 million cu m per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 16 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh per capita 47.23 kWh
Ranked 90th.
925.93 kWh
Ranked 28th. 20 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Production from hydroelectric sources > Kwh 2.2 billion kWh
Ranked 76th.
271.12 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 123 times more than South Africa

Oil > Imports per 1000 10.16 bbl/day
Ranked 48th.
37.19 bbl/day
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than South Africa

Wind power > Installed windpower capacity > Megawatts per million 0.356 Megawatts
Ranked 41st.
129.9 Megawatts
Ranked 9th. 365 times more than South Africa

Oil imports > Net per 1000 5.47 barrels per day
Ranked 14th.
35.19 barrels per day
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Africa
Imports > Kt of oil equivalent -24,861 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 105th.
684,843 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 1st.

Electric power transmission and distribution losses > Million kWh > Per capita 317.3 million kWh per capita
Ranked 67th.
903.03 million kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa

Imports > Kt of oil equivalent > Per capita -0.536 kt of oil equivalent pe
Ranked 94th.
2.33 kt of oil equivalent pe
Ranked 16th.

Production > Kt of oil equivalent 155,998 kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 18th.
1.64 million kt of oil equivalent
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than South Africa

Wind energy installation 16.6 MW
Ranked 37th.
6,740 MW
Ranked 3rd. 406 times more than South Africa
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million 2.65
Ranked 33th.
7.96
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa
Electricity > Consumption by petroleum refineries > Per capita 167.27 kWh per capita
Ranked 8th. 1% more than United States
164.94 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th.

Coal > Changes in stocks -2,439,000 ton
Ranked 50th.
4.75 million ton
Ranked 3rd.

Electricity > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 2,343.02 kWh per capita
Ranked 28th.
3,116.73 kWh per capita
Ranked 20th. 33% more than South Africa

Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers 33.25 million m³
Ranked 15th.
43.94 million m³
Ranked 10th. 32% more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants 30,000 ton
Ranked 79th.
2.84 million ton
Ranked 5th. 95 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by households and other consumers > Per capita 157.03 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than United States
10.64 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th.

Lubricants > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000 11.95 ton
Ranked 28th.
23.87 ton
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as South Africa

Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers 83 billion kWh
Ranked 16th.
2.79 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 34 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 260.3 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States
101.11 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement 203,000 ton
Ranked 43th.
38.42 million ton
Ranked 1st. 189 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Hydro > Production per capita 88.96 kWh
Ranked 94th.
982.76 kWh
Ranked 28th. 11 times more than South Africa

Crude Petroleum > Exports per capita 0.000106 ton
Ranked 68th.
0.00561 ton
Ranked 64th. 53 times more than South Africa

Jet Fuel > Bunkers 732,000 ton
Ranked 29th.
16.5 million ton
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Net > Production 231.1 billion kWh
Ranked 13th.
4.08 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 18 times more than South Africa

Aviation Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 9,000 ton
Ranked 19th.
967,000 ton
Ranked 1st. 107 times more than South Africa

Kerosene > Imports 32,000 ton
Ranked 49th.
328,000 ton
Ranked 12th. 10 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000 258.59 ton
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States
101.42 ton
Ranked 17th.

Electricity > Consumption by iron and steel industry > Per capita 455.17 kWh per capita
Ranked 13th. 68% more than United States
271.52 kWh per capita
Ranked 27th.

Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport 7.91 million ton
Ranked 16th.
370.36 million ton
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than South Africa

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability per 1000 6.29 ton
Ranked 117th.
206.39 ton
Ranked 8th. 33 times more than South Africa

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport per 1000 2.63 ton
Ranked 38th.
40.13 ton
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Net > Production per capita 4,896.43 kWh
Ranked 47th.
13,806.18 kWh
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than South Africa

Coke Oven Gas > Consumption by industry and construction > Per capita 0.32 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than United States
0.146 Terajoules per 1,000 peop
Ranked 26th.

Coal > Consumption by energy sector 17,000 ton
Ranked 11th.
257,000 ton
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than South Africa

Coal > Exports 71.44 million ton
Ranked 5th. 87% more than United States
38.27 million ton
Ranked 7th.

Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry 5.1 million ton
Ranked 24th.
135.35 million ton
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Gross inland availability > Per capita 4,878.86 kWh per capita
Ranked 55th.
13,847.96 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Hydro > Production 4.2 billion kWh
Ranked 61st.
290.42 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 69 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Solar > Production > Public per capita 0.445 kWh
Ranked 8th.
2.02 kWh
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by chemical industry > Per capita 231.55 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than United States
20.64 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by industry and construction per 1000 0.254 ton
Ranked 85th.
1.59 ton
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than South Africa

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households per 1000 5.19 ton
Ranked 101st.
25.48 ton
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than South Africa

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry 7.91 million ton
Ranked 16th.
373.93 million ton
Ranked 1st. 47 times more than South Africa

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by industry and construction 4,000 ton
Ranked 121st.
9.03 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 2257 times more than South Africa

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement > Per capita 4,329.45 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 121st.
129,617.58 ton per 1 million people
Ranked 50th. 30 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by other industries and construction 7.58 million ton
Ranked 10th.
23.57 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Africa

Electricity > Thermal > Production 229.38 billion kWh
Ranked 10th.
3.15 trillion kWh
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than South Africa

Aviation Gasoline > Total > Production > Per capita 0.384 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.
2.34 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Africa

Coal > Additional resources per capita 122.17 ton
Ranked 10th.
1,507.01 ton
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Africa

Coal > Additional resources 5 billion ton
Ranked 8th.
445.35 billion ton
Ranked 1st. 89 times more than South Africa

Coal > Recoverable > Reserves per capita 1,016.98 ton
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
379.88 ton
Ranked 4th.

Coal > Total resources in place 115 billion ton
Ranked 4th.
689.66 billion ton
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa

Uranium > Reasonably assured > Reserves > Per capita 5.45 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than United States
1.15 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.

Oil > Consumption > Million tonnes per million 0.528
Ranked 45th.
3.17
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than South Africa
Coal > Production > Million tonnes 242.8
Ranked 6th.
1,008.3
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Non-renewables > Nuclear > Nuclear share of electricity production 5.1%
Ranked 24th.
19%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Africa
Electricity > Consumption > Date of > Information 2003 2003
Oil > Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total 0.66
Ranked 26th.
24.89
Ranked 1st. 38 times more than South Africa
Nuclear > Consumption > Terawatt-hours per million 0.321
Ranked 19th.
2.83
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than South Africa
Nuclear > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 3.4
Ranked 21st.
187.9
Ranked 1st. 55 times more than South Africa
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours 245
Ranked 14th.
4,150
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than South Africa
Coal > Production > Million tonnes > Share of total 4.38
Ranked 6th.
18.21
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 0.8
Ranked 46th.
59.8
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than South Africa
Hydroelectricity > Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 0.13
Ranked 46th.
9.42
Ranked 4th. 72 times more than South Africa
Wind energy installation per million 0.356 MW
Ranked 41st.
23.02 MW
Ranked 13th. 65 times more than South Africa
Coal > Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 3.4
Ranked 6th.
20.3
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than South Africa
Coal Proved > Reserves > Total 502
Ranked 24th.
6,578
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than South Africa
Primary Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Per $ GDP 2.52e-10 per $1
Ranked 20th. 27% more than United States
1.98e-10 per $1
Ranked 26th.
Coal > Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent per million 2.93
Ranked 3rd. 51% more than United States
1.94
Ranked 5th.
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro 1.1%
Ranked 132nd.
5.6%
Ranked 120th. 5 times more than South Africa
Natural gas liquids n.e.s. > Production from plants per 1000 3.62 ton
Ranked 34th.
22.71 ton
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than South Africa

Coke Oven Gas > Production 15,017 Terajoules
Ranked 19th.
92,833 Terajoules
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Africa

Motor Gasoline > Consumption by households and other consumers per 1000 2.25 ton
Ranked 24th.
13.83 ton
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Africa

Naphtha > Production from refineries per 1000 1.09 ton
Ranked 56th.
31.79 ton
Ranked 33th. 29 times more than South Africa

Coal > Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 5.01
Ranked 5th.
20.76
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than South Africa
Lubricants > Energy balance requirement per 1000 -1.545 ton
Ranked 94th.
-5.475 ton
Ranked 101st. 4 times more than South Africa

Kerosene > Production from refineries > Per capita 13.18 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 24% more than United States
10.63 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.

Jet Fuel > Production from refineries 1.84 million ton
Ranked 24th.
73.63 million ton
Ranked 1st. 40 times more than South Africa

Jet Fuel > Imports > Per capita 2,090.08 ton per million people
Ranked 105th.
25,633.38 ton per million people
Ranked 53th. 12 times more than South Africa

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by iron and steel industry 176,000 ton
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than United States
36,000 ton
Ranked 22nd.

Coal > Statistical differences > Per capita -46,203,215,200,210.703 ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 43th.
35.31 trillion ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 8th.

Jet Fuel > Net inland availability 992,000 ton
Ranked 12th.
62.05 million ton
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by industry and construction 12.21 million ton
Ranked 8th.
29.97 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Africa

Residual fuel oil > Bunkers 2.39 million ton
Ranked 12th.
19.72 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than South Africa

Petroleum Waxes > Statistical differences > Per capita 928.5 billion ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 3rd.
-3,373,700,787.826 ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 7th.

Coal > Consumption by mining industry > Energy commodities > Per capita 0.463 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th.
0.867 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 87% more than South Africa

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other consumers > Per capita 9.13 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
12.54 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th. 37% more than South Africa

Petroleum Waxes > Production from refineries per 1000 1.23 ton
Ranked 13th.
2.5 ton
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by iron and steel industry per 1000 4 ton
Ranked 15th. 33 times more than United States
0.122 ton
Ranked 30th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by petroleum refineries per 1000 20.37 ton
Ranked 18th. 16 times more than United States
1.25 ton
Ranked 50th.

Residual fuel oil > Consumption by other industries and construction per 1000 0.0847 ton
Ranked 123th.
16.28 ton
Ranked 60th. 192 times more than South Africa

Residual fuel oil > Imports per 1000 2.06 ton
Ranked 112th.
105.7 ton
Ranked 33th. 51 times more than South Africa

White spirit/industrial spirit > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000 1.55 ton
Ranked 28th.
4.92 ton
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa

White spirit/industrial spirit > Exports per 1000 0.0227 ton
Ranked 17th.
2.74 ton
Ranked 10th. 121 times more than South Africa

Lubricants > Exports 215,000 ton
Ranked 12th.
2.3 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than South Africa

Natural gas liquids n.e.s. > Production per 1000 3.62 ton
Ranked 34th.
22.71 ton
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than South Africa

Petroleum Waxes > Consumption for non-energy uses per 1000 1.23 ton
Ranked 20th.
2.44 ton
Ranked 12th. 99% more than South Africa

Electricity > Nuclear > Production per capita 239.27 kWh
Ranked 22nd.
2,743.42 kWh
Ranked 9th. 11 times more than South Africa

Petroleum Waxes > Total > Production > Per capita 1.24 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.
2.49 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than South Africa

Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability 992,000 ton
Ranked 12th.
62.14 million ton
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by households and other consumers 7.36 million ton
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United States
3.15 million ton
Ranked 6th.

Jet Fuel > Exports > Per capita 4.56 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.
8.7 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 91% more than South Africa

Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement > Per capita -18,085,573,769,093.301 ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 82nd.
-38,780,690,556,066.898 ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by households 4.89 million ton
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States
1.96 million ton
Ranked 7th.

Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement -848,000 ton
Ranked 97th.
-11,495,000 ton
Ranked 124th. 14 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by other consumers per 1000 52.16 ton
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United States
8.42 ton
Ranked 12th.

Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport > Per capita 21.16 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
209.35 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than South Africa

Natural gas liquids n.e.s. > Production 171,000 ton
Ranked 34th.
6.71 million ton
Ranked 10th. 39 times more than South Africa

Jet Fuel > Consumption in air transport 992,000 ton
Ranked 12th.
62.05 million ton
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than South Africa

Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry > Per capita 21.16 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
209.35 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than South Africa

Coal > Consumption by chemical industry 9.7 million ton
Ranked 2nd. 59% more than United States
6.12 million ton
Ranked 2nd.

Natural gas Liquids > Statistical differences > Per capita 3.65 trillion ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 37th.
166.23 trillion ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 13th. 46 times more than South Africa

Jet Fuel > Consumption by transportation industry 992,000 ton
Ranked 12th.
62.05 million ton
Ranked 1st. 63 times more than South Africa

Natural gas Liquids > Gross inland availability 171,000 ton
Ranked 48th.
49.27 million ton
Ranked 1st. 288 times more than South Africa

Petroleum Waxes > Gross inland availability > Per capita 1.24 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th.
2.43 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 97% more than South Africa

Natural gas > Including LNG > Conversion in thermal power plants 64 Terajoules
Ranked 93th.
7.19 million Terajoules
Ranked 1st. 112416 times more than South Africa

Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement per 1000 4.3 ton
Ranked 107th.
130.01 ton
Ranked 38th. 30 times more than South Africa

Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability 8.06 million ton
Ranked 16th.
388.99 million ton
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than South Africa

Motor Gasoline > Exports 552,000 ton
Ranked 46th.
6.71 million ton
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than South Africa

Coal > Additional resources > Per capita 122.17 ton per capita
Ranked 11th.
1,502.46 ton per capita
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than South Africa

Lubricants > Statistical differences > Per capita -22,727,272,727.272 ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 19th.
3.37 billion ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 17th.

Lubricants > Production from refineries > Per capita 12.03 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd.
29.26 ton per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Africa

Other Petroleum Products > Production from refineries per 1000 0.233 ton
Ranked 71st.
38.55 ton
Ranked 19th. 165 times more than South Africa

Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Statistical differences > Per capita -106,636,637,789.464 ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 40th.
3.37 billion ton per 1e+15 people
Ranked 30th.

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