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Energy

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Last updated: October 29, 2026

Sections in Energy
  1. Electricity access
  2. Electricity
  3. Electricity generation sources
  4. Nuclear energy
  5. Coal
  6. Petroleum
  7. Natural gas
  8. Energy consumption per capita

Energy

Electricity access:138

electrification - total population:100% (2022 est.)
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Electricity:139

installed generating capacity:161.988 million kW (2023 est.)
consumption:555.683 billion kWh (2023 est.)
exports:49.444 billion kWh (2023 est.)
imports:21.77 billion kWh (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses:31.784 billion kWh (2023 est.)
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Electricity generation sources:140

fossil fuels:18.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
nuclear:13.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
solar:1.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
wind:6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity:58.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste:1.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
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Nuclear energy:141

Number of operational nuclear reactors:17 (2025)
Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors:12.71GW (2025 est.)
Percent of total electricity production:13.7% (2023 est.)
Number of nuclear reactors permanently shut down:8 (2025)
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Coal:142

production:50.687 million metric tons (2023 est.)
consumption:20.092 million metric tons (2023 est.)
exports:35.447 million metric tons (2023 est.)
imports:7.03 million metric tons (2023 est.)
proven reserves:6.582 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
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Petroleum:143

total petroleum production:5.688 million bbl/day (2023 est.)
refined petroleum consumption:2.377 million bbl/day (2024 est.)
crude oil estimated reserves:170.3 billion barrels (2021 est.)
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Natural gas:144

production:194.105 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
consumption:131.887 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
exports:82.537 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
imports:29.058 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
proven reserves:2.067 trillion cubic meters (2021 est.)
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Energy consumption per capita:145

Total energy consumption per capita 2023:311.599 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
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Historical observations

Notes & sources

  1. Electricity access. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  2. Electricity. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  3. Electricity generation sources. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  4. Nuclear energy. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  5. Coal. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  6. Petroleum. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  7. Natural gas. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
  8. Energy consumption per capita. Reference edition; observation: dates as stated in text. Field last updated: not supplied; profile fallback: 2025-12-05 17:28:40 -0500 (not a field revision date); needs review. Reference source. Edition retrieval date: not supplied (retrieval only). ↩
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