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Electricity access | electrification - total population: 94% (2019) electrification - urban areas: 95% (2019) electrification - rural areas: 92% (2019) |
Electricity - production | 234.5 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
Electricity - consumption | 207.1 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
Electricity - exports | 16.55 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
Electricity - imports | 10.56 billion kWh (2016 est.) |
Electricity - installed generating capacity | 50.02 million kW (2016 est.) |
Electricity - from fossil fuels | 85% of total installed capacity (2016 est.) |
Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
Electricity - from other renewable sources | 10% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.) |
Oil - production | 1,600 bbl/day (2018 est.) |
Oil - exports | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Oil - imports | 404,000 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Oil - proved reserves | 15 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - production | 487,100 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - consumption | 621,000 bbl/day (2016 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - exports | 105,600 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - imports | 195,200 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
Natural gas - production | 906.1 million cu m (2017 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption | 5.069 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
Natural gas - exports | 0 cu m (2017 est.) |
Natural gas - imports | 4.162 billion cu m (2017 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves | 0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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