problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout
the entry:
Acidification - the lowering of soil and water pH due to acid
precipitation and deposition usually through precipitation; this
process disrupts ecosystem nutrient flows and may kill freshwater
fish and plants dependent on more neutral or alkaline conditions
(see acid rain).
Acid rain - characterized as containing harmful levels of sulfur
dioxide or nitrogen oxide; acid rain is damaging and potentially
deadly to the earth's fragile ecosystems; acidity is measured using
the pH scale where 7 is neutral, values greater than 7 are
considered alkaline, and values below 5.6 are considered acid
precipitation; note - a pH of 2.4 (the acidity of vinegar) has been
measured in rainfall in New England.
Aerosol - a collection of airborne particles dispersed in a gas,
smoke, or fog.
Afforestation - converting a bare or agricultural space by planting
trees and plants; reforestation involves replanting trees on areas
that have been cut or destroyed by fire.
Asbestos - a naturally occurring soft fibrous mineral commonly used
in fireproofing materials and considered to be highly carcinogenic
in particulate form.
Biodiversity - also biological diversity; the relative number of
species, diverse in form and function, at the genetic, organism,
community, and ecosystem level; loss of biodiversity reduces an
ecosystem's ability to recover from natural or man-induced
disruption.
Bio-indicators - a plant or animal species whose presence,
abundance, and health reveal the general condition of its habitat.
Biomass - the total weight or volume of living matter in a given
area or volume.
Carbon cycle - the term used to describe the exchange of carbon (in
various forms, e.g., as carbon dioxide) between the atmosphere,
ocean, terrestrial biosphere, and geological deposits.
Catchments - assemblages used to capture and retain rainwater and
runoff; an important water management technique in areas with
limited freshwater resources, such as Gibraltar.
DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane) - a colorless, odorless
insecticide that has toxic effects on most animals; the use of DDT
was banned in the US in 1972.
Defoliants - chemicals which cause plants to lose their leaves
artificially; often used in agricultural practices for weed control,
and may have detrimental impacts on human and ecosystem health.
Deforestation - the destruction of vast areas of forest (e.g.,
unsustainable forestry practices, agricultural and range land
clearing, and the over exploitation of wood products for use as
fuel) without planting new growth.
Desertification - the spread of desert-like conditions in arid or
semi-arid areas, due to overgrazing, loss of agriculturally
productive soils, or climate change.
Dredging - the practice of deepening an existing waterway; also, a
technique used for collecting bottom-dwelling marine organisms
(e.g., shellfish) or harvesting coral, often causing significant
destruction of reef and ocean-floor ecosystems.
Drift-net fishing - done with a net, miles in extent, that is
generally anchored to a boat and left to float with the tide; often
results in an over harvesting and waste of large populations of
non-commercial marine species (by-catch) by its effect of "sweeping
the ocean clean."
Ecosystems - ecological units comprised of complex communities of
organisms and their specific environments.
Effluents - waste materials, such as smoke, sewage, or industrial
waste which are released into the environment, subsequently
polluting it.
Endangered species - a species that is threatened with extinction
either by direct hunting or habitat destruction.
Freshwater - water with very low soluble mineral content; sources
include lakes, streams, rivers, glaciers, and underground aquifers.
Greenhouse gas - a gas that "traps" infrared radiation in the lower
atmosphere causing surface warming; water vapor, carbon dioxide,
nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, and ozone are the
primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
Groundwater - water sources found below the surface of the earth
often in naturally occurring reservoirs in permeable rock strata;
the source for wells and natural springs.
Highlands Water Project - a series of dams constructed jointly by
Lesotho and South Africa to redirect Lesotho's abundant water supply
into a rapidly growing area in South Africa; while it is the largest
infrastructure project in southern Africa, it is also the most
costly and controversial; objections to the project include claims
that it forces people from their homes, submerges farmlands, and
squanders economic resources.
Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) - represents the 145,000 Inuits
of Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland in international
environmental issues; a General Assembly convenes every three years
to determine the focus of the ICC; the most current concerns are
long-range transport of pollutants, sustainable development, and
climate change.
Metallurgical plants - industries which specialize in the science,
technology, and processing of metals; these plants produce highly
concentrated and toxic wastes which can contribute to pollution of
ground water and air when not properly disposed.
Noxious substances - injurious, very harmful to living beings.
Overgrazing - the grazing of animals on plant material faster than
it can naturally regrow leading to the permanent loss of plant
cover, a common effect of too many animals grazing limited range
land.
Ozone shield - a layer of the atmosphere composed of ozone gas (O3)
that resides approximately 25 miles above the Earth's surface and
absorbs solar ultraviolet radiation that can be harmful to living
organisms.
Poaching - the illegal killing of animals or fish, a great concern
with respect to endangered or threatened species.
Pollution - the contamination of a healthy environment by man-made
waste.
Potable water - water that is drinkable, safe to be consumed.
Salination - the process through which fresh (drinkable) water
becomes salt (undrinkable) water; hence, desalination is the reverse
process; also involves the accumulation of salts in topsoil caused
by evaporation of excessive irrigation water, a process that can
eventually render soil incapable of supporting crops.
Siltation - occurs when water channels and reservoirs become clotted
with silt and mud, a side effect of deforestation and soil erosion.
Slash-and-burn agriculture - a rotating cultivation technique in
which trees are cut down and burned in order to clear land for
temporary agriculture; the land is used until its productivity
declines at which point a new plot is selected and the process
repeats; this practice is sustainable while population levels are
low and time is permitted for regrowth of natural vegetation;
conversely, where these conditions do not exist, the practice can
have disastrous consequences for the environment.
Soil degradation - damage to the land's productive capacity because
of poor agricultural practices such as the excessive use of
pesticides or fertilizers, soil compaction from heavy equipment, or
erosion of topsoil, eventually resulting in reduced ability to
produce agricultural products.
Soil erosion - the removal of soil by the action of water or wind,
compounded by poor agricultural practices, deforestation,
overgrazing, and desertification.
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation - a portion of the electromagnetic energy
emitted by the sun and naturally filtered in the upper atmosphere by
the ozone layer; UV radiation can be harmful to living organisms and
has been linked to increasing rates of skin cancer in humans.
Waterborne diseases - those in which bacteria survive in, and are
transmitted through, water; always a serious threat in areas with an
untreated water supply.
Rank country Environment - current issues Date of Information
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Rank code: 2033
Country Comparison :: Environment - international agreements
This entry separates country participation in international
environmental agreements into two levels - party to and signed, but
not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the
abbreviated form of the full name.
Rank country Environment - international agreementsDate of Information
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Rank code: 2034
Country Comparison :: Military expenditures
This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent
year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP
is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of
purchasing power parity (PPP).
Rank country (% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Oman 11.40 2005 est.
2 Qatar 10.00 2005 est.
3 Saudi Arabia 10.00 2005 est.
4 Iraq 8.60 2006
5 Jordan 8.60 2006
6 Israel 7.30 2006
7 Yemen 6.60 2006
8 Armenia 6.50 FY01
9 Eritrea 6.30 2006 est.
10 Macedonia 6.00 2005 est.
11 Burundi 5.90 2006 est.
12 Syria 5.90 2005 est.
13 Angola 5.70 2006
14 Mauritania 5.50 2006
15 Maldives 5.50 2005 est.
16 Kuwait 5.30 2006
17 Turkey 5.30 2005 est.
18 El Salvador 5.00 2006
19 Morocco 5.00 2003 est.
20 Singapore 4.90 2005 est.
21 Swaziland 4.70 2006
22 Bahrain 4.50 2006
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.50 2005 est.
24 Brunei 4.50 2006
25 China 4.30 2006
26 Greece 4.30 2005 est.
27 Chad 4.20 2006
28 United States 4.06 2005 est.
29 Libya 3.90 2005 est.
30 Russia 3.90 2005
31 Tajikistan 3.90 2005 est.
32 Cuba 3.80 2006 est.
33 Djibouti 3.80 2006
34 Cyprus 3.80 2005 est.
35 Zimbabwe 3.80 2006
36 Namibia 3.70 2006
37 Colombia 3.40 2005 est.
38 Gabon 3.40 2005 est.
39 Egypt 3.40 2005 est.
40 Turkmenistan 3.40 2005 est.
41 Algeria 3.30 2006
42 Botswana 3.30 2006
43 United Arab Emirates 3.10 2005 est.
44 Guinea-Bissau 3.10 2005 est.
45 Lebanon 3.10 2005 est.
46 Congo, Republic of the 3.10 2006
47 Solomon Islands 3.00 2006
48 Cambodia 3.00 2005 est.
49 Ethiopia 3.00 2006
50 Indonesia 3.00 2005 est.
51 Sudan 3.00 2005 est.
52 Pakistan 3.00 2007 est.
53 Rwanda 2.90 2006 est.
54 Comoros 2.80 2006
55 Ecuador 2.80 2006
56 Kenya 2.80 2006
57 Chile 2.70 2006
58 Korea, South 2.70 2006
59 Azerbaijan 2.60 2005 est.
60 Lesotho 2.60 2006
61 France 2.60 2005 est.
62 Brazil 2.60 2006 est.
63 Sri Lanka 2.60 2006
64 Bulgaria 2.60 2005 est.
65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.50 2006
66 India 2.50 2006
67 Iran 2.50 2006
68 Vietnam 2.50 2005 est.
69 Australia 2.40 2006
70 United Kingdom 2.40 2005 est.
71 Croatia 2.39 2005 est.
72 Portugal 2.30 2005 est.
73 Sierra Leone 2.30 2006
74 Fiji 2.20 2005 est.
75 Taiwan 2.20 NA
76 Uganda 2.20 2006
77 Burma 2.10 2005 est.
78 Malaysia 2.03 2005 est.
79 Estonia 2.00 2005 est.
80 World 2.00 2005 est.
81 Uzbekistan 2.00 2005 est.
82 Seychelles 2.00 2006 est.
83 Finland 2.00 2005 est.
84 Afghanistan 1.90 2006 est.
85 Romania 1.90 2007 est.
86 Norway 1.90 2005 est.
87 Mali 1.90 2006
88 Bolivia 1.90 2006
89 Slovakia 1.87 2005 est.
90 Guyana 1.80 2006
91 Thailand 1.80 2005 est.
92 Zambia 1.80 2005 est.
93 Italy 1.80 2005 est.
94 Hungary 1.75 2005 est.
95 Poland 1.71 2005 est.
96 Benin 1.70 2006
97 Guinea 1.70 2006
98 South Africa 1.70 2006
99 Slovenia 1.70 2005 est.
100 Cote d'Ivoire 1.60 2005 est.
101 Netherlands 1.60 2005 est.
102 Togo 1.60 2005 est.
103 Uruguay 1.60 2006
104 Nepal 1.60 2006
105 Bangladesh 1.50 2006
106 Sweden 1.50 2005 est.
107 Peru 1.50 2006
108 Nigeria 1.50 2006
109 Germany 1.50 2005 est.
110 Albania 1.49 2005 est.
111 Czech Republic 1.46 2007 est.
112 Belize 1.40 2006
113 Ukraine 1.40 2005 est.
114 Tunisia 1.40 2006
115 Senegal 1.40 2005 est.
116 Mongolia 1.40 2006
117 Belarus 1.40 2005 est.
118 Papua New Guinea 1.40 2005 est.
119 Kyrgyzstan 1.40 2005 est.
120 Argentina 1.30 2005 est.
121 Cameroon 1.30 2006
122 Niger 1.30 2006
123 Malawi 1.30 2006
124 Liberia 1.30 2006 est.
125 Denmark 1.30 2007 est.
126 Belgium 1.30 2005 est.
127 Latvia 1.20 2005 est.
128 Spain 1.20 2005 est.
129 Burkina Faso 1.20 2006
130 Venezuela 1.20 2005 est.
131 Lithuania 1.20 2007 est.
132 Canada 1.10 2005 est.
133 Central African Republic 1.10 2006 est.
134 Bhutan 1.00 2005 est.
135 New Zealand 1.00 2005 est.
136 Madagascar 1.00 2006
137 Paraguay 1.00 2006 est.
138 Panama 1.00 2006
139 Switzerland 1.00 2005 est.
140 Austria 0.90 2005 est.
141 Luxembourg 0.90 2005 est.
142 Philippines 0.90 2005 est.
143 Somalia 0.90 2005 est.
144 Tonga 0.90 2006 est.
145 Kazakhstan 0.90 FY02
146 Ireland 0.90 2005 est.
147 Dominican Republic 0.80 2006
148 Sao Tome and Principe 0.80 2006
149 Mozambique 0.80 2006
150 Japan 0.80 2006
151 Ghana 0.80 2006 est.
152 Cape Verde 0.70 2005
153 Malta 0.70 2006 est.
154 Honduras 0.60 2006 est.
155 Jamaica 0.60 2006 est.
156 Suriname 0.60 2006 est.
157 Nicaragua 0.60 2006
158 Georgia 0.59 2005 est.
159 Barbados 0.50 2006 est.
160 Bahamas, The 0.50 2006
161 Mexico 0.50 2006 est.
162 Laos 0.50 2006
163 Gambia, The 0.50 2006
164 Costa Rica 0.40 2006
165 Guatemala 0.40 2006
166 Moldova 0.40 2005 est.
167 Haiti 0.40 2006
168 Mauritius 0.30 2006 est.
169 Trinidad and Tobago 0.30 2006
170 Tanzania 0.20 2005 est.
171 Bermuda 0.11 2005 est.
172 Equatorial Guinea 0.10 2006 est.
173 Iceland 0.00 2005 est.
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Rank code: 2038
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
This entry is 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.
Rank country (kWh) Date of Information
1 United States 4,110,000,000,000 2008 est.
2 European Union 3,044,000,000,000 2007 est.
3 China 3,041,000,000,000 2007 est.
4 Japan 1,058,000,000,000 2007 est.
5 Russia 958,000,000,000 2007 est.
6 India 761,700,000,000 2007 est.
7 Canada 620,700,000,000 2007 est.
8 Germany 593,400,000,000 2007 est.
9 France 535,700,000,000 2007 est.
10 Korea, South 440,000,000,000 2008 est.
11 Brazil 438,800,000,000 2007 est.
12 United Kingdom 368,600,000,000 2007 est.
13 Italy 289,700,000,000 2007 est.
14 Spain 283,200,000,000 2007 est.
15 Mexico 245,000,000,000 2008 est.
16 South Africa 240,300,000,000 2007 est.
17 Australia 239,900,000,000 2007 est.
18 Taiwan 225,000,000,000 2007 est.
19 Iran 192,600,000,000 2007 est.
20 Ukraine 185,200,000,000 2007 est.
21 Turkey 181,900,000,000 2007 est.
22 Saudi Arabia 179,100,000,000 2007 est.
23 Poland 149,100,000,000 2007 est.
24 Sweden 144,000,000,000 2007 est.
25 Norway 142,700,000,000 2008 est.
26 Thailand 135,200,000,000 2007 est.
27 Indonesia 134,400,000,000 2007 est.
28 Egypt 118,400,000,000 2007 est.
29 Venezuela 113,300,000,000 2007 est.
30 Argentina 109,500,000,000 2007 est.
31 Malaysia 103,200,000,000 2007 est.
32 Netherlands 97,190,000,000 2007 est.
33 Pakistan 90,800,000,000 2007 est.
34 Czech Republic 82,720,000,000 2007 est.
35 Belgium 82,170,000,000 2007 est.
36 Finland 77,240,000,000 2007 est.
37 Kazakhstan 72,410,000,000 2007 est.
38 United Arab Emirates 71,540,000,000 2007 est.
39 Vietnam 66,810,000,000 2007 est.
40 Switzerland 63,930,000,000 2007 est.
41 Chile 60,600,000,000 2007 est.
42 Greece 58,790,000,000 2007 est.
43 Austria 58,640,000,000 2007 est.
44 Romania 58,280,000,000 2007 est.
45 Philippines 56,570,000,000 2007 est.
46 Paraguay 53,190,000,000 2007 est.
47 Colombia 50,580,000,000 2007 est.
48 Israel 50,410,000,000 2007 est.
49 Uzbekistan 46,330,000,000 2007 est.
50 Kuwait 45,830,000,000 2007 est.
51 Portugal 44,470,000,000 2007 est.
52 New Zealand 42,400,000,000 2007 est.
53 Bulgaria 40,250,000,000 2007 est.
54 Singapore 38,670,000,000 2007 est.
55 Hong Kong 38,400,000,000 2008 est.
56 Hungary 37,740,000,000 2007 est.
57 Denmark 36,920,000,000 2007 est.
58 Iraq 36,920,000,000 2008 est.
59 Syria 36,500,000,000 2007 est.
60 Algeria 34,980,000,000 2007 est.
61 Serbia 33,870,000,000 2004
62 Peru 30,570,000,000 2008 est.
63 Belarus 29,920,000,000 2007 est.
64 Slovakia 26,530,000,000 2007 est.
65 Ireland 26,060,000,000 2007 est.
66 Libya 23,980,000,000 2007 est.
67 Puerto Rico 23,720,000,000 2007 est.
68 Bangladesh 22,990,000,000 2007 est.
69 Nigeria 21,920,000,000 2007 est.
70 Morocco 21,560,000,000 2007 est.
71 Korea, North 20,900,000,000 2007 est.
72 Azerbaijan 19,350,000,000 2007 est.
73 Tajikistan 17,300,000,000 2007 est.
74 Cuba 16,890,000,000 2007 est.
75 Ecuador 16,750,000,000 2007 est.
76 Kyrgyzstan 15,960,000,000 2007 est.
77 Mozambique 15,910,000,000 2007 est.
78 Qatar 15,110,000,000 2007 est.
79 Slovenia 14,140,000,000 2007 est.
80 Dominican Republic 14,020,000,000 2007 est.
81 Turkmenistan 13,990,000,000 2007 est.
82 Tunisia 13,790,000,000 2007 est.
83 Oman 13,580,000,000 2007 est.
84 Jordan 12,210,000,000 2007 est.
85 Lithuania 12,090,000,000 2007 est.
86 Iceland 11,710,000,000 2007 est.
87 Croatia 11,470,000,000 2007 est.
88 Estonia 11,460,000,000 2007 est.
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,320,000,000 2007 est.
90 Bahrain 10,250,000,000 2007 est.
91 Zambia 9,752,000,000 2007 est.
92 Sri Lanka 9,507,000,000 2007 est.
93 Uruguay 9,265,000,000 2007 est.
94 Lebanon 9,030,000,000 2007 est.
95 Zimbabwe 8,890,000,000 2007 est.
96 Costa Rica 8,808,000,000 2007 est.
97 Guatemala 8,425,000,000 2007 est.
98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8,217,000,000 2007 est.
99 Georgia 8,170,000,000 2007 est.
100 Jamaica 7,324,000,000 2007 est.
101 Trinidad and Tobago 7,202,000,000 2007 est.
102 Ghana 6,746,000,000 2007 est.
103 Macedonia 6,376,000,000 2007 est.
104 Panama 6,322,000,000 2007 est.
105 Burma 6,286,000,000 2007 est.
106 Honduras 6,050,000,000 2007 est.
107 Yemen 5,665,000,000 2007 est.
108 Cameroon 5,601,000,000 2007 est.
109 Armenia 5,584,000,000 2007 est.
110 El Salvador 5,559,000,000 2007 est.
111 Bolivia 5,495,000,000 2007 est.
112 Cote d'Ivoire 5,275,000,000 2007 est.
113 Kenya 5,223,000,000 2008 est.
114 Latvia 4,620,000,000 2007 est.
115 Cyprus 4,502,000,000 2007 est.
116 Bhutan 4,475,000,000 2007 est.
117 Sudan 4,341,000,000 2007 est.
118 Mongolia 3,979,000,000 2008
119 Tanzania 3,786,000,000 2007 est.
120 Angola 3,722,000,000 2007 est.
121 Moldova 3,617,000,000 2007 est.
122 Ethiopia 3,460,000,000 2007 est.
123 Nicaragua 3,286,000,000 2007 est.
124 Brunei 3,091,000,000 2007 est.
125 Laos 3,075,000,000 2007 est.
126 Albania 2,888,000,000 2007 est.
127 Papua New Guinea 2,885,000,000 2007 est.
128 Montenegro 2,864,000,000 2005 est.
129 Nepal 2,781,000,000 2007 est.
130 Luxembourg 2,696,000,000 2007 est.
131 Mauritius 2,321,000,000 2007 est.
132 Uganda 2,256,000,000 2007 est.
133 Malta 2,146,000,000 2007 est.
134 Bahamas, The 2,045,000,000 2007 est.
135 Senegal 1,880,000,000 2007 est.
136 New Caledonia 1,825,000,000 2007 est.
137 Gabon 1,774,000,000 2007 est.
138 Malawi 1,690,000,000 2007 est.
139 Namibia 1,650,000,000 2007 est.
140 Suriname 1,605,000,000 2007 est.
141 Cambodia 1,273,000,000 2007 est.
142 Netherlands Antilles 1,220,000,000 2007 est.
143 Macau 1,106,000,000 2008 est.
144 Botswana 1,052,000,000 2007 est.
145 Madagascar 1,045,000,000 2007 est.
146 Barbados 1,003,000,000 2007 est.
147 Fiji 928,000,000 2007 est.
148 Aruba 850,000,000 2007 est.
149 Guinea 850,000,000 2007 est.
150 Afghanistan 839,000,000 2007 est.
151 Kosovo 832,000,000 2006
152 Guyana 821,000,000 2007 est.
153 Virgin Islands 776,400,000 2007 est.
154 Bermuda 675,600,000 2007 est.
155 French Polynesia 650,000,000 2007 est.
156 Burkina Faso 611,600,000 2007 est.
157 Cayman Islands 546,000,000 2007 est.
158 Mali 515,000,000 2007 est.
159 Lesotho 502,000,000 2007 est.
160 West Bank 500,000,000 NA
161 Haiti 448,000,000 2007 est.
162 Swaziland 441,000,000 2007 est.
163 Mauritania 415,300,000 2007 est.
164 Congo, Republic of the 400,000,000 2007 est.
165 Liberia 350,000,000 2007 est.
166 Greenland 325,000,000 2007 est.
167 Saint Lucia 325,000,000 2007 est.
168 Djibouti 280,000,000 2007 est.
169 Somalia 280,000,000 2007 est.
170 Eritrea 271,000,000 2007 est.
171 Cape Verde 250,000,000 2007 est.
172 Seychelles 250,000,000 2007 est.
173 Faroe Islands 243,700,000 2007 est.
174 Togo 230,000,000 2007 est.
175 Belize 213,500,000 2007 est.
176 Maldives 205,000,000 2007 est.
177 Micronesia, Federated States of 192,000,000 2002
178 American Samoa 185,000,000 2007 est.
179 Grenada 178,700,000 2007 est.
180 Gambia, The 160,000,000 2007 est.
181 Niger 150,000,000 2007 est.
182 Gibraltar 146,000,000 2007 est.
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 133,800,000 2007 est.
184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 130,000,000 2007 est.
185 Benin 124,000,000 2007 est.
186 Rwanda 120,000,000 2007 est.
187 Central African Republic 115,000,000 2007 est.
188 Antigua and Barbuda 110,000,000 2007 est.
189 Samoa 109,000,000 2007 est.
190 Chad 100,000,000 2007 est.
191 Burundi 92,000,000 2007 est.
192 Western Sahara 90,000,000 2007 est.
193 Dominica 85,000,000 2007 est.
194 Sierra Leone 80,000,000 2007 est.
195 Solomon Islands 71,000,000 2007 est.
196 Guinea-Bissau 65,000,000 2007 est.
197 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 53,000,000 2007 est.
198 British Virgin Islands 45,000,000 2007 est.
199 Tonga 43,000,000 2007 est.
200 Vanuatu 42,000,000 2007 est.
201 Cook Islands 31,000,000 2007 est.
202 Nauru 31,000,000 2007 est.
203 Equatorial Guinea 28,000,000 2007 est.
204 Comoros 22,000,000 2007 est.
205 Montserrat 22,000,000 2007 est.
206 Sao Tome and Principe 19,000,000 2007 est.
207 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 16,000,000 2007 est.
208 Kiribati 14,000,000 2007 est.
209 Turks and Caicos Islands 12,000,000 2007 est.
210 Saint Helena 8,000,000 2007 est.
211 Niue 3,000,000 2007 est.
212 Gaza Strip 140,000 2005
213 Northern Mariana Islands 60,600 January 2009
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Rank code: 2042
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
This entry consists of total electricity generated 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.
Rank country (kWh) Date of Information
1 United States 3,873,000,000,000 2008 est.
2 European Union 2,884,000,000,000 2007 est.
3 China 2,835,000,000,000 2007 est.
4 Japan 1,007,000,000,000 2007 est.
5 Russia 840,400,000,000 2007 est.
6 India 568,000,000,000 2007 est.
7 Germany 547,300,000,000 2007 est.
8 Canada 536,100,000,000 2007 est.
9 France 447,200,000,000 2007 est.
10 Brazil 404,300,000,000 2007 est.
11 Korea, South 385,100,000,000 2008 est.
12 United Kingdom 345,800,000,000 2007 est.
13 Italy 315,000,000,000 2007 est.
14 Spain 276,100,000,000 2008 est.
15 Taiwan 233,000,000,000 2008 est.
16 Australia 222,000,000,000 2007 est.
17 South Africa 215,100,000,000 2007 est.
18 Mexico 200,900,000,000 2007 est.
19 Saudi Arabia 165,100,000,000 2007 est.
20 Iran 153,800,000,000 2007 est.
21 Turkey 153,700,000,000 2007 est.
22 Ukraine 153,100,000,000 2007 est.
23 Sweden 134,500,000,000 2007 est.
24 Thailand 129,500,000,000 2007 est.
25 Poland 129,300,000,000 2007 est.
26 Norway 128,800,000,000 2008 est.
27 Indonesia 119,300,000,000 2007 est.
28 Netherlands 110,200,000,000 2007 est.
29 Egypt 104,100,000,000 2007 est.
30 Malaysia 99,250,000,000 2007 est.
31 Argentina 99,210,000,000 2007 est.
32 Finland 86,900,000,000 2008
33 Belgium 84,880,000,000 2007 est.
34 Venezuela 83,020,000,000 2007 est.
35 Pakistan 72,200,000,000 2007 est.
36 United Arab Emirates 65,980,000,000 2007 est.
37 Kazakhstan 64,690,000,000 2007 est.
38 Austria 61,890,000,000 2007 est.
39 Czech Republic 61,650,000,000 2007 est.
40 Vietnam 59,300,000,000 2007 est.
41 Greece 58,280,000,000 2007 est.
42 Switzerland 57,620,000,000 2007 est.
43 Chile 57,290,000,000 2007 est.
44 Romania 49,440,000,000 2007 est.
45 Philippines 48,960,000,000 2007 est.
46 Portugal 48,780,000,000 2007 est.
47 Israel 46,150,000,000 2007 est.
48 Hong Kong 44,600,000,000 2008 est.
49 Uzbekistan 41,940,000,000 2007 est.
50 Kuwait 40,210,000,000 2007 est.
51 Iraq 39,880,000,000 2008 est.
52 New Zealand 39,240,000,000 2007 est.
53 Colombia 38,590,000,000 2007 est.
54 Hungary 37,770,000,000 2007 est.
55 Singapore 36,600,000,000 2007 est.
56 Denmark 35,790,000,000 2007 est.
57 Bulgaria 31,080,000,000 2007 est.
58 Belarus 30,540,000,000 2007 est.
59 Peru 28,970,000,000 2008 est.
60 Algeria 28,340,000,000 2007 est.
61 Syria 27,350,000,000 2007 est.
62 Slovakia 26,810,000,000 2007 est.
63 Ireland 25,120,000,000 2007 est.
64 Libya 22,170,000,000 2007 est.
65 Puerto Rico 22,060,000,000 2007 est.
66 Bangladesh 21,380,000,000 2007 est.
67 Morocco 20,780,000,000 2007 est.
68 Nigeria 19,210,000,000 2007 est.
69 Tajikistan 17,800,000,000 2008
70 Korea, North 17,490,000,000 2007 est.
71 Azerbaijan 15,680,000,000 2007 est.
72 Croatia 15,420,000,000 2007 est.
73 Cuba 13,930,000,000 2007 est.
74 Qatar 13,730,000,000 2007 est.
75 Slovenia 13,500,000,000 2007 est.
76 Dominican Republic 12,700,000,000 2007 est.
77 Tunisia 11,900,000,000 2007 est.
78 Oman 11,360,000,000 2007 est.
79 Iceland 11,220,000,000 2007 est.
80 Zimbabwe 10,890,000,000 2007 est.
81 Turkmenistan 10,450,000,000 2007 est.
82 Jordan 10,400,000,000 2007 est.
83 Mozambique 10,160,000,000 2007 est.
84 Bahrain 10,100,000,000 2007 est.
85 Ecuador 9,888,000,000 2007 est.
86 Lithuania 9,612,000,000 2007 est.
87 Kyrgyzstan 9,000,000,000 2007 est.
88 Zambia 8,838,000,000 2007 est.
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,488,000,000 2007 est.
90 Lebanon 8,420,000,000 2007 est.
91 Costa Rica 8,064,000,000 2007 est.
92 Sri Lanka 7,946,000,000 2007 est.
93 Estonia 7,686,000,000 2007 est.
94 Macedonia 7,358,000,000 2007 est.
95 Uruguay 7,140,000,000 2007 est.
96 Guatemala 7,115,000,000 2007 est.
97 Trinidad and Tobago 7,034,000,000 2007 est.
98 Georgia 6,902,000,000 2007 est.
99 Latvia 6,822,000,000 2007 est.
100 Luxembourg 6,525,000,000 2007 est.
101 Jamaica 6,345,000,000 2007 est.
102 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5,997,000,000 2007 est.
103 Ghana 5,702,000,000 2007 est.
104 Paraguay 5,337,000,000 2007 est.
105 Panama 5,170,000,000 2007 est.
106 Kenya 4,863,000,000 2008 est.
107 Cameroon 4,801,000,000 2007 est.
108 Armenia 4,776,000,000 2007 est.
109 Honduras 4,696,000,000 2007 est.
110 El Salvador 4,676,000,000 2007 est.
111 Bolivia 4,665,000,000 2007 est.
112 Burma 4,403,000,000 2007 est.
113 Moldova 4,370,000,000 2007 est.
114 Kosovo 4,281,000,000 2006
115 Cyprus 4,277,000,000 2007 est.
116 Yemen 4,133,000,000 2007 est.
117 Albania 3,603,000,000 2007 est.
118 Mongolia 3,491,000,000 2008
119 Sudan 3,438,000,000 2007 est.
120 Macau 3,311,000,000 2008 est.
121 West Bank 3,265,000,000 NA
122 Cote d'Ivoire 3,231,000,000 2007 est.
123 Tanzania 3,182,000,000 2007 est.
124 Namibia 3,175,000,000 2007 est.
125 Angola 3,173,000,000 2007 est.
126 Ethiopia 3,130,000,000 2007 est.
127 Laos 3,068,000,000 2007 est.
128 Brunei 2,926,000,000 2007 est.
129 Papua New Guinea 2,683,000,000 2007 est.
130 Botswana 2,648,000,000 2007 est.
131 Nicaragua 2,569,000,000 2007 est.
132 Nepal 2,243,000,000 2007 est.
133 Mauritius 2,158,000,000 2007 est.
134 Uganda 2,068,000,000 2007 est.
135 Bahamas, The 1,902,000,000 2007 est.
136 Malta 1,832,000,000 2007 est.
137 New Caledonia 1,697,000,000 2007 est.
138 Malawi 1,572,000,000 2007 est.
139 Suriname 1,467,000,000 2007 est.
140 Gabon 1,446,000,000 2007 est.
141 Senegal 1,384,000,000 2007 est.
142 Cambodia 1,272,000,000 2007 est.
143 Swaziland 1,266,000,000 2007 est.
144 Netherlands Antilles 1,013,000,000 2007 est.
145 Afghanistan 1,010,000,000 2007 est.
146 Madagascar 971,400,000 2007 est.
147 Barbados 939,900,000 2007 est.
148 Fiji 863,000,000 2007 est.
149 Aruba 790,500,000 2007 est.
150 Guinea 790,500,000 2007 est.
151 Virgin Islands 722,000,000 2007 est.
152 Guyana 667,000,000 2007 est.
153 Togo 640,000,000 2007 est.
154 Jersey 630,100,000 2004 est.
155 Bermuda 628,300,000 2007 est.
156 French Polynesia 604,500,000 2007 est.
157 Benin 597,000,000 2007 est.
158 Niger 589,500,000 2007 est.
159 Burkina Faso 568,800,000 2007 est.
160 Bhutan 528,800,000 2007 est.
161 Lesotho 516,900,000 2007 est.
162 Cayman Islands 507,800,000 2007 est.
163 Mali 479,000,000 2007 est.
164 Congo, Republic of the 471,000,000 2007 est.
165 Mauritania 386,200,000 2007 est.
166 Liberia 325,500,000 2007 est.
167 Greenland 302,300,000 2007 est.
168 Saint Lucia 302,200,000 2007 est.
169 Haiti 273,000,000 2007 est.
170 Djibouti 260,400,000 2007 est.
171 Somalia 260,400,000 2007 est.
172 Cape Verde 232,500,000 2007 est.
173 Seychelles 232,500,000 2007 est.
174 Rwanda 231,600,000 2007 est.
175 Eritrea 228,000,000 2007 est.
176 Faroe Islands 226,600,000 2007 est.
177 Belize 198,500,000 2007 est.
178 Maldives 190,700,000 2007 est.
179 Micronesia, Federated States of 178,600,000 2002
180 American Samoa 172,100,000 2007 est.
181 Grenada 155,700,000 2007 est.
182 Gambia, The 148,800,000 2007 est.
183 Gibraltar 146,000,000 2007 est.
184 Mayotte 139,200,000 2005
185 Burundi 125,600,000 2007 est.
186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 124,400,000 2007 est.
187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 120,900,000 2007 est.
188 Central African Republic 107,000,000 2007 est.
189 Antigua and Barbuda 102,300,000 2007 est.
190 Samoa 101,400,000 2007 est.
191 Chad 93,000,000 2007 est.
192 Western Sahara 83,700,000 2007 est.
193 Dominica 79,050,000 2007 est.
194 Sierra Leone 74,400,000 2007 est.
195 Solomon Islands 66,030,000 2007 est.
196 Guinea-Bissau 60,450,000 2007 est.
197 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 49,290,000 2007 est.
198 British Virgin Islands 41,850,000 2007 est.
199 Tonga 39,990,000 2007 est.
200 Vanuatu 39,060,000 2007 est.
201 Cook Islands 28,830,000 2007 est.
202 Nauru 28,830,000 2007 est.
203 Equatorial Guinea 26,040,000 2007 est.
204 Comoros 20,460,000 2007 est.
205 Montserrat 20,460,000 2007 est.
206 Montenegro 18,600,000 2005
207 Sao Tome and Principe 17,670,000 2007 est.
208 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) 14,880,000 2007 est.
209 Kiribati 13,020,000 2007 est.
210 Turks and Caicos Islands 11,160,000 2007 est.
211 Saint Helena 7,440,000 2007 est.
212 Niue 2,790,000 2007 est.
213 Gaza Strip 230,000 2005
214 Northern Mariana Islands 48,300 January 2009