Energy consumption per capita | |
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Total emissions | 5.948 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
From coal and metallurgical coke | 379,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
From petroleum and other liquids | 5.263 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
From consumed natural gas | 306,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
Electricity | |
Installed generating capacity | 505,000 kW (2023 est.) |
Consumption | 1.459 billion kWh (2023 est.) |
Exports | 2 million kWh (2023 est.) |
Imports | 844.888 million kWh (2023 est.) |
Transmission/distribution losses | 385 million kWh (2023 est.) |
Electricity access | |
Electrification - total population | 56.5% (2022 est.) |
Electrification - urban areas | 71.1% |
Electrification - rural areas | 45.5% |
Electricity generation sources | |
Fossil fuels | 96.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
Solar | 3.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) |
Coal | |
Consumption | 164,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
Imports | 164,000 metric tons (2023 est.) |
Petroleum | |
Refined petroleum consumption | 40,000 bbl/day (2023 est.) |
Crude oil estimated reserves | 8 million barrels (2021 est.) |
Refined petroleum products - production | |
Refined petroleum products - exports | |
Refined petroleum products - imports | |
Natural gas | |
Consumption | 157.25 million cubic meters (2023 est.) |
Imports | 157.25 million cubic meters (2023 est.) |
Proven reserves | 1.133 billion cubic meters (2021 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | |
Total emissions | 5.948 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
From coal and metallurgical coke | 379,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
From petroleum and other liquids | 5.263 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
From consumed natural gas | 306,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) |
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