The bar chart below shows the top 10 countries for the production and consumption of electricity in 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph illustrates the

energy

production

and consumption of the top 10 nations in 2014. It is evident that China and the United States were the largest

energy

consumers and producers,

while

Russia, Japan, and India

also

had significant

power

requirements. In 2014, China held the top position both in

energy

production

and consumption, generating approximately 5500

billion

kWh

and consuming a similar amount. The United States, ranking

second,

produced and consumed nearly 20% less

energy

than China. Russia stood as the third-largest

power

producer with a

production

of 1,057

billion

kWh

. Japan, India, Canada, France, Brazil, and Germany generated

power

ranging between 500 and 1,000

billion

kWh

.

On the other hand

, the Republic of Korea had the lowest electricity generation, reaching only 485

billion

kWh

. Notably, Germany was the only nation where

energy

consumption exceeded

production

. Despite being ranked seventh in terms of

power

production

, France and Brazil both generated and consumed the same amount, around 550

billion

kWh

and 450

billion

kWh

, respectively.