The bar chart below shows the top ten countries for the production and consumption of electricity in 2014.

The bar chart displays how much

electricity

was produced and consumed by 10 nations within the year 2024.

Overall

, the

production

of

electricity

surpassed its consumption in all countries except for Germany. There are five countries that produce more than 700

billion

kWh

in 2024 and the highest producer amongst these five countries is China, with a total

electricity

production

of 5.398

billion

kWh

. The United States was in second place with a total

electricity

generated of around 4.000

billion

KWh

followed by Russia, Japan, and India with a total

electricity

produced of less than 20

percent

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of China’s

production

respectively. The remaining five nations generated not more than 700

billion

kWh

with the Republic of Korea as the

last

country, producing a total

electricity

of less than 500

billion

kWh

. With regard to consumption, China

also

ranked first with total usage of

electricity

of more than 5000

billion

kWh

. The sequence of ranking of

electricity

consumption is the same as the

electricity

production

ranking, except that Germany consumed more

electricity

than it produced, making it experience an

electricity

deficit of around 50

billion

kWh

.