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

The following bar chart illustrates the countries that consumed and produced the most amount of

electricity

in 2014. At first glance, it is evident that the first two countries, China and USA, used and generated

electricity

significantly, compared to the other eight remaining countries. Another interesting point is that Germany was the only country that produced power less than its annual usage. Looking at the details, China, which was pioneering in both

production

Correct article usage

the production

show examples

and usage of

electricity

, produced 5,398

billion

kW and used 5,322

billion

kW per hour. The US stood in

the

Correct article usage

apply

show examples

second place with 4,099

billion

kWh generation and 3,866 consumption of power. Russia, Japan and India generated and used

electricity

moderately, followed by Canada, France and Brazil, which had a

fewer

Correct word choice

lower

show examples

production and usage.

Although

Germany used power not quite as much as India, it produced energy almost as much as Brazil, which means that Germans consumed more energy rather than producing it.

Lastly

, Korea was at the bottom of the list

with

Change preposition

apply

show examples

only generating 485,1

billion

kWh and using 449,5

billion

kWh.