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

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bar chart gives information about how the

production

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and

consumption

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of electricity changed in the top

ten

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10

countries in 2014.

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, the most significant fact to emerge from the graph is that

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China maintained its dominance,

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Korea

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Republic experienced a lower

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and

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level. in 2014, China indicated the highest point during a given period. It was the first-largest producer and consumer,

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country accounted for 5,398

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of

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and 5,322

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kWh

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of

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at the same time. The United States was the second-largest producer,

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it has produced 4,099

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of electricity. In comparison, the

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percentage of electricity was 3,866

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. In Russia,

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and

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levels were approximately equal, at 1,057 and 1,038

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, respectively. In the remaining countries,

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and

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indicators were below 1

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. Relatively higher

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was in Japan, the

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figure for Japan was 936,2

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, and the

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figure was 856,7

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. Compared to Korea, Germany had slightly more

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and

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. The

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level was 582,5

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kWh

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rather than 526,6

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kWh

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of

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