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Table 3 Country statistics of electricity generation and per capita consumption

From: Energy and sustainable development in Nigeria: the way forward

Continent

Country

Population (million)

Generation capacity (MW)

Per capita consumption (kW)

North America

USA

250

813,000

3.2

South America

Cuba

10.54

4,000

0.38

Europe (central)

UK

57.5

76,000

1.1

Europe (eastern)

Ukraine

49

54,000

1.33

Middle East

Iraq

23.6

10,000

0.42

Far East

South Korea

47

52,000

1.10

Africa

Nigeria

140

<4,000

0.03

 

Egypt

67.9

18,000

0.27

 

South Africa

44.3

45,000

1.02

  1. Adapted from Okafor and Joe-Uzuegbu[17].