Snapshot
Indicator	United States	Germany	Japan
Electricity generation terawatt-hours
Electricity consumption per capita kilowatt-hours per person
Primary energy consumption terawatt-hours
Energy use per capita kilowatt-hours per person
Renewable electricity share % of electricity generation · higher is better
Fossil fuel electricity share % of electricity generation · lower is better
Low-carbon electricity share % of electricity generation · higher is better
Hydropower electricity share % of electricity generation
Nuclear electricity share % of electricity generation
Solar electricity share % of electricity generation
Wind electricity share % of electricity generation
Coal electricity share % of electricity generation · lower is better
Gas electricity share % of electricity generation
Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) % of final energy consumption · higher is better
Energy imports, net (% of energy use) % of energy use
Energy intensity of GDP kilowatt-hours per US$ (2011 PPP) · lower is better
Net electricity imports (% of demand) % of electricity demand
Access to electricity (% of population) % of population · higher is better
Solar electricity generation terawatt-hours
Wind electricity generation terawatt-hours
Hydropower electricity generation terawatt-hours
Nuclear electricity generation terawatt-hours
Carbon intensity of electricity grams of CO₂ per kWh · lower is better
Oil production terawatt-hours
Gas production terawatt-hours
Coal production terawatt-hours

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