The bar chart compares the amount of electricity produced and consumed by the top ten nations in 2014, measured in billions of kilowatt-hours (kWh).
Overall, China and the United States were the clear leaders in both categories, with figures far exceeding those of the other eight countries. Notably, Germany was the only nation among the top ten that consumed more electricity than it produced during that year.
China ranked first, producing 5,398 billion kWh and consuming a slightly lower amount of 5,322 billion kWh. The United States followed as the second-largest user and producer, with 4,099 billion kWh generated and 3,866 billion kWh consumed. These two nations operated on a much larger scale compared to the rest of the group, where production and consumption figures remained below the 1,100 billion kWh mark.
Among the remaining countries, Russia ranked third (1,057 billion kWh produced), followed by Japan and India. While most nations showed a surplus of electricity, Germany exhibited a unique pattern; it produced 526.6 billion kWh but consumed 582.5 billion kWh. South Korea rounded out the list with the lowest figures, both production and consumption hovering just below 500 billion kWh.