The given bar chart illustrates information regarding the electricity production and consumption of the ten leading countries worldwide in 2014, measured in billion kWh. Generally, the majority of these nations produced a surplus of electricity over their actual consumption, with Germany as the sole exception to this pattern. Another notable observation is that the figures for China and the United State outstripped those of the remaining eight countries by a considerable margin, highlighting their dominant positions in global energy metrics.
In detail, China led the rankings, generating nearly 5,400 billion kWh and using over 5,300 billion kWh. In second place was the United States, with the figures for production and consumption being slightly lower, at around 4,100 and 3,900 billion kWh respectively. Russia ranked third, though its figures were significantly lower than those of the top two countries, at just marginally above 1,000 billion kWh for both generation and utilisation.
In contrast to the three leading countries, the remaining nations reported production and consumption levels ranging from roughly 450 to just under 1,000 billion kWh. The disparity between production and consumption in these countries varied, with production typically exceeding consumption by 50 to nearly 200 billion kWh. For instance, India demonstrated the largest difference, producing around 871 billion kWh and consuming nearly 700 billion kWh. Conversely, South Korea, ranked tenth, showed the smallest gap, with production at around 485 billion kWh and consumption close to 450 billion kWh. Notably, Germany was the only country where electricity consumption exceeded production, with 582.5 billion kWh consumed and 526.6 billion kWh generated.