The bar chart illustrates the electricity production and consumption figures for the top ten countries in 2014.
In general, the data reveals a notable disparity in electricity production and consumption across these nations, with almost all countries demonstrating higher production levels compared to their consumption, except for Germany, which shows the opposite trend.
In detail, China leads both production and consumption with impressive figures of 5,398 billion kWh and 5,322 billion kWh, respectively. The United States ranks second, contributing 4,099 billion kWh to production while consuming 3,866 billion kWh. Russia occupies the third position with production reaching 1,057 billion kWh against a consumption figure of 1,038 billion kWh. Japan and India, positioned fourth and fifth, reflect similar patterns with production levels of 974 billion kWh and 871 billion kWh and consumptions of 948 billion kWh and 698.8 billion kWh, respectively.
Further down the list, Canada produces 618.9 billion kWh and consumes 499.9 billion kWh, while France and Brazil report their production as 561.2 billion kWh and 530.7 billion kWh, with consumption at 462.9 billion kWh and 455.8 billion kWh correspondingly. Germany, ranking ninth, stands out due to its higher consumption of 582.5 billion kWh compared to its production of 526.6 billion kWh. Finally, South Korea concludes the chart with production and consumption figures of 485.1 billion kWh and 449.5 billion kWh, respectively.