Energy consumption in Georgia

The most important figure in the energy balance of Georgia is the total consumption of

12.37 billion kWh

of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 3,335 kWh.

Georgia could be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 13 bn kWh, which is 107 percent of the country's own usage. Despite this, Georgia trades energy with foreign countries. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.

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Energy Balance

Electricity	total	Georgia per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	12.37 bn kWh	3,335.48 kWh	11,756.77 kWh
Production	13.24 bn kWh	3,570.07 kWh	12,338.29 kWh
Import	1.33 bn kWh	358.36 kWh	219.11 kWh
Export	560.00 m kWh	151.00 kWh	29.21 kWh
100.0% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity.
Crude Oil	Barrel/day	Georgia per capita	USA per capita
Production	400.00 bbl	0.000 bbl	0.033 bbl
Import	2,660.00 bbl	0.001 bbl	0.024 bbl
Export	3,006.00 bbl	0.001 bbl	0.003 bbl
In 2018 there were still 35.00 m barrels of recoverable but not yet used crude oil reserves in the currently known deposits of Georgia. Worldwide, there are still proved oil reserves totaling around 1.6 tn billion barrels. Georgia therefore has a share of 0.002% and ranks 80th out of 98 countries with crude oil reserves.
Natural Gas	Cubic meters	Georgia per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	2.29 bn m³	618.56 m³	2,312.79 m³
Production	7.36 m m³	1.99 m³	2,328.46 m³
Import	2.29 bn m³	618.56 m³	259.57 m³

CO₂ emissions

	CO₂ emissions in 2019	Georgia per capita	USA per capita
total	10.11 m t	2.72 t	14.67 t

Development of CO₂ emissions from 1990 to 2019 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country

Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.

In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy source	total in Georgia	Percentage in Georgia	Percentage USA	per capita in Georgia	per capita USA
Fossil fuels	14.23 bn kWh	35,0 %	70,0 %	3,836.83 kWh	20,083.19 kWh
Nuclear power	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	9,0 %	0.00 kWh	2,582.12 kWh
Water power	26.43 bn kWh	65,0 %	7,0 %	7,125.54 kWh	2,008.32 kWh
Renewable energy	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	14,0 %	0.00 kWh	4,016.64 kWh
Total production capacity	40.66 bn kWh	100,0 %	100,0 %	10,962.37 kWh	28,690.27 kWh
Actual total production	13.24 bn kWh	32.6 %	43.0 %	3,570.07 kWh	12,338.29 kWh

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energy from hydropower is displayed separately.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for around 25.2 percent of actual total consumption in Georgia. The following chart shows the percentage share from 1990 to 2019:

Greenhouse gases emissions by countryMethane and CO₂ are the main greenhouse gases. This list names the biggest polluters by country.

Global warming by continentsAvg. temperatures from 1950 to 2023. Increased in Europe and North America - Antarctic colder again.

Alliance: ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Members of the ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian NationsThe 10 members of the ASEAN trade agreement, listed with area and population (8.5% of world population)