Electricity Production And Consumption | IELTS Report Sample

The bar chart below shows the top ten countries for the production and consumption of electricity in 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The bar diagram illustrates the amount of electricity generated and utilised by the top ten countries in 2014. The quantity of power generation and consumption differed across the countries. China and the United States were the biggest producers and consumers of electricity. While China produced 5,398 billion kWh, the US produced 4,099 billion kWh.

Russia was the third highest producer of electricity, generating 1,057 billion kWh. However, Japan, India, Canada, France, Brazil, (write: Brazil and) Germany produced electricity between 500-1,000 billion kWh. Republic of Korea produced the least amount of power (485 billion kWh)

Furthermore, the pattern of power consumption followed the same order as that of generation of electricity. China, the United States and Russia were the top three consumers of electricity, utilising 5,322 kWh, 3,866 kWh and 1,038 kWh respectively. They were followed by Japan and India, with power consumption of 856.7 kWh and698.8 kWh respectively. Canada, France, Brazil, Germany and Republic of Korea consumed less than 500 kWh of electricity, with Republic of Korea having the least consumption of 449.5 kWh. In all the countries, the production of power was greater than the consumption except in Germany, which generated 526.6 kWh and utilised 582.5 kWh.

In conclusion, the order of power generation and consumption was similar with surplus production of power in the majority of the countries.

Band 7 report sample

The bar chart illustrates the amount / quantity of electricity which was generated and utilized by the top ten countries in 2014. Overall, the rate of electricity consumption was slightly higher than that of production in all countries except for Germany. China and the United States were the outliers, who produced and consumed approximately 5 times more electricity than other countries. China was the biggest producer (5,398 kWh) and consumer of electricity (5,322 kWh) followed closely the United States which produced 4,099 kWh and consumed 3,866 kWh respectively. Russia was the leader among remaining countries, generating 1,057 kWh and consuming 1,038 kWh of electricity. The fourth and fifth on the list were Japan and India whose power production and consumption were similar. Interestingly, Germany was the only country whose power utilization exceeded its production. Finally, Korea republic produced and consumed the least amount of electricity (less than 500 kWh). Canada, France and Brazil produced considerably more electricity than they consumed.

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The bar chart shows the countries that topped in the production and utilization of electricity in 2014. Overall, China topped both in the production and consumption of electricity. Besides, the United States was the second largest producer and consumer of electricity among the ten nations. Korea produced and consumed the least amount of electricity among the ten nations. China produced and manufactured the most electricity which was around 5300 billion KWh in 2014. The US produced slightly more than 4000 billion kWh/year and consumed about 3900 kWh. Third to fifth positions in the list were occupied by Russia, Japan and India. These countries produced about 80 billion KWh electricity more than they consumed. Russia produced and consumed nearly the same amount of electricity while India and Japan had a surplus. Germany was the only country in the list that consumed more electricity than it produced. Brazil produced 530.7 KWh electricity and consumed 455.8 KWh.

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