Electricity production - Country rankings
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Electricity production, billion kilowatthours, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 190 countries was 161.25 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 10161.5 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Lesotho: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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| Countries | Electricity production, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 10161.5 | 1 | 1980 - 2024 |
| USA | 4392.55 | 2 | 1980 - 2024 |
| India | 2051.78 | 3 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Russia | 1160.22 | 4 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Japan | 907.01 | 5 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 737.08 | 6 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Canada | 611.34 | 7 | 1980 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 577.81 | 8 | 1980 - 2024 |
| France | 537.23 | 9 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Germany | 490.18 | 10 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 445.76 | 11 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 404.86 | 12 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Iran | 388.87 | 13 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 386.83 | 14 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 332.92 | 15 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 316.47 | 16 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 285.48 | 17 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Australia | 270.11 | 18 | 1980 - 2024 |
| UK | 267.98 | 19 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Spain | 267.18 | 20 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Italy | 258.85 | 21 | 1980 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 242.77 | 22 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 218.5 | 23 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 206.14 | 24 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 195.32 | 25 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 169.52 | 26 | 1980 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 169.03 | 27 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Poland | 167.4 | 28 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Norway | 155.02 | 29 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 151.86 | 30 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 149.73 | 31 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 147.47 | 32 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 124.16 | 33 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 122.79 | 34 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 119.55 | 35 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 115.25 | 36 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 101.75 | 37 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 96.91 | 38 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 96.37 | 39 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 92.49 | 40 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Chile | 88.61 | 41 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 80.13 | 42 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Finland | 79.28 | 43 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Israel | 76.74 | 44 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 75.51 | 45 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 75.07 | 46 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 73.66 | 47 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 72.38 | 48 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Austria | 71.53 | 49 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Peru | 59.3 | 50 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 59.26 | 51 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 56.68 | 52 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Greece | 53.53 | 53 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 53.24 | 54 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Laos | 52.31 | 55 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Romania | 49.24 | 56 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Oman | 46.47 | 57 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 45.83 | 58 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 45.78 | 59 | 1980 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 60 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 42.3 | 61 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 38.63 | 62 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 37.96 | 63 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 37.55 | 64 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 37.44 | 65 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 36.99 | 66 | 2006 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 36.98 | 67 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Libya | 34.6 | 68 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 34.52 | 69 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 33.01 | 70 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 32.66 | 71 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 30.58 | 72 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 28.55 | 73 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 27.83 | 74 | 1992 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 27.1 | 75 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Syria | 24.89 | 76 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 24.27 | 77 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 24.03 | 78 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 23.67 | 79 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 22.2 | 80 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Burma | 21.71 | 81 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 21.36 | 82 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | 20 | 83 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 19.79 | 84 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 19.72 | 85 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Cuba | 19.44 | 86 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 19.06 | 87 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 18.1 | 88 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 16.75 | 89 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 16.64 | 90 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 16.62 | 91 | 1980 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 15.92 | 92 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 15.79 | 93 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 15.77 | 94 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 15.72 | 95 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Angola | 15.6 | 96 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 14.77 | 97 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 14.7 | 98 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 13.93 | 99 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 13.53 | 100 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Panama | 13.43 | 101 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 13.37 | 102 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 13.26 | 103 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 12.48 | 104 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 11.12 | 105 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 11 | 106 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 10.79 | 107 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 10.26 | 108 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 9.54 | 109 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 9.03 | 110 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 8.85 | 111 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 8.83 | 112 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Albania | 8.34 | 113 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 7.63 | 114 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 7.27 | 115 | 1980 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 6.77 | 116 | 1980 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 6.17 | 117 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 6.07 | 118 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Mali | 5.96 | 119 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 5.91 | 120 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 5.81 | 121 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 5.76 | 122 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 5.55 | 123 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 5.53 | 124 | 1980 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 5.47 | 125 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 5.34 | 126 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 5.33 | 127 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 5.26 | 128 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 4.92 | 129 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 4.73 | 130 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 4.52 | 131 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 4.03 | 132 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 3.79 | 133 | 2006 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 3.43 | 134 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 3.41 | 135 | 1980 - 2024 |
| N. Caledonia | 3.12 | 136 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 2.61 | 137 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 2.42 | 138 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 2.25 | 139 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Malta | 2.12 | 140 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 2.07 | 141 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 1.84 | 142 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 1.74 | 143 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 1.68 | 144 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 1.65 | 145 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 1.49 | 146 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 1.39 | 147 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 1.15 | 148 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 1.13 | 149 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 1.1 | 150 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 1.02 | 151 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Benin | 1.01 | 152 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 0.99 | 153 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Aruba | 0.99 | 154 | 1986 - 2024 |
| Niger | 0.95 | 155 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 0.86 | 156 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0.86 | 157 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Macao | 0.78 | 158 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Togo | 0.71 | 159 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 0.63 | 160 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bermuda | 0.61 | 161 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 0.6 | 162 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 0.57 | 163 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 0.52 | 164 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 0.51 | 165 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 0.49 | 166 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Faroe Isl. | 0.49 | 167 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Belize | 0.47 | 168 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 0.45 | 169 | 1994 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 0.42 | 170 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 0.4 | 171 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 0.37 | 172 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Chad | 0.37 | 173 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 0.24 | 174 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Gibraltar | 0.22 | 175 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.22 | 176 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 0.2 | 177 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 0.16 | 178 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 0.15 | 179 | 1980 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 0.15 | 180 | 1980 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 0.14 | 181 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 0.14 | 182 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 0.11 | 183 | 1980 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 0.09 | 184 | 1980 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 0.09 | 185 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 0.08 | 186 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 0.07 | 187 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 0.03 | 188 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Montserrat | 0.02 | 189 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 0 | 190 | 1980 - 2024 |
Definition: Total electricity net generation (Net generation excludes the energy consumed by the generating units)
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907.01
737.08
611.34
577.81
537.23
490.18
445.76
404.86
388.87
386.83
332.92
316.47
285.48
270.11
267.98
267.18
258.85
242.77
218.50
206.14
195.32
169.52
169.03
167.40
155.02
151.86
149.73
147.47
124.16
122.79
119.55
115.25
101.75
96.91
96.37
92.49
88.61
80.13
79.28
76.74
75.51
75.07
73.66
72.38
71.53
59.30
59.26
56.68
53.53
53.24
52.31
49.24
46.47
45.83
45.78
44.00
42.30
38.63
37.96
37.55
37.44
36.99
36.98
34.60
34.52
33.01
32.66
30.58
28.55
27.83
27.10
24.89
24.27
24.03
23.67
22.20
21.71
21.36
20.00
19.79
19.72
19.44
19.06
18.10
16.75
16.64
16.62
15.92
15.79
15.77
15.72
15.60
14.77
14.70
13.93
13.53
13.43
13.37
13.26
12.48
11.12
11.00
10.79
10.26
9.54
9.03
8.85
8.83
8.34
7.63
7.27
6.77
6.17
6.07
5.96
5.91
5.81
5.76
5.55
5.53
5.47
5.34
5.33
5.26
4.92
4.73
4.52
4.03
3.79
3.43
3.41
3.12
2.61
2.42
2.25
2.12
2.07
1.84
1.74
1.68
1.65
1.49
1.39
1.15
1.13
1.10
1.02
1.01
0.99
0.99
0.95
0.86
0.86
0.78
0.71
0.63
0.61
0.60
0.57
0.52
0.51
0.49
0.49
0.47
0.45
0.42
0.40
0.37
0.37
0.24
0.22
0.22
0.20
0.16
0.15
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0.14
0.14
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0.08
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