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Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours (Fossil fuels) by country

This dataset provides information on electricity generation and installed capacity, categorized by energy type (renewable and non-renewable) and five technology types (Fossil fuels, Hydropower, Solar energy, Wind energy, and Bioenergy). The data has been sourced from the International Renewable Energy Agency...

Countries reporting
224
Highest
5.71 million
China
Lowest
0.001
Bhutan
Median
2,278
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,616

What the numbers show

Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours (Fossil fuels) is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 5.71 million in China; the lowest is 0.001 in Bhutan.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,278, and the mean is 78,568.

Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 2,999,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 99.8%).

Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 5.71 million 2022 up 47.0% rising
2 United States 2.70 million 2022 down 8.3% falling
3 India 1.34 million 2022 up 56.8% rising
4 Russia 729,607 2022 down 5.3% rising
5 Japan 696,720 2022 down 26.0% rising
6 Saudi Arabia 405,949 2022 up 40.3% rising
7 South Korea 383,851 2022 up 2.9% rising
8 Iran 339,077 2022 up 41.4% rising
9 Germany 280,849 2022 down 24.4% falling
10 Indonesia 266,727 2022 up 50.0% rising
11 Mexico 266,122 2022 up 4.0% rising
12 Taiwan 237,492 2022 up 21.0% rising
13 South Africa 199,371 2022 down 8.2% flat
14 Egypt 190,115 2022 up 26.6% rising
15 Turkey 189,172 2022 up 8.6% rising
16 Australia 187,535 2022 down 16.5% flat
17 Italy 178,503 2022 down 11.7% falling
18 Thailand 151,891 2022 down 2.2% rising
19 Malaysia 140,873 2022 up 14.3% rising
20 Poland 140,362 2022 down 3.0% falling
21 United Kingdom 133,955 2022 down 45.9% falling
22 United Arab Emirates 127,781 2022 up 20.3% rising
23 Vietnam 124,139 2022 up 101.1% volatile
24 Iraq 115,434 2022 up 177.3% rising
25 Canada 114,142 2022 down 13.6% falling
26 Spain 105,261 2022 down 27.2% falling
27 Kazakhstan 99,660 2022 up 17.0% rising
28 Argentina 94,625 2022 down 3.2% rising
29 Bangladesh 92,320 2022 up 93.0% rising
30 Algeria 90,550 2022 up 59.5% rising
31 Philippines 86,833 2022 up 66.5% rising
32 Pakistan 82,864 2022 up 28.9% rising
33 Kuwait 81,643 2022 up 33.6% rising
34 Israel 69,346 2022 up 10.9% rising
35 Uzbekistan 67,334 2022 up 63.1% rising
36 Netherlands 66,744 2022 down 21.4% falling
37 Brazil 61,752 2022 down 23.3% volatile
38 France 58,140 2022 up 7.3% falling
39 Qatar 54,623 2022 up 57.0% rising
40 Singapore 54,600 2022 up 19.6% rising
41 Czechia 41,838 2022 down 13.1% falling
42 Chile 40,666 2022 down 8.3% rising
43 Oman 40,154 2022 up 60.5% rising
44 Hong Kong 35,766 2022 down 7.7% flat
45 Morocco 33,937 2022 up 41.7% rising
46 Bahrain 33,874 2022 up 37.0% rising
47 Turkmenistan 31,628 2022 up 63.8% rising
48 Libya 31,011 2022 down 9.5% rising
49 Belarus 30,340 2022 down 0.8% rising
50 Ukraine 30,100 2022 down 69.0% falling
51 Greece 30,024 2022 down 40.6% falling
52 Azerbaijan 27,095 2022 up 28.0% rising
53 Peru 26,301 2022 up 51.9% volatile
54 Nigeria 25,332 2022 up 9.9% rising
55 Serbia 25,012 2022 down 6.9% rising
56 Belgium 24,552 2022 down 16.4% falling
57 Bulgaria 24,340 2022 down 4.4% flat
58 Colombia 22,320 2022 up 61.8% rising
59 Romania 20,922 2022 down 35.4% falling
60 Tunisia 20,553 2022 up 15.8% rising
61 Ireland 20,218 2022 down 7.4% falling
62 Venezuela 19,999 2022 down 56.5% flat
63 Dominican Republic 19,954 2022 up 34.3% rising
64 Portugal 18,678 2022 down 28.0% falling
65 Jordan 17,975 2022 up 8.8% rising
66 Puerto Rico 17,858 2022 down 19.5% falling
67 Syria 16,162 2022 down 42.2% falling
68 Cuba 14,922 2022 down 15.1% rising
69 Mongolia 14,857 2022 up 225.0% volatile
70 Ghana 14,818 2022 up 274.9% volatile
71 Austria 13,509 2022 down 19.0% falling
72 Myanmar 12,621 2022 up 294.6% volatile
73 Cote d'Ivoire 12,151 2022 up 137.3% rising
74 Laos 12,000 2022 up 2,999,900.0% volatile
75 Hungary 11,969 2022 down 25.6% falling
76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,106 2022 up 15.0% rising
77 Lebanon 10,920 2022 up 15.4% rising
78 North Korea 9,800 2022 up 22.5% rising
79 Trinidad and Tobago 9,454 2022 up 4.0% rising
80 Sri Lanka 8,282 2022 down 0.7% rising
81 Ecuador 7,884 2022 down 23.5% rising
82 Finland 7,400 2022 down 59.6% falling
83 Bolivia 7,244 2022 up 39.4% rising
84 Tanzania 6,699 2022 up 170.6% volatile
85 Sudan 6,576 2022 up 127.5% volatile
86 Kosovo 6,453 2022 up 10.4% rising
87 Zimbabwe 6,118 2022 up 71.1% flat
88 Estonia 5,986 2022 down 42.9% falling
89 New Zealand 5,962 2022 down 51.8% falling
90 Denmark 5,776 2022 down 61.8% volatile
91 Croatia 5,156 2022 down 3.3% falling
92 Slovakia 4,675 2022 down 35.7% falling
93 Honduras 4,537 2022 up 7.5% rising
94 Senegal 4,495 2022 up 79.9% rising
95 Angola 4,475 2022 up 57.0% volatile
96 Brunei 4,389 2022 up 11.7% rising
97 Cyprus 4,384 2022 down 1.7% rising
98 North Macedonia 4,337 2022 down 16.9% falling
99 Jamaica 3,902 2022 up 0.6% rising
100 Armenia 3,879 2022 up 14.1% rising
101 Slovenia 3,677 2022 down 35.3% falling
102 Cambodia 3,490 2022 up 290.4% volatile
103 Moldova 3,319 2022 down 40.0% falling
104 Mozambique 3,094 2022 up 12,845.8% volatile
105 Georgia 2,800 2022 up 13.0% rising
106 Botswana 2,640 2022 up 591.2% volatile
107 Guatemala 2,608 2022 down 16.3% rising
108 Mauritius 2,521 2022 up 13.0% rising
109 Yemen 2,449 2022 down 65.4% falling
110 Papua New Guinea 2,427 2022 up 12.2% rising
111 Panama 2,424 2022 down 17.6% rising
112 New Caledonia 2,334 2022 up 27.7% rising
113 Reunion 2,222 2022 up 20.9% rising
114 Zambia 2,167 2022 up 11,570.3% volatile
115 Bahamas 2,061 2022 up 12.8% falling
116 Malta 1,997 2022 down 12.0% falling
117 Kyrgyzstan 1,954 2022 up 97.6% falling
118 El Salvador 1,667 2022 down 32.8% falling
119 Cameroon 1,593 2022 up 102.2% volatile
120 Congo 1,573 2022 up 120.7% volatile
121 Guam 1,562 2022 down 9.0% falling
122 Montenegro 1,551 2022 up 13.4% rising
123 Tajikistan 1,540 2022 up 1,141.9% volatile
124 Kenya 1,530 2022 down 34.9% flat
125 Norway 1,490 2022 down 47.4% volatile
126 Nicaragua 1,478 2022 down 35.6% falling
127 Benin 1,340 2022 up 963.7% volatile
128 Uruguay 1,316 2022 down 64.8% volatile
129 Mauritania 1,277 2022 up 54.9% rising
130 Sweden 1,254 2022 down 57.2% volatile
131 Latvia 1,214 2022 down 41.0% rising
132 Mali 1,210 2022 up 99.0% rising
133 Barbados 1,182 2022 up 4.7% rising
134 Guyana 1,112 2022 up 20.2% rising
135 Madagascar 1,111 2022 up 86.8% rising
136 Martinique 1,085 2022 down 27.2% falling
137 Guadeloupe 1,069 2022 down 26.6% flat
138 Maldives 969.14 2022 up 54.4% rising
139 Equatorial Guinea 937.07 2022 up 23.3% volatile
140 Lithuania 890.8 2022 down 71.4% falling
141 Haiti 843.54 2022 down 4.0% rising
142 Gabon 840 2022 down 20.5% rising
143 Aruba 830.24 2022 up 6.6% flat
144 Cayman Islands 755.67 2022 up 12.4% rising
145 Suriname 742.08 2022 down 18.8% rising
146 West Bank and Gaza 714 2022 up 54.8% rising
147 Togo 711.98 2022 up 253.7% volatile
148 Curacao 682.59 2022 down 5.5% falling
149 United States Virgin Islands 657.56 2022 down 24.6% falling
150 Niger 610.54 2022 up 34.1% volatile
151 Gambia 585.75 2022 up 147.7% rising
152 Burkina Faso 565.62 2022 up 7.0% rising
153 East Timor 555.21 2022 up 313.0% volatile
154 South Sudan 547 2022 up 23.5% rising
155 Fiji 519.02 2022 up 61.0% rising
156 Rwanda 494.47 2022 up 134.1% rising
157 Malawi 465.73 2022 up 1,750.2% volatile
158 French Polynesia 436 2022 down 13.3% flat
159 Seychelles 434.32 2022 up 29.1% rising
160 Switzerland 417 2022 down 56.7% falling
161 Saint Lucia 409.4 2022 up 6.4% rising
162 Cape Verde 390.11 2022 up 29.9% rising
163 Eritrea 372.73 2022 up 17.2% rising
164 Somalia 340 2022 unchanged rising
165 Antigua and Barbuda 336.22 2022 up 1.9% rising
166 Chad 325.64 2022 up 171.4% volatile
167 Mayotte 323.41 2022 up 26.6% rising
168 Guinea 306.8 2022 up 29.2% volatile
169 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 291 2022 down 14.9% falling
170 French Guiana 281.36 2022 down 0.2% rising
171 Burundi 261.24 2022 up 8,945.8% volatile
172 Turks and Caicos Islands 261 2022 up 24.3% rising
173 Liberia 250.16 2022 down 16.6% rising
174 Grenada 247.65 2022 up 24.0% rising
175 Afghanistan 234.88 2022 up 21.3% rising
176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 225.01 2022 up 9.5% rising
177 British Virgin Islands 208.5 2022 up 4.7% rising
178 Faroe Islands 207.4 2022 up 14.6% rising
179 Saint Martin (French Part) 183.91 2022 down 6.3% rising
180 Saint Barthelemy 142.88 2022 up 44.0% rising
181 Namibia 130.99 2022 up 73.7% volatile
182 American Samoa 130.36 2022 down 16.0% falling
183 Djibouti 126 2022 down 67.7% volatile
184 Samoa 125.71 2022 up 61.4% rising
185 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 125.5 2022 up 54.6% rising
186 Greenland 123.78 2022 down 28.6% falling
187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 121.95 2022 up 3.3% rising
188 Anguilla 105.81 2022 up 18.3% rising
189 Luxembourg 98.86 2022 down 95.9% volatile
190 Sao Tome and Principe 96.33 2022 up 1,408.5% volatile
191 Solomon Islands 95.96 2022 up 14.2% rising
192 Palau 92.74 2022 up 22.2% falling
193 Costa Rica 92.11 2022 down 88.9% volatile
194 Micronesia (country) 87.91 2022 up 28.4% falling
195 Marshall Islands 80.37 2022 up 2.9% flat
196 Dominica 77.81 2022 up 4.0% rising
197 Tonga 69.94 2022 up 34.9% rising
198 Vanuatu 64.32 2022 up 20.8% rising
199 Albania 59 2011 down 66.3% volatile
200 Nauru 53.62 2022 up 14.6% rising
201 Comoros 50.12 2022 down 14.2% rising
202 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 49.72 2022 up 16.6% rising
203 Belize 48.2 2022 up 2.7% volatile
204 Cook Islands 30.34 2022 down 7.8% flat
205 Kiribati 27.65 2022 up 22.3% rising
206 Guinea-Bissau 24.78 2022 up 38.1% flat
207 Uganda 15.29 2022 down 94.4% volatile
208 Falkland Islands 14.4 2022 up 32.1% falling
209 Montserrat 11.89 2022 down 0.9% rising
210 Sierra Leone 11.4 2022 down 72.9% volatile
211 Tuvalu 8.47 2022 up 40.6% rising
212 Eswatini 6.52 2022 unchanged flat
213 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.55 2022 down 85.1% volatile
214 Andorra 5.53 2022 up 513.2% rising
215 Central African Republic 5.18 2022 up 1,972.8% volatile
216 Niue 4 2022 up 22.8% flat
217 Iceland 3 2022 unchanged falling
218 Paraguay 1.35 2022 down 56.0% volatile
219 Lesotho 0.815 2022 up 115.0% volatile
220 Ethiopia 0.769 2017 down 99.5% volatile
221 Tokelau 0.105 2022 down 69.6% volatile
222 Nepal 0.023 2022 down 99.8% volatile
223 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.008 2020 down 76.5% falling
224 Bhutan 0.001 2022 down 99.4% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours (Fossil fuels)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 5,616 data points, 2000–2023
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This dataset provides information on electricity generation and installed capacity, categorized by energy type (renewable and non-renewable) and five technology types (Fossil fuels, Hydropower, Solar energy, Wind energy, and Bioenergy). The data has been sourced from the International Renewable Energy Agency (https://pxweb.irena.org/pxweb/en/IRENASTAT). The indicators on energy transition have been formulated to help users understand the progress in the adoption of renewable energy sources vis-à-vis the increasing energy requirements.