Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt (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
1.35 million
China
Lowest
0.13
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Median
1,030
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,868
What the numbers show
Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt (Fossil fuels) is currently reported for 224 countries. The highest value is 1.35 million in China; the lowest is 0.13 in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,030, and the mean is 20,215.
Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 7,871,430.0%), and the largest decrease in West Bank and Gaza (down 85.7%).
Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.35 million | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 719,568 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | India | 311,923 | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 185,801 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 184,843 | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 90,057 | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 88,934 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 88,690 | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 78,737 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 77,853 | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 64,910 | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 57,284 | 2023 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 13 | Egypt | 53,360 | 2023 | up 82.6% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 50,820 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 47,420 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 47,044 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 45,389 | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 42,670 | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 19 | Taiwan | 41,585 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 38,001 | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 21 | Vietnam | 36,762 | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 35,177 | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 33,512 | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 32,853 | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 25 | Malaysia | 30,631 | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 30,206 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 29,923 | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 28,664 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 29 | Pakistan | 28,505 | 2023 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 27,455 | 2023 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Algeria | 27,220 | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 32 | Argentina | 26,444 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 33 | Netherlands | 23,160 | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 20,500 | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 20,221 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 36 | Kuwait | 20,180 | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 37 | Venezuela | 18,794 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 18,561 | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 39 | France | 18,499 | 2023 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 15,232 | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 12,125 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 42 | Singapore | 11,686 | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 43 | Nigeria | 11,305 | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 44 | Libya | 11,231 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 10,922 | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 46 | Oman | 10,867 | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 10,583 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 48 | Qatar | 10,574 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 10,217 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Bahrain | 9,885 | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 51 | Belarus | 9,720 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 8,886 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 53 | Syria | 8,625 | 2023 | up 17.3% | flat |
| 54 | Belgium | 7,084 | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 7,000 | 2023 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 6,676 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 6,633 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 6,262 | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 6,072 | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 60 | Ireland | 5,851 | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 61 | Cuba | 5,806 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 5,748 | 2023 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 63 | Puerto Rico | 5,597 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 64 | Hungary | 5,465 | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 65 | Portugal | 5,285 | 2023 | down 31.4% | flat |
| 66 | Denmark | 5,256 | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 67 | Finland | 5,091 | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 68 | Serbia | 4,841 | 2023 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 69 | Jordan | 4,447 | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 4,284 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 4,092 | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 3,979 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 73 | Ghana | 3,914 | 2023 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Sweden | 3,757 | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 75 | Myanmar | 3,643 | 2023 | up 236.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 3,453 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | North Korea | 3,380 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 78 | Moldova | 2,943 | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 79 | Lebanon | 2,781 | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 80 | Bolivia | 2,679 | 2023 | up 125.8% | rising |
| 81 | Angola | 2,357 | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,225 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 83 | Slovakia | 2,081 | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,032 | 2023 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 85 | New Zealand | 1,968 | 2023 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 86 | Sudan | 1,935 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 1,851 | 2023 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 1,834 | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 89 | Armenia | 1,786 | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 90 | Yemen | 1,745 | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 91 | Lithuania | 1,702 | 2023 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 92 | Cambodia | 1,700 | 2023 | up 272.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Laos | 1,653 | 2023 | up 7,871,430.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovenia | 1,640 | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,576 | 2023 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 96 | Croatia | 1,509 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 97 | Cyprus | 1,490 | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 98 | Panama | 1,464 | 2023 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 99 | Jamaica | 1,391 | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 100 | Tanzania | 1,318 | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 1,314 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 102 | Kosovo | 1,288 | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 103 | Mongolia | 1,269 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 104 | Brunei | 1,226 | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 105 | Georgia | 1,189 | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 106 | Estonia | 1,183 | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 107 | Uruguay | 1,177 | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 108 | El Salvador | 1,149 | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 109 | Guatemala | 1,122 | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 1,107 | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 111 | Senegal | 1,091 | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 112 | Latvia | 1,045 | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 1,015 | 2023 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 924 | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 115 | Botswana | 917 | 2023 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Bahamas | 916 | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 883.22 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 718 | 2023 | up 125.8% | rising |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 707.38 | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 120 | Cameroon | 702.58 | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Kenya | 681.9 | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 122 | Mozambique | 661.24 | 2023 | up 224.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 640 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 124 | Madagascar | 622 | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 125 | Norway | 602.67 | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Congo | 596.66 | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Maldives | 529 | 2023 | up 275.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Switzerland | 528 | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 129 | Zambia | 524.8 | 2023 | up 643.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Mali | 509.6 | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 131 | Mauritania | 504.62 | 2023 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Malta | 498 | 2023 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 133 | Reunion | 454.36 | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 134 | Niger | 448.6 | 2023 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea | 428 | 2023 | up 103.2% | rising |
| 136 | Guam | 420 | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 137 | Haiti | 400.37 | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 138 | Suriname | 398.22 | 2023 | up 244.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 395 | 2023 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 140 | Martinique | 394.6 | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 380.96 | 2023 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 142 | Guyana | 357.3 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 143 | Guadeloupe | 347.95 | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 144 | East Timor | 345.67 | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 145 | United States Virgin Islands | 329.7 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 146 | Benin | 301 | 2023 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Barbados | 297.54 | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 148 | Chad | 282 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Gabon | 279.47 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 276.66 | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 273.97 | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Montenegro | 225 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Togo | 219.33 | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 216.38 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 155 | Aruba | 216 | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 156 | Eritrea | 206 | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 157 | French Guiana | 205.67 | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 158 | Curacao | 204.2 | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 159 | South Sudan | 196.4 | 2023 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 160 | Cayman Islands | 184.25 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 161 | Namibia | 183.31 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 162 | Fiji | 171.68 | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 163 | Gambia | 159.8 | 2023 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 157.69 | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 165 | Rwanda | 149.14 | 2023 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 138.7 | 2023 | up 279.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Malawi | 132.1 | 2023 | up 375.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Iceland | 126.28 | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 169 | Djibouti | 123 | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 170 | Faroe Islands | 114.8 | 2023 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 171 | Seychelles | 106.08 | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 172 | Somalia | 106 | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 103.35 | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 174 | Uganda | 101.08 | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 99.14 | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 176 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 99 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 176 | Mayotte | 99 | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 178 | Liberia | 98 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 179 | Belize | 97.17 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Albania | 97 | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 181 | Greenland | 96 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 182 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 90.7 | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 88.4 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 184 | Luxembourg | 82.93 | 2023 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 75.57 | 2023 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 74.3 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 72 | 2023 | up 278.9% | volatile |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 63.04 | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 189 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 56.6 | 2023 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 190 | Grenada | 56 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 191 | Nepal | 53.41 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 51.74 | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 193 | Burundi | 50.5 | 2023 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Samoa | 47.42 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.85 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 196 | American Samoa | 46.71 | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 197 | Saint Barthelemy | 39.2 | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 198 | Micronesia (country) | 38.87 | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 199 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 36.84 | 2023 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Palau | 30.14 | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 28.87 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.3 | 2023 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Guinea-Bissau | 28 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 204 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 26.2 | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 205 | Paraguay | 26.19 | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 206 | Anguilla | 23.8 | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 207 | Nauru | 23.7 | 2023 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 207 | Vanuatu | 23.7 | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 209 | Comoros | 21.6 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 210 | West Bank and Gaza | 20 | 2023 | down 85.7% | rising |
| 211 | Dominica | 18.88 | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 18.35 | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 213 | Tonga | 17.61 | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 214 | Falkland Islands | 13.6 | 2023 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 215 | Eswatini | 9.9 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 216 | Bhutan | 8.32 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 217 | Montserrat | 6.94 | 2023 | up 54.2% | falling |
| 218 | Kiribati | 6.54 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 219 | Tuvalu | 3.13 | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 220 | Niue | 2.08 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 221 | Andorra | 1.7 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 222 | Lesotho | 0.608 | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 223 | Tokelau | 0.144 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 224 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0.13 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- G20 3.69 million
- Asia 2.70 million
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies 3.06 million
- G7 1.15 million
- Eastern Asia 1.68 million
- Advanced economies 1.46 million
- Americas 960,213
- North America 754,867
- Europe 622,381
- Southern Asia 449,321
- Western Asia 298,328
- Eastern Europe 288,176
- South-Eastern Asia 231,388
- Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) 205,346
- Africa 188,733
- Western Europe 142,380
- Southern Europe 124,426
- Northern Africa 106,493
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 82,240
- Northern Europe 67,399
- Oceania 55,657
- Oceania sub-regions 55,657
- Central Asia 44,095
About this data
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.