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
225
Highest
1.35 million
China
Lowest
0.13
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Median
1,045
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,868
What the numbers show
Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt (Fossil fuels) is currently reported for 225 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 1,045, and the mean is 26,632.
Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (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 of America | 719,568 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | India | 311,923 | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 185,801 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 5 | Advanced economies | 1.46 million | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 184,843 | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of | 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 | Türkiye | 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 42,670 | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 19 | Chinese Taipei | 41,585 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 38,001 | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 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, Bolivarian Republic of | 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, China | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3,380 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 2,943 | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 79 | Lebanon | 2,781 | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 80 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,653 | 2023 | up 7,871,430.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovenia | 1,640 | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 95 | Côte 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, United Republic of | 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 Darussalam | 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 | Réunion | 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 | Timor-Leste | 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 | Curaçao | 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 | 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 | 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 Barthélemy | 39.2 | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 198 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 38.87 | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 199 | Bonaire, Saba, Saint Eustatius | 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 | Naoero | 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 (Malvinas) | 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
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies 3.06 million
- Eastern Asia 1.68 million
- G7 1.15 million
- Americas 960,213
- North America 754,867
- 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
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.