Electricity production capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Electricity production capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 44.94 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 2586.46 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Kiribati: 0.01 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million kilowatts; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Electricity production capacity, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 2586.46 1 1980 - 2023
USA 1201.26 2 1980 - 2023
India 479.61 3 1980 - 2023
Japan 350.32 4 1980 - 2023
Russia 303.02 5 1992 - 2023
Germany 256.87 6 1991 - 2023
Brazil 222.91 7 1980 - 2023
Canada 159.55 8 1980 - 2023
France 148.29 9 1980 - 2023
South Korea 146.57 10 1980 - 2023
Spain 124.05 11 1980 - 2023
Italy 122.86 12 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 117.48 13 1980 - 2023
UK 112.18 14 1980 - 2023
Mexico 104.34 15 1980 - 2023
Turkey 103.77 16 1980 - 2023
Australia 103.48 17 1980 - 2023
Iran 85.45 18 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 83.73 19 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 70.01 20 1980 - 2023
South Africa 65.87 21 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 61.94 22 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 60.61 23 1992 - 2023
Poland 60 24 1980 - 2023
Egypt 59.3 25 1980 - 2023
Thailand 55.87 26 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 53.68 27 1980 - 2023
Sweden 52.24 28 1980 - 2023
Argentina 46.93 29 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 43.51 30 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 40.73 31 1980 - 2023
Norway 40.66 32 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 37.22 33 1980 - 2023
Chile 36.1 34 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 33.41 35 1980 - 2023
Iraq 31.34 36 1980 - 2023
Austria 29.93 37 1980 - 2023
Philippines 29.01 38 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 27.03 39 1992 - 2023
Belgium 26.27 40 1980 - 2023
Finland 25.69 41 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 25.17 42 1980 - 2023
Portugal 24.1 43 1980 - 2023
Algeria 22.59 44 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 22.47 45 1980 - 2023
Israel 22.32 46 1980 - 2023
Greece 22.05 47 1980 - 2023
Czechia 21.71 48 1993 - 2023
Colombia 20.17 49 1980 - 2023
Denmark 19.94 50 1980 - 2023
Romania 19.57 51 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 17.71 52 1992 - 2023
Peru 16 53 1980 - 2023
Morocco 14.24 54 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 13.52 55 1980 - 2023
Hungary 13.23 56 1980 - 2023
Singapore 12.86 57 1980 - 2023
Laos 12.46 58 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 11.72 59 1980 - 2023
Ireland 11.6 60 1980 - 2023
Oman 11.57 61 1980 - 2023
Belarus 11.54 62 1992 - 2023
Qatar 11.4 63 1980 - 2023
Libya 10.52 64 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 10.47 65 1980 - 2023
Syria 9.64 66 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 8.88 67 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 8.38 68 1980 - 2023
North Korea 8.34 69 1980 - 2023
Serbia 8.08 70 2006 - 2023
Slovakia 8.06 71 1993 - 2023
Azerbaijan 8.03 72 1992 - 2023
Angola 7.58 73 1980 - 2023
Burma 7.39 74 1980 - 2023
Cuba 7.26 75 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 7.02 76 1980 - 2023
Jordan 6.87 77 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 6.58 78 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 6.51 79 1992 - 2023
Tunisia 6.33 80 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 6.25 81 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 5.99 82 1992 - 2023
Ethiopia 5.73 83 1980 - 2023
Ghana 5.52 84 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 5.35 85 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 5.15 86 1980 - 2023
Croatia 5.12 87 1992 - 2023
Lebanon 5.03 88 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 5 89 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 4.61 90 1992 - 2023
Lithuania 4.39 91 1992 - 2023
Panama 4.37 92 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 4.32 93 1992 - 2023
Bolivia 4.31 94 1980 - 2023
Georgia 4.12 95 1992 - 2023
Armenia 4.08 96 1992 - 2023
Zambia 3.95 97 1980 - 2023
Sudan 3.81 98 1980 - 2023
Kenya 3.75 99 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3.51 100 1992 - 2023
Nigeria 3.34 101 1980 - 2023
Honduras 3.27 102 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 3.21 103 1980 - 2023
Latvia 3.18 104 1992 - 2023
Iceland 3.01 105 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 2.99 106 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 2.85 107 1980 - 2023
Estonia 2.83 108 1992 - 2023
El Salvador 2.76 109 1980 - 2023
Albania 2.73 110 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 2.49 111 1980 - 2023
Nepal 2.39 112 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 2.34 113 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 2.28 114 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 2.14 115 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 2.11 116 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 2.09 117 1992 - 2023
Luxembourg 2 118 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 1.85 119 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 1.82 120 1980 - 2023
Senegal 1.77 121 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 1.76 122 1980 - 2023
Yemen 1.76 123 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 1.51 124 1980 - 2023
Uganda 1.45 125 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 1.24 126 1980 - 2023
Mali 1.22 127 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 1.17 128 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 1.08 129 1980 - 2023
Guinea 1.06 130 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 1.06 131 2006 - 2023
Mauritius 0.95 132 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0.9 133 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.84 134 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.82 135 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0.78 136 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0.76 137 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.73 138 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0.73 139 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0.73 140 1992 - 2023
Mauritania 0.68 141 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.66 142 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0.65 143 1990 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.63 144 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 0.61 145 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.54 146 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.51 147 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.47 148 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.43 149 1980 - 2023
Macao 0.43 150 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0.43 151 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0.39 152 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.35 153 1980 - 2023
Niger 0.35 154 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.33 155 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0.32 156 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0.3 157 1986 - 2023
Rwanda 0.29 158 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0.29 159 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0.24 160 1994 - 2023
Belize 0.22 161 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.2 162 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0.2 163 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.18 164 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0.17 165 1980 - 2023
Chad 0.17 166 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.16 167 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.16 168 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.15 169 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0.15 170 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.15 171 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0.15 172 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0.13 173 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.09 174 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.08 175 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0.06 176 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0.05 177 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.05 178 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.05 179 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.04 180 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.04 181 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.04 182 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.04 183 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0.03 184 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.03 185 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.03 186 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0.03 187 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0.01 188 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0.01 189 1980 - 2023


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1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Japan
5. Russia
6. Germany
7. Brazil
8. Canada
9. France
10. South Korea
11. Spain
12. Italy
13. Saudi Arabia
14. UK
15. Mexico
16. Turkey
17. Australia
18. Iran
19. Vietnam
20. Indonesia
21. South Africa
22. Taiwan
23. Ukraine
24. Poland
25. Egypt
26. Thailand
27. Netherlands
28. Sweden
29. Argentina
30. Pakistan
31. UA Emirates
32. Norway
33. Malaysia
34. Chile
35. Venezuela
36. Iraq
37. Austria
38. Philippines
39. Kazakhstan
40. Belgium
41. Finland
42. Switzerland
43. Portugal
44. Algeria
45. Bangladesh
46. Israel
47. Greece
48. Czechia
49. Colombia
50. Denmark
51. Romania
52. Uzbekistan
53. Peru
54. Morocco
55. Hong Kong
56. Hungary
57. Singapore
58. Laos
59. Bulgaria
60. Ireland
61. Oman
62. Belarus
63. Qatar
64. Libya
65. New Zealand
66. Syria
67. Paraguay
68. Ecuador
69. North Korea
70. Serbia
71. Slovakia
72. Azerbaijan
73. Angola
74. Burma
75. Cuba
76. Bahrain
77. Jordan
78. Puerto Rico
79. Turkmenistan
80. Tunisia
81. Domin. Rep.
82. Tajikistan
83. Ethiopia
84. Ghana
85. Uruguay
86. Sri Lanka
87. Croatia
88. Lebanon
89. Guatemala
90. Bosnia & Herz.
91. Lithuania
92. Panama
93. Slovenia
94. Bolivia
95. Georgia
96. Armenia
97. Zambia
98. Sudan
99. Kenya
100. Kyrgyzstan
101. Nigeria
102. Honduras
103. Cambodia
104. Latvia
105. Iceland
106. DR Congo
107. Mozambique
108. Estonia
109. El Salvador
110. Albania
111. Zimbabwe
112. Nepal
113. Bhutan
114. Ivory Coast
115. Tr.&Tobago
116. Cyprus
117. North Macedonia
118. Luxembourg
119. Nicaragua
120. Tanzania
121. Senegal
122. Cameroon
123. Yemen
124. Mongolia
125. Uganda
126. Jamaica
127. Mali
128. N. Caledonia
129. Papua N.G.
130. Guinea
131. Montenegro
132. Mauritius
133. Brunei
134. R. of Congo
135. Malta
136. Gabon
137. Botswana
138. Madagascar
139. Malawi
140. Moldova
141. Mauritania
142. Burkina Faso
143. Namibia
144. Afghanistan
145. Bahamas
146. Suriname
147. Benin
148. Haiti
149. Fiji
150. Macao
151. Maldives
152. Guyana
153. Eq. Guinea
154. Niger
155. Togo
156. Barbados
157. Aruba
158. Rwanda
159. Swaziland
160. Eritrea
161. Belize
162. Cape Verde
163. Liberia
164. Faroe Isl.
165. Bermuda
166. Chad
167. Gambia
168. Seychelles
169. Ant.& Barb.
170. Djibouti
171. Sierra Leone
172. Somalia
173. Burundi
174. Saint Lucia
175. Lesotho
176. Grenada
177. Gibraltar
178. St. Vincent & ...
179. Samoa
180. C.A. Republic
181. Dominica
182. Solomon Isl.
183. Vanuatu
184. Comoros
185. G.-Bissau
186. S.T.&Principe
187. Tonga
188. Kiribati
189. Montserrat
2586.46
1201.26
479.61
350.32
303.02
256.87
222.91
159.55
148.29
146.57
124.05
122.86
117.48
112.18
104.34
103.77
103.48
85.45
83.73
70.01
65.87
61.94
60.61
60.00
59.30
55.87
53.68
52.24
46.93
43.51
40.73
40.66
37.22
36.10
33.41
31.34
29.93
29.01
27.03
26.27
25.69
25.17
24.10
22.59
22.47
22.32
22.05
21.71
20.17
19.94
19.57
17.71
16.00
14.24
13.52
13.23
12.86
12.46
11.72
11.60
11.57
11.54
11.40
10.52
10.47
9.64
8.88
8.38
8.34
8.08
8.06
8.03
7.58
7.39
7.26
7.02
6.87
6.58
6.51
6.33
6.25
5.99
5.73
5.52
5.35
5.15
5.12
5.03
5.00
4.61
4.39
4.37
4.32
4.31
4.12
4.08
3.95
3.81
3.75
3.51
3.34
3.27
3.21
3.18
3.01
2.99
2.85
2.83
2.76
2.73
2.49
2.39
2.34
2.28
2.14
2.11
2.09
2.00
1.85
1.82
1.77
1.76
1.76
1.51
1.45
1.24
1.22
1.17
1.08
1.06
1.06
0.95
0.90
0.84
0.82
0.78
0.76
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.68
0.66
0.65
0.63
0.61
0.54
0.51
0.47
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.39
0.35
0.35
0.33
0.32
0.30
0.29
0.29
0.24
0.22
0.20
0.20
0.18
0.17
0.17
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.13
0.09
0.08
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.01
0.01
0
646.6
1293.2
1939.8
2586.46


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