Electricity production capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Electricity production capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 53 countries was 4.59 million kilowatts. The highest value was in South Africa: 65.87 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in the Comoros: 0.03 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
South Africa 65.87 1 1980 - 2023
Egypt 59.3 2 1980 - 2023
Algeria 22.59 3 1980 - 2023
Morocco 14.24 4 1980 - 2023
Libya 10.52 5 1980 - 2023
Angola 7.58 6 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 6.33 7 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 5.73 8 1980 - 2023
Ghana 5.52 9 1980 - 2023
Zambia 3.95 10 1980 - 2023
Sudan 3.81 11 1980 - 2023
Kenya 3.75 12 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 3.34 13 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 2.99 14 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 2.85 15 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 2.49 16 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 2.28 17 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 1.82 18 1980 - 2023
Senegal 1.77 19 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 1.76 20 1980 - 2023
Uganda 1.45 21 1980 - 2023
Mali 1.22 22 1980 - 2023
Guinea 1.06 23 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0.95 24 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.84 25 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0.78 26 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0.76 27 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.73 28 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0.73 29 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.68 30 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.66 31 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0.65 32 1990 - 2023
Benin 0.51 33 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.35 34 1980 - 2023
Niger 0.35 35 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.33 36 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0.29 37 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0.29 38 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0.24 39 1994 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.2 40 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0.2 41 1980 - 2023
Chad 0.17 42 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.16 43 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.16 44 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0.15 45 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.15 46 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0.15 47 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0.13 48 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.08 49 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.04 50 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0.03 51 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.03 52 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.03 53 1980 - 2023



Definition: Total Electricity Installed Capacity (Million Kilowatts)

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1. South Africa
2. Egypt
3. Algeria
4. Morocco
5. Libya
6. Angola
7. Tunisia
8. Ethiopia
9. Ghana
10. Zambia
11. Sudan
12. Kenya
13. Nigeria
14. DR Congo
15. Mozambique
16. Zimbabwe
17. Ivory Coast
18. Tanzania
19. Senegal
20. Cameroon
21. Uganda
22. Mali
23. Guinea
24. Mauritius
25. R. of Congo
26. Gabon
27. Botswana
28. Madagascar
29. Malawi
30. Mauritania
31. Burkina Faso
32. Namibia
33. Benin
34. Eq. Guinea
35. Niger
36. Togo
37. Rwanda
38. Swaziland
39. Eritrea
40. Cape Verde
41. Liberia
42. Chad
43. Gambia
44. Seychelles
45. Djibouti
46. Sierra Leone
47. Somalia
48. Burundi
49. Lesotho
50. C.A. Republic
51. Comoros
52. G.-Bissau
53. S.T.&Principe
65.87
59.30
22.59
14.24
10.52
7.58
6.33
5.73
5.52
3.95
3.81
3.75
3.34
2.99
2.85
2.49
2.28
1.82
1.77
1.76
1.45
1.22
1.06
0.95
0.84
0.78
0.76
0.73
0.73
0.68
0.66
0.65
0.51
0.35
0.35
0.33
0.29
0.29
0.24
0.20
0.20
0.17
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.13
0.08
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0
16.5
32.9
49.4
65.87


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