Electricity production capacity - Country rankings
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Electricity production capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 46 countries was 97.08 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 2586.46 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Macao: 0.43 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 |
| India | 479.61 | 2 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Japan | 350.32 | 3 | 1980 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 146.57 | 4 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 117.48 | 5 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Iran | 85.45 | 6 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 83.73 | 7 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 70.01 | 8 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Taiwan | 61.94 | 9 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 55.87 | 10 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 43.51 | 11 | 1980 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 40.73 | 12 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 37.22 | 13 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 31.34 | 14 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 29.01 | 15 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 27.03 | 16 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 22.47 | 17 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Israel | 22.32 | 18 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 17.71 | 19 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 13.52 | 20 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 12.86 | 21 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Laos | 12.46 | 22 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Oman | 11.57 | 23 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 11.4 | 24 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Syria | 9.64 | 25 | 1980 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 8.34 | 26 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 8.03 | 27 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Burma | 7.39 | 28 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 7.02 | 29 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 6.87 | 30 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 6.51 | 31 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 5.99 | 32 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 5.15 | 33 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 5.03 | 34 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 4.12 | 35 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 4.08 | 36 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3.51 | 37 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 3.21 | 38 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 2.39 | 39 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 2.34 | 40 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 1.76 | 41 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 1.51 | 42 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 0.9 | 43 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 0.63 | 44 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Macao | 0.43 | 45 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 0.43 | 46 | 1980 - 2023 |
Definition: Total Electricity Installed Capacity (Million Kilowatts)
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479.61
350.32
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