Fossil fuels electricity capacity - Country rankings
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Fossil fuels electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2017 - Country rankings:
The average for 2017 based on 190 countries was 21.83 million kilowatts.The highest value was in China: 1110 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Lesotho: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2018. 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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Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from fossil fuels including oil, coal, and natural gas.
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