Fossil fuels electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Fossil fuels electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 24.38 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 1332.39 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Lesotho: 0 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 Fossil fuels electricity capacity, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 1332.39 1 1980 - 2023
USA 724.22 2 1980 - 2023
India 305.45 3 1980 - 2023
Russia 217.06 4 1992 - 2023
Japan 195.46 5 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 116.63 6 1980 - 2023
Germany 99.24 7 1991 - 2023
South Korea 90.11 8 1980 - 2023
Iran 71.45 9 1980 - 2023
Mexico 71.08 10 1980 - 2023
Italy 59.5 11 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 57.49 12 1980 - 2023
Australia 53.22 13 1980 - 2023
Egypt 52.97 14 1980 - 2023
South Africa 50.78 15 1980 - 2023
UK 50.62 16 1980 - 2023
Turkey 47.82 17 1980 - 2023
Brazil 44.28 18 1980 - 2023
Thailand 42.86 19 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 42.32 20 1980 - 2023
Spain 39.78 21 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 39.71 22 1980 - 2023
Canada 39.4 23 1980 - 2023
Poland 36.05 24 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 33.11 25 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 30.74 26 1992 - 2023
Iraq 29.5 27 1980 - 2023
Argentina 29.14 28 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 28.17 29 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 26.09 30 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 23.87 31 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 21.96 32 1992 - 2023
Algeria 21.86 33 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 21.67 34 1980 - 2023
Philippines 20.61 35 1980 - 2023
France 20.44 36 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 20.18 37 1980 - 2023
Chile 17.75 38 1980 - 2023
Israel 17.44 39 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 16.47 40 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 15.23 41 1992 - 2023
Hong Kong 13.27 42 1980 - 2023
Singapore 11.99 43 1980 - 2023
Czechia 11.87 44 1993 - 2023
Oman 10.87 45 1980 - 2023
Qatar 10.58 46 1980 - 2023
Libya 10.51 47 1980 - 2023
Morocco 10.05 48 1980 - 2023
Belarus 9.8 49 1992 - 2023
Peru 9.42 50 1980 - 2023
Greece 8.37 51 1980 - 2023
Finland 8.3 52 1980 - 2023
Syria 8.08 53 1980 - 2023
Belgium 7.99 54 1980 - 2023
Denmark 7.77 55 1980 - 2023
Sweden 7.73 56 1980 - 2023
Portugal 6.99 57 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 6.97 58 1980 - 2023
Colombia 6.75 59 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 6.69 60 1992 - 2023
Turkmenistan 6.51 61 1992 - 2023
Cuba 6.46 62 1980 - 2023
Austria 6.44 63 1980 - 2023
Romania 6.32 64 1980 - 2023
Hungary 6.16 65 1980 - 2023
Ireland 6.14 66 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 5.82 67 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 5.74 68 1980 - 2023
Serbia 4.41 69 2006 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 4.38 70 1980 - 2023
Jordan 4.27 71 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 3.85 72 1980 - 2023
Burma 3.85 73 1980 - 2023
Ghana 3.76 74 1980 - 2023
Angola 3.51 75 1980 - 2023
North Korea 3.36 76 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 3.08 77 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 2.99 78 1980 - 2023
Laos 2.8 79 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 2.4 80 1993 - 2023
New Zealand 2.35 81 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 2.28 82 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 2.21 83 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 2.15 84 1992 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 2.13 85 1980 - 2023
Armenia 2.09 86 1992 - 2023
Sudan 1.94 87 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 1.88 88 1992 - 2023
Estonia 1.69 89 1992 - 2023
Uruguay 1.59 90 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 1.58 91 1992 - 2023
Croatia 1.54 92 1992 - 2023
Cyprus 1.51 93 1980 - 2023
Yemen 1.5 94 1980 - 2023
Panama 1.4 95 1980 - 2023
Honduras 1.39 96 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 1.39 97 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 1.32 98 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 1.27 99 1980 - 2023
Senegal 1.24 100 1980 - 2023
Latvia 1.23 101 1992 - 2023
Mongolia 1.23 102 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 1.13 103 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 1.11 104 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 1.11 105 1992 - 2023
Nicaragua 1.1 106 1980 - 2023
Kenya 1.09 107 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 1.06 108 1980 - 2023
Georgia 1 109 1992 - 2023
Jamaica 0.97 110 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 0.97 111 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0.92 112 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0.9 113 1980 - 2023
Norway 0.89 114 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.85 115 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0.75 116 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.75 117 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.73 118 1992 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.72 119 1992 - 2023
Mauritius 0.68 120 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0.64 121 1980 - 2023
Mali 0.63 122 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.62 123 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 0.59 124 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.59 125 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.53 126 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.52 127 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.5 128 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 0.49 129 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0.47 130 1992 - 2023
Gabon 0.45 131 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.44 132 1980 - 2023
Macao 0.4 133 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.39 134 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0.39 135 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0.34 136 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.34 137 1980 - 2023
Niger 0.3 138 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0.26 139 1986 - 2023
Barbados 0.25 140 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0.23 141 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0.23 142 2006 - 2023
Uganda 0.23 143 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.22 144 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0.22 145 1994 - 2023
Malawi 0.21 146 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.2 147 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.19 148 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0.17 149 1980 - 2023
Chad 0.16 150 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.16 151 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.15 152 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.15 153 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.14 154 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0.14 155 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.13 156 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0.13 157 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0.13 158 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.13 159 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.13 160 1980 - 2023
Albania 0.12 161 1980 - 2023
Belize 0.12 162 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.12 163 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0.12 164 1990 - 2023
Somalia 0.11 165 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0.11 166 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0.1 167 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.09 168 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0.06 169 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0.05 170 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0.05 171 1980 - 2023
Nepal 0.05 172 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.04 173 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0.03 174 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 0.03 175 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.03 176 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.03 177 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.03 178 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.03 179 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.03 180 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.03 181 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.02 182 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.02 183 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0.02 184 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0.01 185 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0.01 186 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0 187 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0 188 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 189 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from fossil fuels including oil, coal, and natural gas.

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1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Russia
5. Japan
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Germany
8. South Korea
9. Iran
10. Mexico
11. Italy
12. Indonesia
13. Australia
14. Egypt
15. South Africa
16. UK
17. Turkey
18. Brazil
19. Thailand
20. Taiwan
21. Spain
22. Vietnam
23. Canada
24. Poland
25. UA Emirates
26. Ukraine
27. Iraq
28. Argentina
29. Malaysia
30. Pakistan
31. Netherlands
32. Kazakhstan
33. Algeria
34. Bangladesh
35. Philippines
36. France
37. Kuwait
38. Chile
39. Israel
40. Venezuela
41. Uzbekistan
42. Hong Kong
43. Singapore
44. Czechia
45. Oman
46. Qatar
47. Libya
48. Morocco
49. Belarus
50. Peru
51. Greece
52. Finland
53. Syria
54. Belgium
55. Denmark
56. Sweden
57. Portugal
58. Bahrain
59. Colombia
60. Azerbaijan
61. Turkmenistan
62. Cuba
63. Austria
64. Romania
65. Hungary
66. Ireland
67. Tunisia
68. Puerto Rico
69. Serbia
70. Domin. Rep.
71. Jordan
72. Bulgaria
73. Burma
74. Ghana
75. Angola
76. North Korea
77. Bolivia
78. Ecuador
79. Laos
80. Slovakia
81. New Zealand
82. Guatemala
83. Sri Lanka
84. Bosnia & Herz.
85. Tr.&Tobago
86. Armenia
87. Sudan
88. Lithuania
89. Estonia
90. Uruguay
91. Slovenia
92. Croatia
93. Cyprus
94. Yemen
95. Panama
96. Honduras
97. Ivory Coast
98. Cambodia
99. Zimbabwe
100. Senegal
101. Latvia
102. Mongolia
103. Tanzania
104. Nigeria
105. North Macedonia
106. Nicaragua
107. Kenya
108. El Salvador
109. Georgia
110. Jamaica
111. Switzerland
112. Cameroon
113. Brunei
114. Norway
115. N. Caledonia
116. Botswana
117. Papua N.G.
118. Kyrgyzstan
119. Tajikistan
120. Mauritius
121. Zambia
122. Mali
123. R. of Congo
124. Bahamas
125. Malta
126. Burkina Faso
127. Madagascar
128. Mauritania
129. Mozambique
130. Moldova
131. Gabon
132. Benin
133. Macao
134. Haiti
135. Maldives
136. Guyana
137. Suriname
138. Niger
139. Aruba
140. Barbados
141. Guinea
142. Montenegro
143. Uganda
144. Eq. Guinea
145. Eritrea
146. Malawi
147. Fiji
148. Togo
149. Bermuda
150. Chad
151. Gambia
152. Cape Verde
153. Ethiopia
154. Afghanistan
155. Rwanda
156. Ant.& Barb.
157. Djibouti
158. Iceland
159. Luxembourg
160. Seychelles
161. Albania
162. Belize
163. Faroe Isl.
164. Namibia
165. Somalia
166. Swaziland
167. Liberia
168. Saint Lucia
169. Grenada
170. Burundi
171. Gibraltar
172. Nepal
173. St. Vincent & ...
174. Comoros
175. DR Congo
176. Dominica
177. G.-Bissau
178. S.T.&Principe
179. Sierra Leone
180. Solomon Isl.
181. Vanuatu
182. C.A. Republic
183. Samoa
184. Tonga
185. Bhutan
186. Kiribati
187. Lesotho
188. Montserrat
189. Paraguay
1332.39
724.22
305.45
217.06
195.46
116.63
99.24
90.11
71.45
71.08
59.50
57.49
53.22
52.97
50.78
50.62
47.82
44.28
42.86
42.32
39.78
39.71
39.40
36.05
33.11
30.74
29.50
29.14
28.17
26.09
23.87
21.96
21.86
21.67
20.61
20.44
20.18
17.75
17.44
16.47
15.23
13.27
11.99
11.87
10.87
10.58
10.51
10.05
9.80
9.42
8.37
8.30
8.08
7.99
7.77
7.73
6.99
6.97
6.75
6.69
6.51
6.46
6.44
6.32
6.16
6.14
5.82
5.74
4.41
4.38
4.27
3.85
3.85
3.76
3.51
3.36
3.08
2.99
2.80
2.40
2.35
2.28
2.21
2.15
2.13
2.09
1.94
1.88
1.69
1.59
1.58
1.54
1.51
1.50
1.40
1.39
1.39
1.32
1.27
1.24
1.23
1.23
1.13
1.11
1.11
1.10
1.09
1.06
1.00
0.97
0.97
0.92
0.90
0.89
0.85
0.75
0.75
0.73
0.72
0.68
0.64
0.63
0.62
0.59
0.59
0.53
0.52
0.50
0.49
0.47
0.45
0.44
0.40
0.39
0.39
0.34
0.34
0.30
0.26
0.25
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.22
0.22
0.21
0.20
0.19
0.17
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.14
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0.13
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0.09
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.04
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0.03
0.03
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0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
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666.2
999.3
1332.39


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