Fossil fuels electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Fossil fuels electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 190 countries was 25.02 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 1444.45 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Iceland: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
China 1444.45 1 1980 - 2024
USA 710.88 2 1980 - 2024
India 315.02 3 1980 - 2024
Russia 217.06 4 1992 - 2024
Japan 187 5 1980 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 116.63 6 1980 - 2024
Germany 100 7 1991 - 2024
South Korea 95.61 8 1980 - 2024
Indonesia 86.32 9 1980 - 2024
Iran 81.09 10 1980 - 2024
Mexico 64 11 1980 - 2024
Italy 61 12 1980 - 2024
Egypt 55.7 13 1980 - 2024
Australia 53.2 14 1980 - 2024
Turkey 49.5 15 1980 - 2024
Brazil 49.06 16 1980 - 2024
UK 47.91 17 1980 - 2024
South Africa 47.71 18 1980 - 2024
Thailand 45.18 19 1980 - 2024
Taiwan 42.1 20 1980 - 2024
Vietnam 39.71 21 1980 - 2024
Spain 39.4 22 1980 - 2024
Canada 37.73 23 1980 - 2024
UA Emirates 34.04 24 1980 - 2024
Poland 33 25 1980 - 2024
Argentina 29.5 26 1980 - 2024
Malaysia 29.5 27 1980 - 2024
Pakistan 29 28 1980 - 2024
Iraq 25.4 29 1980 - 2024
Netherlands 24.39 30 1980 - 2024
Kazakhstan 21.96 31 1992 - 2024
Algeria 21.86 32 1980 - 2024
Bangladesh 21.8 33 1980 - 2024
France 21 34 1980 - 2024
Philippines 21 35 1980 - 2024
Kuwait 19.31 36 1980 - 2024
Ukraine 18.76 37 1992 - 2024
Venezuela 18.75 38 1980 - 2024
Israel 17.46 39 1980 - 2024
Uzbekistan 16 40 1992 - 2024
Chile 14.28 41 1980 - 2024
Hong Kong 12.37 42 1980 - 2024
Czechia 11.9 43 1993 - 2024
Singapore 11.84 44 1980 - 2024
Libya 11.42 45 1980 - 2024
Nigeria 11.12 46 1980 - 2024
Oman 10.87 47 1980 - 2024
Qatar 10.6 48 1980 - 2024
Greece 10.45 49 1980 - 2024
Morocco 10.05 50 1980 - 2024
Belarus 9.86 51 1992 - 2024
Peru 9.4 52 1980 - 2024
Syria 8.63 53 1980 - 2024
Belgium 8 54 1980 - 2024
Finland 8 55 1980 - 2024
Sweden 7.7 56 1980 - 2024
Denmark 7.38 57 1980 - 2024
Azerbaijan 6.7 58 1992 - 2024
Turkmenistan 6.51 59 1992 - 2024
Austria 6.4 60 1980 - 2024
Portugal 6.12 61 1980 - 2024
Hungary 6.04 62 1980 - 2024
Cuba 5.91 63 1980 - 2024
Ireland 5.9 64 1980 - 2024
Tunisia 5.89 65 1980 - 2024
Puerto Rico 5.74 66 1980 - 2024
Romania 5.73 67 1980 - 2024
Bulgaria 5.54 68 1980 - 2024
Bahrain 5.04 69 1980 - 2024
Colombia 4.87 70 1980 - 2024
Jordan 4.71 71 1980 - 2024
Serbia 4.7 72 2006 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 4.6 73 1980 - 2024
Ghana 4.18 74 1980 - 2024
Burma 3.89 75 1980 - 2024
North Korea 3.38 76 1980 - 2024
Lebanon 3.33 77 1980 - 2024
Bolivia 3.09 78 1980 - 2024
Ecuador 3 79 1980 - 2024
Laos 2.8 80 1980 - 2024
Sri Lanka 2.8 81 1980 - 2024
Angola 2.72 82 1980 - 2024
New Zealand 2.36 83 1980 - 2024
Slovakia 2.35 84 1993 - 2024
Guatemala 2.33 85 1980 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 2.15 86 1992 - 2024
Sudan 2.13 87 1980 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 2.13 88 1980 - 2024
Lithuania 1.93 89 1992 - 2024
Uruguay 1.91 90 1980 - 2024
Armenia 1.78 91 1992 - 2024
Cambodia 1.75 92 1980 - 2024
Ivory Coast 1.73 93 1980 - 2024
Estonia 1.69 94 1992 - 2024
Slovenia 1.68 95 1992 - 2024
Honduras 1.58 96 1980 - 2024
Croatia 1.55 97 1992 - 2024
Cyprus 1.51 98 1980 - 2024
Yemen 1.5 99 1980 - 2024
El Salvador 1.46 100 1980 - 2024
Panama 1.4 101 1980 - 2024
Senegal 1.35 102 1980 - 2024
North Macedonia 1.33 103 1992 - 2024
Mongolia 1.28 104 1980 - 2024
Zimbabwe 1.27 105 1980 - 2024
Tanzania 1.25 106 1980 - 2024
Switzerland 1.2 107 1980 - 2024
Latvia 1.16 108 1992 - 2024
Brunei 1.14 109 1980 - 2024
Georgia 1.12 110 1992 - 2024
Nicaragua 1.1 111 1980 - 2024
Kenya 0.95 112 1980 - 2024
Cameroon 0.92 113 1980 - 2024
Jamaica 0.85 114 1980 - 2024
N. Caledonia 0.85 115 1980 - 2024
Botswana 0.75 116 1980 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.75 117 1980 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.73 118 1992 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.72 119 1992 - 2024
Mali 0.69 120 1980 - 2024
Bahamas 0.68 121 1980 - 2024
Mauritius 0.68 122 1980 - 2024
Zambia 0.65 123 1980 - 2024
Madagascar 0.62 124 1980 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.62 125 1980 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.55 126 1980 - 2024
Mauritania 0.51 127 1980 - 2024
Malta 0.49 128 1980 - 2024
Mozambique 0.49 129 1980 - 2024
Moldova 0.48 130 1992 - 2024
Norway 0.48 131 1980 - 2024
Gabon 0.45 132 1980 - 2024
Guinea 0.45 133 1980 - 2024
Benin 0.44 134 1980 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.43 135 1980 - 2024
Somalia 0.43 136 1980 - 2024
Haiti 0.4 137 1980 - 2024
Macao 0.4 138 1980 - 2024
Maldives 0.4 139 1980 - 2024
Suriname 0.38 140 1980 - 2024
Guyana 0.35 141 1980 - 2024
Niger 0.3 142 1980 - 2024
Aruba 0.26 143 1986 - 2024
Malawi 0.26 144 1980 - 2024
Barbados 0.25 145 1980 - 2024
Uganda 0.25 146 1980 - 2024
Montenegro 0.23 147 2006 - 2024
Togo 0.23 148 1980 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.22 149 1980 - 2024
Eritrea 0.21 150 1994 - 2024
Fiji 0.21 151 1980 - 2024
Rwanda 0.2 152 1980 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.18 153 1980 - 2024
Bermuda 0.17 154 1980 - 2024
Chad 0.16 155 1980 - 2024
Gambia 0.16 156 1980 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.15 157 1980 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.14 158 1980 - 2024
Namibia 0.14 159 1990 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.14 160 1980 - 2024
Albania 0.13 161 1980 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 0.13 162 1980 - 2024
Djibouti 0.13 163 1980 - 2024
Seychelles 0.13 164 1980 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0.12 165 1980 - 2024
Liberia 0.11 166 1980 - 2024
Paraguay 0.11 167 1980 - 2024
Swaziland 0.11 168 1980 - 2024
Saint Lucia 0.09 169 1980 - 2024
Belize 0.08 170 1980 - 2024
DR Congo 0.08 171 1980 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.07 172 1980 - 2024
Grenada 0.07 173 1980 - 2024
Nepal 0.06 174 1980 - 2024
Burundi 0.05 175 1980 - 2024
Gibraltar 0.05 176 1980 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 0.05 177 1980 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.05 178 1980 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.04 179 1980 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.04 180 1980 - 2024
Comoros 0.03 181 1980 - 2024
Dominica 0.03 182 1980 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.03 183 1980 - 2024
Samoa 0.02 184 1980 - 2024
Tonga 0.02 185 1980 - 2024
Bhutan 0.01 186 1980 - 2024
Kiribati 0.01 187 1980 - 2024
Iceland 0 188 1980 - 2024
Lesotho 0 189 1980 - 2024
Montserrat 0 190 1980 - 2024


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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. Indonesia
10. Iran
11. Mexico
12. Italy
13. Egypt
14. Australia
15. Turkey
16. Brazil
17. UK
18. South Africa
19. Thailand
20. Taiwan
21. Vietnam
22. Spain
23. Canada
24. UA Emirates
25. Poland
26. Argentina
27. Malaysia
28. Pakistan
29. Iraq
30. Netherlands
31. Kazakhstan
32. Algeria
33. Bangladesh
34. France
35. Philippines
36. Kuwait
37. Ukraine
38. Venezuela
39. Israel
40. Uzbekistan
41. Chile
42. Hong Kong
43. Czechia
44. Singapore
45. Libya
46. Nigeria
47. Oman
48. Qatar
49. Greece
50. Morocco
51. Belarus
52. Peru
53. Syria
54. Belgium
55. Finland
56. Sweden
57. Denmark
58. Azerbaijan
59. Turkmenistan
60. Austria
61. Portugal
62. Hungary
63. Cuba
64. Ireland
65. Tunisia
66. Puerto Rico
67. Romania
68. Bulgaria
69. Bahrain
70. Colombia
71. Jordan
72. Serbia
73. Domin. Rep.
74. Ghana
75. Burma
76. North Korea
77. Lebanon
78. Bolivia
79. Ecuador
80. Laos
81. Sri Lanka
82. Angola
83. New Zealand
84. Slovakia
85. Guatemala
86. Bosnia & Herz.
87. Sudan
88. Tr.&Tobago
89. Lithuania
90. Uruguay
91. Armenia
92. Cambodia
93. Ivory Coast
94. Estonia
95. Slovenia
96. Honduras
97. Croatia
98. Cyprus
99. Yemen
100. El Salvador
101. Panama
102. Senegal
103. North Macedonia
104. Mongolia
105. Zimbabwe
106. Tanzania
107. Switzerland
108. Latvia
109. Brunei
110. Georgia
111. Nicaragua
112. Kenya
113. Cameroon
114. Jamaica
115. N. Caledonia
116. Botswana
117. Papua N.G.
118. Kyrgyzstan
119. Tajikistan
120. Mali
121. Bahamas
122. Mauritius
123. Zambia
124. Madagascar
125. R. of Congo
126. Burkina Faso
127. Mauritania
128. Malta
129. Mozambique
130. Moldova
131. Norway
132. Gabon
133. Guinea
134. Benin
135. Ethiopia
136. Somalia
137. Haiti
138. Macao
139. Maldives
140. Suriname
141. Guyana
142. Niger
143. Aruba
144. Malawi
145. Barbados
146. Uganda
147. Montenegro
148. Togo
149. Eq. Guinea
150. Eritrea
151. Fiji
152. Rwanda
153. Luxembourg
154. Bermuda
155. Chad
156. Gambia
157. Cape Verde
158. Afghanistan
159. Namibia
160. Sierra Leone
161. Albania
162. Ant.& Barb.
163. Djibouti
164. Seychelles
165. Faroe Isl.
166. Liberia
167. Paraguay
168. Swaziland
169. Saint Lucia
170. Belize
171. DR Congo
172. C.A. Republic
173. Grenada
174. Nepal
175. Burundi
176. Gibraltar
177. St. Vincent & ...
178. Solomon Isl.
179. G.-Bissau
180. S.T.&Principe
181. Comoros
182. Dominica
183. Vanuatu
184. Samoa
185. Tonga
186. Bhutan
187. Kiribati
188. Iceland
189. Lesotho
190. Montserrat
1444.45
710.88
315.02
217.06
187.00
116.63
100.00
95.61
86.32
81.09
64.00
61.00
55.70
53.20
49.50
49.06
47.91
47.71
45.18
42.10
39.71
39.40
37.73
34.04
33.00
29.50
29.50
29.00
25.40
24.39
21.96
21.86
21.80
21.00
21.00
19.31
18.76
18.75
17.46
16.00
14.28
12.37
11.90
11.84
11.42
11.12
10.87
10.60
10.45
10.05
9.86
9.40
8.63
8.00
8.00
7.70
7.38
6.70
6.51
6.40
6.12
6.04
5.91
5.90
5.89
5.74
5.73
5.54
5.04
4.87
4.71
4.70
4.60
4.18
3.89
3.38
3.33
3.09
3.00
2.80
2.80
2.72
2.36
2.35
2.33
2.15
2.13
2.13
1.93
1.91
1.78
1.75
1.73
1.69
1.68
1.58
1.55
1.51
1.50
1.46
1.40
1.35
1.33
1.28
1.27
1.25
1.20
1.16
1.14
1.12
1.10
0.95
0.92
0.85
0.85
0.75
0.75
0.73
0.72
0.69
0.68
0.68
0.65
0.62
0.62
0.55
0.51
0.49
0.49
0.48
0.48
0.45
0.45
0.44
0.43
0.43
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.38
0.35
0.30
0.26
0.26
0.25
0.25
0.23
0.23
0.22
0.21
0.21
0.20
0.18
0.17
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
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722.2
1083.3
1444.45


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