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 190 countries was 24.05 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 2022. 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 - 2022
USA 724.22 2 1980 - 2022
India 313.37 3 1980 - 2022
Russia 215.16 4 1992 - 2022
Japan 195.46 5 1980 - 2022
Germany 99.24 6 1991 - 2022
South Korea 90.11 7 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 79.67 8 1980 - 2022
Mexico 71.08 9 1980 - 2022
Iran 66.74 10 1980 - 2022
Italy 59.5 11 1980 - 2022
Indonesia 57.22 12 1980 - 2022
Australia 53.22 13 1980 - 2022
Egypt 52.97 14 1980 - 2022
UK 50.62 15 1980 - 2022
South Africa 48.38 16 1980 - 2022
Turkey 47.82 17 1980 - 2022
Thailand 44.46 18 1980 - 2022
Brazil 43.15 19 1980 - 2022
Taiwan 42.32 20 1980 - 2022
Spain 39.78 21 1980 - 2022
Vietnam 39.71 22 1980 - 2022
Canada 39.4 23 1980 - 2022
Poland 36.05 24 1980 - 2022
UA Emirates 32.85 25 1980 - 2022
Iraq 29.5 26 1980 - 2022
Argentina 29.13 27 1980 - 2022
Ukraine 28.66 28 1992 - 2022
Malaysia 27.26 29 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 26.27 30 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 23.87 31 1980 - 2022
Bangladesh 21.67 32 1980 - 2022
Algeria 20.97 33 1980 - 2022
France 20.44 34 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 20.14 35 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 20.08 36 1992 - 2022
Philippines 19.71 37 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 17.84 38 1980 - 2022
Chile 17.75 39 1980 - 2022
Israel 17.44 40 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 14.62 41 1992 - 2022
Hong Kong 13.24 42 1980 - 2022
Czechia 11.87 43 1993 - 2022
Singapore 11.69 44 1980 - 2022
Qatar 10.59 45 1980 - 2022
Libya 10.51 46 1980 - 2022
Morocco 10.05 47 1980 - 2022
Belarus 9.8 48 1992 - 2022
Nigeria 9.54 49 1980 - 2022
Peru 9.07 50 1980 - 2022
Syria 8.57 51 1980 - 2022
Oman 8.44 52 1980 - 2022
Greece 8.37 53 1980 - 2022
Finland 8.3 54 1980 - 2022
Belgium 7.99 55 1980 - 2022
Denmark 7.77 56 1980 - 2022
Sweden 7.73 57 1980 - 2022
Portugal 6.99 58 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 6.97 59 1980 - 2022
Austria 6.44 60 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 6.37 61 1992 - 2022
Cuba 6.37 62 1980 - 2022
Romania 6.32 63 1980 - 2022
Hungary 6.16 64 1980 - 2022
Ireland 6.14 65 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 5.82 66 1980 - 2022
Puerto Rico 5.76 67 1980 - 2022
Colombia 5.46 68 1980 - 2022
Turkmenistan 5.2 69 1992 - 2022
Serbia 4.41 70 2006 - 2022
Jordan 4.25 71 1980 - 2022
Bulgaria 3.81 72 1980 - 2022
Ghana 3.75 73 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 3.74 74 1980 - 2022
Burma 3.53 75 1980 - 2022
Angola 3.51 76 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 3.41 77 1980 - 2022
North Korea 3.36 78 1980 - 2022
Ecuador 2.98 79 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 2.81 80 1980 - 2022
Laos 2.6 81 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 2.51 82 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 2.4 83 1993 - 2022
New Zealand 2.35 84 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 2.33 85 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 2.18 86 1980 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 2.14 87 1992 - 2022
Sudan 1.94 88 1980 - 2022
Lithuania 1.88 89 1992 - 2022
Armenia 1.83 90 1992 - 2022
Panama 1.82 91 1980 - 2022
Estonia 1.69 92 1992 - 2022
Uruguay 1.61 93 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 1.58 94 1992 - 2022
Croatia 1.54 95 1992 - 2022
Yemen 1.52 96 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 1.51 97 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 1.39 98 1980 - 2022
Cambodia 1.36 99 1980 - 2022
Honduras 1.32 100 1980 - 2022
North Macedonia 1.32 101 1992 - 2022
Latvia 1.27 102 1992 - 2022
Zimbabwe 1.27 103 1980 - 2022
Brunei 1.26 104 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 1.23 105 1980 - 2022
Senegal 1.14 106 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 1.11 107 1980 - 2022
Kenya 1.09 108 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 1.06 109 1980 - 2022
Georgia 1 110 1992 - 2022
Tanzania 1 111 1980 - 2022
Jamaica 0.97 112 1980 - 2022
Switzerland 0.97 113 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.93 114 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 0.92 115 1980 - 2022
Norway 0.89 116 1980 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0.88 117 1980 - 2022
Botswana 0.73 118 1980 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0.73 119 1992 - 2022
Tajikistan 0.72 120 1992 - 2022
Mauritius 0.68 121 1980 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.62 122 1980 - 2022
Malta 0.59 123 1980 - 2022
Bahamas 0.58 124 1980 - 2022
Mali 0.56 125 1980 - 2022
Zambia 0.56 126 1980 - 2022
Maldives 0.53 127 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.5 128 1980 - 2022
Madagascar 0.47 129 1980 - 2022
Gabon 0.45 130 1980 - 2022
Mozambique 0.45 131 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.44 132 1980 - 2022
Macao 0.44 133 1980 - 2022
Moldova 0.43 134 1992 - 2022
Haiti 0.39 135 1980 - 2022
Guinea 0.38 136 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.35 137 1980 - 2022
Suriname 0.34 138 1980 - 2022
Guyana 0.33 139 1980 - 2022
Niger 0.3 140 1980 - 2022
Barbados 0.27 141 1980 - 2022
Aruba 0.26 142 1986 - 2022
Montenegro 0.23 143 2006 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.22 144 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.21 145 1994 - 2022
Malawi 0.21 146 1980 - 2022
Uganda 0.21 147 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0.19 148 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.19 149 1980 - 2022
Bermuda 0.17 150 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.17 151 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 0.16 152 1980 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.14 153 1980 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.14 154 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0.14 155 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.13 156 1980 - 2022
Iceland 0.13 157 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.13 158 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0.13 159 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.12 160 1980 - 2022
Rwanda 0.12 161 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.11 162 1980 - 2022
Namibia 0.11 163 1990 - 2022
Swaziland 0.11 164 1980 - 2022
Albania 0.1 165 1980 - 2022
Liberia 0.1 166 1980 - 2022
Chad 0.09 167 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0.09 168 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.08 169 1980 - 2022
Somalia 0.08 170 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0.05 171 1980 - 2022
Nepal 0.05 172 1980 - 2022
Gibraltar 0.04 173 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0.04 174 1980 - 2022
Burundi 0.03 175 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0.03 176 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0.03 177 1980 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.03 178 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.03 179 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.03 180 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.03 181 1980 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.03 182 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.02 183 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.02 184 1980 - 2022
Tonga 0.02 185 1980 - 2022
Bhutan 0.01 186 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0.01 187 1980 - 2022
Montserrat 0.01 188 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0 189 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 0 190 1980 - 2022



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. Germany
7. South Korea
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Mexico
10. Iran
11. Italy
12. Indonesia
13. Australia
14. Egypt
15. UK
16. South Africa
17. Turkey
18. Thailand
19. Brazil
20. Taiwan
21. Spain
22. Vietnam
23. Canada
24. Poland
25. UA Emirates
26. Iraq
27. Argentina
28. Ukraine
29. Malaysia
30. Pakistan
31. Netherlands
32. Bangladesh
33. Algeria
34. France
35. Kuwait
36. Kazakhstan
37. Philippines
38. Venezuela
39. Chile
40. Israel
41. Uzbekistan
42. Hong Kong
43. Czechia
44. Singapore
45. Qatar
46. Libya
47. Morocco
48. Belarus
49. Nigeria
50. Peru
51. Syria
52. Oman
53. Greece
54. Finland
55. Belgium
56. Denmark
57. Sweden
58. Portugal
59. Bahrain
60. Austria
61. Azerbaijan
62. Cuba
63. Romania
64. Hungary
65. Ireland
66. Tunisia
67. Puerto Rico
68. Colombia
69. Turkmenistan
70. Serbia
71. Jordan
72. Bulgaria
73. Ghana
74. Domin. Rep.
75. Burma
76. Angola
77. Lebanon
78. North Korea
79. Ecuador
80. Bolivia
81. Laos
82. Tr.&Tobago
83. Slovakia
84. New Zealand
85. Guatemala
86. Sri Lanka
87. Bosnia & Herz.
88. Sudan
89. Lithuania
90. Armenia
91. Panama
92. Estonia
93. Uruguay
94. Slovenia
95. Croatia
96. Yemen
97. Cyprus
98. Ivory Coast
99. Cambodia
100. Honduras
101. North Macedonia
102. Latvia
103. Zimbabwe
104. Brunei
105. Mongolia
106. Senegal
107. Nicaragua
108. Kenya
109. El Salvador
110. Georgia
111. Tanzania
112. Jamaica
113. Switzerland
114. Papua N.G.
115. Cameroon
116. Norway
117. N. Caledonia
118. Botswana
119. Kyrgyzstan
120. Tajikistan
121. Mauritius
122. R. of Congo
123. Malta
124. Bahamas
125. Mali
126. Zambia
127. Maldives
128. Mauritania
129. Madagascar
130. Gabon
131. Mozambique
132. Benin
133. Macao
134. Moldova
135. Haiti
136. Guinea
137. Burkina Faso
138. Suriname
139. Guyana
140. Niger
141. Barbados
142. Aruba
143. Montenegro
144. Eq. Guinea
145. Eritrea
146. Malawi
147. Uganda
148. Fiji
149. Togo
150. Bermuda
151. Cape Verde
152. DR Congo
153. Afghanistan
154. Ethiopia
155. Gambia
156. Djibouti
157. Iceland
158. Luxembourg
159. Seychelles
160. Belize
161. Rwanda
162. Faroe Isl.
163. Namibia
164. Swaziland
165. Albania
166. Liberia
167. Chad
168. Saint Lucia
169. Ant.& Barb.
170. Somalia
171. Grenada
172. Nepal
173. Gibraltar
174. St. Vincent & ...
175. Burundi
176. Comoros
177. Dominica
178. G.-Bissau
179. S.T.&Principe
180. Sierra Leone
181. Solomon Isl.
182. Vanuatu
183. C.A. Republic
184. Samoa
185. Tonga
186. Bhutan
187. Kiribati
188. Montserrat
189. Lesotho
190. Paraguay
1332.39
724.22
313.37
215.16
195.46
99.24
90.11
79.67
71.08
66.74
59.50
57.22
53.22
52.97
50.62
48.38
47.82
44.46
43.15
42.32
39.78
39.71
39.40
36.05
32.85
29.50
29.13
28.66
27.26
26.27
23.87
21.67
20.97
20.44
20.14
20.08
19.71
17.84
17.75
17.44
14.62
13.24
11.87
11.69
10.59
10.51
10.05
9.80
9.54
9.07
8.57
8.44
8.37
8.30
7.99
7.77
7.73
6.99
6.97
6.44
6.37
6.37
6.32
6.16
6.14
5.82
5.76
5.46
5.20
4.41
4.25
3.81
3.75
3.74
3.53
3.51
3.41
3.36
2.98
2.81
2.60
2.51
2.40
2.35
2.33
2.18
2.14
1.94
1.88
1.83
1.82
1.69
1.61
1.58
1.54
1.52
1.51
1.39
1.36
1.32
1.32
1.27
1.27
1.26
1.23
1.14
1.11
1.09
1.06
1.00
1.00
0.97
0.97
0.93
0.92
0.89
0.88
0.73
0.73
0.72
0.68
0.62
0.59
0.58
0.56
0.56
0.53
0.50
0.47
0.45
0.45
0.44
0.44
0.43
0.39
0.38
0.35
0.34
0.33
0.30
0.27
0.26
0.23
0.22
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.19
0.19
0.17
0.17
0.16
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.10
0.10
0.09
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.05
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
333.1
666.2
999.3
1332.39


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