Fossil fuels electricity capacity - Country rankings
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Fossil fuels electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 55.15 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 1332.39 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Bhutan: 0.01 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 |
| India | 313.37 | 2 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Japan | 195.46 | 3 | 1980 - 2022 |
| South Korea | 90.11 | 4 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 79.67 | 5 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Iran | 66.74 | 6 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Indonesia | 57.22 | 7 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Thailand | 44.46 | 8 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Taiwan | 42.32 | 9 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Vietnam | 39.71 | 10 | 1980 - 2022 |
| UA Emirates | 32.85 | 11 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Iraq | 29.5 | 12 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Malaysia | 27.26 | 13 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Pakistan | 26.27 | 14 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 21.67 | 15 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Kuwait | 20.14 | 16 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan | 20.08 | 17 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Philippines | 19.71 | 18 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Israel | 17.44 | 19 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 14.62 | 20 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Hong Kong | 13.24 | 21 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Singapore | 11.69 | 22 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Qatar | 10.59 | 23 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Syria | 8.57 | 24 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Oman | 8.44 | 25 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Bahrain | 6.97 | 26 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Azerbaijan | 6.37 | 27 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Turkmenistan | 5.2 | 28 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Jordan | 4.25 | 29 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Burma | 3.53 | 30 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Lebanon | 3.41 | 31 | 1980 - 2022 |
| North Korea | 3.36 | 32 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Laos | 2.6 | 33 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 2.18 | 34 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Armenia | 1.83 | 35 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Yemen | 1.52 | 36 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Cambodia | 1.36 | 37 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Brunei | 1.26 | 38 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Mongolia | 1.23 | 39 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Georgia | 1 | 40 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.73 | 41 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan | 0.72 | 42 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Maldives | 0.53 | 43 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Macao | 0.44 | 44 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Afghanistan | 0.14 | 45 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Nepal | 0.05 | 46 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Bhutan | 0.01 | 47 | 1980 - 2022 |
Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from fossil fuels including oil, coal, and natural gas.
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