Fossil fuels electricity capacity - Country rankings
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Fossil fuels electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 43 countries was 17.35 million kilowatts. The highest value was in Russia: 217.06 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Gibraltar: 0.05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 217.06 | 1 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Germany | 99.24 | 2 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Italy | 59.5 | 3 | 1980 - 2023 |
| UK | 50.62 | 4 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Turkey | 47.82 | 5 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Spain | 39.78 | 6 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Poland | 36.05 | 7 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ukraine | 30.74 | 8 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 23.87 | 9 | 1980 - 2023 |
| France | 20.44 | 10 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 11.87 | 11 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Belarus | 9.8 | 12 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Greece | 8.37 | 13 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Finland | 8.3 | 14 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 7.99 | 15 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Denmark | 7.77 | 16 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 7.73 | 17 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 6.99 | 18 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Austria | 6.44 | 19 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Romania | 6.32 | 20 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 6.16 | 21 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 6.14 | 22 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Serbia | 4.41 | 23 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 3.85 | 24 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 2.4 | 25 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 2.15 | 26 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 1.88 | 27 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 1.69 | 28 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 1.58 | 29 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 1.54 | 30 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 1.51 | 31 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 1.23 | 32 | 1992 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 1.11 | 33 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Switzerland | 0.97 | 34 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Norway | 0.89 | 35 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Malta | 0.59 | 36 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Moldova | 0.47 | 37 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Montenegro | 0.23 | 38 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iceland | 0.13 | 39 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 0.13 | 40 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Albania | 0.12 | 41 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Faroe Isl. | 0.12 | 42 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Gibraltar | 0.05 | 43 | 1980 - 2023 |
Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from fossil fuels including oil, coal, and natural gas.
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