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Fossil fuels electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 10.87 million kilowatts. The highest value was in Brazil: 43.15 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Paraguay: 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
Brazil 43.15 1 -
Argentina 29.13 2 -
Venezuela 17.84 3 -
Chile 17.75 4 -
Peru 9.07 5 -
Colombia 5.46 6 -
Ecuador 2.98 7 -
Bolivia 2.81 8 -
Uruguay 1.61 9 -
Suriname 0.34 10 -
Guyana 0.33 11 -
Paraguay 0 12 -



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

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