Fossil fuels electricity generation - Country rankings

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Fossil fuels electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 91.99 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 5580.29 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Albania: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Fossil fuels electricity generation, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 5580.29 1 1980 - 2023
USA 2553.23 2 1980 - 2023
India 1338.82 3 1980 - 2023
Japan 710.97 4 1980 - 2023
Russia 703.19 5 1992 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 416.31 6 1980 - 2023
South Korea 383.73 7 1980 - 2023
Iran 345.41 8 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 308.28 9 1980 - 2023
Germany 278.74 10 1991 - 2023
Mexico 262.99 11 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 237.49 12 1980 - 2023
South Africa 201.52 13 1980 - 2023
Egypt 183.39 14 1980 - 2023
Turkey 178.27 15 1980 - 2023
Italy 178.03 16 1980 - 2023
Australia 174.8 17 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 152.86 18 1980 - 2023
Thailand 152.38 19 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 140.7 20 1980 - 2023
Poland 140.21 21 1980 - 2023
UK 133.49 22 1980 - 2023
Iraq 130.84 23 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 127.1 24 1980 - 2023
Canada 116.22 25 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 103.13 26 1980 - 2023
Spain 102.35 27 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 100.67 28 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 100.13 29 1992 - 2023
Argentina 93.72 30 1980 - 2023
Algeria 90.61 31 1980 - 2023
Philippines 86.83 32 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 83.38 33 1980 - 2023
Israel 68.58 34 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 68.15 35 1992 - 2023
Netherlands 66.85 36 1980 - 2023
Brazil 66.45 37 1980 - 2023
France 58.9 38 1980 - 2023
Singapore 54.6 39 1980 - 2023
Qatar 54.03 40 1980 - 2023
Oman 42.45 41 1980 - 2023
Chile 40.66 42 1980 - 2023
Czechia 39.13 43 1993 - 2023
Hong Kong 35.77 44 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 35.6 45 1980 - 2023
Libya 35.1 46 1980 - 2023
Morocco 33.87 47 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 33.68 48 1992 - 2023
Turkmenistan 32.59 49 1992 - 2023
Belarus 31.24 50 1992 - 2023
Greece 29.37 51 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 28.61 52 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 27.09 53 1992 - 2023
Peru 26.81 54 1980 - 2023
Belgium 26.37 55 1980 - 2023
Serbia 25 56 2006 - 2023
Bulgaria 24.37 57 1980 - 2023
Colombia 21.25 58 1980 - 2023
Romania 20.97 59 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 20.77 60 1980 - 2023
Portugal 19.21 61 1980 - 2023
Syria 19.21 62 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 18.83 63 1980 - 2023
Ireland 18.74 64 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 18.09 65 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 17.82 66 1980 - 2023
Jordan 17.34 67 1980 - 2023
Cuba 14.98 68 1980 - 2023
Ghana 14.85 69 1980 - 2023
Burma 13.74 70 1980 - 2023
Austria 13.53 71 1980 - 2023
Hungary 11.83 72 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 11.22 73 1992 - 2023
North Korea 9.8 74 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 9.49 75 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 9.16 76 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 8.21 77 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 7.93 78 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 7.5 79 1980 - 2023
Finland 6.99 80 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 6.99 81 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 6.7 82 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 6.19 83 1980 - 2023
Estonia 6.03 84 1992 - 2023
Senegal 5.75 85 1980 - 2023
Brunei 5.6 86 1980 - 2023
Denmark 5.48 87 1980 - 2023
Croatia 5.19 88 1992 - 2023
Moldova 4.82 89 1992 - 2023
Slovakia 4.75 90 1993 - 2023
Sudan 4.74 91 1980 - 2023
Honduras 4.57 92 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 4.38 93 1980 - 2023
Angola 4.23 94 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 4.2 95 1992 - 2023
Jamaica 3.9 96 1980 - 2023
Armenia 3.88 97 1992 - 2023
R. of Congo 3.87 98 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 3.75 99 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 3.67 100 1992 - 2023
Papua N.G. 3.62 101 1980 - 2023
Georgia 3.39 102 1992 - 2023
Mozambique 3.19 103 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 2.92 104 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 2.85 105 1980 - 2023
Panama 2.79 106 1980 - 2023
Botswana 2.55 107 1980 - 2023
Yemen 2.52 108 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 2.51 109 1980 - 2023
Mali 2.48 110 1980 - 2023
Lebanon 2.38 111 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 2.28 112 1980 - 2023
Zambia 2.17 113 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 2.07 114 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 2.03 115 1980 - 2023
Malta 2 116 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 1.92 117 1992 - 2023
Madagascar 1.71 118 1980 - 2023
Gabon 1.66 119 1980 - 2023
Kenya 1.58 120 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 1.57 121 2006 - 2023
Tajikistan 1.57 122 1992 - 2023
Nicaragua 1.55 123 1980 - 2023
Norway 1.48 124 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 1.44 125 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 1.38 126 1980 - 2023
Guyana 1.24 127 1980 - 2023
Latvia 1.21 128 1992 - 2023
Mauritania 1.19 129 1980 - 2023
Suriname 1.18 130 1980 - 2023
Sweden 1.17 131 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 1.04 132 1980 - 2023
Guinea 1.02 133 1980 - 2023
Barbados 1 134 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.97 135 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0.85 136 1992 - 2023
Aruba 0.83 137 1986 - 2023
Haiti 0.82 138 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0.79 139 1980 - 2023
Niger 0.76 140 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.72 141 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0.62 142 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 0.61 143 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.53 144 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.51 145 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0.44 146 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.42 147 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 0.42 148 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0.39 149 1994 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.39 150 1980 - 2023
Chad 0.37 151 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.36 152 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.34 153 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0.34 154 1980 - 2023
Macao 0.29 155 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.26 156 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0.26 157 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0.24 158 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0.21 159 1980 - 2023
Uganda 0.15 160 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0.14 161 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.13 162 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0.13 163 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.13 164 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.13 165 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0.12 166 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.1 167 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.1 168 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.1 169 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.08 170 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0.08 171 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.08 172 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0.07 173 1980 - 2023
Belize 0.06 174 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.06 175 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0.03 176 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0.02 177 1990 - 2023
Swaziland 0.02 178 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0.01 179 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.01 180 1980 - 2023
Albania 0 181 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0 182 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 183 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 0 184 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 0 185 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0 186 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0 187 1980 - 2023
Nepal 0 188 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 189 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from fossil fuels including oil, coal, and natural gas.

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1. China
2. USA
3. India
4. Japan
5. Russia
6. Saudi Arabia
7. South Korea
8. Iran
9. Indonesia
10. Germany
11. Mexico
12. Taiwan
13. South Africa
14. Egypt
15. Turkey
16. Italy
17. Australia
18. Malaysia
19. Thailand
20. Vietnam
21. Poland
22. UK
23. Iraq
24. UA Emirates
25. Canada
26. Pakistan
27. Spain
28. Bangladesh
29. Kazakhstan
30. Argentina
31. Algeria
32. Philippines
33. Kuwait
34. Israel
35. Uzbekistan
36. Netherlands
37. Brazil
38. France
39. Singapore
40. Qatar
41. Oman
42. Chile
43. Czechia
44. Hong Kong
45. Bahrain
46. Libya
47. Morocco
48. Ukraine
49. Turkmenistan
50. Belarus
51. Greece
52. Nigeria
53. Azerbaijan
54. Peru
55. Belgium
56. Serbia
57. Bulgaria
58. Colombia
59. Romania
60. Tunisia
61. Portugal
62. Syria
63. Puerto Rico
64. Ireland
65. Domin. Rep.
66. Venezuela
67. Jordan
68. Cuba
69. Ghana
70. Burma
71. Austria
72. Hungary
73. Bosnia & Herz.
74. North Korea
75. Tr.&Tobago
76. Ivory Coast
77. Sri Lanka
78. Ecuador
79. Bolivia
80. Finland
81. Mongolia
82. Tanzania
83. New Zealand
84. Estonia
85. Senegal
86. Brunei
87. Denmark
88. Croatia
89. Moldova
90. Slovakia
91. Sudan
92. Honduras
93. Cyprus
94. Angola
95. North Macedonia
96. Jamaica
97. Armenia
98. R. of Congo
99. Cambodia
100. Slovenia
101. Papua N.G.
102. Georgia
103. Mozambique
104. Zimbabwe
105. Cameroon
106. Panama
107. Botswana
108. Yemen
109. Mauritius
110. Mali
111. Lebanon
112. N. Caledonia
113. Zambia
114. Guatemala
115. Bahamas
116. Malta
117. Kyrgyzstan
118. Madagascar
119. Gabon
120. Kenya
121. Montenegro
122. Tajikistan
123. Nicaragua
124. Norway
125. Burkina Faso
126. Uruguay
127. Guyana
128. Latvia
129. Mauritania
130. Suriname
131. Sweden
132. Eq. Guinea
133. Guinea
134. Barbados
135. Benin
136. Lithuania
137. Aruba
138. Haiti
139. Maldives
140. Niger
141. Togo
142. Bermuda
143. El Salvador
144. Seychelles
145. Gambia
146. Rwanda
147. Fiji
148. Switzerland
149. Eritrea
150. Saint Lucia
151. Chad
152. Cape Verde
153. Ant.& Barb.
154. Somalia
155. Macao
156. Faroe Isl.
157. Liberia
158. Grenada
159. Gibraltar
160. Uganda
161. Comoros
162. Afghanistan
163. Djibouti
164. Dominica
165. St. Vincent & ...
166. Burundi
167. Luxembourg
168. Samoa
169. Solomon Isl.
170. G.-Bissau
171. Malawi
172. S.T.&Principe
173. Tonga
174. Belize
175. Vanuatu
176. Kiribati
177. Namibia
178. Swaziland
179. Montserrat
180. Sierra Leone
181. Albania
182. Bhutan
183. C.A. Republic
184. DR Congo
185. Ethiopia
186. Iceland
187. Lesotho
188. Nepal
189. Paraguay
5580.29
2553.23
1338.82
710.97
703.19
416.31
383.73
345.41
308.28
278.74
262.99
237.49
201.52
183.39
178.27
178.03
174.80
152.86
152.38
140.70
140.21
133.49
130.84
127.10
116.22
103.13
102.35
100.67
100.13
93.72
90.61
86.83
83.38
68.58
68.15
66.85
66.45
58.90
54.60
54.03
42.45
40.66
39.13
35.77
35.60
35.10
33.87
33.68
32.59
31.24
29.37
28.61
27.09
26.81
26.37
25.00
24.37
21.25
20.97
20.77
19.21
19.21
18.83
18.74
18.09
17.82
17.34
14.98
14.85
13.74
13.53
11.83
11.22
9.80
9.49
9.16
8.21
7.93
7.50
6.99
6.99
6.70
6.19
6.03
5.75
5.60
5.48
5.19
4.82
4.75
4.74
4.57
4.38
4.23
4.20
3.90
3.88
3.87
3.75
3.67
3.62
3.39
3.19
2.92
2.85
2.79
2.55
2.52
2.51
2.48
2.38
2.28
2.17
2.07
2.03
2.00
1.92
1.71
1.66
1.58
1.57
1.57
1.55
1.48
1.44
1.38
1.24
1.21
1.19
1.18
1.17
1.04
1.02
1.00
0.97
0.85
0.83
0.82
0.79
0.76
0.72
0.62
0.61
0.53
0.51
0.44
0.42
0.42
0.39
0.39
0.37
0.36
0.34
0.34
0.29
0.26
0.26
0.24
0.21
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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