Fossil fuels electricity generation - Country rankings

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Fossil fuels electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 91.12 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 5576.95 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Albania: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. 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 5576.95 1 1980 - 2024
USA 2553.23 2 1980 - 2024
India 1319.97 3 1980 - 2024
Japan 713.37 4 1980 - 2024
Russia 703.19 5 1992 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 416.31 6 1980 - 2024
South Korea 374.17 7 1980 - 2024
Iran 345.41 8 1980 - 2024
Indonesia 308.28 9 1980 - 2024
Germany 271.12 10 1991 - 2024
Taiwan 237.49 11 1980 - 2024
Mexico 232.75 12 1980 - 2024
South Africa 201.52 13 1980 - 2024
Australia 184.78 14 1980 - 2024
Egypt 183.39 15 1980 - 2024
Turkey 178.27 16 1980 - 2024
Italy 172.43 17 1980 - 2024
Malaysia 152.86 18 1980 - 2024
Thailand 152.38 19 1980 - 2024
Vietnam 140.7 20 1980 - 2024
UK 133.49 21 1980 - 2024
Poland 131.71 22 1980 - 2024
Iraq 130.84 23 1980 - 2024
UA Emirates 127.1 24 1980 - 2024
Canada 110.82 25 1980 - 2024
Pakistan 103.13 26 1980 - 2024
Spain 102.35 27 1980 - 2024
Bangladesh 100.67 28 1980 - 2024
Kazakhstan 100.13 29 1992 - 2024
Argentina 93.72 30 1980 - 2024
Algeria 90.61 31 1980 - 2024
Philippines 86.83 32 1980 - 2024
Kuwait 83.38 33 1980 - 2024
Israel 68.58 34 1980 - 2024
Uzbekistan 68.15 35 1992 - 2024
Netherlands 66.85 36 1980 - 2024
Brazil 66.45 37 1980 - 2024
France 56.31 38 1980 - 2024
Singapore 54.6 39 1980 - 2024
Qatar 54.03 40 1980 - 2024
Oman 42.45 41 1980 - 2024
Chile 40.66 42 1980 - 2024
Czechia 38.11 43 1993 - 2024
Hong Kong 35.77 44 1980 - 2024
Bahrain 35.6 45 1980 - 2024
Libya 35.1 46 1980 - 2024
Morocco 33.87 47 1980 - 2024
Ukraine 33.68 48 1992 - 2024
Turkmenistan 32.59 49 1992 - 2024
Belarus 31.24 50 1992 - 2024
Greece 28.7 51 1980 - 2024
Nigeria 28.61 52 1980 - 2024
Azerbaijan 27.09 53 1992 - 2024
Peru 26.81 54 1980 - 2024
Belgium 26.37 55 1980 - 2024
Serbia 25 56 2006 - 2024
Bulgaria 24.09 57 1980 - 2024
Colombia 21.25 58 1980 - 2024
Tunisia 20.77 59 1980 - 2024
Portugal 19.21 60 1980 - 2024
Syria 19.21 61 1980 - 2024
Puerto Rico 18.83 62 1980 - 2024
Ireland 18.74 63 1980 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 18.09 64 1980 - 2024
Venezuela 17.82 65 1980 - 2024
Romania 17.46 66 1980 - 2024
Jordan 17.34 67 1980 - 2024
Cuba 14.98 68 1980 - 2024
Ghana 14.85 69 1980 - 2024
Burma 13.74 70 1980 - 2024
Austria 13.53 71 1980 - 2024
Laos 12.18 72 1980 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 11.22 73 1992 - 2024
Hungary 11.19 74 1980 - 2024
North Korea 9.8 75 1980 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 9.49 76 1980 - 2024
Ivory Coast 9.16 77 1980 - 2024
Sri Lanka 8.21 78 1980 - 2024
Ecuador 7.93 79 1980 - 2024
Bolivia 7.5 80 1980 - 2024
Mongolia 6.99 81 1980 - 2024
Finland 6.93 82 1980 - 2024
Tanzania 6.7 83 1980 - 2024
Estonia 6.02 84 1992 - 2024
Senegal 5.75 85 1980 - 2024
New Zealand 5.66 86 1980 - 2024
Brunei 5.6 87 1980 - 2024
Denmark 5.35 88 1980 - 2024
Croatia 4.9 89 1992 - 2024
Moldova 4.82 90 1992 - 2024
Slovakia 4.75 91 1993 - 2024
Sudan 4.74 92 1980 - 2024
Honduras 4.57 93 1980 - 2024
Cyprus 4.38 94 1980 - 2024
Angola 4.23 95 1980 - 2024
North Macedonia 3.96 96 1992 - 2024
Jamaica 3.9 97 1980 - 2024
Armenia 3.88 98 1992 - 2024
R. of Congo 3.87 99 1980 - 2024
Cambodia 3.75 100 1980 - 2024
Slovenia 3.67 101 1992 - 2024
Papua N.G. 3.62 102 1980 - 2024
Georgia 3.39 103 1992 - 2024
Mozambique 3.19 104 1980 - 2024
Zimbabwe 2.92 105 1980 - 2024
Cameroon 2.85 106 1980 - 2024
Panama 2.79 107 1980 - 2024
Botswana 2.55 108 1980 - 2024
Yemen 2.52 109 1980 - 2024
Mauritius 2.51 110 1980 - 2024
Mali 2.48 111 1980 - 2024
Lebanon 2.38 112 1980 - 2024
N. Caledonia 2.28 113 1980 - 2024
Zambia 2.17 114 1980 - 2024
Guatemala 2.07 115 1980 - 2024
Bahamas 2.03 116 1980 - 2024
Malta 2 117 1980 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 1.92 118 1992 - 2024
Madagascar 1.71 119 1980 - 2024
Gabon 1.66 120 1980 - 2024
Kenya 1.58 121 1980 - 2024
Montenegro 1.57 122 2006 - 2024
Tajikistan 1.57 123 1992 - 2024
Nicaragua 1.55 124 1980 - 2024
Norway 1.48 125 1980 - 2024
Burkina Faso 1.44 126 1980 - 2024
Uruguay 1.38 127 1980 - 2024
Guyana 1.24 128 1980 - 2024
Mauritania 1.19 129 1980 - 2024
Suriname 1.18 130 1980 - 2024
Sweden 1.16 131 1980 - 2024
Latvia 1.09 132 1992 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 1.04 133 1980 - 2024
Guinea 1.02 134 1980 - 2024
Barbados 1 135 1980 - 2024
Benin 0.97 136 1980 - 2024
Lithuania 0.85 137 1992 - 2024
Aruba 0.83 138 1986 - 2024
Haiti 0.82 139 1980 - 2024
Maldives 0.79 140 1980 - 2024
Niger 0.76 141 1980 - 2024
Togo 0.72 142 1980 - 2024
Bermuda 0.62 143 1980 - 2024
El Salvador 0.61 144 1980 - 2024
Seychelles 0.53 145 1980 - 2024
Gambia 0.51 146 1980 - 2024
Rwanda 0.44 147 1980 - 2024
Fiji 0.42 148 1980 - 2024
Switzerland 0.4 149 1980 - 2024
Eritrea 0.39 150 1994 - 2024
Saint Lucia 0.39 151 1980 - 2024
Chad 0.37 152 1980 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.36 153 1980 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 0.34 154 1980 - 2024
Somalia 0.34 155 1980 - 2024
Macao 0.29 156 1980 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0.26 157 1980 - 2024
Liberia 0.26 158 1980 - 2024
Grenada 0.24 159 1980 - 2024
Gibraltar 0.21 160 1980 - 2024
Uganda 0.15 161 1980 - 2024
Comoros 0.14 162 1980 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.13 163 1980 - 2024
Djibouti 0.13 164 1980 - 2024
Dominica 0.13 165 1980 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 0.13 166 1980 - 2024
Burundi 0.12 167 1980 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.1 168 1980 - 2024
Samoa 0.1 169 1980 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.1 170 1980 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.08 171 1980 - 2024
Malawi 0.08 172 1980 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.08 173 1980 - 2024
Tonga 0.07 174 1980 - 2024
Belize 0.06 175 1980 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.06 176 1980 - 2024
Kiribati 0.03 177 1980 - 2024
Namibia 0.02 178 1990 - 2024
Swaziland 0.02 179 1980 - 2024
Montserrat 0.01 180 1980 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.01 181 1980 - 2024
Albania 0 182 1980 - 2024
Bhutan 0 183 1980 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0 184 1980 - 2024
DR Congo 0 185 1980 - 2024
Ethiopia 0 186 1980 - 2024
Iceland 0 187 1980 - 2024
Lesotho 0 188 1980 - 2024
Nepal 0 189 1980 - 2024
Paraguay 0 190 1980 - 2024


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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. Taiwan
12. Mexico
13. South Africa
14. Australia
15. Egypt
16. Turkey
17. Italy
18. Malaysia
19. Thailand
20. Vietnam
21. UK
22. Poland
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. Tunisia
60. Portugal
61. Syria
62. Puerto Rico
63. Ireland
64. Domin. Rep.
65. Venezuela
66. Romania
67. Jordan
68. Cuba
69. Ghana
70. Burma
71. Austria
72. Laos
73. Bosnia & Herz.
74. Hungary
75. North Korea
76. Tr.&Tobago
77. Ivory Coast
78. Sri Lanka
79. Ecuador
80. Bolivia
81. Mongolia
82. Finland
83. Tanzania
84. Estonia
85. Senegal
86. New Zealand
87. Brunei
88. Denmark
89. Croatia
90. Moldova
91. Slovakia
92. Sudan
93. Honduras
94. Cyprus
95. Angola
96. North Macedonia
97. Jamaica
98. Armenia
99. R. of Congo
100. Cambodia
101. Slovenia
102. Papua N.G.
103. Georgia
104. Mozambique
105. Zimbabwe
106. Cameroon
107. Panama
108. Botswana
109. Yemen
110. Mauritius
111. Mali
112. Lebanon
113. N. Caledonia
114. Zambia
115. Guatemala
116. Bahamas
117. Malta
118. Kyrgyzstan
119. Madagascar
120. Gabon
121. Kenya
122. Montenegro
123. Tajikistan
124. Nicaragua
125. Norway
126. Burkina Faso
127. Uruguay
128. Guyana
129. Mauritania
130. Suriname
131. Sweden
132. Latvia
133. Eq. Guinea
134. Guinea
135. Barbados
136. Benin
137. Lithuania
138. Aruba
139. Haiti
140. Maldives
141. Niger
142. Togo
143. Bermuda
144. El Salvador
145. Seychelles
146. Gambia
147. Rwanda
148. Fiji
149. Switzerland
150. Eritrea
151. Saint Lucia
152. Chad
153. Cape Verde
154. Ant.& Barb.
155. Somalia
156. Macao
157. Faroe Isl.
158. Liberia
159. Grenada
160. Gibraltar
161. Uganda
162. Comoros
163. Afghanistan
164. Djibouti
165. Dominica
166. St. Vincent & ...
167. Burundi
168. Luxembourg
169. Samoa
170. Solomon Isl.
171. G.-Bissau
172. Malawi
173. S.T.&Principe
174. Tonga
175. Belize
176. Vanuatu
177. Kiribati
178. Namibia
179. Swaziland
180. Montserrat
181. Sierra Leone
182. Albania
183. Bhutan
184. C.A. Republic
185. DR Congo
186. Ethiopia
187. Iceland
188. Lesotho
189. Nepal
190. Paraguay
5576.95
2553.23
1319.97
713.37
703.19
416.31
374.17
345.41
308.28
271.12
237.49
232.75
201.52
184.78
183.39
178.27
172.43
152.86
152.38
140.70
133.49
131.71
130.84
127.10
110.82
103.13
102.35
100.67
100.13
93.72
90.61
86.83
83.38
68.58
68.15
66.85
66.45
56.31
54.60
54.03
42.45
40.66
38.11
35.77
35.60
35.10
33.87
33.68
32.59
31.24
28.70
28.61
27.09
26.81
26.37
25.00
24.09
21.25
20.77
19.21
19.21
18.83
18.74
18.09
17.82
17.46
17.34
14.98
14.85
13.74
13.53
12.18
11.22
11.19
9.80
9.49
9.16
8.21
7.93
7.50
6.99
6.93
6.70
6.02
5.75
5.66
5.60
5.35
4.90
4.82
4.75
4.74
4.57
4.38
4.23
3.96
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
1.19
1.18
1.16
1.09
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
0.40
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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2788.5
4182.7
5576.95


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