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 92.25 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 5761.22 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Albania: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. 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 5761.22 1 1980 - 2022
USA 2553.23 2 1980 - 2022
India 1338.82 3 1980 - 2022
Japan 710.97 4 1980 - 2022
Russia 686.98 5 1992 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 430.64 6 1980 - 2022
South Korea 394.95 7 1980 - 2022
Iran 337.36 8 1980 - 2022
Germany 274.02 9 1991 - 2022
Indonesia 269.41 10 1980 - 2022
Mexico 249.94 11 1980 - 2022
Taiwan 237.49 12 1980 - 2022
South Africa 201.47 13 1980 - 2022
Egypt 191.02 14 1980 - 2022
Turkey 179.47 15 1980 - 2022
Italy 174.61 16 1980 - 2022
Australia 171.19 17 1980 - 2022
Malaysia 158.22 18 1980 - 2022
Vietnam 151.99 19 1980 - 2022
Thailand 149.33 20 1980 - 2022
UA Emirates 143.15 21 1980 - 2022
UK 132.23 22 1980 - 2022
Poland 131.12 23 1980 - 2022
Iraq 130.84 24 1980 - 2022
Canada 109.88 25 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 105.88 26 1992 - 2022
Spain 105.34 27 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 105.27 28 1980 - 2022
Bangladesh 100.67 29 1980 - 2022
Argentina 94.62 30 1980 - 2022
Philippines 88.34 31 1980 - 2022
Algeria 87.5 32 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 86.23 33 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 69.78 34 1992 - 2022
Israel 68.36 35 1980 - 2022
Brazil 66.92 36 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 66.85 37 1980 - 2022
Singapore 54.63 38 1980 - 2022
France 54.21 39 1980 - 2022
Qatar 53.9 40 1980 - 2022
Oman 42.78 41 1980 - 2022
Chile 39.5 42 1980 - 2022
Czechia 38.26 43 1993 - 2022
Ukraine 36.57 44 1992 - 2022
Hong Kong 35.71 45 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 35.53 46 1980 - 2022
Morocco 33.87 47 1980 - 2022
Belarus 32.62 48 1992 - 2022
Libya 30.27 49 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 28.97 50 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 27.09 51 1992 - 2022
Belgium 26.37 52 1980 - 2022
Greece 26.27 53 1980 - 2022
Bulgaria 24.37 54 1980 - 2022
Colombia 23.91 55 1980 - 2022
Turkmenistan 23.06 56 1992 - 2022
Serbia 22.4 57 2006 - 2022
Peru 22.27 58 1980 - 2022
Romania 21.44 59 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 20.55 60 1980 - 2022
Ireland 19.2 61 1980 - 2022
Portugal 19.15 62 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 18.88 63 1980 - 2022
Puerto Rico 18.83 64 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 18.48 65 1980 - 2022
Cuba 17.4 66 1980 - 2022
Jordan 16.86 67 1980 - 2022
Syria 16.08 68 1980 - 2022
Austria 14.98 69 1980 - 2022
Ghana 14.85 70 1980 - 2022
Laos 12.41 71 1980 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 11.8 72 1992 - 2022
Hungary 11.21 73 1980 - 2022
Burma 10.32 74 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 9.4 75 1980 - 2022
North Korea 9.38 76 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 9.1 77 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 7.67 78 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 7.48 79 1980 - 2022
Finland 6.97 80 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 6.94 81 1980 - 2022
Sudan 6.71 82 1980 - 2022
Ecuador 6.22 83 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 6.08 84 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 5.84 85 1980 - 2022
Senegal 5.76 86 1980 - 2022
Brunei 5.75 87 1980 - 2022
Sri Lanka 5.7 88 1980 - 2022
Croatia 5.16 89 1992 - 2022
Moldova 4.83 90 1992 - 2022
Slovakia 4.68 91 1993 - 2022
Estonia 4.44 92 1992 - 2022
Honduras 4.43 93 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 4.38 94 1980 - 2022
Cambodia 4.34 95 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 4.28 96 1980 - 2022
Angola 4.23 97 1980 - 2022
Jamaica 3.97 98 1980 - 2022
North Macedonia 3.91 99 1992 - 2022
Armenia 3.81 100 1992 - 2022
Denmark 3.79 101 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 3.62 102 1980 - 2022
Georgia 3.39 103 1992 - 2022
Mozambique 3.35 104 1980 - 2022
Slovenia 3.33 105 1992 - 2022
R. of Congo 3.1 106 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 3.06 107 1980 - 2022
Zimbabwe 2.92 108 1980 - 2022
Panama 2.91 109 1980 - 2022
Mauritius 2.83 110 1980 - 2022
Botswana 2.62 111 1980 - 2022
Yemen 2.35 112 1980 - 2022
N. Caledonia 2.28 113 1980 - 2022
Mali 2.26 114 1980 - 2022
Tajikistan 2.23 115 1992 - 2022
Zambia 2.17 116 1980 - 2022
Bahamas 2.03 117 1980 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 1.95 118 1992 - 2022
Malta 1.95 119 1980 - 2022
Sweden 1.66 120 1980 - 2022
Montenegro 1.57 121 2006 - 2022
Madagascar 1.49 122 1980 - 2022
Gabon 1.39 123 1980 - 2022
Uruguay 1.38 124 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 1.35 125 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 1.19 126 1980 - 2022
Guyana 1.12 127 1980 - 2022
Benin 1.11 128 1980 - 2022
Latvia 1.11 129 1992 - 2022
Suriname 1.09 130 1980 - 2022
Guinea 1.02 131 1980 - 2022
Barbados 1 132 1980 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.99 133 1980 - 2022
Kenya 0.99 134 1980 - 2022
Lithuania 0.99 135 1992 - 2022
Haiti 0.9 136 1980 - 2022
Aruba 0.83 137 1986 - 2022
Maldives 0.79 138 1980 - 2022
Norway 0.76 139 1980 - 2022
Niger 0.74 140 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.66 141 1980 - 2022
Bermuda 0.62 142 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 0.58 143 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.53 144 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0.53 145 1980 - 2022
Gambia 0.51 146 1980 - 2022
Switzerland 0.51 147 1980 - 2022
Rwanda 0.45 148 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0.42 149 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0.39 150 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0.37 151 1994 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.36 152 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0.34 153 1980 - 2022
Somalia 0.34 154 1980 - 2022
Chad 0.33 155 1980 - 2022
Macao 0.29 156 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.26 157 1980 - 2022
Liberia 0.26 158 1980 - 2022
Gibraltar 0.25 159 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0.24 160 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0.14 161 1980 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.13 162 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0.13 163 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0.13 164 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0.13 165 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.13 166 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0.13 167 1980 - 2022
Burundi 0.12 168 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.1 169 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0.1 170 1980 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0.08 171 1980 - 2022
Malawi 0.08 172 1980 - 2022
Tonga 0.07 173 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.06 174 1980 - 2022
Uganda 0.06 175 1980 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.06 176 1980 - 2022
Namibia 0.05 177 1990 - 2022
Swaziland 0.04 178 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0.03 179 1980 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.01 180 1980 - 2022
Montserrat 0.01 181 1980 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.01 182 1980 - 2022
Albania 0 183 1980 - 2022
Bhutan 0 184 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0 185 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 0 186 1980 - 2022
Iceland 0 187 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0 188 1980 - 2022
Nepal 0 189 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 0 190 1980 - 2022



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. Germany
10. Indonesia
11. Mexico
12. Taiwan
13. South Africa
14. Egypt
15. Turkey
16. Italy
17. Australia
18. Malaysia
19. Vietnam
20. Thailand
21. UA Emirates
22. UK
23. Poland
24. Iraq
25. Canada
26. Kazakhstan
27. Spain
28. Pakistan
29. Bangladesh
30. Argentina
31. Philippines
32. Algeria
33. Kuwait
34. Uzbekistan
35. Israel
36. Brazil
37. Netherlands
38. Singapore
39. France
40. Qatar
41. Oman
42. Chile
43. Czechia
44. Ukraine
45. Hong Kong
46. Bahrain
47. Morocco
48. Belarus
49. Libya
50. Nigeria
51. Azerbaijan
52. Belgium
53. Greece
54. Bulgaria
55. Colombia
56. Turkmenistan
57. Serbia
58. Peru
59. Romania
60. Tunisia
61. Ireland
62. Portugal
63. Venezuela
64. Puerto Rico
65. Domin. Rep.
66. Cuba
67. Jordan
68. Syria
69. Austria
70. Ghana
71. Laos
72. Bosnia & Herz.
73. Hungary
74. Burma
75. Tr.&Tobago
76. North Korea
77. Lebanon
78. Ivory Coast
79. Bolivia
80. Finland
81. Mongolia
82. Sudan
83. Ecuador
84. Tanzania
85. New Zealand
86. Senegal
87. Brunei
88. Sri Lanka
89. Croatia
90. Moldova
91. Slovakia
92. Estonia
93. Honduras
94. Cyprus
95. Cambodia
96. Guatemala
97. Angola
98. Jamaica
99. North Macedonia
100. Armenia
101. Denmark
102. Papua N.G.
103. Georgia
104. Mozambique
105. Slovenia
106. R. of Congo
107. Cameroon
108. Zimbabwe
109. Panama
110. Mauritius
111. Botswana
112. Yemen
113. N. Caledonia
114. Mali
115. Tajikistan
116. Zambia
117. Bahamas
118. Kyrgyzstan
119. Malta
120. Sweden
121. Montenegro
122. Madagascar
123. Gabon
124. Uruguay
125. Nicaragua
126. Mauritania
127. Guyana
128. Benin
129. Latvia
130. Suriname
131. Guinea
132. Barbados
133. Eq. Guinea
134. Kenya
135. Lithuania
136. Haiti
137. Aruba
138. Maldives
139. Norway
140. Niger
141. Togo
142. Bermuda
143. El Salvador
144. Burkina Faso
145. Seychelles
146. Gambia
147. Switzerland
148. Rwanda
149. Fiji
150. Saint Lucia
151. Eritrea
152. Cape Verde
153. Ant.& Barb.
154. Somalia
155. Chad
156. Macao
157. Faroe Isl.
158. Liberia
159. Gibraltar
160. Grenada
161. Comoros
162. Afghanistan
163. Djibouti
164. Dominica
165. St. Vincent & ...
166. Samoa
167. S.T.&Principe
168. Burundi
169. Luxembourg
170. Solomon Isl.
171. G.-Bissau
172. Malawi
173. Tonga
174. Belize
175. Uganda
176. Vanuatu
177. Namibia
178. Swaziland
179. Kiribati
180. Ethiopia
181. Montserrat
182. Sierra Leone
183. Albania
184. Bhutan
185. C.A. Republic
186. DR Congo
187. Iceland
188. Lesotho
189. Nepal
190. Paraguay
5761.22
2553.23
1338.82
710.97
686.98
430.64
394.95
337.36
274.02
269.41
249.94
237.49
201.47
191.02
179.47
174.61
171.19
158.22
151.99
149.33
143.15
132.23
131.12
130.84
109.88
105.88
105.34
105.27
100.67
94.62
88.34
87.50
86.23
69.78
68.36
66.92
66.85
54.63
54.21
53.90
42.78
39.50
38.26
36.57
35.71
35.53
33.87
32.62
30.27
28.97
27.09
26.37
26.27
24.37
23.91
23.06
22.40
22.27
21.44
20.55
19.20
19.15
18.88
18.83
18.48
17.40
16.86
16.08
14.98
14.85
12.41
11.80
11.21
10.32
9.40
9.38
9.10
7.67
7.48
6.97
6.94
6.71
6.22
6.08
5.84
5.76
5.75
5.70
5.16
4.83
4.68
4.44
4.43
4.38
4.34
4.28
4.23
3.97
3.91
3.81
3.79
3.62
3.39
3.35
3.33
3.10
3.06
2.92
2.91
2.83
2.62
2.35
2.28
2.26
2.23
2.17
2.03
1.95
1.95
1.66
1.57
1.49
1.39
1.38
1.35
1.19
1.12
1.11
1.11
1.09
1.02
1.00
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.90
0.83
0.79
0.76
0.74
0.66
0.62
0.58
0.53
0.53
0.51
0.51
0.45
0.42
0.39
0.37
0.36
0.34
0.34
0.33
0.29
0.26
0.26
0.25
0.24
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.10
0.10
0.08
0.08
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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2880.6
4320.9
5761.22


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