Geothermal electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Geothermal electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 189 countries was 0.08 million kilowatts. The highest value was in the USA: 2.6 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2021. 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 Geothermal electricity capacity, 2021 Global rank Available data
USA 2.6 1 2000 - 2021
Indonesia 2.28 2 2000 - 2021
Philippines 1.93 3 2000 - 2021
Turkey 1.68 4 2000 - 2021
New Zealand 1.27 5 2000 - 2021
Mexico 1.03 6 2000 - 2021
Kenya 0.86 7 2000 - 2021
Italy 0.77 8 2000 - 2021
Iceland 0.76 9 2000 - 2021
Japan 0.48 10 2000 - 2021
El Salvador 0.2 11 2000 - 2021
Nicaragua 0.15 12 2000 - 2021
Russia 0.07 13 2000 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0.06 14 2000 - 2021
Germany 0.05 15 2000 - 2021
Guatemala 0.05 16 2000 - 2021
Chile 0.04 17 2000 - 2021
Honduras 0.04 18 2000 - 2021
China 0.03 19 2000 - 2021
Portugal 0.03 20 2000 - 2021
France 0.02 21 2000 - 2021
Croatia 0.01 22 2000 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.01 23 2000 - 2021
Afghanistan 0 24 2000 - 2021
Albania 0 25 2000 - 2021
Algeria 0 26 2000 - 2021
Angola 0 27 2000 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0 28 2000 - 2021
Argentina 0 29 2000 - 2021
Armenia 0 30 2000 - 2021
Aruba 0 31 2000 - 2021
Australia 0 32 2000 - 2021
Austria 0 33 2000 - 2021
Azerbaijan 0 34 2000 - 2021
Bahamas 0 35 2000 - 2021
Bangladesh 0 36 2000 - 2021
Barbados 0 37 2000 - 2021
Belarus 0 38 2000 - 2021
Belgium 0 39 2000 - 2021
Belize 0 40 2000 - 2021
Benin 0 41 2000 - 2021
Bermuda 0 42 2000 - 2021
Bhutan 0 43 2000 - 2021
Bolivia 0 44 2000 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0 45 2000 - 2021
Botswana 0 46 2000 - 2021
Brazil 0 47 2000 - 2021
Brunei 0 48 2000 - 2021
Bulgaria 0 49 2000 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0 50 2000 - 2021
Burma 0 51 2000 - 2021
Burundi 0 52 2000 - 2021
Cambodia 0 53 2000 - 2021
Cameroon 0 54 2000 - 2021
Canada 0 55 2000 - 2021
Cape Verde 0 56 2000 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 57 2000 - 2021
Chad 0 58 2000 - 2021
Colombia 0 59 2000 - 2021
Comoros 0 60 2000 - 2021
Cuba 0 61 2000 - 2021
Cyprus 0 62 2000 - 2021
Czechia 0 63 2000 - 2021
DR Congo 0 64 2000 - 2021
Denmark 0 65 2000 - 2021
Djibouti 0 66 2000 - 2021
Dominica 0 67 2000 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0 68 2000 - 2021
Ecuador 0 69 2000 - 2021
Egypt 0 70 2000 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0 71 2000 - 2021
Eritrea 0 72 2000 - 2021
Estonia 0 73 2000 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0 74 2000 - 2021
Fiji 0 75 2000 - 2021
Finland 0 76 2000 - 2021
Gabon 0 77 2000 - 2021
Gambia 0 78 2000 - 2021
Georgia 0 79 2000 - 2021
Ghana 0 80 2000 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 81 2000 - 2021
Greece 0 82 2000 - 2021
Grenada 0 83 2000 - 2021
Guinea 0 84 2000 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 85 2000 - 2021
Guyana 0 86 2000 - 2021
Haiti 0 87 2000 - 2021
Hong Kong 0 88 2000 - 2021
Hungary 0 89 2000 - 2021
India 0 90 2000 - 2021
Iran 0 91 2000 - 2021
Iraq 0 92 2000 - 2021
Ireland 0 93 2000 - 2021
Israel 0 94 2000 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0 95 2000 - 2021
Jamaica 0 96 2000 - 2021
Jordan 0 97 2000 - 2021
Kazakhstan 0 98 2000 - 2021
Kiribati 0 99 2000 - 2021
Kuwait 0 100 2000 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 0 101 2000 - 2021
Laos 0 102 2000 - 2021
Latvia 0 103 2000 - 2021
Lebanon 0 104 2000 - 2021
Lesotho 0 105 2000 - 2021
Liberia 0 106 2000 - 2021
Libya 0 107 2000 - 2021
Lithuania 0 108 2000 - 2021
Luxembourg 0 109 2000 - 2021
Macao 0 110 2000 - 2021
Madagascar 0 111 2000 - 2021
Malawi 0 112 2000 - 2021
Malaysia 0 113 2000 - 2021
Maldives 0 114 2000 - 2021
Mali 0 115 2000 - 2021
Malta 0 116 2000 - 2021
Mauritania 0 117 2000 - 2021
Mauritius 0 118 2000 - 2021
Moldova 0 119 2000 - 2021
Mongolia 0 120 2000 - 2021
Montenegro 0 121 2006 - 2021
Montserrat 0 122 2000 - 2021
Morocco 0 123 2000 - 2021
Mozambique 0 124 2000 - 2021
Namibia 0 125 2000 - 2021
Nepal 0 126 2000 - 2021
Netherlands 0 127 2000 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0 128 2000 - 2021
Niger 0 129 2000 - 2021
Nigeria 0 130 2000 - 2021
North Korea 0 131 2000 - 2021
North Macedonia 0 132 2000 - 2021
Norway 0 133 2000 - 2021
Oman 0 134 2000 - 2021
Pakistan 0 135 2000 - 2021
Panama 0 136 2000 - 2021
Paraguay 0 137 2000 - 2021
Peru 0 138 2000 - 2021
Poland 0 139 2000 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0 140 2000 - 2021
Qatar 0 141 2000 - 2021
R. of Congo 0 142 2000 - 2021
Romania 0 143 2000 - 2021
Rwanda 0 144 2000 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 145 2000 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0 146 2000 - 2021
Samoa 0 147 2000 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 148 2000 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0 149 2000 - 2021
Senegal 0 150 2000 - 2021
Serbia 0 151 2006 - 2021
Seychelles 0 152 2000 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0 153 2000 - 2021
Singapore 0 154 2000 - 2021
Slovakia 0 155 2000 - 2021
Slovenia 0 156 2000 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 157 2000 - 2021
Somalia 0 158 2000 - 2021
South Africa 0 159 2000 - 2021
South Korea 0 160 2000 - 2021
Spain 0 161 2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0 162 2000 - 2021
Sudan 0 163 2000 - 2021
Suriname 0 164 2000 - 2021
Swaziland 0 165 2000 - 2021
Sweden 0 166 2000 - 2021
Switzerland 0 167 2000 - 2021
Syria 0 168 2000 - 2021
Taiwan 0 169 2000 - 2021
Tajikistan 0 170 2000 - 2021
Tanzania 0 171 2000 - 2021
Thailand 0 172 2000 - 2021
Togo 0 173 2000 - 2021
Tonga 0 174 2000 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 0 175 2000 - 2021
Tunisia 0 176 2000 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0 177 2000 - 2021
Uganda 0 178 2000 - 2021
Ukraine 0 179 2000 - 2021
UA Emirates 0 180 2000 - 2021
UK 0 181 2000 - 2021
Uruguay 0 182 2000 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0 183 2000 - 2021
Vanuatu 0 184 2000 - 2021
Venezuela 0 185 2000 - 2021
Vietnam 0 186 2000 - 2021
Yemen 0 187 2000 - 2021
Zambia 0 188 2000 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0 189 2000 - 2021


Definition: Installed capacity to produce geothermal electricity in million kilowatts.
1. USA
2. Indonesia
3. Philippines
4. Turkey
5. New Zealand
6. Mexico
7. Kenya
8. Italy
9. Iceland
10. Japan
11. El Salvador
12. Nicaragua
13. Russia
14. Papua N.G.
15. Germany
16. Guatemala
17. Chile
18. Honduras
19. China
20. Portugal
21. France
22. Croatia
23. Ethiopia
24. Afghanistan
25. Albania
26. Algeria
27. Angola
28. Ant.& Barb.
29. Argentina
30. Armenia
31. Aruba
32. Australia
33. Austria
34. Azerbaijan
35. Bahamas
36. Bangladesh
37. Barbados
38. Belarus
39. Belgium
40. Belize
41. Benin
42. Bermuda
43. Bhutan
44. Bolivia
45. Bosnia & Herz.
46. Botswana
47. Brazil
48. Brunei
49. Bulgaria
50. Burkina Faso
51. Burma
52. Burundi
53. Cambodia
54. Cameroon
55. Canada
56. Cape Verde
57. C.A. Republic
58. Chad
59. Colombia
60. Comoros
61. Cuba
62. Cyprus
63. Czechia
64. DR Congo
65. Denmark
66. Djibouti
67. Dominica
68. Domin. Rep.
69. Ecuador
70. Egypt
71. Eq. Guinea
72. Eritrea
73. Estonia
74. Faroe Isl.
75. Fiji
76. Finland
77. Gabon
78. Gambia
79. Georgia
80. Ghana
81. Gibraltar
82. Greece
83. Grenada
84. Guinea
85. G.-Bissau
86. Guyana
87. Haiti
88. Hong Kong
89. Hungary
90. India
91. Iran
92. Iraq
93. Ireland
94. Israel
95. Ivory Coast
96. Jamaica
97. Jordan
98. Kazakhstan
99. Kiribati
100. Kuwait
101. Kyrgyzstan
102. Laos
103. Latvia
104. Lebanon
105. Lesotho
106. Liberia
107. Libya
108. Lithuania
109. Luxembourg
110. Macao
111. Madagascar
112. Malawi
113. Malaysia
114. Maldives
115. Mali
116. Malta
117. Mauritania
118. Mauritius
119. Moldova
120. Mongolia
121. Montenegro
122. Montserrat
123. Morocco
124. Mozambique
125. Namibia
126. Nepal
127. Netherlands
128. N. Caledonia
129. Niger
130. Nigeria
131. North Korea
132. North Macedonia
133. Norway
134. Oman
135. Pakistan
136. Panama
137. Paraguay
138. Peru
139. Poland
140. Puerto Rico
141. Qatar
142. R. of Congo
143. Romania
144. Rwanda
145. Saint Lucia
146. St. Vincent & ...
147. Samoa
148. S.T.&Principe
149. Saudi Arabia
150. Senegal
151. Serbia
152. Seychelles
153. Sierra Leone
154. Singapore
155. Slovakia
156. Slovenia
157. Solomon Isl.
158. Somalia
159. South Africa
160. South Korea
161. Spain
162. Sri Lanka
163. Sudan
164. Suriname
165. Swaziland
166. Sweden
167. Switzerland
168. Syria
169. Taiwan
170. Tajikistan
171. Tanzania
172. Thailand
173. Togo
174. Tonga
175. Tr.&Tobago
176. Tunisia
177. Turkmenistan
178. Uganda
179. Ukraine
180. UA Emirates
181. UK
182. Uruguay
183. Uzbekistan
184. Vanuatu
185. Venezuela
186. Vietnam
187. Yemen
188. Zambia
189. Zimbabwe
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