Geothermal electricity generation - Country rankings

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Geothermal electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 189 countries was 0.44 billion kilowatthours.The highest value was in the USA: 15.89 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2020. 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	Geothermal electricity generation, 2020	Global rank	Available data
USA	15.89	1	1980 - 2020
Indonesia	15.56	2	1980 - 2020
Philippines	10.69	3	1980 - 2020
Turkey	9.93	4	1980 - 2020
New Zealand	8.14	5	1980 - 2020
Italy	6.03	6	1980 - 2020
Iceland	5.96	7	1980 - 2020
Mexico	4.52	8	1980 - 2020
Japan	2.85	9	1980 - 2020
El Salvador	1.47	10	1980 - 2020
Nicaragua	0.78	11	1980 - 2020
Russia	0.42	12	1992 - 2020
Guatemala	0.33	13	1980 - 2020
Honduras	0.3	14	1980 - 2020
Chile	0.25	15	1980 - 2020
Germany	0.22	16	1991 - 2020
Portugal	0.22	17	1980 - 2020
China	0.13	18	1980 - 2020
France	0.13	19	1980 - 2020
Croatia	0.09	20	1992 - 2020
Hungary	0.02	21	1980 - 2020
Afghanistan	0	22	1980 - 2020
Albania	0	23	1980 - 2020
Algeria	0	24	1980 - 2020
Angola	0	25	1980 - 2020
Ant.& Barb.	0	26	1980 - 2020
Argentina	0	27	1980 - 2020
Armenia	0	28	1992 - 2020
Aruba	0	29	1986 - 2020
Australia	0	30	1980 - 2020
Austria	0	31	1980 - 2020
Azerbaijan	0	32	1992 - 2020
Bahamas	0	33	1980 - 2020
Bahrain	0	34	1980 - 2020
Bangladesh	0	35	1980 - 2020
Barbados	0	36	1980 - 2020
Belarus	0	37	1992 - 2020
Belgium	0	38	1980 - 2020
Belize	0	39	1980 - 2020
Benin	0	40	1980 - 2020
Bermuda	0	41	1980 - 2020
Bhutan	0	42	1980 - 2020
Bolivia	0	43	1980 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz.	0	44	1992 - 2020
Botswana	0	45	1980 - 2020
Brazil	0	46	1980 - 2020
Brunei	0	47	1980 - 2020
Bulgaria	0	48	1980 - 2020
Burkina Faso	0	49	1980 - 2020
Burma	0	50	1980 - 2020
Burundi	0	51	1980 - 2020
Cambodia	0	52	1980 - 2020
Cameroon	0	53	1980 - 2020
Canada	0	54	1980 - 2020
Cape Verde	0	55	1980 - 2020
C.A. Republic	0	56	1980 - 2020
Chad	0	57	1980 - 2020
Colombia	0	58	1980 - 2020
Comoros	0	59	1980 - 2020
Cuba	0	60	1980 - 2020
Cyprus	0	61	1980 - 2020
Czechia	0	62	1993 - 2020
DR Congo	0	63	1980 - 2020
Denmark	0	64	1980 - 2020
Djibouti	0	65	1980 - 2020
Dominica	0	66	1980 - 2020
Domin. Rep.	0	67	1980 - 2020
Ecuador	0	68	1980 - 2020
Egypt	0	69	1980 - 2020
Eq. Guinea	0	70	1980 - 2020
Eritrea	0	71	1994 - 2020
Estonia	0	72	1992 - 2020
Ethiopia	0	73	1980 - 2020
Faroe Isl.	0	74	1980 - 2020
Fiji	0	75	1980 - 2020
Finland	0	76	1980 - 2020
Gabon	0	77	1980 - 2020
Gambia	0	78	1980 - 2020
Georgia	0	79	1992 - 2020
Ghana	0	80	1980 - 2020
Gibraltar	0	81	1980 - 2020
Greece	0	82	1980 - 2020
Grenada	0	83	1980 - 2020
Guinea	0	84	1980 - 2020
G.-Bissau	0	85	1980 - 2020
Guyana	0	86	1980 - 2020
Haiti	0	87	1980 - 2020
Hong Kong	0	88	1980 - 2020
India	0	89	1980 - 2020
Iran	0	90	1980 - 2020
Iraq	0	91	1980 - 2020
Ireland	0	92	1980 - 2020
Israel	0	93	1980 - 2020
Ivory Coast	0	94	1980 - 2020
Jamaica	0	95	1980 - 2020
Jordan	0	96	1980 - 2020
Kazakhstan	0	97	1992 - 2020
Kiribati	0	98	1980 - 2020
Kuwait	0	99	1980 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan	0	100	1992 - 2020
Laos	0	101	1980 - 2020
Latvia	0	102	1992 - 2020
Lebanon	0	103	1980 - 2020
Lesotho	0	104	1980 - 2020
Liberia	0	105	1980 - 2020
Libya	0	106	1980 - 2020
Lithuania	0	107	1992 - 2020
Luxembourg	0	108	1980 - 2020
Macao	0	109	1980 - 2020
Madagascar	0	110	1980 - 2020
Malawi	0	111	1980 - 2020
Malaysia	0	112	1980 - 2020
Maldives	0	113	1980 - 2020
Mali	0	114	1980 - 2020
Malta	0	115	1980 - 2020
Mauritania	0	116	1980 - 2020
Mauritius	0	117	1980 - 2020
Moldova	0	118	1992 - 2020
Mongolia	0	119	1980 - 2020
Montenegro	0	120	2006 - 2020
Montserrat	0	121	1980 - 2020
Morocco	0	122	1980 - 2020
Mozambique	0	123	1980 - 2020
Namibia	0	124	1990 - 2020
Nepal	0	125	1980 - 2020
Netherlands	0	126	1980 - 2020
N. Caledonia	0	127	1980 - 2020
Niger	0	128	1980 - 2020
Nigeria	0	129	1980 - 2020
North Korea	0	130	1980 - 2020
North Macedonia	0	131	1992 - 2020
Norway	0	132	1980 - 2020
Oman	0	133	1980 - 2020
Pakistan	0	134	1980 - 2020
Panama	0	135	1980 - 2020
Papua N.G.	0	136	1980 - 2020
Paraguay	0	137	1980 - 2020
Peru	0	138	1980 - 2020
Poland	0	139	1980 - 2020
Puerto Rico	0	140	1980 - 2020
Qatar	0	141	1980 - 2020
R. of Congo	0	142	1980 - 2020
Romania	0	143	1980 - 2020
Rwanda	0	144	1980 - 2020
Saint Lucia	0	145	1980 - 2020
St. Vincent & ...	0	146	1980 - 2020
Samoa	0	147	1980 - 2020
S.T.&Principe	0	148	1980 - 2020
Saudi Arabia	0	149	1980 - 2020
Senegal	0	150	1980 - 2020
Serbia	0	151	2006 - 2020
Seychelles	0	152	1980 - 2020
Sierra Leone	0	153	1980 - 2020
Singapore	0	154	1980 - 2020
Slovakia	0	155	1993 - 2020
Slovenia	0	156	1992 - 2020
Solomon Isl.	0	157	1980 - 2020
Somalia	0	158	1980 - 2020
South Africa	0	159	1980 - 2020
South Korea	0	160	1980 - 2020
Spain	0	161	1980 - 2020
Sri Lanka	0	162	1980 - 2020
Sudan	0	163	1980 - 2020
Suriname	0	164	1980 - 2020
Swaziland	0	165	1980 - 2020
Sweden	0	166	1980 - 2020
Switzerland	0	167	1980 - 2020
Syria	0	168	1980 - 2020
Taiwan	0	169	1980 - 2020
Tajikistan	0	170	1992 - 2020
Tanzania	0	171	1980 - 2020
Thailand	0	172	1980 - 2020
Togo	0	173	1980 - 2020
Tonga	0	174	1980 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago	0	175	1980 - 2020
Tunisia	0	176	1980 - 2020
Turkmenistan	0	177	1992 - 2020
Uganda	0	178	1980 - 2020
Ukraine	0	179	1992 - 2020
UA Emirates	0	180	1980 - 2020
UK	0	181	1980 - 2020
Uruguay	0	182	1980 - 2020
Uzbekistan	0	183	1992 - 2020
Vanuatu	0	184	1980 - 2020
Venezuela	0	185	1980 - 2020
Vietnam	0	186	1980 - 2020
Yemen	0	187	1980 - 2020
Zambia	0	188	1980 - 2020
Zimbabwe	0	189	1980 - 2020

Economic outlook

Definition: Billion kilowatthours of geothermal electricity generated.

1. USA

2. Indonesia

3. Philippines

4. Turkey

5. New Zealand

6. Italy

7. Iceland

8. Mexico

9. Japan

10. El Salvador

11. Nicaragua

12. Russia

13. Guatemala

14. Honduras

15. Chile

16. Germany

17. Portugal

18. China

19. France

20. Croatia

21. Hungary

22. Afghanistan

23. Albania

24. Algeria

25. Angola

26. Ant.& Barb.

27. Argentina

28. Armenia

29. Aruba

30. Australia

31. Austria

32. Azerbaijan

33. Bahamas

34. Bahrain

35. Bangladesh

36. Barbados

37. Belarus

38. Belgium

39. Belize

40. Benin

41. Bermuda

42. Bhutan

43. Bolivia

44. Bosnia & Herz.

45. Botswana

46. Brazil

47. Brunei

48. Bulgaria

49. Burkina Faso

50. Burma

51. Burundi

52. Cambodia

53. Cameroon

54. Canada

55. Cape Verde

56. C.A. Republic

57. Chad

58. Colombia

59. Comoros

60. Cuba

61. Cyprus

62. Czechia

63. DR Congo

64. Denmark

65. Djibouti

66. Dominica

67. Domin. Rep.

68. Ecuador

69. Egypt

70. Eq. Guinea

71. Eritrea

72. Estonia

73. Ethiopia

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. India

90. Iran

91. Iraq

92. Ireland

93. Israel

94. Ivory Coast

95. Jamaica

96. Jordan

97. Kazakhstan

98. Kiribati

99. Kuwait

100. Kyrgyzstan

101. Laos

102. Latvia

103. Lebanon

104. Lesotho

105. Liberia

106. Libya

107. Lithuania

108. Luxembourg

109. Macao

110. Madagascar

111. Malawi

112. Malaysia

113. Maldives

114. Mali

115. Malta

116. Mauritania

117. Mauritius

118. Moldova

119. Mongolia

120. Montenegro

121. Montserrat

122. Morocco

123. Mozambique

124. Namibia

125. Nepal

126. Netherlands

127. N. Caledonia

128. Niger

129. Nigeria

130. North Korea

131. North Macedonia

132. Norway

133. Oman

134. Pakistan

135. Panama

136. Papua N.G.

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

15.89

15.56

10.69

9.93

8.14

6.03

5.96

4.52

2.85

1.47

0.78

0.42

0.33

0.30

0.25

0.22

0.13

0.09

0.02

0.00

7.9

11.9

15.89

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