Geothermal electricity generation - Country rankings

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Geothermal electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 189 countries was 0.48 billion kilowatthours.The highest value was in the USA: 16.24 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
USA 16.24 1 1980 - 2021
Indonesia 15.9 2 1980 - 2021
Philippines 10.89 3 1980 - 2021
Turkey 10.77 4 1980 - 2021
New Zealand 7.82 5 1980 - 2021
Iceland 5.68 6 1980 - 2021
Italy 5.53 7 1980 - 2021
Kenya 5.12 8 1980 - 2021
Mexico 4.28 9 1980 - 2021
Japan 3.02 10 1980 - 2021
El Salvador 1.58 11 1980 - 2021
Nicaragua 0.78 12 1980 - 2021
Russia 0.45 13 1992 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0.4 14 1980 - 2021
Chile 0.33 15 1980 - 2021
Guatemala 0.32 16 1980 - 2021
Honduras 0.31 17 1980 - 2021
Germany 0.25 18 1991 - 2021
Portugal 0.18 19 1980 - 2021
China 0.13 20 1980 - 2021
France 0.13 21 1980 - 2021
Croatia 0.07 22 1992 - 2021
Hungary 0.01 23 1980 - 2021
Taiwan 0.01 24 1980 - 2021
Afghanistan 0 25 1980 - 2021
Albania 0 26 1980 - 2021
Algeria 0 27 1980 - 2021
Angola 0 28 1980 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0 29 1980 - 2021
Argentina 0 30 1980 - 2021
Armenia 0 31 1992 - 2021
Aruba 0 32 1986 - 2021
Australia 0 33 1980 - 2021
Austria 0 34 1980 - 2021
Azerbaijan 0 35 1992 - 2021
Bahamas 0 36 1980 - 2021
Bahrain 0 37 1980 - 2021
Bangladesh 0 38 1980 - 2021
Barbados 0 39 1980 - 2021
Belarus 0 40 1992 - 2021
Belgium 0 41 1980 - 2021
Belize 0 42 1980 - 2021
Benin 0 43 1980 - 2021
Bermuda 0 44 1980 - 2021
Bhutan 0 45 1980 - 2021
Bolivia 0 46 1980 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0 47 1992 - 2021
Botswana 0 48 1980 - 2021
Brazil 0 49 1980 - 2021
Brunei 0 50 1980 - 2021
Bulgaria 0 51 1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0 52 1980 - 2021
Burma 0 53 1980 - 2021
Burundi 0 54 1980 - 2021
Cambodia 0 55 1980 - 2021
Cameroon 0 56 1980 - 2021
Canada 0 57 1980 - 2021
Cape Verde 0 58 1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 59 1980 - 2021
Chad 0 60 1980 - 2021
Colombia 0 61 1980 - 2021
Comoros 0 62 1980 - 2021
Cuba 0 63 1980 - 2021
Cyprus 0 64 1980 - 2021
Czechia 0 65 1993 - 2021
DR Congo 0 66 1980 - 2021
Denmark 0 67 1980 - 2021
Djibouti 0 68 1980 - 2021
Dominica 0 69 1980 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0 70 1980 - 2021
Ecuador 0 71 1980 - 2021
Egypt 0 72 1980 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0 73 1980 - 2021
Eritrea 0 74 1994 - 2021
Estonia 0 75 1992 - 2021
Ethiopia 0 76 1980 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0 77 1980 - 2021
Fiji 0 78 1980 - 2021
Finland 0 79 1980 - 2021
Gabon 0 80 1980 - 2021
Gambia 0 81 1980 - 2021
Georgia 0 82 1992 - 2021
Ghana 0 83 1980 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 84 1980 - 2021
Greece 0 85 1980 - 2021
Grenada 0 86 1980 - 2021
Guinea 0 87 1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 88 1980 - 2021
Guyana 0 89 1980 - 2021
Haiti 0 90 1980 - 2021
Hong Kong 0 91 1980 - 2021
India 0 92 1980 - 2021
Iran 0 93 1980 - 2021
Iraq 0 94 1980 - 2021
Ireland 0 95 1980 - 2021
Israel 0 96 1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0 97 1980 - 2021
Jamaica 0 98 1980 - 2021
Jordan 0 99 1980 - 2021
Kazakhstan 0 100 1992 - 2021
Kuwait 0 101 1980 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 0 102 1992 - 2021
Laos 0 103 1980 - 2021
Latvia 0 104 1992 - 2021
Lebanon 0 105 1980 - 2021
Lesotho 0 106 1980 - 2021
Liberia 0 107 1980 - 2021
Libya 0 108 1980 - 2021
Lithuania 0 109 1992 - 2021
Luxembourg 0 110 1980 - 2021
Macao 0 111 1980 - 2021
Madagascar 0 112 1980 - 2021
Malawi 0 113 1980 - 2021
Malaysia 0 114 1980 - 2021
Maldives 0 115 1980 - 2021
Mali 0 116 1980 - 2021
Malta 0 117 1980 - 2021
Mauritania 0 118 1980 - 2021
Mauritius 0 119 1980 - 2021
Moldova 0 120 1992 - 2021
Mongolia 0 121 1980 - 2021
Montenegro 0 122 2006 - 2021
Montserrat 0 123 1980 - 2021
Morocco 0 124 1980 - 2021
Mozambique 0 125 1980 - 2021
Namibia 0 126 1990 - 2021
Nepal 0 127 1980 - 2021
Netherlands 0 128 1980 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0 129 1980 - 2021
Niger 0 130 1980 - 2021
Nigeria 0 131 1980 - 2021
North Korea 0 132 1980 - 2021
North Macedonia 0 133 1992 - 2021
Norway 0 134 1980 - 2021
Oman 0 135 1980 - 2021
Pakistan 0 136 1980 - 2021
Panama 0 137 1980 - 2021
Paraguay 0 138 1980 - 2021
Peru 0 139 1980 - 2021
Poland 0 140 1980 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0 141 1980 - 2021
Qatar 0 142 1980 - 2021
R. of Congo 0 143 1980 - 2021
Romania 0 144 1980 - 2021
Rwanda 0 145 1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 146 1980 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0 147 1980 - 2021
Samoa 0 148 1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 149 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0 150 1980 - 2021
Senegal 0 151 1980 - 2021
Serbia 0 152 2006 - 2021
Seychelles 0 153 1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0 154 1980 - 2021
Singapore 0 155 1980 - 2021
Slovakia 0 156 1993 - 2021
Slovenia 0 157 1992 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 158 1980 - 2021
Somalia 0 159 1980 - 2021
South Africa 0 160 1980 - 2021
South Korea 0 161 1980 - 2021
Spain 0 162 1980 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0 163 1980 - 2021
Sudan 0 164 1980 - 2021
Suriname 0 165 1980 - 2021
Swaziland 0 166 1980 - 2021
Sweden 0 167 1980 - 2021
Switzerland 0 168 1980 - 2021
Syria 0 169 1980 - 2021
Tajikistan 0 170 1992 - 2021
Tanzania 0 171 1980 - 2021
Thailand 0 172 1980 - 2021
Togo 0 173 1980 - 2021
Tonga 0 174 1980 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 0 175 1980 - 2021
Tunisia 0 176 1980 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0 177 1992 - 2021
Uganda 0 178 1980 - 2021
Ukraine 0 179 1992 - 2021
UA Emirates 0 180 1980 - 2021
UK 0 181 1980 - 2021
Uruguay 0 182 1980 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0 183 1992 - 2021
Vanuatu 0 184 1980 - 2021
Venezuela 0 185 1980 - 2021
Vietnam 0 186 1980 - 2021
Yemen 0 187 1980 - 2021
Zambia 0 188 1980 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0 189 1980 - 2021


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