Country Comparison > Electricity - production

RankCountryElectricity - production (billion kWh)
1China4,604
2United States3,953
3Japan937.6
4Russia925.9
5India835.3
6Canada604.4
7Germany556.4
8France510
9Brazil509.2
10Korea, South459.5
11United Kingdom346
12Italy290.7
13Spain275.1
14Mexico239.1
15South Africa238.3
16Australia232
17Taiwan229.1
18Iran212.8
19Saudi Arabia194.4
20Turkey185.2
21Ukraine172.9
22Poland141.8
23Indonesia141.2
24Thailand139
25Norway129.9
26Sweden129.4
27Egypt123.9
28Venezuela123.1
29Malaysia118.2
30Argentina115.4
31Vietnam106
32Netherlands105.7
33Pakistan93.35
34Kazakhstan86.2
35Belgium84.2
36United Arab Emirates80.94
37Czech Republic79.47
38Finland67.94
39Switzerland64.08
40Austria62.98
41Romania60.98
42Chile60.28
43Philippines59.19
44Paraguay54.91
45Israel53.04
46Greece51.5
47Colombia51.01
48Kuwait49.82
49Iraq48.96
50Uzbekistan47.42
51Portugal46.53
52Singapore45.37
53New Zealand42
54Hong Kong41.22
55Algeria40.11
56Denmark38.79
57Syria38.71
58Peru38.7
59Hungary37.37
60Serbia36.06
61Bulgaria34.31
62Belarus32.95
63Slovakia27.7
64Libya26.95
65Ireland26.35
66Bangladesh25.62
67Azerbaijan22.55
68Korea, North22.52
69Puerto Rico20.92
70Nigeria20.13
71Morocco19.49
72Qatar19.18
73Oman17.63
74Cuba16.99
75Ecuador16.88
76Iceland16.48
77Tajikistan16.1
78Turkmenistan15.5
79Mozambique14.98
80Kyrgyzstan14.9
81Croatia14.67
82Dominican Republic14.58
83Bosnia and Herzegovina14.58
84Tunisia14.4
85Jordan13.01
86Slovenia13
87Estonia12.96
88Lithuania12.27
89Bahrain11.22
90Sri Lanka10.71
91Lebanon10.41
92Georgia10.1
93Zambia9.6
94Uruguay9.5
95Costa Rica9.29
96Ghana8.17
97Guatemala8.15
98Zimbabwe7.72
99Congo, Democratic Republic of the7.45
100Armenia7.43
101Trinidad and Tobago7.42
102Jamaica7.32
103Kenya6.79
104Bolivia6.61
105Honduras6.58
106Panama6.55
107Burma6.43
108Macedonia6.39
109Yemen6.15
110El Salvador5.73
111Cote d'Ivoire5.55
112Cameroon5.42
113Albania5.2
114Kosovo5.16
115Sudan4.32
116Mongolia4.31
117Tanzania4.28
118Angola3.94
119Ethiopia3.72
120Latvia3.57
121Nicaragua3.42
122Moldova3.41
123Brunei3.22
124Nepal3.16
125Papua New Guinea2.97
126Luxembourg2.67
127Montenegro2.66
128Mauritius2.4
129Senegal2.23
130Namibia2.2
131Uganda2.18
132Malta2.17
133Gabon1.96
134Bahamas, The1.95
135New Caledonia1.8
136Guam1.76
137Malawi1.68
138Suriname1.58
139Laos1.55
140Bhutan1.48
141Cambodia1.38
142Madagascar1.11
143Macau1.1
144Barbados1.01
145Fiji0.97
146Guinea0.92
147Aruba0.91
148Virgin Islands0.84
149Guyana0.82
150Bermuda0.69
151French Polynesia0.67
152Burkina Faso0.66
153Haiti0.65
154Cayman Islands0.6
155Botswana0.59
156Mauritania0.55
157Maldives0.54
158Mali0.49
159Swaziland0.47
160Congo, Republic of the0.45
161Saint Lucia0.34
162Liberia0.34
163Somalia0.32
164Sint Maarten0.3
165Afghanistan0.29
166Faroe Islands0.28
167Djibouti0.28
168Greenland0.28
169Eritrea0.27
170Seychelles0.26
171Cape Verde0.26
172Gambia, The0.22
173Belize0.22
174Burundi0.21
175Lesotho0.2
176Niger0.2
177Grenada0.2
178Micronesia, Federated States of0.19
179American Samoa0.19
180Turks and Caicos Islands0.18
181Rwanda0.16
182Central African Republic0.16
183Togo0.16
184Gibraltar0.16
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.13
186East Timor0.13
187Saint Kitts and Nevis0.13
188Benin0.13
189Antigua and Barbuda0.12
190Samoa0.11
191Andorra0.1
192Chad0.1
193Equatorial Guinea0.09
194Western Sahara0.09
195Dominica0.09
196Solomon Islands0.08
197Guinea-Bissau0.07
198Sierra Leone0.06
199Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.05
200Comoros0.05
201British Virgin Islands0.05
202Vanuatu0.04
203Sao Tome and Principe0.04
204Tonga0.04
205Nauru0.03
206Cook Islands0.03
207Montserrat0.02
208Kiribati0.02
209Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)0.02
210Saint Helena0.01
211Niue0
212Northern Mariana Islands0
213Gaza Strip0
214West Bank0

Definition: This entry is the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012

See also: Electricity - production map

Related News

When America Stops Importing Energy
New York Times - 5/23/2013 1:08:13 AM
The resulting surge in supply means that the global energy sector will begin to behave like ... Over the next decade, Middle Eastern and North African countries ramped up production by 13 million barrels per day, and OPEC members began to ...

Electricity: World Bank to assist Nigeria generate 2,000MW
Punch - 5/22/2013 11:56:38 PM
The Country Director for Nigeria, World Bank, Ms. Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly ... private sector financing through independent power producers. This is the second area of our engagement. “We hope that in the next four years, we would have contributed ...

Malawi electricity tariffs to keep souring – Escom
Nyasa Times - 5/25/2013 3:43:20 AM
Escom recently raised the electricity charges by 29 percent to the surprise of users who to the contrary were of the view that the price would go down due to the appreciation of the country’s currency and the Energy Efficient Lighting ...

Big New Investments in Wind Energy Across the Country and Around the World
The Huffington Post - 5/23/2013 3:34:23 PM
After spending last weekend at the Heartland Coalfield Alliance's retreat in the Illinois coal basin region, I'm more inspired than ever. Listening to such amazing, committed people talk about their tireless work to move beyond coal was really exciting.

Global oil boom forcing Saudi Arabia to cut oil production
fuelfix.com - 5/22/2013 4:25:40 PM
The prediction is in line with a report from the International Energy Agency, which said last week that most of the world’s ... it said production appears to be about 15.1 million barrels per day. Other OPEC countries are maintaining average ...

GLOBAL: Tool for deciding on food vs fuel
IRIN - 5/22/2013 11:56:38 PM
Global bio-ethanol production was around 40 billion ... especially in countries applying intensive farming practices, which eventually lower output. "Now, with rising energy prices and improved bio-energy conversion technologies, energy prices and ...

Chevron Can Bubble To $145 On Improving Production Outlook
Forbes - 5/23/2013 5:07:26 PM
Chevron’s price estimate updated to near $1145 apiece on rising production and stable demand. Chevron’s ongoing large scale natural gas projects in Australia are expected to boost its production by more than 20% by 2017. Crude oil prices ...

The Most Expensive Place in the World for Oil Companies
The Motley Fool - 5/25/2013 4:07:48 PM
Unfortunately, however, Australia's economy is highly leveraged to China's ... growth deteriorates over the next few years -- as I argued last year it probably will-- Australia's decades-long resource boom could come to a screeching halt.

IAN BREMMER: The Potential Of America's Energy Revolution Is Staggering
San Francisco Gate - 5/23/2013 1:08:13 AM
Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer and co-author Kenneth Hersh write in a New York Times op-ed today that America's domestic energy production renaissance will remake the world ... That's because other countries are discovering that they too possess ...

Graph of the Day: Solar grid parity in 102 countries
reneweconomy.com.au - 5/24/2013 4:37:37 PM
Here’s an interesting graph used by Suntech’s Stuart Wenham (sourced from Applied Materials) during a presentation at the Solar 2013 conference in Melbourne on Thursday. It highlights the extent of “grid parity” for solar PV across the world – it ...

Production value of Taiwan's green energy equipment grows in Q1
eTaiwan News - 5/25/2013 1:08:50 PM
In a recent report, the Industry and Technology Intelligence Services said that the production value totaled NT$25.43 billion (US$849.11 million) in the first quarter, up 24.8 percent from the previous quarter. The figure, however, contracted 8 percent ...

Can Global Supply Chains Be Accountable?
The Epoch Times - 5/25/2013 10:45:40 AM
These third-party ratings provide proof of concept. It’s not so difficult to imagine a forward-looking brand posting QR codes—the matrix barcodes that can be scanned by cellphones—on its labels allowing potential purchasers to view a video of the ...

VAALCO to Present at RBC Capital Markets Global Energy and Power Conference on June 3, 2013
Sacramento Bee - 5/24/2013 4:51:56 PM
development and production of crude oil. VAALCO's strategy is to increase reserves and production through the exploration and exploitation of oil and natural gas properties with high emphasis on international opportunities. The company's ...

Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner
Biloxi Sun Herald - 5/25/2013 7:46:43 AM
EL CORRAL, Chile — The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine ... in preparation for 25 years of gold and silver production, breaking rocks and allowing mineral acids that ...

Romania Changes Course on Renewable Energy
New York Times - 5/22/2013 4:37:00 AM
BUCHAREST — With more wind turbines already built than any of its neighbors, Romania has gained a reputation as a prime location for green energy investors. Yet proposals now to cut subsidies for clean energy producers have deeply alarmed ...


Embed this graph in your blog:

Only the top 10 countries will show.
Preview