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World energy rankings

Sixteen league tables of the world’s energy systems, from the largest oil producers to the cleanest power grids. Every country with reported data is ranked, with Africa’s leaders and Nigeria’s position on each.

Largest oil producers in the world

  1. United States13,662
  2. Russia9,885
  3. Saudi Arabia9,549

98 countries · thousand barrels per day · Nigeria #14

Largest oil consumers in the world

  1. United States20,736
  2. China16,371
  3. India5,599

203 countries · thousand barrels per day · Nigeria #32

Largest natural gas producers in the world

  1. United States1,069.4
  2. Russia642.0
  3. Iran279.0

96 countries · billion cubic metres · Nigeria #19

Largest natural gas consumers in the world

  1. United States936.8
  2. Russia499.8
  3. China424.9

125 countries · billion cubic metres · Nigeria #38

Largest coal producers in the world

  1. China4,402.5
  2. India1,012.9
  3. Indonesia836.0

66 countries · million tonnes · Nigeria #47

Largest electricity producers in the world

  1. China10,161.5
  2. United States4,392.6
  3. India2,051.8

202 countries · terawatt-hours · Nigeria #63

Countries that generate the most renewable electricity

  1. China3,480.3
  2. United States1,068.6
  3. Brazil650.1

200 countries · terawatt-hours · Nigeria #74

Largest energy consumers in the world

  1. China170.58
  2. United States94.56
  3. India37.49

203 countries · quadrillion Btu · Nigeria #43

Countries with the cleanest electricity

  1. Nepal100.0%
  2. Costa Rica100.0%
  3. Albania100.0%

190 countries · % of generation · Nigeria #104

Carbon intensity of electricity by country

  1. Costa Rica-36
  2. Ethiopia23
  3. Bhutan24

190 countries · grams of CO₂ per kWh · Nigeria #95

Countries with the most solar power

  1. Palestine39.4%
  2. Namibia35.4%
  3. Luxembourg30.6%

169 countries · % of generation · Nigeria #153

Countries with the most wind power

  1. Denmark58.8%
  2. Lithuania45.0%
  3. Uruguay40.6%

103 countries · % of generation

Countries most reliant on hydropower

  1. Bhutan100.0%
  2. Paraguay99.5%
  3. Nepal98.8%

140 countries · % of generation · Nigeria #58

Countries most reliant on nuclear power

  1. France68.3%
  2. Slovakia66.4%
  3. Czechia42.3%

30 countries · % of generation

Countries most reliant on gas for electricity

  1. Turkmenistan100.0%
  2. Bahrain99.7%
  3. Trinidad and Tobago99.5%

114 countries · % of generation · Nigeria #24

Countries most reliant on coal for electricity

  1. Botswana98.3%
  2. Kosovo89.3%
  3. Mongolia85.7%

79 countries · % of generation

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