Largest electricity producers in the world
Net electricity generation by country, all sources, as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Ranked first, 2024
China
10,161.5 terawatt-hours
World, 2024
30,664.3
terawatt-hours
Nigeria
#63
37.6 terawatt-hours in 2024, of 202 countries
Top 15
China ranked first with 10,161.5 terawatt-hours in 2024, 33.1% of the world total, followed by United States (4,392.6 terawatt-hours) and India (2,051.8 terawatt-hours). Together the ten largest account for 71% of the world total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual figures; the latest year is often an EIA estimate and can be revised. Coal tonnes are not adjusted for quality.
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All 202 countries
| # | Country | terawatt-hours | Share of world | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 10,161.5 | 33.1% | 2024 |
| 2 | United States | 4,392.6 | 14.3% | 2024 |
| 3 | India | 2,051.8 | 6.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Russia | 1,160.2 | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 5 | Japan | 907.0 | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 6 | Brazil | 737.1 | 2.4% | 2024 |
| 7 | Canada | 611.3 | 2.0% | 2024 |
| 8 | South Korea | 577.8 | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 9 | France | 537.2 | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 10 | Germany | 490.2 | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 445.8 | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 404.9 | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 13 | Iran | 388.9 | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 14 | Mexico | 386.8 | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 15 | Türkiye | 332.9 | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 16 | Vietnam | 316.5 | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 17 | Australia | 270.1 | 0.88% | 2024 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 268.0 | 0.87% | 2024 |
| 19 | Spain | 267.2 | 0.87% | 2024 |
| 20 | Italy | 258.8 | 0.84% | 2024 |
| 21 | South Africa | 242.8 | 0.79% | 2024 |
| 22 | Egypt | 218.5 | 0.71% | 2024 |
| 23 | Thailand | 206.1 | 0.67% | 2024 |
| 24 | Malaysia | 195.3 | 0.64% | 2024 |
| 25 | Sweden | 169.5 | 0.55% | 2024 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 169.0 | 0.55% | 2024 |
| 27 | Poland | 167.4 | 0.55% | 2024 |
| 28 | Norway | 155.0 | 0.51% | 2024 |
| 29 | Pakistan | 151.9 | 0.50% | 2024 |
| 30 | Iraq | 149.7 | 0.49% | 2024 |
| 31 | Argentina | 147.5 | 0.48% | 2024 |
| 32 | Philippines | 124.2 | 0.40% | 2024 |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 122.8 | 0.40% | 2024 |
| 34 | Netherlands | 119.5 | 0.39% | 2024 |
| 35 | Colombia | 115.3 | 0.38% | 2024 |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 101.7 | 0.33% | 2024 |
| 37 | Ukraine | 96.9 | 0.32% | 2024 |
| 38 | Algeria | 96.4 | 0.31% | 2024 |
| 39 | Kuwait | 92.5 | 0.30% | 2024 |
| 40 | Chile | 88.6 | 0.29% | 2024 |
| 41 | Venezuela | 80.1 | 0.26% | 2024 |
| 42 | Finland | 79.3 | 0.26% | 2024 |
| 43 | Israel | 76.7 | 0.25% | 2024 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 75.5 | 0.25% | 2024 |
| 45 | Switzerland | 75.1 | 0.24% | 2024 |
| 46 | Czechia | 73.7 | 0.24% | 2024 |
| 47 | Belgium | 72.4 | 0.24% | 2024 |
| 48 | Austria | 71.5 | 0.23% | 2024 |
| 49 | Peru | 59.3 | 0.19% | 2024 |
| 50 | Singapore | 59.3 | 0.19% | 2024 |
| 51 | Qatar | 56.7 | 0.18% | 2024 |
| 52 | Greece | 53.5 | 0.17% | 2024 |
| 53 | Paraguay | 53.2 | 0.17% | 2024 |
| 54 | Laos | 52.3 | 0.17% | 2024 |
| 55 | Romania | 49.2 | 0.16% | 2024 |
| 56 | Oman | 46.5 | 0.15% | 2024 |
| 57 | Belarus | 45.8 | 0.15% | 2024 |
| 58 | Portugal | 45.8 | 0.15% | 2024 |
| 59 | New Zealand | 44.0 | 0.14% | 2024 |
| 60 | Morocco | 42.3 | 0.14% | 2024 |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 38.6 | 0.13% | 2024 |
| 62 | Bahrain | 38.0 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 63 | Nigeria | 37.6 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 64 | Hong Kong | 37.4 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 65 | Serbia | 37.0 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 66 | Hungary | 37.0 | 0.12% | 2024 |
| 67 | Libya | 34.6 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 68 | Denmark | 34.5 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 33.0 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 70 | Ecuador | 32.7 | 0.11% | 2024 |
| 71 | Ireland | 30.6 | 0.10% | 2024 |
| 72 | Slovakia | 28.6 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 27.8 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 74 | North Korea | 27.1 | 0.09% | 2024 |
| 75 | Syria | 24.9 | 0.08% | 2024 |
| 76 | Ghana | 24.3 | 0.08% | 2024 |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 24.0 | 0.08% | 2024 |
| 78 | Jordan | 23.7 | 0.08% | 2024 |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 22.2 | 0.07% | 2024 |
| 80 | Myanmar | 21.7 | 0.07% | 2024 |
| 81 | Tunisia | 21.4 | 0.07% | 2024 |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 20.0 | 0.07% | 2024 |
| 83 | Mozambique | 19.8 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 84 | Zambia | 19.7 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 85 | Cuba | 19.4 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 86 | Iceland | 19.1 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 87 | Cambodia | 18.1 | 0.06% | 2024 |
| 88 | Slovenia | 16.8 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 16.6 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 16.6 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 91 | DR Congo | 15.9 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 92 | Guatemala | 15.8 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 15.8 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.7 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 95 | Angola | 15.6 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 96 | Sudan | 14.8 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 97 | Croatia | 14.7 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 98 | Georgia | 13.9 | 0.05% | 2024 |
| 99 | Bolivia | 13.5 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 100 | Panama | 13.4 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 101 | Uruguay | 13.4 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 102 | Kenya | 13.3 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 103 | Honduras | 12.5 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 104 | Nepal | 11.1 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 11.0 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 106 | Bhutan | 11.0 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 107 | Ivory Coast | 10.8 | 0.04% | 2024 |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 10.3 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.5 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 110 | Armenia | 9.0 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 111 | Tanzania | 8.8 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 112 | Mongolia | 8.8 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 113 | Albania | 8.3 | 0.03% | 2024 |
| 114 | Senegal | 7.6 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 115 | Cameroon | 7.3 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 116 | El Salvador | 6.8 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 6.2 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 118 | Moldova | 6.1 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 119 | Mali | 6.0 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 120 | Latvia | 5.9 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 121 | Uganda | 5.8 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 122 | Lithuania | 5.8 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 123 | Brunei | 5.6 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 124 | Cyprus | 5.5 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 125 | Congo | 5.5 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 126 | Estonia | 5.3 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 127 | Lebanon | 5.3 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 128 | Yemen | 5.3 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 129 | Jamaica | 4.9 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 4.7 | 0.02% | 2024 |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 4.5 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 132 | Guinea | 4.0 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 133 | Montenegro | 3.8 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 134 | Botswana | 3.4 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 135 | Mauritius | 3.4 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 3.1 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 137 | Gabon | 2.6 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 138 | Madagascar | 2.4 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 139 | Bahamas | 2.2 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 140 | Malta | 2.1 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 141 | Mauritania | 2.1 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 142 | Guam | 1.9 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 143 | Malawi | 1.8 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 144 | Suriname | 1.7 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 1.7 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 146 | Namibia | 1.7 | 0.01% | 2024 |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 148 | Guyana | 1.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 149 | Fiji | 1.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 150 | Rwanda | 1.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 151 | Barbados | 1.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 1.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 153 | Benin | 1.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 154 | Aruba | 1.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 155 | Palestine | 1.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 1.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 157 | Niger | 0.9 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 158 | Haiti | 0.9 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 159 | Maldives | 0.9 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 160 | Macau | 0.8 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 0.7 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 162 | Togo | 0.7 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | 0.7 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 164 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 165 | Seychelles | 0.6 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 166 | Bermuda | 0.6 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 167 | Eswatini | 0.6 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 168 | Greenland | 0.6 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 169 | Liberia | 0.6 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 170 | South Sudan | 0.6 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 172 | Gambia | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 173 | Timor-Leste | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 174 | Faroe Islands | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 175 | Burundi | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 176 | Belize | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 177 | Eritrea | 0.5 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 178 | Somalia | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 180 | Chad | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 182 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 183 | Grenada | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 184 | Gibraltar | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 187 | Djibouti | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 189 | American Samoa | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 190 | Samoa | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 191 | Dominica | 0.2 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 193 | Central African Republic | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 194 | Comoros | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 196 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 197 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 199 | Tonga | 0.1 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 200 | Nauru | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 201 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
| 202 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2024 |
Each country’s latest reported year is used, so years can differ. Countries that report no value are not ranked.