Every Country in the World, Ranked by Yearly Electricity Production

Around the globe, no country produces more electricity than China. At nearly eight million gigawatt-hours of electricity annually (7,779,100 GWh), China leads the rest of the world by quite a large margin, nearly double the amount of the second-ranked United States (4,286,600 GWh). Check out this ranking of countries around the world by their overall electricity production from Solar Power Guide and learn more about with which countries are using which resources the most, whether it be fossil fuels or renewable sources.

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Which Countries Have the Most Electricity Production (GWh) by Year?

The world's largest electricity-producing country is China, followed by the United States, India, Russia and Japan, and these five countries were the only countries to produce more than 1,000,000 GWh of electricity on an annual basis. Only 36 countries in the world are outputting at least 100,000 GWh of electricity annually. These were the 36 countries with the most electricity production (GWh) annually:

  1. China: 7,779,100 GWh (2020)
  2. United States: 4,286,600 GWh (2020)
  3. India: 1,560,900 GWh (2020)
  4. Russia: 1,085,400 GWh (2020)
  5. Japan: 1,004,800 GWh (2020)
  6. Canada: 643,900 GWh (2020)
  7. Brazil: 620,100 GWh (2020)
  8. South Korea: 574,000 GWh (2020)
  9. Germany: 571,900 GWh (2020)
  10. France: 524,900 GWh (2020)
  11. Saudi Arabia: 340,900 GWh (2020)
  12. Iran: 331,600 GWh (2020)
  13. Mexico: 313,200 GWh (2020)
  14. United Kingdom: 312,800 GWh (2020)
  15. Turkey: 305,400 GWh (2020)
  16. Italy: 282,700 GWh (2020)
  17. Taiwan: 279,800 GWh (2020)
  18. Indonesia: 275,200 GWh (2020)
  19. Australia: 265,200 GWh (2020)
  20. Spain: 255,800 GWh (2020)
  21. South Africa: 239,500 GWh (2020)
  22. Vietnam: 234,500 GWh (2020)
  23. Egypt: 198,600 GWh (2020)
  24. Thailand: 176,400 GWh (2020)
  25. Sweden: 169,200 GWh (2020)
  26. Malaysia: 159,600 GWh (2020)
  27. Poland: 157,800 GWh (2020)
  28. Norway: 154,500 GWh (2020)
  29. Ukraine: 149,000 GWh (2020)
  30. Argentina: 142,500 GWh (2020)
  31. United Arab Emirates: 138,400 GWh (2020)
  32. Pakistan: 137,800 GWh (2020)
  33. Iraq: 131,300 GWh (2020)
  34. Netherlands: 122,400 GWh (2020)
  35. Kazakhstan: 109,200 GWh (2020)
  36. Philippines: 101,800 GWh (2020)

Which Countries Have the Least Electricity Production (GWh) by Year?

The country producing the least of amount of electricity is Niue at just 3 GWh annually (2016). In fact, aside from Niue, just ten other countries from around the world produce less than 100 GWh of electricity on an annual basis. These were the 25 countries with the least electricity production (GWh) annually:

  1. Niue: 3 GWh (2016)
  2. Saint Helena: 7 GWh (2016)
  3. Falkland Islands: 19 GWh (2016)
  4. Montserrat: 24 GWh (2016)
  5. Kiribati: 29 GWh (2016)
  6. Guinea-Bissau: 39 GWh (2016)
  7. Comoros: 42 GWh (2016)
  8. Saint Pierre and Miquelon: 46 GWh (2016)
  9. Tonga: 52 GWh (2016)
  10. Sao Tome and Principe: 66 GWh (2016)
  11. Western Sahara: 85 GWh (2005)
  12. Solomon Islands: 103 GWh (2016)
  13. Dominica: 111 GWh (2016)
  14. Samoa: 132 GWh (2016)
  15. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 157 GWh (2016)
  16. American Samoa: 169 GWh (2016)
  17. Central African Republic: 171 GWh (2016)
  18. Micronesia: 192 GWh (2002)
  19. Grenada: 202 GWh (2016)
  20. Saint Kitts and Nevis: 208 GWh (2016)
  21. Chad: 224 GWh (2016)
  22. Togo: 233 GWh (2016)
  23. Turks and Caicos Islands: 235 (2016)
  24. Gibraltar: 239 GWh (2016)
  25. Sierra Leone: 300 GWh (2016)

Which Countries Use the Most Fossil Fuels?

Compared to the rest of the world, China relies very heavily on fossil fuels for energy. Coal plays a large part in China's overall energy mix, accounting for 79.0%, the fourth-most in the world behind Mongolia (95.1%), South Africa (93.8%), and Poland (86.7%).

Other fossil fuels include oil and natural gas. The five countries that use the most oil include Kuwait (62%), Dominican Republic (51.8%), Saudi Arabia (47.2%), Libya (43.7%), and Panama (41.1%). The five countries relying on natural gas the most include the United Arab Emirates (98.3%), Iraq (79.5%), Singapore (78%), Egypt (74.7%), and Thailand (68.3%).

The Countries With the Most Annual Electricity Production

 

Country Electricity Production (GWh) Year
China 7,779,100 2020
United States 4,286,600 2020
India 1,560,900 2020
Russia 1,085,400 2020
Japan 1,004,800 2020
Canada 643,900 2020
Brazil 620,100 2020
South Korea 574,000 2020
Germany 571,900 2020
France 524,900 2020
Saudi Arabia 340,900 2020
Iran 331,600 2020
Mexico 313,200 2020
United Kingdom 312,800 2020
Turkey 305,400 2020
Italy 282,700 2020
Taiwan 279,800 2020
Indonesia 275,200 2020
Australia 265,200 2020
Spain 255,800 2020
South Africa 239,500 2020
Vietnam 234,500 2020
Egypt 198,600 2020
Thailand 176,400 2020
Sweden 169,200 2020
Malaysia 159,600 2020
Poland 157,800 2020
Norway 154,500 2020
Ukraine 149,000 2020
Argentina 142,500 2020
United Arab Emirates 138,400 2020
Pakistan 137,800 2020
Iraq 131,300 2020
Netherlands 122,400 2020
Kazakhstan 109,200 2020
Philippines 101,800 2020
Belgium 90,400 2020
Bangladesh 89,100 2020
Chile 84,300 2020
Czechia 81,400 2020
Algeria 78,800 2020
Colombia 75,000 2020
Kuwait 74,900 2020
Israel 74,300 2020
Austria 71,700 2020
Switzerland 70,400 2020
Finland 68,800 2020
Uzbekistan 65,000 2020
Venezuela 58,400 2020
Romania 56,200 2020
Portugal 54,100 2020
Singapore 53,100 2020
Peru 52,700 2020
Qatar 50,500 2020
Paraguay 48,900 2019
New Zealand 44,200 2020
Greece 42,600 2020
Bulgaria 40,900 2020
Oman 38,900 2020
Belarus 38,700 2020
Morocco 38,200 2020
Serbia 35,033 2020
Hong Kong 35,200 2020
Hungary 34,600 2020
Ireland 32,500 2020
Ecuador 32,000 2020
Libya 31,696 2019
Bahrain 31,444 2019
Laos 29,973 2020
Nigeria 29,324 2019
Slovakia 28,400 2020
Denmark 28,100 2020
Turkmenistan 26,600 2020
Burma 24,881 2019
Azerbaijan 22,800 2020
Tunisia 20,537 2019
Tajikistan 20,393 2019
Lebanon 20,034 2019
Cuba 19,526 2019
Puerto Rico 19,523 2019
Jordan 19,474 2019
Iceland 19,300 2020
Ghana 18,906 2019
Dominican Republic 18,909 2019
Mozambique 17,987 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina 17,210 2019
Syria 17,105 2019
Slovenia 17,100 2020
Sri Lanka 16,900 2020
North Korea 16,076 2019
Zambia 15,982 2020
Uruguay 15,802 2019
Kyrgyzstan 14,840 2019
Sudan 14,281 2019
Ethiopia 14,152 2019
Croatia 13,400 2020
Panama 12,467 2019
Guatemala 12,203 2019
Costa Rica 11,662 2019
Zimbabwe 11,311 2019
Georgia 10,992 2020
Kenya 10,706 2019
Côte d'Ivoire 9,603 2020
Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,207 2019
Trinidad and Tobago 9,000 2020
Armenia 7,329 2020
Bhutan 6,976 2011
Bolivia 6,835 2011
Honduras 6,712 2011
Estonia 6,400 2020
Nepal 6,012 2020
El Salvador 5,992 2011
Kosovo 5,906 2017
Cameroon 5,857 2011
Yemen 5,834 2011
Mongolia 5,802 2016
Latvia 5,700 2020
Angola 5,512 2011
Moldova 5,456 2010
North Macedonia 5,300 2020
Tanzania 5,115 2011
Cyprus 4,900 2020
Jamaica 4,745 2011
Albania 4,525 2017
Lithuania 4,200 2020
Senegal 3,921 2017
Nicaragua 3,522 2011
Brunei 3,500 2011
Papua New Guinea 3,325 2011
Montenegro 3,141 2016
Reunion 2,841 2011
Mauritius 2,627 2011
Uganda 2,493 2011
New Caledonia 2,430 2011
Luxembourg 2,300 2020
Malta 2,250 2016
Bahamas 2,190 2011
Malawi 2,069 2011
Guam 1,734 2011
Gabon 1,702 2011
Martinique 1,702 2011
Guadeloupe 1,650 2011
Suriname 1,600 2011
Namibia 1,585 2011
Madagascar 1,340 2011
Netherlands Antilles 1,287 2011
Republic of the Congo 1,255 2011
Barbados 1,002 2011
U.S. Virgin Islands 996 2011
Cambodia 991 2011
Aruba 980 2011
Guinea 950 2011
Mauritania 930 2011
French Guiana 885 2011
Fiji 836 2011
Afghanistan 833 2011
Macau 833 2011
French Polynesia 825 2011
Botswana 3,449 2015
Guyana 725 2011
Lesotho 700 2011
Bermuda 674 2011
Haiti 652 2011
Cayman Islands 594 2011
Burkina Faso 579 2011
Greenland 538 2016
Palestine 535 2011
Rwanda 525 2016
Mali 520 2011
Equatorial Guinea 500 2016
Niger 495 2016
Belize 452 2011
Eritrea 416 2016
Djibouti 406 2016
Maldives 402 2016
Eswatini 381 2016
Saint Lucia 369 2016
Somalia 339 2016
Benin 335 2016
Antigua and Barbuda 331 2016
Faroe Islands 306 2014
Gambia 304 2016
Burundi 304 2016
Liberia 300 2016
Sierra Leone 300 2016
Gibraltar 239 2016
Turks and Caicos Islands 235 2016
Togo 233 2016
Chad 224 2016
Saint Kitts and Nevis 208 2016
Grenada 202 2016
Micronesia 192 2002
Central African Republic 171 2016
American Samoa 169 2016
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 157 2016
Samoa 132 2016
Dominica 111 2016
Solomon Islands 103 2016
Western Sahara 85 2005
Sao Tome and Principe 66 2016
Tonga 52 2016
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 46 2016
Comoros 42 2016
Guinea-Bissau 39 2016
Kiribati 29 2016
Montserrat 24 2016
Falkland Islands 19 2016
Saint Helena 7 2016
Niue 3 2016

 

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