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Energy > Electricity production > KWh: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Electricity production (kWh). Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 4.72 trillion 2011
2 United StatesUnited States 4.28 trillion 2012
3 European UnionEuropean Union 3.26 trillion 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1.11 trillion 2012
4 RussiaRussia 1.05 trillion 2011
5 IndiaIndia 1.05 trillion 2011
6 JapanJapan 1.03 trillion 2012
7 CanadaCanada 645.65 billion 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 615.76 billion 2011
8 GermanyGermany 610.95 billion 2012
9 FranceFrance 555.13 billion 2012
10 BrazilBrazil 531.76 billion 2011
11 South KoreaSouth Korea 528.41 billion 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 388.73 billion 2011
12 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 360.22 billion 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 348.49 billion 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 329.08 billion 2012
13 MexicoMexico 296.01 billion 2012
14 ItalyItaly 294.37 billion 2012
15 SpainSpain 293.5 billion 2012
16 South AfricaSouth Africa 259.58 billion 2011
17 AustraliaAustralia 252.26 billion 2012
18 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 250.08 billion 2011
19 IranIran 239.71 billion 2011
20 TurkeyTurkey 239.5 billion 2012
21 UkraineUkraine 194.95 billion 2011
22 IndonesiaIndonesia 182.38 billion 2011
23 SwedenSweden 165.43 billion 2012
24 PolandPoland 161.6 billion 2012
25 EgyptEgypt 156.59 billion 2011
26 ThailandThailand 155.99 billion 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 150.49 billion 2012
27 NorwayNorway 146.77 billion 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 146.49 billion 2011
28 MalaysiaMalaysia 130.09 billion 2011
29 ArgentinaArgentina 129.56 billion 2011
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 125.18 billion 2011
30 VenezuelaVenezuela 122.06 billion 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 116.48 billion 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 113.21 billion 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 102.31 billion 2011
31 NetherlandsNetherlands 102.15 billion 2012
32 VietnamVietnam 99.18 billion 2011
33 United Arab EmiratesUAE 99.14 billion 2011
34 PakistanPakistan 95.26 billion 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 92.13 billion 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 87.72 billion 2011
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 86.86 billion 2012
36 KazakhstanKazakhstan 86.59 billion 2011
37 BelgiumBelgium 77.27 billion 2012
38 FinlandFinland 70.37 billion 2012
39 PhilippinesPhilippines 69.18 billion 2011
40 ChileChile 68.39 billion 2012
41 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 67.98 billion 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 65.63 billion 2011
42 AustriaAustria 64.47 billion 2012
43 RomaniaRomania 62 billion 2011
44 ColombiaColombia 61.82 billion 2011
45 IsraelIsrael 60.71 billion 2012
46 ParaguayParaguay 57.63 billion 2011
47 GreeceGreece 57.56 billion 2012
48 KuwaitKuwait 57.46 billion 2011
49 IraqIraq 54.24 billion 2011
50 UzbekistanUzbekistan 52.4 billion 2011
51 AlgeriaAlgeria 51.22 billion 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 50.11 billion 2011
52 BulgariaBulgaria 50.02 billion 2011
53 SingaporeSingapore 46 billion 2011
54 PortugalPortugal 45.54 billion 2012
55 New ZealandNew Zealand 44.26 billion 2012
56 BangladeshBangladesh 44.06 billion 2011
57 SyriaSyria 41.08 billion 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 39.92 billion 2011
58 PeruPeru 39.22 billion 2011
59 Hong KongHong Kong 39.03 billion 2011
60 SerbiaSerbia 38.02 billion 2011
61 HungaryHungary 34.41 billion 2012
62 BelarusBelarus 32.19 billion 2011
63 QatarQatar 30.73 billion 2011
64 DenmarkDenmark 30.4 billion 2012
65 SlovakiaSlovakia 28.3 billion 2012
66 LibyaLibya 27.61 billion 2011
67 IrelandIreland 27.5 billion 2012
68 NigeriaNigeria 27.03 billion 2011
69 MoroccoMorocco 24.87 billion 2011
70 OmanOman 21.87 billion 2011
71 North KoreaNorth Korea 21.63 billion 2011
72 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 20.29 billion 2011
73 EcuadorEcuador 20.27 billion 2011
74 CubaCuba 17.75 billion 2011
75 IcelandIceland 17.55 billion 2012
76 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 17.22 billion 2011
77 MozambiqueMozambique 16.83 billion 2011
78 LebanonLebanon 16.36 billion 2011
79 TajikistanTajikistan 16.22 billion 2011
80 TunisiaTunisia 16.13 billion 2011
81 SloveniaSlovenia 15.53 billion 2012
82 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 15.28 billion 2011
83 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 15.16 billion 2011
84 JordanJordan 14.65 billion 2011
85 BahrainBahrain 13.83 billion 2011
86 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 12.97 billion 2011
87 EstoniaEstonia 11.97 billion 2012
88 Sri LankaSri Lanka 11.65 billion 2011
89 ZambiaZambia 11.45 billion 2011
90 GhanaGhana 11.2 billion 2011
91 CroatiaCroatia 10.7 billion 2011
92 UruguayUruguay 10.34 billion 2011
93 GeorgiaGeorgia 10.19 billion 2011
94 Costa RicaCosta Rica 9.83 billion 2011
95 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8.93 billion 2011
96 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 8.87 billion 2011
97 SudanSudan 8.6 billion 2011
98 GuatemalaGuatemala 8.15 billion 2011
99 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 7.88 billion 2011
100 PanamaPanama 7.86 billion 2011
101 KenyaKenya 7.85 billion 2011
102 ArmeniaArmenia 7.43 billion 2011
103 BurmaBurma 7.33 billion 2011
104 BoliviaBolivia 7.22 billion 2011
105 HondurasHonduras 7.13 billion 2011
106 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 6.88 billion 2011
107 YemenYemen 6.21 billion 2011
108 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 6.1 billion 2011
109 LatviaLatvia 6.09 billion 2011
110 CameroonCameroon 6 billion 2011
111 El SalvadorEl Salvador 5.8 billion 2011
112 KosovoKosovo 5.8 billion 2011
113 MoldovaMoldova 5.79 billion 2011
114 AngolaAngola 5.65 billion 2011
115 TanzaniaTanzania 5.3 billion 2011
116 EthiopiaEthiopia 5.16 billion 2011
117 JamaicaJamaica 5.14 billion 2011
118 CyprusCyprus 4.93 billion 2011
119 MongoliaMongolia 4.75 billion 2011
120 LithuaniaLithuania 4.25 billion 2011
121 AlbaniaAlbania 4.16 billion 2011
122 NicaraguaNicaragua 3.83 billion 2011
123 BruneiBrunei 3.73 billion 2011
124 NepalNepal 3.31 billion 2011
125 SenegalSenegal 3.01 billion 2011
126 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2.74 billion 2012
127 MontenegroMontenegro 2.66 billion 2011
128 MaltaMalta 2.19 billion 2011
129 GabonGabon 1.77 billion 2011
130 NamibiaNamibia 1.43 billion 2011
131 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 1.29 billion 2011
132 CambodiaCambodia 1.05 billion 2011
133 HaitiHaiti 718 million 2011
134 BotswanaBotswana 372 million 2011
135 EritreaEritrea 337 million 2011
136 BeninBenin 154 million 2011
137 TogoTogo 139 million 2011

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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity production > KWh

  • United States ranked first for electricity production > KWh amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
  • Germany ranked first for electricity production > KWh amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for electricity production > KWh amongst Europe in 2011.
  • Canada ranked first for electricity production > KWh amongst NATO countries in 2012.
  • Italy ranked last for electricity production > KWh amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
  • China ranked first for electricity production > KWh amongst Cold countries in 2011.
  • Togo has ranked last for electricity production > KWh since 2007.
  • France ranked second for electricity production > KWh amongst Eurozone in 2012.
  • Japan ranked second for electricity production > KWh amongst Non-religious countries in 2012.
  • European Union has ranked in the top 3 for electricity production > KWh since 1960.
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