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This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
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COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaChina | 1.15 billion kW | 2012 | ||
| 2 | United StatesUnited States | 1.04 billion kW | 2010 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 305.64 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 3 | JapanJapan | 287 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 4 | RussiaRussia | 223.1 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 5 | IndiaIndia | 208.1 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 6 | GermanyGermany | 153.2 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 7 | CanadaCanada | 136.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 8 | FranceFrance | 124.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 9 | ItalyItaly | 122.3 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 10 | BrazilBrazil | 113.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 11 | SpainSpain | 101.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 12 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 93.45 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 13 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 84.66 million kW | 2010 | ||
| High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) | 79.78 million kW | 2010 | |||
| Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) | 68.18 million kW | 2009 | |||
| 14 | IranIran | 62.09 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 15 | MexicoMexico | 62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 16 | AustraliaAustralia | 59.13 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 17 | UkraineUkraine | 54.88 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) | 51.61 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 18 | TurkeyTurkey | 49.52 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 49.05 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 20 | TaiwanTaiwan | 48.75 million kW | 2011 | ||
| South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) | 47.81 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 21 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 44.26 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 22 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 39.9 million kW | 2011 | ||
| NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) | 37.81 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 23 | SwedenSweden | 36.51 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) | 34.1 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 24 | PolandPoland | 33.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 25 | ArgentinaArgentina | 32.87 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 26 | ThailandThailand | 32.6 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 27 | NorwayNorway | 30.18 million kW | 2010 | ||
| European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) | 29.71 million kW | 2010 | |||
| Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) | 29.62 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 28 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 27.5 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 29 | EgyptEgypt | 26.91 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 30 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 26.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 31 | VietnamVietnam | 26.3 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 32 | MalaysiaMalaysia | 25.39 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 33 | RomaniaRomania | 24.98 million kW | 2011 | ||
| Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) | 24.66 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 34 | United Arab EmiratesUAE | 23.25 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 35 | PakistanPakistan | 22.27 million kW | 2010 | ||
| South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) | 21.83 million kW | 2010 | |||
| OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) | 19.68 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 36 | PortugalPortugal | 18.92 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 37 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 18.73 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 38 | BelgiumBelgium | 18.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 18.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 40 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 18.07 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 41 | FinlandFinland | 16.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 42 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 16.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 43 | ChileChile | 16.21 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 44 | IsraelIsrael | 15.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 45 | GreeceGreece | 15.12 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 14.42 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 46 | DenmarkDenmark | 13.71 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 47 | ColombiaColombia | 13.54 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 48 | KuwaitKuwait | 12.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 49 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 11.6 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 50 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 11.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) | 10.66 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 51 | Hong KongHong Kong | 10.66 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 52 | SingaporeSingapore | 10.25 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) | 10.24 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 53 | IraqIraq | 10.11 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 54 | BulgariaBulgaria | 10.01 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 55 | HungaryHungary | 9.9 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 56 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 9.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) | 9.54 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 57 | North KoreaNorth Korea | 9.5 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 9.25 million kW | 2010 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) | 9.15 million kW | 2009 | |||
| Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) | 8.97 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 58 | ParaguayParaguay | 8.82 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 59 | PeruPeru | 8.61 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 60 | SerbiaSerbia | 8.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 61 | SyriaSyria | 8.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 62 | IrelandIreland | 8.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 63 | BelarusBelarus | 8.03 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 64 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 7.86 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) | 7.59 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 65 | LibyaLibya | 6.77 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 66 | BangladeshBangladesh | 6.67 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 67 | MoroccoMorocco | 6.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 68 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 6.39 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 69 | CubaCuba | 5.91 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 70 | NigeriaNigeria | 5.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 71 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 5.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 72 | Puerto RicoPuerto Rico | 5.57 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 73 | EcuadorEcuador | 5.24 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 74 | QatarQatar | 4.89 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 75 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 4.54 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 76 | TajikistanTajikistan | 4.43 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 77 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 4.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 78 | OmanOman | 4.26 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 79 | CroatiaCroatia | 4.13 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 80 | LithuaniaLithuania | 3.82 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 81 | TunisiaTunisia | 3.65 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 82 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 3.64 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 83 | ArmeniaArmenia | 3.47 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 84 | SloveniaSlovenia | 3.19 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 85 | BahrainBahrain | 3.17 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 86 | JordanJordan | 3.14 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 87 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 2.85 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 88 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 2.8 million kW | 2010 | ||
| failed states averagefailed states average (profile) | 2.76 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 89 | EstoniaEstonia | 2.75 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 90 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 2.75 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 91 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 2.69 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 92 | UruguayUruguay | 2.59 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 93 | IcelandIceland | 2.58 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 94 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 2.44 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 95 | MozambiqueMozambique | 2.43 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 96 | LebanonLebanon | 2.31 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 97 | LatviaLatvia | 2.17 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 98 | SudanSudan | 2.08 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 99 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 2.06 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 100 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 2.04 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 101 | GhanaGhana | 1.99 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 102 | PanamaPanama | 1.98 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 103 | Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | 1.94 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 104 | LaosLaos | 1.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) | 1.85 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 105 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 1.72 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 106 | BurmaBurma | 1.71 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 107 | HondurasHonduras | 1.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 108 | KenyaKenya | 1.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1.68 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 109 | ZambiaZambia | 1.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 110 | BoliviaBolivia | 1.66 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 111 | AlbaniaAlbania | 1.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 112 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | 1.6 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 113 | CyprusCyprus | 1.53 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 114 | BhutanBhutan | 1.5 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 115 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 1.49 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 116 | YemenYemen | 1.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 117 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 1.22 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 118 | JamaicaJamaica | 1.18 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 119 | AngolaAngola | 1.16 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 120 | CameroonCameroon | 1.11 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 121 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 1.11 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 122 | MauritiusMauritius | 900,200 kW | 2010 | ||
| 123 | MontenegroMontenegro | 868,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 124 | TanzaniaTanzania | 841,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 125 | MongoliaMongolia | 833,200 kW | 2010 | ||
| 126 | BruneiBrunei | 759,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 127 | NepalNepal | 721,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 128 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | 700,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 129 | SenegalSenegal | 638,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 130 | MaltaMalta | 572,600 kW | 2010 | ||
| 131 | Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | 559,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| =132 | MoldovaMoldova | 552,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =132 | GuamGuam | 552,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 134 | UgandaUganda | 539,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 135 | AustriaAustria | 520,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 136 | NamibiaNamibia | 508,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| 137 | New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | 499,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 138 | The BahamasThe Bahamas | 493,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 139 | AfghanistanAfghanistan | 489,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 140 | MacauMacau | 472,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| 141 | MadagascarMadagascar | 430,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 142 | GabonGabon | 415,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 143 | SurinameSuriname | 410,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 144 | GuineaGuinea | 395,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 145 | GuyanaGuyana | 362,500 kW | 2010 | ||
| 146 | CambodiaCambodia | 359,900 kW | 2010 | ||
| 147 | Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands | 323,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 148 | MaliMali | 304,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 149 | MalawiMalawi | 287,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 150 | ArubaAruba | 266,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 151 | MauritaniaMauritania | 263,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 152 | South SudanSouth Sudan | 255,200 kW | 2010 | ||
| 153 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 252,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 154 | FijiFiji | 245,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 155 | BarbadosBarbados | 239,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 156 | LiberiaLiberia | 197,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 157 | French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | 186,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 158 | BelizeBelize | 178,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 159 | BermudaBermuda | 165,000 kW | 2011 | ||
| 160 | Cayman IslandsCayman Islands | 151,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 161 | SwazilandSwaziland | 149,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 162 | EritreaEritrea | 140,800 kW | 2010 | ||
| 163 | West BankWest Bank | 140,000 kW | 2013 | ||
| 164 | GreenlandGreenland | 137,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 165 | NigerNiger | 134,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 166 | BotswanaBotswana | 132,000 kW | 2011 | ||
| =167 | HaitiHaiti | 130,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| =167 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 130,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 169 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 102,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 170 | Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands | 100,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 171 | DominicaDominica | 97,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 172 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 89,800 kW | 2010 | ||
| 173 | SeychellesSeychelles | 89,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 174 | TogoTogo | 85,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 175 | SomaliaSomalia | 80,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =176 | LesothoLesotho | 76,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =176 | Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | 76,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 178 | MaldivesMaldives | 62,080 kW | 2010 | ||
| 179 | The GambiaThe Gambia | 62,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 180 | BeninBenin | 61,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 181 | American SamoaAmerican Samoa | 60,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 182 | Western SaharaWestern Sahara | 58,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 183 | RwandaRwanda | 57,250 kW | 2010 | ||
| 184 | Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | 55,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 185 | BurundiBurundi | 52,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 186 | Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ | 50,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 187 | GrenadaGrenada | 49,700 kW | 2010 | ||
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | 47,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =189 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | 44,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =189 | British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. | 44,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 191 | GibraltarGibraltar | 43,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 192 | SamoaSamoa | 41,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 193 | Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | 38,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 194 | Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | 36,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 195 | ChadChad | 31,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 196 | VanuatuVanuatu | 28,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 197 | Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda | 27,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 198 | Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ | 26,600 kW | 2010 | ||
| 199 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | 26,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 200 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | 14,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 201 | TongaTonga | 12,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =202 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands | 10,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =202 | MontserratMontserrat | 10,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 204 | Cook IslandsCook Islands | 8,090 kW | 2010 | ||
| 205 | ComorosComoros | 6,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =206 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da CunhaSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 5,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =206 | KiribatiKiribati | 5,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =208 | NauruNauru | 1,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =208 | NiueNiue | 1,000 kW | 2010 |
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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity
- China has had the highest electricity > installed generating capacity since 2011.
- Russia has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Japan has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- India has ranked in the top 3 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Canada has ranked in the top 5 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- France has ranked in the top 6 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Spain has ranked in the top 8 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- United Kingdom has ranked in the top 9 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Thailand has ranked in the top 13 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- South Korea has ranked in the top 10 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
