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DEFINITION:
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 |
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1 | China | 1.15 billion kW | 2012 | ||
2 | United States | 1.04 billion kW | 2010 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 305.64 million kW | 2010 | |||
3 | Japan | 287 million kW | 2010 | ||
4 | Russia | 223.1 million kW | 2012 | ||
5 | India | 208.1 million kW | 2010 | ||
6 | Germany | 153.2 million kW | 2010 | ||
7 | Canada | 136.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
8 | France | 124.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
9 | Italy | 122.3 million kW | 2011 | ||
10 | Brazil | 113.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
11 | Spain | 101.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
12 | United Kingdom | 93.45 million kW | 2010 | ||
13 | South Korea | 84.66 million kW | 2010 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 79.78 million kW | 2010 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 68.18 million kW | 2009 | |||
14 | Iran | 62.09 million kW | 2010 | ||
15 | Mexico | 62 million kW | 2010 | ||
16 | Australia | 59.13 million kW | 2010 | ||
17 | Ukraine | 54.88 million kW | 2010 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 51.61 million kW | 2010 | |||
18 | Turkey | 49.52 million kW | 2010 | ||
19 | Saudi Arabia | 49.05 million kW | 2010 | ||
20 | Taiwan | 48.75 million kW | 2011 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 47.81 million kW | 2010 | |||
21 | South Africa | 44.26 million kW | 2010 | ||
22 | Indonesia | 39.9 million kW | 2011 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 37.81 million kW | 2010 | |||
23 | Sweden | 36.51 million kW | 2010 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 34.1 million kW | 2010 | |||
24 | Poland | 33.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
25 | Argentina | 32.87 million kW | 2010 | ||
26 | Thailand | 32.6 million kW | 2012 | ||
27 | Norway | 30.18 million kW | 2010 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 29.71 million kW | 2010 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 29.62 million kW | 2010 | |||
28 | Venezuela | 27.5 million kW | 2012 | ||
29 | Egypt | 26.91 million kW | 2010 | ||
30 | Netherlands | 26.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
31 | Vietnam | 26.3 million kW | 2012 | ||
32 | Malaysia | 25.39 million kW | 2010 | ||
33 | Romania | 24.98 million kW | 2011 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 24.66 million kW | 2010 | |||
34 | United Arab Emirates | 23.25 million kW | 2010 | ||
35 | Pakistan | 22.27 million kW | 2010 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 21.83 million kW | 2010 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 19.68 million kW | 2010 | |||
36 | Portugal | 18.92 million kW | 2010 | ||
37 | Kazakhstan | 18.73 million kW | 2010 | ||
38 | Belgium | 18.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
39 | Czech Republic | 18.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
40 | Switzerland | 18.07 million kW | 2010 | ||
41 | Finland | 16.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
42 | Philippines | 16.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
43 | Chile | 16.21 million kW | 2010 | ||
44 | Israel | 15.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
45 | Greece | 15.12 million kW | 2010 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 14.42 million kW | 2010 | |||
46 | Denmark | 13.71 million kW | 2010 | ||
47 | Colombia | 13.54 million kW | 2010 | ||
48 | Kuwait | 12.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
49 | Uzbekistan | 11.6 million kW | 2010 | ||
50 | Algeria | 11.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 10.66 million kW | 2010 | |||
51 | Hong Kong | 10.66 million kW | 2012 | ||
52 | Singapore | 10.25 million kW | 2010 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 10.24 million kW | 2010 | |||
53 | Iraq | 10.11 million kW | 2012 | ||
54 | Bulgaria | 10.01 million kW | 2010 | ||
55 | Hungary | 9.9 million kW | 2011 | ||
56 | New Zealand | 9.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 9.54 million kW | 2010 | |||
57 | North Korea | 9.5 million kW | 2010 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 9.25 million kW | 2010 | |||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 9.15 million kW | 2009 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 8.97 million kW | 2010 | |||
58 | Paraguay | 8.82 million kW | 2010 | ||
59 | Peru | 8.61 million kW | 2010 | ||
60 | Serbia | 8.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
61 | Syria | 8.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
62 | Ireland | 8.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
63 | Belarus | 8.03 million kW | 2010 | ||
64 | Slovakia | 7.86 million kW | 2010 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 7.59 million kW | 2010 | |||
65 | Libya | 6.77 million kW | 2010 | ||
66 | Bangladesh | 6.67 million kW | 2010 | ||
67 | Morocco | 6.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
68 | Azerbaijan | 6.39 million kW | 2010 | ||
69 | Cuba | 5.91 million kW | 2011 | ||
70 | Nigeria | 5.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
71 | Dominican Republic | 5.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
72 | Puerto Rico | 5.57 million kW | 2010 | ||
73 | Ecuador | 5.24 million kW | 2010 | ||
74 | Qatar | 4.89 million kW | 2010 | ||
75 | Georgia | 4.54 million kW | 2010 | ||
76 | Tajikistan | 4.43 million kW | 2010 | ||
77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
78 | Oman | 4.26 million kW | 2010 | ||
79 | Croatia | 4.13 million kW | 2010 | ||
80 | Lithuania | 3.82 million kW | 2011 | ||
81 | Tunisia | 3.65 million kW | 2010 | ||
82 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.64 million kW | 2010 | ||
83 | Armenia | 3.47 million kW | 2010 | ||
84 | Slovenia | 3.19 million kW | 2010 | ||
85 | Bahrain | 3.17 million kW | 2010 | ||
86 | Jordan | 3.14 million kW | 2010 | ||
87 | Turkmenistan | 2.85 million kW | 2010 | ||
88 | Costa Rica | 2.8 million kW | 2010 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 2.76 million kW | 2010 | |||
89 | Estonia | 2.75 million kW | 2010 | ||
90 | Guatemala | 2.75 million kW | 2010 | ||
91 | Sri Lanka | 2.69 million kW | 2010 | ||
92 | Uruguay | 2.59 million kW | 2010 | ||
93 | Iceland | 2.58 million kW | 2010 | ||
94 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.44 million kW | 2010 | ||
95 | Mozambique | 2.43 million kW | 2010 | ||
96 | Lebanon | 2.31 million kW | 2010 | ||
97 | Latvia | 2.17 million kW | 2010 | ||
98 | Sudan | 2.08 million kW | 2010 | ||
99 | Ethiopia | 2.06 million kW | 2010 | ||
100 | Zimbabwe | 2.04 million kW | 2010 | ||
101 | Ghana | 1.99 million kW | 2010 | ||
102 | Panama | 1.98 million kW | 2010 | ||
103 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.94 million kW | 2012 | ||
104 | Laos | 1.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 1.85 million kW | 2010 | |||
105 | Luxembourg | 1.72 million kW | 2010 | ||
106 | Burma | 1.71 million kW | 2010 | ||
107 | Honduras | 1.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
108 | Kenya | 1.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1.68 million kW | 2010 | |||
109 | Zambia | 1.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
110 | Bolivia | 1.66 million kW | 2010 | ||
111 | Albania | 1.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6 million kW | 2010 | ||
113 | Cyprus | 1.53 million kW | 2010 | ||
114 | Bhutan | 1.5 million kW | 2010 | ||
115 | El Salvador | 1.49 million kW | 2010 | ||
116 | Yemen | 1.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
117 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.22 million kW | 2010 | ||
118 | Jamaica | 1.18 million kW | 2010 | ||
119 | Angola | 1.16 million kW | 2010 | ||
120 | Cameroon | 1.11 million kW | 2010 | ||
121 | Nicaragua | 1.11 million kW | 2011 | ||
122 | Mauritius | 900,200 kW | 2010 | ||
123 | Montenegro | 868,000 kW | 2010 | ||
124 | Tanzania | 841,000 kW | 2010 | ||
125 | Mongolia | 833,200 kW | 2010 | ||
126 | Brunei | 759,000 kW | 2010 | ||
127 | Nepal | 721,000 kW | 2010 | ||
128 | Papua New Guinea | 700,000 kW | 2010 | ||
129 | Senegal | 638,000 kW | 2010 | ||
130 | Malta | 572,600 kW | 2010 | ||
131 | Congo, Republic of the | 559,000 kW | 2012 | ||
=132 | Moldova | 552,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=132 | Guam | 552,000 kW | 2010 | ||
134 | Uganda | 539,000 kW | 2010 | ||
135 | Austria | 520,000 kW | 2010 | ||
136 | Namibia | 508,000 kW | 2012 | ||
137 | New Caledonia | 499,000 kW | 2010 | ||
138 | The Bahamas | 493,000 kW | 2010 | ||
139 | Afghanistan | 489,100 kW | 2010 | ||
140 | Macau | 472,000 kW | 2012 | ||
141 | Madagascar | 430,000 kW | 2010 | ||
142 | Gabon | 415,000 kW | 2010 | ||
143 | Suriname | 410,000 kW | 2010 | ||
144 | Guinea | 395,000 kW | 2010 | ||
145 | Guyana | 362,500 kW | 2010 | ||
146 | Cambodia | 359,900 kW | 2010 | ||
147 | Virgin Islands | 323,000 kW | 2010 | ||
148 | Mali | 304,000 kW | 2010 | ||
149 | Malawi | 287,000 kW | 2010 | ||
150 | Aruba | 266,000 kW | 2010 | ||
151 | Mauritania | 263,000 kW | 2010 | ||
152 | South Sudan | 255,200 kW | 2010 | ||
153 | Burkina Faso | 252,000 kW | 2010 | ||
154 | Fiji | 245,100 kW | 2010 | ||
155 | Barbados | 239,000 kW | 2010 | ||
156 | Liberia | 197,000 kW | 2010 | ||
157 | French Polynesia | 186,000 kW | 2010 | ||
158 | Belize | 178,100 kW | 2010 | ||
159 | Bermuda | 165,000 kW | 2011 | ||
160 | Cayman Islands | 151,000 kW | 2010 | ||
161 | Swaziland | 149,000 kW | 2010 | ||
162 | Eritrea | 140,800 kW | 2010 | ||
163 | West Bank | 140,000 kW | 2013 | ||
164 | Greenland | 137,000 kW | 2010 | ||
165 | Niger | 134,000 kW | 2010 | ||
166 | Botswana | 132,000 kW | 2011 | ||
=167 | Haiti | 130,000 kW | 2012 | ||
=167 | Djibouti | 130,000 kW | 2010 | ||
169 | Sierra Leone | 102,000 kW | 2010 | ||
170 | Faroe Islands | 100,100 kW | 2010 | ||
171 | Dominica | 97,000 kW | 2010 | ||
172 | Cape Verde | 89,800 kW | 2010 | ||
173 | Seychelles | 89,000 kW | 2010 | ||
174 | Togo | 85,000 kW | 2010 | ||
175 | Somalia | 80,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=176 | Lesotho | 76,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=176 | Saint Lucia | 76,000 kW | 2010 | ||
178 | Maldives | 62,080 kW | 2010 | ||
179 | The Gambia | 62,000 kW | 2010 | ||
180 | Benin | 61,000 kW | 2010 | ||
181 | American Samoa | 60,000 kW | 2010 | ||
182 | Western Sahara | 58,000 kW | 2010 | ||
183 | Rwanda | 57,250 kW | 2010 | ||
184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55,000 kW | 2010 | ||
185 | Burundi | 52,000 kW | 2010 | ||
186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 50,000 kW | 2010 | ||
187 | Grenada | 49,700 kW | 2010 | ||
188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=189 | Central African Republic | 44,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=189 | British Virgin Islands | 44,000 kW | 2010 | ||
191 | Gibraltar | 43,000 kW | 2010 | ||
192 | Samoa | 41,100 kW | 2010 | ||
193 | Equatorial Guinea | 38,000 kW | 2010 | ||
194 | Solomon Islands | 36,000 kW | 2010 | ||
195 | Chad | 31,000 kW | 2010 | ||
196 | Vanuatu | 28,000 kW | 2010 | ||
197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27,000 kW | 2010 | ||
198 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 26,600 kW | 2010 | ||
199 | Guinea-Bissau | 26,000 kW | 2010 | ||
200 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14,000 kW | 2010 | ||
201 | Tonga | 12,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=202 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 10,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=202 | Montserrat | 10,000 kW | 2010 | ||
204 | Cook Islands | 8,090 kW | 2010 | ||
205 | Comoros | 6,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=206 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 5,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=206 | Kiribati | 5,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=208 | Nauru | 1,000 kW | 2010 | ||
=208 | Niue | 1,000 kW | 2010 |