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Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people: Countries Compared

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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IcelandIceland 8,109.02 kW 2010
2 NorwayNorway 6,172.72 kW 2010
3 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 4,475.85 kW 2010
4 KuwaitKuwait 4,238.56 kW 2010
5 CanadaCanada 4,011.54 kW 2010
6 SwedenSweden 3,893.1 kW 2010
7 GuamGuam 3,462.12 kW 2010
8 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3,398.74 kW 2010
9 United StatesUnited States 3,358.91 kW 2010
10 FinlandFinland 3,110 kW 2010
11 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 2,943.05 kW 2010
12 QatarQatar 2,796.46 kW 2010
13 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2,754.24 kW 2010
14 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 2,720.28 kW 2010
15 AustraliaAustralia 2,679.77 kW 2010
16 ArubaAruba 2,618.19 kW 2010
17 BermudaBermuda 2,555.6 kW 2011
18 BahrainBahrain 2,532.14 kW 2010
19 DenmarkDenmark 2,471.3 kW 2010
20 GreenlandGreenland 2,407.52 kW 2010
21 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2,309.29 kW 2010
22 JapanJapan 2,251.86 kW 2010
23 New ZealandNew Zealand 2,215.99 kW 2010
24 SpainSpain 2,207.46 kW 2010
25 TaiwanTaiwan 2,112.97 kW 2011
26 BhutanBhutan 2,099.2 kW 2010
27 EstoniaEstonia 2,052.74 kW 2010
28 Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands 2,040.48 kW 2010
29 SingaporeSingapore 2,019.03 kW 2010
30 ItalyItaly 2,014.04 kW 2011
31 IsraelIsrael 2,010.86 kW 2010
32 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 1,996.06 kW 2010
33 MontserratMontserrat 1,953.89 kW 2010
34 FranceFrance 1,911.39 kW 2010
35 BruneiBrunei 1,894.8 kW 2010
36 GermanyGermany 1,873.39 kW 2010
37 IrelandIreland 1,858.59 kW 2010
38 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1,799.45 kW 2010
39 PortugalPortugal 1,778.64 kW 2010
40 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 1,764.3 kW 2010
41 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1,739.58 kW 2010
42 South KoreaSouth Korea 1,713.42 kW 2010
43 BelgiumBelgium 1,681.41 kW 2010
44 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 1,613.27 kW 2010
45 NetherlandsNetherlands 1,602.13 kW 2010
46 SloveniaSlovenia 1,558.64 kW 2010
47 RussiaRussia 1,554.35 kW 2012
48 OmanOman 1,521.71 kW 2010
49 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,500.69 kW 2010
50 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1,497.09 kW 2010
51 Hong KongHong Kong 1,489.95 kW 2012
52 GibraltarGibraltar 1,489.07 kW 2010
53 SlovakiaSlovakia 1,446.57 kW 2010
54 MontenegroMontenegro 1,399.82 kW 2010
55 CyprusCyprus 1,383.55 kW 2010
56 MaltaMalta 1,376.46 kW 2010
57 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,367.55 kW 2010
58 ParaguayParaguay 1,364.76 kW 2010
59 DominicaDominica 1,362.99 kW 2010
60 GreeceGreece 1,337.17 kW 2010
61 BulgariaBulgaria 1,328.59 kW 2010
62 LithuaniaLithuania 1,260.65 kW 2011
63 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1,208.5 kW 2010
64 UkraineUkraine 1,196.41 kW 2010
65 ArmeniaArmenia 1,171.59 kW 2010
66 RomaniaRomania 1,168.12 kW 2011
67 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,147.44 kW 2010
68 SerbiaSerbia 1,146.41 kW 2010
69 LibyaLibya 1,120.09 kW 2010
70 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 1,119.11 kW 2010
71 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 1,078.44 kW 2010
72 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1,050.58 kW 2010
73 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,019.13 kW 2010
74 HungaryHungary 992.81 kW 2011
75 SeychellesSeychelles 991.42 kW 2010
76 LatviaLatvia 967.39 kW 2010
77 ChileChile 945.15 kW 2010
78 CroatiaCroatia 935.31 kW 2010
79 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 921.36 kW 2012
80 VenezuelaVenezuela 918.05 kW 2012
81 MalaysiaMalaysia 897.94 kW 2010
82 South AfricaSouth Africa 885.35 kW 2010
83 PolandPoland 873.67 kW 2010
84 BarbadosBarbados 852.37 kW 2010
85 ChinaChina 848.45 kW 2012
86 MacauMacau 847.73 kW 2012
87 BelarusBelarus 846.36 kW 2010
88 IranIran 833.84 kW 2010
89 ArgentinaArgentina 814.13 kW 2010
90 SurinameSuriname 781.01 kW 2010
91 UruguayUruguay 767.5 kW 2010
92 NiueNiue 738.55 kW 2010
93 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 705.96 kW 2010
94 Cook IslandsCook Islands 704.21 kW 2010
95 MauritiusMauritius 702.77 kW 2010
96 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 693.86 kW 2010
97 TurkeyTurkey 686.47 kW 2010
98 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 668.15 kW 2010
99 Costa RicaCosta Rica 599.61 kW 2010
100 BrazilBrazil 582.45 kW 2010
101 TajikistanTajikistan 580.28 kW 2010
102 BelizeBelize 577.13 kW 2010
103 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 569.14 kW 2010
104 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 565.65 kW 2010
105 PanamaPanama 537.23 kW 2010
106 LebanonLebanon 533.05 kW 2010
107 MexicoMexico 525.93 kW 2010
108 CubaCuba 524.47 kW 2011
109 JordanJordan 519.02 kW 2010
110 AlbaniaAlbania 514.58 kW 2010
111 ThailandThailand 488.13 kW 2012
112 GrenadaGrenada 474.79 kW 2010
113 GuyanaGuyana 461.12 kW 2010
114 JamaicaJamaica 434.99 kW 2010
115 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 429.95 kW 2010
116 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 428.42 kW 2010
117 UzbekistanUzbekistan 406.13 kW 2010
118 North KoreaNorth Korea 387.75 kW 2010
119 SyriaSyria 386.53 kW 2010
120 EcuadorEcuador 349.51 kW 2010
121 TunisiaTunisia 346.19 kW 2010
122 EgyptEgypt 344.67 kW 2010
123 IraqIraq 310.33 kW 2012
124 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 309.52 kW 2010
125 MongoliaMongolia 307.14 kW 2010
126 AlgeriaAlgeria 305.7 kW 2010
127 LaosLaos 296.29 kW 2010
128 VietnamVietnam 296.25 kW 2012
129 PeruPeru 294.33 kW 2010
130 ColombiaColombia 291.53 kW 2010
131 FijiFiji 284.81 kW 2010
132 GabonGabon 266.67 kW 2010
133 El SalvadorEl Salvador 239.78 kW 2010
134 NamibiaNamibia 224.84 kW 2012
135 HondurasHonduras 223.19 kW 2010
136 SamoaSamoa 220.93 kW 2010
137 MoroccoMorocco 209.21 kW 2010
138 GuatemalaGuatemala 191.4 kW 2010
139 MaldivesMaldives 190.61 kW 2010
140 NicaraguaNicaragua 187.63 kW 2011
141 Cape VerdeCape Verde 184.17 kW 2010
142 PhilippinesPhilippines 175.08 kW 2010
143 IndiaIndia 172.61 kW 2010
144 IndonesiaIndonesia 163.66 kW 2011
145 BoliviaBolivia 162.95 kW 2010
146 DjiboutiDjibouti 155.87 kW 2010
147 ZimbabweZimbabwe 155.62 kW 2010
148 MoldovaMoldova 154.97 kW 2010
149 Sri LankaSri Lanka 130.01 kW 2010
150 PakistanPakistan 128.62 kW 2010
151 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 128.03 kW 2012
152 ZambiaZambia 127.03 kW 2010
153 SwazilandSwaziland 124.88 kW 2010
154 VanuatuVanuatu 118.49 kW 2010
155 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 118 kW 2010
156 TongaTonga 115.28 kW 2010
157 NauruNauru 107.91 kW 2010
158 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 102.06 kW 2010
159 MozambiqueMozambique 101.3 kW 2010
160 GhanaGhana 81.81 kW 2010
161 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 78.55 kW 2010
162 MauritaniaMauritania 72.86 kW 2010
163 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 68.38 kW 2010
164 BotswanaBotswana 66.44 kW 2011
165 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 64.4 kW 2010
166 AustriaAustria 61.98 kW 2010
167 AngolaAngola 59.08 kW 2010
168 YemenYemen 58.6 kW 2010
169 SudanSudan 58.43 kW 2010
170 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 54.58 kW 2010
171 CameroonCameroon 54.06 kW 2010
172 West BankWest Bank 52.3 kW 2013
173 KiribatiKiribati 51.15 kW 2010
174 LiberiaLiberia 49.77 kW 2010
175 SenegalSenegal 49.26 kW 2010
176 BangladeshBangladesh 44.16 kW 2010
177 KenyaKenya 41.51 kW 2010
178 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 39.19 kW 2010
179 LesothoLesotho 37.83 kW 2010
180 NigeriaNigeria 36.94 kW 2010
181 The GambiaThe Gambia 36.89 kW 2010
182 GuineaGuinea 36.32 kW 2010
183 BurmaBurma 32.99 kW 2010
184 NepalNepal 26.86 kW 2010
185 South SudanSouth Sudan 25.67 kW 2010
186 CambodiaCambodia 25.05 kW 2010
187 EritreaEritrea 24.52 kW 2010
188 EthiopiaEthiopia 23.66 kW 2010
189 MaliMali 21.74 kW 2010
190 MadagascarMadagascar 20.4 kW 2010
191 MalawiMalawi 19.12 kW 2010
192 TanzaniaTanzania 18.7 kW 2010
193 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 17.73 kW 2010
194 AfghanistanAfghanistan 17.22 kW 2010
195 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 16.39 kW 2010
196 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 16.22 kW 2010
197 UgandaUganda 15.86 kW 2010
198 TogoTogo 13.48 kW 2010
199 HaitiHaiti 12.78 kW 2012
200 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 10.12 kW 2010
201 ComorosComoros 8.78 kW 2010
202 NigerNiger 8.43 kW 2010
203 SomaliaSomalia 8.3 kW 2010
204 BeninBenin 6.41 kW 2010
205 BurundiBurundi 5.63 kW 2010
206 RwandaRwanda 5.28 kW 2010
207 ChadChad 2.64 kW 2010

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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people

  • Iceland has had the highest electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Chad has ranked last for electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Norway has ranked #2 in electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Rwanda has ranked second last for electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Burundi has ranked third last for electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Kuwait has ranked #4 in electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Benin has ranked 4th from the bottom for electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Somalia has ranked 5th from the bottom for electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Canada has ranked in the top 5 for electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
  • Sweden has ranked in the top 6 for electricity > installed generating capacity per thousand people since 2009.
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