THE GLOBAL INDEX #094
Electricity generation2021
Total annual electricity generation, in terawatt-hours.
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data202 / 217No observation: 15
First-ranked country or territory
China8,534.26 TWh
China8,534.26 TWhTop 10
TWh · 2021Complete ranking
Download CSV ↓| Rank | Country / territory | Value (TWh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | China | 8,534.26 | 2021 |
| 02 |  United States | 4,153.62 | 2021 |
| 03 |  India | 1,678.72 | 2021 |
| 04 |  Russia | 1,157.07 | 2021 |
| 05 |  Japan | 1,034.67 | 2021 |
| 06 |  Brazil | 656.4 | 2021 |
| 07 |  Canada | 652.4 | 2021 |
| 08 |  South Korea | 607.76 | 2021 |
| 09 |  Germany | 578.83 | 2021 |
| 10 |  France | 550.31 | 2021 |
| 11 |  Saudi Arabia | 392.95 | 2021 |
| 12 |  Iran | 356.41 | 2021 |
| 13 |  Mexico | 328.59 | 2021 |
| 14 |  Türkiye | 327.88 | 2021 |
| 15 |  Indonesia | 309.36 | 2021 |
| 16 |  United Kingdom | 307.9 | 2021 |
| 17 |  Italy | 285.49 | 2021 |
| 18 |  Spain | 270.75 | 2021 |
| 19 |  Australia | 267.45 | 2021 |
| 20 |  Vietnam | 253.61 | 2021 |
| 21 |  South Africa | 245.46 | 2021 |
| 22 |  Egypt | 209.66 | 2021 |
| 23 |  Poland | 178.79 | 2021 |
| 24 |  Thailand | 176.36 | 2021 |
| 25 |  Malaysia | 175.21 | 2021 |
| 26 |  Sweden | 171.78 | 2021 |
| 27 |  Pakistan | 163.21 | 2021 |
| 28 |  Norway | 157.13 | 2021 |
| 29 |  Ukraine | 156.44 | 2021 |
| 30 |  Argentina | 153.15 | 2021 |
| 31 |  United Arab Emirates | 149.05 | 2021 |
| 32 |  Netherlands | 120.89 | 2021 |
| 33 |  Iraq | 120.46 | 2021 |
| 34 |  Kazakhstan | 115.08 | 2021 |
| 35 |  Philippines | 105.76 | 2021 |
| 36 |  Belgium | 99.4 | 2021 |
| 37 |  Bangladesh | 95.65 | 2021 |
| 38 |  Chile | 88.1 | 2021 |
| 39 |  Algeria | 85.6 | 2021 |
| 40 |  Colombia | 84.36 | 2021 |
| 41 |  Czechia | 83.66 | 2021 |
| 42 |  Venezuela | 82.93 | 2021 |
| 43 |  Kuwait | 80.8 | 2021 |
| 44 |  Israel | 74.12 | 2021 |
| 45 |  Finland | 72.11 | 2021 |
| 46 |  Uzbekistan | 71.44 | 2021 |
| 47 |  Austria | 66.67 | 2021 |
| 48 |  Switzerland | 63.09 | 2021 |
| 49 |  Romania | 58.56 | 2021 |
| 50 |  Peru | 56.99 | 2021 |
| 51 |  Singapore | 55.79 | 2021 |
| 52 |  Greece | 54.24 | 2021 |
| 53 |  Qatar | 51.79 | 2021 |
| 54 |  Portugal | 49.22 | 2021 |
| 55 |  Bulgaria | 47.22 | 2021 |
| 56 |  Laos | 44.9 | 2021 |
| 57 |  New Zealand | 43.55 | 2021 |
| 58 |  Morocco | 41.3 | 2021 |
| 59 |  Belarus | 41.25 | 2021 |
| 60 |  Oman | 41 | 2021 |
| 61 |  Paraguay | 40.84 | 2021 |
| 62 |  Nigeria | 39.2 | 2021 |
| 63 |  Serbia | 37.46 | 2021 |
| 64 |  Hong Kong SAR China | 36.22 | 2021 |
| 65 |  Hungary | 36.1 | 2021 |
| 66 |  Libya | 34.79 | 2021 |
| 67 |  Bahrain | 33.91 | 2021 |
| 68 |  Denmark | 32.92 | 2021 |
| 69 |  Ecuador | 32.12 | 2021 |
| 70 |  Ireland | 31.74 | 2021 |
| 71 |  Slovakia | 29.7 | 2021 |
| 72 |  Turkmenistan | 28.4 | 2021 |
| 73 |  Azerbaijan | 27.79 | 2021 |
| 74 |  North Korea | 25.63 | 2021 |
| 75 |  Ghana | 22.08 | 2021 |
| 76 |  Tunisia | 21.9 | 2021 |
| 77 |  Syria | 21.71 | 2021 |
| 78 |  Dominican Republic | 21.43 | 2021 |
| 79 |  Jordan | 21.36 | 2021 |
| 80 |  Tajikistan | 20.72 | 2021 |
| 81 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 19.98 | 2021 |
| 82 |  Iceland | 19.39 | 2021 |
| 83 |  Puerto Rico | 19.36 | 2021 |
| 84 |  Mozambique | 18.86 | 2021 |
| 85 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 18.41 | 2021 |
| 86 |  Cuba | 17.83 | 2021 |
| 87 |  Zambia | 17.72 | 2021 |
| 88 |  Sudan | 17.7 | 2021 |
| 89 |  Sri Lanka | 17.51 | 2021 |
| 90 |  Angola | 16.85 | 2021 |
| 91 |  Uruguay | 15.99 | 2021 |
| 92 |  Ethiopia | 15.78 | 2021 |
| 93 |  Slovenia | 15.59 | 2021 |
| 94 |  Guatemala | 15.47 | 2021 |
| 95 |  Kyrgyzstan | 15.14 | 2021 |
| 96 |  Croatia | 15.11 | 2021 |
| 97 |  Congo - Kinshasa | 14.19 | 2021 |
| 98 |  Costa Rica | 12.73 | 2021 |
| 99 |  Georgia | 12.64 | 2021 |
| 100 |  Kenya | 12.38 | 2021 |
| 101 |  Panama | 12.11 | 2021 |
| 102 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 11.35 | 2021 |
| 103 |  Honduras | 11.12 | 2021 |
| 104 |  Bolivia | 10.87 | 2021 |
| 105 |  Bhutan | 10.82 | 2021 |
| 106 |  Lebanon | 10.34 | 2021 |
| 107 |  Cambodia | 9.71 | 2021 |
| 108 |  Nepal | 9.63 | 2021 |
| 109 |  Trinidad & Tobago | 9.27 | 2021 |
| 110 |  Albania | 8.94 | 2021 |
| 111 |  Tanzania | 8.65 | 2021 |
| 112 |  Zimbabwe | 8.57 | 2021 |
| 113 |  Cameroon | 8.41 | 2021 |
| 114 |  Armenia | 7.72 | 2021 |
| 115 |  Mongolia | 7.44 | 2021 |
| 116 |  Estonia | 7.19 | 2021 |
| 117 |  El Salvador | 7.09 | 2021 |
| 118 |  Moldova | 6.66 | 2021 |
| 118 |  Senegal | 6.66 | 2021 |
| 120 |  Latvia | 5.85 | 2021 |
| 121 |  Brunei | 5.7 | 2021 |
| 122 |  North Macedonia | 5.53 | 2021 |
| 123 |  Uganda | 5.27 | 2021 |
| 124 |  Cyprus | 5.12 | 2021 |
| 125 |  Papua New Guinea | 4.53 | 2021 |
| 126 |  Jamaica | 4.35 | 2021 |
| 127 |  Lithuania | 4.3 | 2021 |
| 128 |  Nicaragua | 4.21 | 2021 |
| 129 |  Congo - Brazzaville | 4.11 | 2021 |
| 130 |  Mali | 3.94 | 2021 |
| 131 |  Montenegro | 3.77 | 2021 |
| 132 |  Guinea | 3.64 | 2021 |
| 133 |  Mauritius | 2.99 | 2021 |
| 134 |  Gabon | 2.96 | 2021 |
| 135 |  Yemen | 2.92 | 2021 |
| 136 |  New Caledonia | 2.91 | 2021 |
| 137 |  Madagascar | 2.53 | 2021 |
| 138 |  Botswana | 2.49 | 2021 |
| 139 |  Malta | 2.22 | 2021 |
| 140 |  Suriname | 2.09 | 2021 |
| 141 |  Bahamas | 2.04 | 2021 |
| 142 |  Malawi | 1.83 | 2021 |
| 143 |  Guam | 1.74 | 2021 |
| 144 |  Burkina Faso | 1.71 | 2021 |
| 145 |  Mauritania | 1.58 | 2021 |
| 146 |  Namibia | 1.51 | 2021 |
| 147 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.43 | 2021 |
| 148 |  Luxembourg | 1.23 | 2021 |
| 149 |  Guyana | 1.14 | 2021 |
| 150 |  Benin | 1.13 | 2021 |
| 151 |  Afghanistan | 1.06 | 2021 |
| 151 |  Barbados | 1.06 | 2021 |
| 151 |  Fiji | 1.06 | 2021 |
| 154 |  Haiti | 1.03 | 2021 |
| 155 |  Aruba | 1 | 2021 |
| 155 |  Rwanda | 1 | 2021 |
| 157 |  Palestinian Territories | 0.91 | 2021 |
| 158 |  Maldives | 0.84 | 2021 |
| 159 |  Niger | 0.71 | 2021 |
| 159 |  Togo | 0.71 | 2021 |
| 161 |  Cayman Islands | 0.7 | 2021 |
| 162 |  French Polynesia | 0.66 | 2021 |
| 162 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 0.66 | 2021 |
| 164 |  Seychelles | 0.6 | 2021 |
| 165 |  Bermuda | 0.59 | 2021 |
| 166 |  South Sudan | 0.57 | 2021 |
| 167 |  Lesotho | 0.53 | 2021 |
| 168 |  Greenland | 0.51 | 2021 |
| 168 |  Eswatini | 0.51 | 2021 |
| 168 |  Timor-Leste | 0.51 | 2021 |
| 171 |  Gambia | 0.5 | 2021 |
| 171 |  Macao SAR China | 0.5 | 2021 |
| 173 |  Cape Verde | 0.43 | 2021 |
| 173 |  Faroe Islands | 0.43 | 2021 |
| 173 |  Chad | 0.43 | 2021 |
| 176 |  Eritrea | 0.42 | 2021 |
| 177 |  St. Lucia | 0.4 | 2021 |
| 178 |  Burundi | 0.39 | 2021 |
| 179 |  Liberia | 0.38 | 2021 |
| 179 |  Somalia | 0.38 | 2021 |
| 181 |  Belize | 0.36 | 2021 |
| 182 |  Antigua & Barbuda | 0.35 | 2021 |
| 183 |  Turks & Caicos Islands | 0.26 | 2021 |
| 184 |  Gibraltar | 0.23 | 2021 |
| 184 |  Grenada | 0.23 | 2021 |
| 186 |  St. Kitts & Nevis | 0.22 | 2021 |
| 187 |  Djibouti | 0.2 | 2021 |
| 187 |  Sierra Leone | 0.2 | 2021 |
| 189 |  American Samoa | 0.17 | 2021 |
| 189 |  British Virgin Islands | 0.17 | 2021 |
| 189 |  Samoa | 0.17 | 2021 |
| 192 |  Central African Republic | 0.15 | 2021 |
| 193 |  Dominica | 0.14 | 2021 |
| 193 |  St. Vincent & Grenadines | 0.14 | 2021 |
| 195 |  Comoros | 0.13 | 2021 |
| 196 |  São Tomé & Príncipe | 0.11 | 2021 |
| 197 |  Solomon Islands | 0.1 | 2021 |
| 198 |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 | 2021 |
| 198 |  Vanuatu | 0.08 | 2021 |
| 200 |  Tonga | 0.07 | 2021 |
| 201 |  Kiribati | 0.04 | 2021 |
| 201 |  Nauru | 0.04 | 2021 |
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How this ranking works
For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.
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No observation (15)
Andorra · Channel Islands · Curaçao · Isle of Man · Kosovo · Liechtenstein · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Monaco · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · San Marino · Sint Maarten · St. Martin · Tuvalu
Source & definition
- Indicator definition
- Total annual electricity generation, in terawatt-hours.
- Unit
- TWh
- Source & definition
- Our World in Data · Energy ·
owid:electricity_generation
Original metadata
Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.
{
"column": "electricity_generation",
"title": "Total electricity generation",
"description": "Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.",
"unit": "terawatt-hours (TWh)",
"source": "Ember - Yearly Electricity Data Europe (2026) [https://ember-energy.org/data/yearly-electricity-data/]; Ember - Yearly Electricity Data (2026) [https://ember-energy.org/data/yearly-electricity-data/]; Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) [https://www.energyinst.org/statistical-review/]"
}