Electricity Generation Capacity by Country

Electricity generation capacity by country measures installed power plant capacity for each country, in gigawatts (GW). It represents the generating equipment available to produce electricity, rather than the electricity actually generated during the year. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 217 countries, with 213 reported 2024 values, and includes data from 2019 to 2024. The world total stood at 9,758.33 GW in 2024, up from 9,082.26 GW in 2023.

Electricity Generation Capacity by Country Map

China (3,376.72 GW) held over a third of world capacity in 2024 — about 2.6 times the United States (1,283.64 GW). India (531.46 GW), Japan (353.29 GW) and Russia (299.51 GW) completed the top five. Empty means no reported value, not zero.

Electricity Generation Capacity by Country

#
Country
2024 (GW)
1
China
China CN
3,376.72
2
United States
United States US
1,283.64
3
India
India IN
531.46
4
Japan
Japan JP
353.29
5
Russia
Russia RU
299.51
6
Germany
Germany DE
287.37
7
Brazil
Brazil BR
264.79
8
Canada
Canada CA
161.95
9
France
France FR
160.88
10
South Korea
South Korea KR
159.72
11
Spain
Spain ES
140.67
12
Italy
Italy IT
136.23
13
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia SA
121.38
14
Türkiye
Türkiye TR
118.87
15
Australia
Australia AU
116.75
16
United Kingdom
United Kingdom GB
114.64
17
Indonesia
Indonesia ID
99.92
18
Mexico
Mexico MX
99.59
19
Iran
Iran IR
96
20
Vietnam
Vietnam VN
88.73
21
Poland
Poland PL
67.15
22
Taiwan
Taiwan TW
66.72
23
Egypt
Egypt EG
63.45
24
South Africa
South Africa ZA
63.43
25
Netherlands
Netherlands NL
61.51
26
Thailand
Thailand TH
58.34
27
Sweden
Sweden SE
56.96
28
Argentina
Argentina AR
48.72
29
Pakistan
Pakistan PK
46.57
30
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates AE
45.53
31
Ukraine
Ukraine UA
44.85
32
Norway
Norway NO
40.42
33
Malaysia
Malaysia MY
38.97
34
Chile
Chile CL
38.25
35
Venezuela
Venezuela VE
35.8
36
Austria
Austria AT
34.22
37
Philippines
Philippines PH
31.04
38
Belgium
Belgium BE
29.05
39
Switzerland
Switzerland CH
28.9
40
Greece
Greece GR
28.67
41
Finland
Finland FI
28.27
42
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan KZ
27.39
43
Iraq
Iraq IQ
27.24
44
Portugal
Portugal PT
26.6
45
Israel
Israel IL
23.74
46
Czech Republic
Czech Republic CZ
23.49
47
Bangladesh
Bangladesh BD
22.92
48
Algeria
Algeria DZ
22.6
49
Romania
Romania RO
22.02
50
Denmark
Denmark DK
20.92
51
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan UZ
20.67
52
Colombia
Colombia CO
19.91
53
Kuwait
Kuwait KW
19.42
54
Peru
Peru PE
16.81
55
Hungary
Hungary HU
16.58
56
Morocco
Morocco MA
15.7
57
Bulgaria
Bulgaria BG
15.05
58
Nigeria
Nigeria NG
14.15
59
Singapore
Singapore SG
13.22
60
Ireland
Ireland IE
12.8
61
Hong Kong
Hong Kong HK
12.76
62
Laos
Laos LA
12.74
63
Belarus
Belarus BY
12.7
64
Qatar
Qatar QA
12.3
65
Oman
Oman OM
11.59
66
Libya
Libya LY
11.42
67
New Zealand
New Zealand NZ
11.03
68
Syria
Syria SY
10.18
69
Paraguay
Paraguay PY
8.98
70
Serbia
Serbia RS
8.86
71
Ecuador
Ecuador EC
8.48
72
North Korea
North Korea KP
8.44
73
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan AZ
8.42
74
Slovakia
Slovakia SK
8.26
75
Lithuania
Lithuania LT
7.49
76
Jordan
Jordan JO
7.44
77
Myanmar
Myanmar MM
7.43
78
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic DO
7.16
79
Tunisia
Tunisia TN
6.98
80
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico PR
6.94
81
Angola
Angola AO
6.86
82
Ethiopia
Ethiopia ET
6.78
83
Cuba
Cuba CU
6.73
84
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan TM
6.51
85
Tajikistan
Tajikistan TJ
6.46
86
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka LK
6.41
87
Uruguay
Uruguay UY
6.04
88
Ghana
Ghana GH
5.96
89
Croatia
Croatia HR
5.92
90
Slovenia
Slovenia SI
5.12
91
Bahrain
Bahrain BH
5.11
92
Guatemala
Guatemala GT
5.03
93
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
4.88
94
Georgia
Georgia GE
4.78
95
Lebanon
Lebanon LB
4.63
96
Panama
Panama PA
4.58
97
Bolivia
Bolivia BO
4.39
98
Zambia
Zambia ZM
4.06
99
Cambodia
Cambodia KH
4.04
100
Armenia
Armenia AM
4.03
101
Sudan
Sudan SD
4.01
102
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan KG
3.99
103
Estonia
Estonia EE
3.89
104
Kenya
Kenya KE
3.74
105
Costa Rica
Costa Rica CR
3.73
106
Nepal
Nepal NP
3.53
107
Honduras
Honduras HN
3.49
108
Latvia
Latvia LV
3.44
109
El Salvador
El Salvador SV
3.32
110
DR Congo
DR Congo CD
3.29
111
North Macedonia
North Macedonia MK
2.96
112
Iceland
Iceland IS
2.95
113
Mozambique
Mozambique MZ
2.89
114
Tanzania
Tanzania TZ
2.73
115
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast CI
2.65
116
Albania
Albania AL
2.64
117
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ZW
2.52
118
Bhutan
Bhutan BT
2.46
119
Cyprus
Cyprus CY
2.41
120
Luxembourg
Luxembourg LU
2.33
121
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago TT
2.14
122
Uganda
Uganda UG
2.06
123
Senegal
Senegal SN
1.91
124
Yemen
Yemen YE
1.91
125
Nicaragua
Nicaragua NI
1.87
126
Cameroon
Cameroon CM
1.8
127
Mongolia
Mongolia MN
1.61
128
Kosovo
Kosovo XK
1.56
129
Mali
Mali ML
1.33
130
Guinea
Guinea GN
1.28
131
New Caledonia
New Caledonia NC
1.21
132
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea PG
1.15
133
Brunei
Brunei BN
1.15
134
Jamaica
Jamaica JM
1.13
135
Montenegro
Montenegro ME
1.07
136
Moldova
Moldova MD
1.01
137
Mauritius
Mauritius MU
0.99
138
Madagascar
Madagascar MG
0.88
139
Mauritania
Mauritania MR
0.85
140
Congo
Congo CG
0.84
141
Gabon
Gabon GA
0.8
142
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso BF
0.79
143
Malawi
Malawi MW
0.78
144
Botswana
Botswana BW
0.76
145
Malta
Malta MT
0.73
146
Bahamas
Bahamas BS
0.71
147
Namibia
Namibia NA
0.66
148
Afghanistan
Afghanistan AF
0.66
149
Suriname
Suriname SR
0.57
150
Benin
Benin BJ
0.51
151
Haiti
Haiti HT
0.48
152
Somalia
Somalia SO
0.48
153
Maldives
Maldives MV
0.47
154
Guam
Guam GU
0.46
155
Fiji
Fiji FJ
0.43
156
Macau
Macau MO
0.43
157
Guyana
Guyana GY
0.41
158
French Polynesia
French Polynesia PF
0.4
159
Niger
Niger NE
0.38
160
Rwanda
Rwanda RW
0.37
161
Togo
Togo TG
0.36
162
Palestine
Palestine PS
0.36
163
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea GQ
0.35
164
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands VI
0.35
165
Barbados
Barbados BB
0.32
166
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste TL
0.32
167
Aruba
Aruba AW
0.3
168
Eswatini
Eswatini SZ
0.28
169
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone SL
0.26
170
Eritrea
Eritrea ER
0.23
171
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands FO
0.23
172
Djibouti
Djibouti DJ
0.21
173
Liberia
Liberia LR
0.21
174
Cape Verde
Cape Verde CV
0.2
175
Greenland
Greenland GL
0.19
176
Gambia
Gambia GM
0.19
177
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands KY
0.18
178
Belize
Belize BZ
0.17
179
Bermuda
Bermuda BM
0.17
180
Chad
Chad TD
0.17
181
Seychelles
Seychelles SC
0.15
182
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda AG
0.14
183
Burundi
Burundi BI
0.13
184
Central African Republic
Central African Republic CF
0.13
185
Lesotho
Lesotho LS
0.1
186
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands TC
0.09
187
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia LC
0.09
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
0.07
189
Grenada
Grenada GD
0.07
190
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands VG
0.07
191
South Sudan
South Sudan SS
0.06
192
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
0.06
193
Western Sahara
Western Sahara EH
0.06
194
Samoa
Samoa WS
0.06
195
American Samoa
American Samoa AS
0.06
196
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands SB
0.05
197
Gibraltar
Gibraltar GI
0.05
198
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau GW
0.04
199
Dominica
Dominica DM
0.04
200
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe ST
0.04
201
Vanuatu
Vanuatu VU
0.04
202
Tonga
Tonga TO
0.04
203
Comoros
Comoros KM
0.03
204
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM
0.03
205
Cook Islands
Cook Islands CK
0.02
206
Nauru
Nauru NR
0.02
207
Kiribati
Kiribati KI
0.01
208
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands FK
0.01
209
Micronesia
Micronesia FM
0.01
210
Tuvalu
Tuvalu TV
0.01
211
Niue
Niue NU
0

China accounted for about 34.6% of the world total in 2024. The top two together held about 47.8%, the top three about 53.2%, the top five about 59.9%, and the top ten about 70.5%.

Change from 2023 to 2024

China recorded the largest increase in absolute terms, rising from 2,949.11 to 3,376.72 GW (+427.61 GW, about 14.5%). The world total rose from 9,082.26 to 9,758.33 GW (+676.07 GW, about 7.4%), so China alone accounted for about 63% of the world increase. The largest decline among reported pairs was Ukraine, falling from 47.79 to 44.85 GW (-2.94 GW, about 6.2%).

China widened its lead

China (+14.5%), India (+6.5%), Germany (+5.2%) and the United States (+3.9%) all expanded, while Japan (+0.1%) and Russia (-0.4%) barely moved. Ukraine recorded the largest absolute decrease, losing 2.94 GW, or about 6.2%.

Six years of global capacity growth

Reported world values were 7,450.27 GW in 2019, 7,811.23 GW in 2020, 8,189.22 GW in 2021, 8,532.56 GW in 2022, 9,082.26 GW in 2023 and 9,758.33 GW in 2024. Capacity ended about 31.0% above the 2019 level with growth in every year.

Capacity and generation measure different things

World generation capacity increased 31.0% from 2019 to 2024, compared with 15.8% growth in electricity generation. Capacity records the equipment available to generate power, while generation records the electricity actually produced during the year. A country can therefore add substantial capacity without producing a proportional increase in annual generation. China held 34.6% of world capacity and 33.1% of generation in 2024, while the United States held 13.2% of capacity and 14.3% of generation.

Electricity Generation Capacity by Country

#
Country
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1
China
China
2,025.23 2,225.03 2,401.04 2,586.46 2,949.11 3,376.72
2
United States
United States
1,122.32 1,143.27 1,178.94 1,201.26 1,235.35 1,283.64
3
India
India
442.23 453.43 466.32 479.61 498.89 531.46
4
Japan
Japan
331.35 342.3 342.23 350.32 353.06 353.29
5
Russia
Russia
300.56 300.17 302.61 303.02 300.59 299.51
6
Germany
Germany
239.03 243.43 251.12 256.87 273.2 287.37
7
Brazil
Brazil
187.74 195.72 207.62 222.91 243.84 264.79
8
Canada
Canada
151.77 154.88 157.04 159.55 160.98 161.95
9
France
France
138.08 138.52 143.34 148.29 152.76 160.88
10
South Korea
South Korea
134.02 138 143.68 146.57 152.31 159.72
11
Spain
Spain
110.38 109.17 112.24 124.05 131.78 140.67
12
Italy
Italy
119.49 119.45 120.29 122.86 129.09 136.23
13
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
76.49 80.08 117.08 117.48 119.62 121.38
14
Türkiye
Türkiye
91.67 96.59 101 103.77 108.81 118.87
15
Australia
Australia
81.98 94 97.57 103.48 107.27 116.75
16
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
109.3 109.02 109.31 112.18 112.51 114.64
17
Indonesia
Indonesia
67.38 67.71 69.03 70.01 90.93 99.92
18
Mexico
Mexico
91.19 94.53 104.21 104.34 98.83 99.59
19
Iran
Iran
80.5 80.6 85.33 85.45 93.36 96
20
Vietnam
Vietnam
56.77 78.09 82.45 83.73 87.51 88.73
21
Poland
Poland
44.42 50.41 53.93 60 62.7 67.15
22
Taiwan
Taiwan
56.14 57.82 59.4 61.94 64.04 66.72
23
Egypt
Egypt
59.08 59.74 59.23 59.3 62.53 63.45
24
South Africa
South Africa
60.99 62.49 65.19 65.87 62.92 63.43
25
Netherlands
Netherlands
37.87 43.21 47.83 53.68 57.79 61.51
26
Thailand
Thailand
51.99 54.36 57.22 55.87 56.02 58.34
27
Sweden
Sweden
47.22 47.34 49.21 52.24 54.95 56.96
28
Argentina
Argentina
43.44 45.75 46.86 46.93 47.68 48.72
29
Pakistan
Pakistan
38.05 40.16 41.31 43.51 43.52 46.57
30
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
33.21 36.52 38.87 40.73 43.45 45.53
31
Ukraine
Ukraine
55.34 56.93 58.2 60.61 47.79 44.85
32
Norway
Norway
36.99 39.09 40.3 40.66 40.18 40.42
33
Malaysia
Malaysia
34.22 35.83 37.07 37.22 40.08 38.97
34
Chile
Chile
27.98 30.42 32.85 36.1 35.83 38.25
35
Venezuela
Venezuela
34.39 34.72 36.15 33.41 33.51 35.8
36
Austria
Austria
26.86 27.69 28.12 29.93 31.71 34.22
37
Philippines
Philippines
26.3 26.98 25.94 29.01 29.31 31.04
38
Belgium
Belgium
24.83 26.61 27.12 26.27 27.99 29.05
39
Switzerland
Switzerland
21.56 21.96 23.53 25.17 27.19 28.9
40
Greece
Greece
20.56 20.88 20.82 22.05 25.94 28.67
41
Finland
Finland
19.66 20.01 20.65 25.69 26.47 28.27
42
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
24.49 24.84 26.49 27.03 27.54 27.39
43
Iraq
Iraq
33.59 34.4 34.99 31.34 27.24 27.24
44
Portugal
Portugal
22.27 22.36 22.06 24.1 24.63 26.6
45
Israel
Israel
19.04 19.99 21.39 22.32 23.56 23.74
46
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
22.51 21.94 21.53 21.71 22.54 23.49
47
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
18.43 22.25 21.3 22.47 21.89 22.92
48
Algeria
Algeria
21.7 21.61 22.51 22.59 22.6 22.6
49
Romania
Romania
21.2 20.92 19.11 19.57 20.21 22.02
50
Denmark
Denmark
16.95 17.45 18.65 19.94 20.17 20.92
51
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
15.94 16.63 16.7 17.71 18.48 20.67
52
Colombia
Colombia
18.08 17.85 19.26 20.17 17.95 19.91
53
Kuwait
Kuwait
18.79 19.29 20.28 20.29 20.29 19.42
54
Peru
Peru
15.35 15.42 15.56 16 16.61 16.81
55
Hungary
Hungary
10.35 11.07 11.98 13.23 14.72 16.58
56
Morocco
Morocco
14.01 14.03 14.15 14.24 14.62 15.7
57
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
11.43 11.19 11.26 11.72 13.07 15.05
58
Nigeria
Nigeria
11.69 12.04 13.31 13.34 14.15 14.15
59
Singapore
Singapore
12.77 12.22 12.68 12.86 13.15 13.22
60
Ireland
Ireland
11.24 11.41 11.34 11.6 12.15 12.8
61
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
12.37 13.27 13.39 13.52 13.44 12.76
62
Laos
Laos
8.29 10.78 11.79 12.47 12.76 12.74
63
Belarus
Belarus
10.23 11.4 11.4 11.54 12.71 12.7
64
Qatar
Qatar
10.61 10.61 10.6 11.4 12.27 12.3
65
Oman
Oman
8.5 8.62 11.94 11.57 11.59 11.59
66
Libya
Libya
10.52 10.52 10.52 10.52 11 11.42
67
New Zealand
New Zealand
9.87 10.03 10.08 10.47 10.37 11.03
68
Syria
Syria
10.07 10.08 9.61 9.64 10.18 10.18
69
Paraguay
Paraguay
8.83 8.91 8.96 8.96 8.98 8.98
70
Serbia
Serbia
7.91 7.93 7.98 8.08 8.75 8.86
71
Ecuador
Ecuador
8.26 8.28 8.28 8.38 8.45 8.48
72
North Korea
North Korea
8.19 8.3 8.33 8.34 8.4 8.44
73
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
7.68 7.67 8.01 8.03 8.39 8.42
74
Slovakia
Slovakia
7.8 7.78 7.59 8.06 7.99 8.26
75
Lithuania
Lithuania
3.46 3.58 3.8 4.39 5.74 7.49
76
Jordan
Jordan
5.38 5.83 6.7 6.87 7.06 7.44
77
Myanmar
Myanmar
7.28 6.97 7.31 7.39 7.4 7.43
78
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
5.62 5.17 6.05 6.25 6.51 7.16
79
Tunisia
Tunisia
5.93 6.23 6.23 6.33 6.71 6.98
80
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
6.34 6.34 6.43 6.58 6.9 6.94
81
Angola
Angola
6.94 7.29 7.29 7.58 6.5 6.86
82
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
4.84 5.11 5.2 6.03 5.92 6.78
83
Cuba
Cuba
7.37 7.63 7.28 7.26 6.71 6.73
84
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
5.2 5.2 6.51 6.51 6.51 6.51
85
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
5.99 5.99 5.99 5.99 6.46 6.46
86
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
4.52 4.64 4.93 5.15 5.73 6.41
87
Uruguay
Uruguay
5.34 5.35 5.33 5.35 6.01 6.04
88
Ghana
Ghana
5.42 5.34 5.51 5.52 5.7 5.96
89
Croatia
Croatia
5.11 5.07 5.02 5.12 5.52 5.92
90
Slovenia
Slovenia
3.89 4 4.15 4.32 4.82 5.12
91
Bahrain
Bahrain
6.98 6.98 6.99 7.02 5.1 5.11
92
Guatemala
Guatemala
5.1 5.2 4.99 5 5.03 5.03
93
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.49 4.51 4.6 4.61 4.77 4.88
94
Georgia
Georgia
3.71 3.74 4.01 4.12 4.68 4.78
95
Lebanon
Lebanon
3.75 3.79 4.08 5.03 5.16 4.63
96
Panama
Panama
4.13 4.17 4.38 4.37 4.49 4.58
97
Bolivia
Bolivia
3.85 3.87 4.25 4.31 4.46 4.39
98
Zambia
Zambia
3.07 3.1 3.49 3.95 3.99 4.06
99
Cambodia
Cambodia
2.51 3.07 3.11 3.21 3.64 4.04
100
Armenia
Armenia
3.59 3.64 4.02 4.08 3.96 4.03
101
Sudan
Sudan
3.71 3.74 3.76 3.81 4.01 4.01
102
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
4.41 4.41 3.51 3.51 3.88 3.99
103
Estonia
Estonia
3.02 3.03 2.7 2.83 3.15 3.89
104
Kenya
Kenya
3.2 3.39 3.56 3.75 3.77 3.74
105
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
3.7 3.68 3.74 3.69 3.75 3.73
106
Nepal
Nepal
1.29 1.43 2.15 2.39 2.86 3.53
107
Honduras
Honduras
3.05 3.18 3.2 3.27 3.3 3.49
108
Latvia
Latvia
3.1 3.1 3.09 3.18 3.29 3.44
109
El Salvador
El Salvador
2.54 2.65 2.73 2.76 3.32 3.32
110
DR Congo
DR Congo
2.9 2.9 2.77 3.03 3.25 3.29
111
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1.86 1.93 1.94 2.09 2.63 2.96
112
Iceland
Iceland
2.99 3 3.01 3.01 3.02 2.95
113
Mozambique
Mozambique
2.71 2.7 2.8 2.85 2.86 2.89
114
Tanzania
Tanzania
1.61 1.68 1.82 1.82 1.98 2.73
115
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
2.24 2.24 2.28 2.28 2.59 2.65
116
Albania
Albania
2.28 2.51 2.65 2.73 2.48 2.64
117
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
2.46 2.46 2.48 2.49 2.49 2.52
118
Bhutan
Bhutan
2.34 2.34 2.34 2.34 2.34 2.46
119
Cyprus
Cyprus
1.83 1.91 2 2.11 2.27 2.41
120
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1.83 1.86 1.93 2 2.2 2.33
121
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
2.12 2.52 2.14 2.14 2.14 2.14
122
Uganda
Uganda
1.38 1.39 1.41 1.45 1.84 2.06
123
Senegal
Senegal
1.47 1.58 1.69 1.77 1.76 1.91
124
Yemen
Yemen
1.77 1.78 1.76 1.76 1.79 1.91
125
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1.84 1.84 1.84 1.85 1.85 1.87
126
Cameroon
Cameroon
1.76 1.76 1.76 1.76 1.79 1.8
127
Mongolia
Mongolia
1.49 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.52 1.61
128
Kosovo
Kosovo
1.43 1.44 1.45 1.48 1.56 1.56
129
Mali
Mali
0.92 0.97 1.07 1.22 1.18 1.33
130
Guinea
Guinea
0.62 0.97 1.05 1.06 1.28 1.28
131
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
1.05 1.09 1.08 1.17 1.2 1.21
132
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1.25 1.26 1.08 1.08 1.12 1.15
133
Brunei
Brunei
1.11 1.13 1.14 0.9 1.14 1.15
134
Jamaica
Jamaica
1.22 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.13
135
Montenegro
Montenegro
1.02 1.04 1.04 1.06 1.06 1.07
136
Moldova
Moldova
0.54 0.54 0.58 0.73 0.9 1.01
137
Mauritius
Mauritius
0.94 0.95 0.96 0.95 0.97 0.99
138
Madagascar
Madagascar
0.6 0.65 0.7 0.73 0.87 0.88
139
Mauritania
Mauritania
0.66 0.67 0.67 0.68 0.81 0.85
140
Congo
Congo
0.67 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84
141
Gabon
Gabon
0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.8
142
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
0.39 0.45 0.63 0.66 0.75 0.79
143
Malawi
Malawi
0.68 0.6 0.69 0.73 0.78 0.78
144
Botswana
Botswana
0.77 0.74 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76
145
Malta
Malta
0.75 0.79 0.8 0.82 0.72 0.73
146
Bahamas
Bahamas
0.58 0.58 0.6 0.61 0.7 0.71
147
Namibia
Namibia
0.62 0.62 0.63 0.65 0.66 0.66
148
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
0.52 0.51 0.52 0.63 0.66 0.66
149
Suriname
Suriname
0.51 0.49 0.53 0.54 0.58 0.57
150
Benin
Benin
0.47 0.48 0.48 0.51 0.51 0.51
151
Haiti
Haiti
0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.48
152
Somalia
Somalia
0.09 0.09 0.13 0.15 0.46 0.48
153
Maldives
Maldives
0.52 0.53 0.42 0.43 0.46 0.47
154
Guam
Guam
0.46 0.46 0.46 0.53 0.53 0.46
155
Fiji
Fiji
0.4 0.4 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43
156
Macau
Macau
0.47 0.47 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43
157
Guyana
Guyana
0.38 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.43 0.41
158
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
0.27 0.28 0.34 0.34 0.35 0.4
159
Niger
Niger
0.32 0.31 0.31 0.35 0.38 0.38
160
Rwanda
Rwanda
0.26 0.27 0.27 0.29 0.35 0.37
161
Togo
Togo
0.23 0.26 0.32 0.33 0.36 0.36
162
Palestine
Palestine
0.24 0.28 0.34 0.35 0.35 0.36
163
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35
164
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.35
165
Barbados
Barbados
0.29 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.34 0.32
166
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.32
167
Aruba
Aruba
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
168
Eswatini
Eswatini
0.28 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.28
169
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
0.24 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.26
170
Eritrea
Eritrea
0.22 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.23
171
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
0.13 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.25 0.23
172
Djibouti
Djibouti
0.13 0.13 0.15 0.15 0.21 0.21
173
Liberia
Liberia
0.19 0.2 0.19 0.2 0.2 0.21
174
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
0.19 0.19 0.19 0.2 0.2 0.2
175
Greenland
Greenland
0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19
176
Gambia
Gambia
0.14 0.14 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.19
177
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
0.17 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.18
178
Belize
Belize
0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.17 0.17
179
Bermuda
Bermuda
0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17
180
Chad
Chad
0.09 0.09 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17
181
Seychelles
Seychelles
0.16 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.18 0.15
182
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
0.09 0.1 0.15 0.15 0.14 0.14
183
Burundi
Burundi
0.09 0.09 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13
184
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
0.04 0.04 0.09 0.09 0.12 0.13
185
Lesotho
Lesotho
0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.1 0.1
186
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
187
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
188
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
189
Grenada
Grenada
0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07
190
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07
191
South Sudan
South Sudan
0.12 0.12 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.06
192
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06
193
Western Sahara
Western Sahara
0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
194
Samoa
Samoa
0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06
195
American Samoa
American Samoa
0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06
196
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05
197
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
198
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04
199
Dominica
Dominica
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
200
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04
201
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
202
Tonga
Tonga
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04
203
Comoros
Comoros
0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
204
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
205
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
206
Nauru
Nauru
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
207
Kiribati
Kiribati
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
208
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
209
Micronesia
Micronesia
- - - - - 0.01
210
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
- - - - - 0.01
211
Niue
Niue
0 0 0 0 0 0

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values represent annual installed electricity generation capacity in gigawatts (GW). Where no value is available, the cell is left empty. A value of 0 indicates that the source reports zero. The sum of the countries listed on this page may not equal the reported world total because the country-level data presented here do not necessarily represent the complete set of values used for the world total. This page covers total capacity from all sources; capacity by individual sources and actual generation are reported separately in the source.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which countries have the most generation capacity?

China (3,376.72 GW) and the United States (1,283.64 GW) reported the largest 2024 values, followed by India (531.46 GW), Japan (353.29 GW) and Russia (299.51 GW).

How much did world generation capacity increase in 2024?

World generation capacity increased from 9,082.26 GW in 2023 to 9,758.33 GW in 2024, a gain of 676.07 GW or about 7.4%. China accounted for about 63% of the increase, adding 427.61 GW.

Is capacity the same as generation?

No. Capacity measures installed generating equipment, while generation measures the electricity actually produced. World capacity grew 31.0% from 2019 to 2024, compared with 15.8% growth in generation.

How should empty cells be read?

Empty means no reported value in the source. It is different from 0, which means the source reports zero.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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