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.
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. 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%. 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 (+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%. 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. 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. 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.
Electricity Generation Capacity by Country
Change from 2023 to 2024
China widened its lead
Six years of global capacity growth
Capacity and generation measure different things
Electricity Generation Capacity by Country
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1
2,025.23
2,225.03
2,401.04
2,586.46
2,949.11
3,376.72
2
1,122.32
1,143.27
1,178.94
1,201.26
1,235.35
1,283.64
3
442.23
453.43
466.32
479.61
498.89
531.46
4
331.35
342.3
342.23
350.32
353.06
353.29
5
300.56
300.17
302.61
303.02
300.59
299.51
6
239.03
243.43
251.12
256.87
273.2
287.37
7
187.74
195.72
207.62
222.91
243.84
264.79
8
151.77
154.88
157.04
159.55
160.98
161.95
9
138.08
138.52
143.34
148.29
152.76
160.88
10
134.02
138
143.68
146.57
152.31
159.72
11
110.38
109.17
112.24
124.05
131.78
140.67
12
119.49
119.45
120.29
122.86
129.09
136.23
13
76.49
80.08
117.08
117.48
119.62
121.38
14
91.67
96.59
101
103.77
108.81
118.87
15
81.98
94
97.57
103.48
107.27
116.75
16
109.3
109.02
109.31
112.18
112.51
114.64
17
67.38
67.71
69.03
70.01
90.93
99.92
18
91.19
94.53
104.21
104.34
98.83
99.59
19
80.5
80.6
85.33
85.45
93.36
96
20
56.77
78.09
82.45
83.73
87.51
88.73
21
44.42
50.41
53.93
60
62.7
67.15
22
56.14
57.82
59.4
61.94
64.04
66.72
23
59.08
59.74
59.23
59.3
62.53
63.45
24
60.99
62.49
65.19
65.87
62.92
63.43
25
37.87
43.21
47.83
53.68
57.79
61.51
26
51.99
54.36
57.22
55.87
56.02
58.34
27
47.22
47.34
49.21
52.24
54.95
56.96
28
43.44
45.75
46.86
46.93
47.68
48.72
29
38.05
40.16
41.31
43.51
43.52
46.57
30
33.21
36.52
38.87
40.73
43.45
45.53
31
55.34
56.93
58.2
60.61
47.79
44.85
32
36.99
39.09
40.3
40.66
40.18
40.42
33
34.22
35.83
37.07
37.22
40.08
38.97
34
27.98
30.42
32.85
36.1
35.83
38.25
35
34.39
34.72
36.15
33.41
33.51
35.8
36
26.86
27.69
28.12
29.93
31.71
34.22
37
26.3
26.98
25.94
29.01
29.31
31.04
38
24.83
26.61
27.12
26.27
27.99
29.05
39
21.56
21.96
23.53
25.17
27.19
28.9
40
20.56
20.88
20.82
22.05
25.94
28.67
41
19.66
20.01
20.65
25.69
26.47
28.27
42
24.49
24.84
26.49
27.03
27.54
27.39
43
33.59
34.4
34.99
31.34
27.24
27.24
44
22.27
22.36
22.06
24.1
24.63
26.6
45
19.04
19.99
21.39
22.32
23.56
23.74
46
22.51
21.94
21.53
21.71
22.54
23.49
47
18.43
22.25
21.3
22.47
21.89
22.92
48
21.7
21.61
22.51
22.59
22.6
22.6
49
21.2
20.92
19.11
19.57
20.21
22.02
50
16.95
17.45
18.65
19.94
20.17
20.92
51
15.94
16.63
16.7
17.71
18.48
20.67
52
18.08
17.85
19.26
20.17
17.95
19.91
53
18.79
19.29
20.28
20.29
20.29
19.42
54
15.35
15.42
15.56
16
16.61
16.81
55
10.35
11.07
11.98
13.23
14.72
16.58
56
14.01
14.03
14.15
14.24
14.62
15.7
57
11.43
11.19
11.26
11.72
13.07
15.05
58
11.69
12.04
13.31
13.34
14.15
14.15
59
12.77
12.22
12.68
12.86
13.15
13.22
60
11.24
11.41
11.34
11.6
12.15
12.8
61
12.37
13.27
13.39
13.52
13.44
12.76
62
8.29
10.78
11.79
12.47
12.76
12.74
63
10.23
11.4
11.4
11.54
12.71
12.7
64
10.61
10.61
10.6
11.4
12.27
12.3
65
8.5
8.62
11.94
11.57
11.59
11.59
66
10.52
10.52
10.52
10.52
11
11.42
67
9.87
10.03
10.08
10.47
10.37
11.03
68
10.07
10.08
9.61
9.64
10.18
10.18
69
8.83
8.91
8.96
8.96
8.98
8.98
70
7.91
7.93
7.98
8.08
8.75
8.86
71
8.26
8.28
8.28
8.38
8.45
8.48
72
8.19
8.3
8.33
8.34
8.4
8.44
73
7.68
7.67
8.01
8.03
8.39
8.42
74
7.8
7.78
7.59
8.06
7.99
8.26
75
3.46
3.58
3.8
4.39
5.74
7.49
76
5.38
5.83
6.7
6.87
7.06
7.44
77
7.28
6.97
7.31
7.39
7.4
7.43
78
5.62
5.17
6.05
6.25
6.51
7.16
79
5.93
6.23
6.23
6.33
6.71
6.98
80
6.34
6.34
6.43
6.58
6.9
6.94
81
6.94
7.29
7.29
7.58
6.5
6.86
82
4.84
5.11
5.2
6.03
5.92
6.78
83
7.37
7.63
7.28
7.26
6.71
6.73
84
5.2
5.2
6.51
6.51
6.51
6.51
85
5.99
5.99
5.99
5.99
6.46
6.46
86
4.52
4.64
4.93
5.15
5.73
6.41
87
5.34
5.35
5.33
5.35
6.01
6.04
88
5.42
5.34
5.51
5.52
5.7
5.96
89
5.11
5.07
5.02
5.12
5.52
5.92
90
3.89
4
4.15
4.32
4.82
5.12
91
6.98
6.98
6.99
7.02
5.1
5.11
92
5.1
5.2
4.99
5
5.03
5.03
93
4.49
4.51
4.6
4.61
4.77
4.88
94
3.71
3.74
4.01
4.12
4.68
4.78
95
3.75
3.79
4.08
5.03
5.16
4.63
96
4.13
4.17
4.38
4.37
4.49
4.58
97
3.85
3.87
4.25
4.31
4.46
4.39
98
3.07
3.1
3.49
3.95
3.99
4.06
99
2.51
3.07
3.11
3.21
3.64
4.04
100
3.59
3.64
4.02
4.08
3.96
4.03
101
3.71
3.74
3.76
3.81
4.01
4.01
102
4.41
4.41
3.51
3.51
3.88
3.99
103
3.02
3.03
2.7
2.83
3.15
3.89
104
3.2
3.39
3.56
3.75
3.77
3.74
105
3.7
3.68
3.74
3.69
3.75
3.73
106
1.29
1.43
2.15
2.39
2.86
3.53
107
3.05
3.18
3.2
3.27
3.3
3.49
108
3.1
3.1
3.09
3.18
3.29
3.44
109
2.54
2.65
2.73
2.76
3.32
3.32
110
2.9
2.9
2.77
3.03
3.25
3.29
111
1.86
1.93
1.94
2.09
2.63
2.96
112
2.99
3
3.01
3.01
3.02
2.95
113
2.71
2.7
2.8
2.85
2.86
2.89
114
1.61
1.68
1.82
1.82
1.98
2.73
115
2.24
2.24
2.28
2.28
2.59
2.65
116
2.28
2.51
2.65
2.73
2.48
2.64
117
2.46
2.46
2.48
2.49
2.49
2.52
118
2.34
2.34
2.34
2.34
2.34
2.46
119
1.83
1.91
2
2.11
2.27
2.41
120
1.83
1.86
1.93
2
2.2
2.33
121
2.12
2.52
2.14
2.14
2.14
2.14
122
1.38
1.39
1.41
1.45
1.84
2.06
123
1.47
1.58
1.69
1.77
1.76
1.91
124
1.77
1.78
1.76
1.76
1.79
1.91
125
1.84
1.84
1.84
1.85
1.85
1.87
126
1.76
1.76
1.76
1.76
1.79
1.8
127
1.49
1.51
1.51
1.51
1.52
1.61
128
1.43
1.44
1.45
1.48
1.56
1.56
129
0.92
0.97
1.07
1.22
1.18
1.33
130
0.62
0.97
1.05
1.06
1.28
1.28
131
1.05
1.09
1.08
1.17
1.2
1.21
132
1.25
1.26
1.08
1.08
1.12
1.15
133
1.11
1.13
1.14
0.9
1.14
1.15
134
1.22
1.24
1.24
1.24
1.25
1.13
135
1.02
1.04
1.04
1.06
1.06
1.07
136
0.54
0.54
0.58
0.73
0.9
1.01
137
0.94
0.95
0.96
0.95
0.97
0.99
138
0.6
0.65
0.7
0.73
0.87
0.88
139
0.66
0.67
0.67
0.68
0.81
0.85
140
0.67
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
141
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.8
142
0.39
0.45
0.63
0.66
0.75
0.79
143
0.68
0.6
0.69
0.73
0.78
0.78
144
0.77
0.74
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
145
0.75
0.79
0.8
0.82
0.72
0.73
146
0.58
0.58
0.6
0.61
0.7
0.71
147
0.62
0.62
0.63
0.65
0.66
0.66
148
0.52
0.51
0.52
0.63
0.66
0.66
149
0.51
0.49
0.53
0.54
0.58
0.57
150
0.47
0.48
0.48
0.51
0.51
0.51
151
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.48
152
0.09
0.09
0.13
0.15
0.46
0.48
153
0.52
0.53
0.42
0.43
0.46
0.47
154
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.53
0.53
0.46
155
0.4
0.4
0.42
0.43
0.43
0.43
156
0.47
0.47
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
157
0.38
0.38
0.39
0.39
0.43
0.41
158
0.27
0.28
0.34
0.34
0.35
0.4
159
0.32
0.31
0.31
0.35
0.38
0.38
160
0.26
0.27
0.27
0.29
0.35
0.37
161
0.23
0.26
0.32
0.33
0.36
0.36
162
0.24
0.28
0.34
0.35
0.35
0.36
163
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
164
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.35
165
0.29
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.34
0.32
166
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.32
167
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
168
0.28
0.28
0.29
0.29
0.28
0.28
169
0.24
0.24
0.25
0.25
0.26
0.26
170
0.22
0.23
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.23
171
0.13
0.17
0.18
0.18
0.25
0.23
172
0.13
0.13
0.15
0.15
0.21
0.21
173
0.19
0.2
0.19
0.2
0.2
0.21
174
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.2
0.2
0.2
175
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
176
0.14
0.14
0.16
0.16
0.16
0.19
177
0.17
0.17
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
178
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.17
0.17
179
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
180
0.09
0.09
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
181
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.16
0.18
0.15
182
0.09
0.1
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.14
183
0.09
0.09
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
184
0.04
0.04
0.09
0.09
0.12
0.13
185
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.1
0.1
186
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
187
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
0.09
188
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
189
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.07
190
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.06
0.07
0.07
191
0.12
0.12
0.01
0.03
0.03
0.06
192
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.06
193
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
194
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.06
195
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.06
196
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.05
197
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
198
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
199
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
200
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
201
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
202
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.04
203
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
204
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
205
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
206
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
207
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
208
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
209
-
-
-
-
-
0.01
210
-
-
-
-
-
0.01
211
0
0
0
0
0
0
Methodology
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.
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Updated: 10.09.2026https://www.eia.gov/international/data/browser/
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