Fossil Fuel Capacity by Country

Fossil fuel capacity by country measures installed fossil-fuel power plant capacity for each country, in gigawatts (GW). The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 215 countries, with 211 reported 2024 values, and includes data from 2019 to 2024. The world total stood at 4,757.08 GW in 2024, up from 4,676.04 GW in 2023.

Fossil Fuel Capacity by Country Map

China (1,444.45 GW) held over 30% of world fossil capacity in 2024 — about twice the United States (710.88 GW). India (315.02 GW), Russia (217.06 GW) and Japan (187.00 GW) completed the top five.

Fossil Fuel Capacity by Country

#
Country
2024 (GW)
1
China
China CN
1,444.45
2
United States
United States US
710.88
3
India
India IN
315.02
4
Russia
Russia RU
217.06
5
Japan
Japan JP
187
6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia SA
116.63
7
Germany
Germany DE
100
8
South Korea
South Korea KR
95.61
9
Indonesia
Indonesia ID
86.32
10
Iran
Iran IR
81.09
11
Mexico
Mexico MX
64
12
Italy
Italy IT
61
13
Egypt
Egypt EG
55.7
14
Australia
Australia AU
53.2
15
Türkiye
Türkiye TR
49.5
16
Brazil
Brazil BR
49.06
17
United Kingdom
United Kingdom GB
47.91
18
South Africa
South Africa ZA
47.71
19
Thailand
Thailand TH
45.18
20
Taiwan
Taiwan TW
42.1
21
Vietnam
Vietnam VN
39.71
22
Spain
Spain ES
39.4
23
Canada
Canada CA
37.73
24
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates AE
34.04
25
Poland
Poland PL
33
26
Malaysia
Malaysia MY
29.5
27
Argentina
Argentina AR
29.5
28
Pakistan
Pakistan PK
29
29
Iraq
Iraq IQ
25.4
30
Netherlands
Netherlands NL
24.39
31
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan KZ
21.96
32
Algeria
Algeria DZ
21.86
33
Bangladesh
Bangladesh BD
21.8
34
France
France FR
21
35
Philippines
Philippines PH
21
36
Kuwait
Kuwait KW
19.31
37
Ukraine
Ukraine UA
18.76
38
Venezuela
Venezuela VE
18.75
39
Israel
Israel IL
17.46
40
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan UZ
16
41
Chile
Chile CL
14.28
42
Hong Kong
Hong Kong HK
12.37
43
Czech Republic
Czech Republic CZ
11.9
44
Singapore
Singapore SG
11.84
45
Libya
Libya LY
11.42
46
Nigeria
Nigeria NG
11.12
47
Oman
Oman OM
10.87
48
Qatar
Qatar QA
10.6
49
Greece
Greece GR
10.45
50
Morocco
Morocco MA
10.05
51
Belarus
Belarus BY
9.86
52
Peru
Peru PE
9.4
53
Syria
Syria SY
8.63
54
Belgium
Belgium BE
8
55
Finland
Finland FI
8
56
Sweden
Sweden SE
7.7
57
Denmark
Denmark DK
7.38
58
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan AZ
6.7
59
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan TM
6.51
60
Austria
Austria AT
6.4
61
Portugal
Portugal PT
6.12
62
Hungary
Hungary HU
6.04
63
Cuba
Cuba CU
5.91
64
Ireland
Ireland IE
5.9
65
Tunisia
Tunisia TN
5.89
66
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico PR
5.74
67
Romania
Romania RO
5.73
68
Bulgaria
Bulgaria BG
5.54
69
Bahrain
Bahrain BH
5.04
70
Colombia
Colombia CO
4.87
71
Jordan
Jordan JO
4.71
72
Serbia
Serbia RS
4.7
73
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic DO
4.6
74
Ghana
Ghana GH
4.18
75
Myanmar
Myanmar MM
3.89
76
North Korea
North Korea KP
3.38
77
Lebanon
Lebanon LB
3.33
78
Bolivia
Bolivia BO
3.09
79
Ecuador
Ecuador EC
3
80
Laos
Laos LA
2.8
81
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka LK
2.8
82
Angola
Angola AO
2.72
83
New Zealand
New Zealand NZ
2.36
84
Slovakia
Slovakia SK
2.35
85
Guatemala
Guatemala GT
2.33
86
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
2.15
87
Sudan
Sudan SD
2.13
88
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago TT
2.13
89
Lithuania
Lithuania LT
1.93
90
Uruguay
Uruguay UY
1.91
91
Armenia
Armenia AM
1.78
92
Cambodia
Cambodia KH
1.75
93
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast CI
1.73
94
Estonia
Estonia EE
1.69
95
Slovenia
Slovenia SI
1.68
96
Honduras
Honduras HN
1.58
97
Croatia
Croatia HR
1.55
98
Cyprus
Cyprus CY
1.51
99
Yemen
Yemen YE
1.5
100
El Salvador
El Salvador SV
1.46
101
Panama
Panama PA
1.4
102
Senegal
Senegal SN
1.35
103
North Macedonia
North Macedonia MK
1.33
104
Kosovo
Kosovo XK
1.29
105
Mongolia
Mongolia MN
1.28
106
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ZW
1.27
107
Tanzania
Tanzania TZ
1.25
108
Switzerland
Switzerland CH
1.2
109
Latvia
Latvia LV
1.16
110
Brunei
Brunei BN
1.14
111
Georgia
Georgia GE
1.12
112
Nicaragua
Nicaragua NI
1.1
113
Kenya
Kenya KE
0.95
114
Cameroon
Cameroon CM
0.92
115
Jamaica
Jamaica JM
0.85
116
New Caledonia
New Caledonia NC
0.85
117
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea PG
0.75
118
Botswana
Botswana BW
0.75
119
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan KG
0.73
120
Tajikistan
Tajikistan TJ
0.72
121
Mali
Mali ML
0.69
122
Bahamas
Bahamas BS
0.68
123
Mauritius
Mauritius MU
0.68
124
Zambia
Zambia ZM
0.65
125
Madagascar
Madagascar MG
0.62
126
Congo
Congo CG
0.62
127
Costa Rica
Costa Rica CR
0.55
128
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso BF
0.55
129
Mauritania
Mauritania MR
0.51
130
Mozambique
Mozambique MZ
0.49
131
Malta
Malta MT
0.49
132
Norway
Norway NO
0.48
133
Moldova
Moldova MD
0.48
134
Gabon
Gabon GA
0.45
135
Guinea
Guinea GN
0.45
136
Benin
Benin BJ
0.44
137
Ethiopia
Ethiopia ET
0.43
138
Somalia
Somalia SO
0.43
139
Haiti
Haiti HT
0.4
140
Maldives
Maldives MV
0.4
141
Macau
Macau MO
0.4
142
Suriname
Suriname SR
0.38
143
Guam
Guam GU
0.35
144
Guyana
Guyana GY
0.35
145
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste TL
0.32
146
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands VI
0.32
147
Niger
Niger NE
0.3
148
French Polynesia
French Polynesia PF
0.28
149
Malawi
Malawi MW
0.26
150
Aruba
Aruba AW
0.26
151
Barbados
Barbados BB
0.25
152
Uganda
Uganda UG
0.25
153
Montenegro
Montenegro ME
0.23
154
Togo
Togo TG
0.23
155
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea GQ
0.22
156
Fiji
Fiji FJ
0.21
157
Eritrea
Eritrea ER
0.21
158
Rwanda
Rwanda RW
0.2
159
Luxembourg
Luxembourg LU
0.18
160
Bermuda
Bermuda BM
0.17
161
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands KY
0.17
162
Chad
Chad TD
0.16
163
Gambia
Gambia GM
0.16
164
Palestine
Palestine PS
0.16
165
Cape Verde
Cape Verde CV
0.15
166
Namibia
Namibia NA
0.14
167
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone SL
0.14
168
Afghanistan
Afghanistan AF
0.14
169
Albania
Albania AL
0.13
170
Djibouti
Djibouti DJ
0.13
171
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda AG
0.13
172
Seychelles
Seychelles SC
0.13
173
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands FO
0.12
174
Paraguay
Paraguay PY
0.11
175
Liberia
Liberia LR
0.11
176
Eswatini
Eswatini SZ
0.11
177
Greenland
Greenland GL
0.1
178
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands TC
0.09
179
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia LC
0.09
180
DR Congo
DR Congo CD
0.08
181
Belize
Belize BZ
0.08
182
Central African Republic
Central African Republic CF
0.07
183
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
0.07
184
Grenada
Grenada GD
0.07
185
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands VG
0.06
186
Nepal
Nepal NP
0.06
187
Western Sahara
Western Sahara EH
0.06
188
Burundi
Burundi BI
0.05
189
Gibraltar
Gibraltar GI
0.05
190
American Samoa
American Samoa AS
0.05
191
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
0.05
192
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands SB
0.05
193
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau GW
0.04
194
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe ST
0.04
195
Dominica
Dominica DM
0.03
196
South Sudan
South Sudan SS
0.03
197
Comoros
Comoros KM
0.03
198
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM
0.03
199
Vanuatu
Vanuatu VU
0.03
200
Samoa
Samoa WS
0.02
201
Cook Islands
Cook Islands CK
0.02
202
Tonga
Tonga TO
0.02
203
Nauru
Nauru NR
0.02
204
Bhutan
Bhutan BT
0.01
205
Kiribati
Kiribati KI
0.01
206
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands FK
0.01
207
Niue
Niue NU
0
208
Lesotho
Lesotho LS
0
209
Iceland
Iceland IS
0

China accounted for about 30.4% of the world total in 2024. The top two together held about 45.3%, the top three about 51.9%, the top five about 60.4%, and the top ten about 70.5%.

China drove most of the 2024 increase

China (+3.9%) and India (+1.0%) expanded while the United States (-0.9%) and Germany (-0.4%) declined among the top ten. Russia and Saudi Arabia held exactly steady, while Japan added just 0.02 GW. China added 54.13 GW, accounting for about two-thirds of the world’s 81.04 GW net increase. The United States recorded the largest decline among reported country pairs, falling by 6.41 GW.

A steady rise over the six-year span

Reported world values were 4,409.43 GW in 2019, 4,489.50 GW in 2020, 4,602.73 GW in 2021, 4,626.66 GW in 2022, 4,676.04 GW in 2023 and 4,757.08 GW in 2024. Capacity ended about 7.9% above the 2019 level, with the world total increasing in every year shown.

Fossil capacity in context

Fossil plants accounted for about 48.8% of the world's electricity generation capacity in 2024, with 4,757.08 GW out of the 9,758.33 GW total. China accounted for 30.4% of global fossil capacity, while its share of renewable capacity was higher at 41.1%. China therefore had a major presence in both fossil and renewable generation capacity worldwide. The ranking reflects installed fossil capacity, not electricity generated.

Fossil Fuel Capacity by Country

#
Country
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1
China
China
1,190.55 1,245.17 1,296.78 1,332.39 1,390.32 1,444.45
2
United States
United States
739.12 731.21 731.79 724.22 717.29 710.88
3
India
India
302.23 307.41 307.9 305.45 311.92 315.02
4
Russia
Russia
217.06 215.16 217.06 217.06 217.06 217.06
5
Japan
Japan
195.9 198.26 195.46 195.46 186.98 187
6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
76.37 79.67 116.63 116.63 116.63 116.63
7
Germany
Germany
100.52 98.31 99.24 99.24 100.43 100
8
South Korea
South Korea
88.17 89.56 90.11 90.11 91.27 95.61
9
Indonesia
Indonesia
57.08 57.22 57.49 57.49 77.6 86.32
10
Iran
Iran
66.74 66.74 71.45 71.45 78.75 81.09
11
Mexico
Mexico
63.52 63.52 71.08 71.08 64.33 64
12
Italy
Italy
61.28 60.11 59.5 59.5 61.02 61
13
Egypt
Egypt
53.39 53.8 52.97 52.97 55.82 55.7
14
Australia
Australia
51.54 52.83 53.22 53.22 51.68 53.2
15
Türkiye
Türkiye
47.28 47.4 47.82 47.82 49.48 49.5
16
Brazil
Brazil
41.28 43.15 44.28 44.28 47.52 49.06
17
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
51.91 50.62 50.62 50.62 47.91 47.91
18
South Africa
South Africa
48.38 48.38 50.78 50.78 47.71 47.71
19
Thailand
Thailand
39.73 41.96 44.46 42.86 42.86 45.18
20
Taiwan
Taiwan
41.87 41.78 42.3 42.32 41.58 42.1
21
Vietnam
Vietnam
30.69 39.71 39.71 39.71 39.71 39.71
22
Spain
Spain
45.7 41.77 39.78 39.78 39.4 39.4
23
Canada
Canada
37.39 39.16 39.4 39.4 38.39 37.73
24
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
31.29 32.85 33.11 33.11 32.05 34.04
25
Poland
Poland
33.64 36.72 36.05 36.05 33.04 33
26
Malaysia
Malaysia
26.26 27.26 28.17 28.17 30.77 29.5
27
Argentina
Argentina
28.14 29.06 29.13 29.14 29.19 29.5
28
Pakistan
Pakistan
24.39 26.27 26.09 26.09 26.09 29
29
Iraq
Iraq
31.76 32.56 33.16 29.5 25.4 25.4
30
Netherlands
Netherlands
24.82 24.07 23.87 23.87 24.39 24.39
31
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
20.28 20.65 21.96 21.96 21.96 21.96
32
Algeria
Algeria
20.97 20.97 21.86 21.86 21.86 21.86
33
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
17.92 21.67 20.51 21.67 20.87 21.8
34
France
France
19.79 19.79 20.44 20.44 20.96 21
35
Philippines
Philippines
19.14 19.71 17.89 20.61 20.61 21
36
Kuwait
Kuwait
18.69 19.2 20.18 20.18 20.18 19.31
37
Ukraine
Ukraine
28.54 28.54 28.66 30.74 18.76 18.76
38
Venezuela
Venezuela
17.49 17.84 19.21 16.47 16.47 18.75
39
Israel
Israel
16.84 16.98 17.44 17.44 17.4 17.46
40
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
14.03 14.62 14.54 15.23 15.62 16
41
Chile
Chile
16.54 17.56 17.75 17.75 14.28 14.28
42
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
12.23 13.13 13.24 13.27 13.05 12.37
43
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
13.03 12.38 11.87 11.87 11.9 11.9
44
Singapore
Singapore
12.29 11.69 11.99 11.99 11.99 11.84
45
Libya
Libya
10.51 10.51 10.51 10.51 11 11.42
46
Nigeria
Nigeria
9.54 9.86 11.1 11.1 11.12 11.12
47
Oman
Oman
8.44 8.44 11.73 10.87 10.87 10.87
48
Qatar
Qatar
10.59 10.59 10.58 10.58 10.57 10.6
49
Greece
Greece
10.64 9.97 8.37 8.37 10.45 10.45
50
Morocco
Morocco
10.28 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.05
51
Belarus
Belarus
9.82 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.86 9.86
52
Peru
Peru
9.06 9.07 9.13 9.42 9.42 9.4
53
Syria
Syria
8.57 8.57 8.08 8.08 8.63 8.63
54
Belgium
Belgium
8.08 8.09 7.99 7.99 8 8
55
Finland
Finland
8.9 8.44 8.3 8.3 8.04 8
56
Sweden
Sweden
8.34 8.41 7.73 7.73 7.73 7.7
57
Denmark
Denmark
7.77 7.78 7.77 7.77 7.39 7.38
58
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6.4 6.37 6.69 6.69 6.7 6.7
59
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
5.2 5.2 6.51 6.51 6.51 6.51
60
Austria
Austria
6.38 6.44 6.44 6.44 6.35 6.4
61
Portugal
Portugal
8.16 8.16 6.99 6.99 6.12 6.12
62
Hungary
Hungary
6.16 6.15 6.16 6.16 6.04 6.04
63
Cuba
Cuba
6.28 6.37 6.46 6.46 5.91 5.91
64
Ireland
Ireland
6.42 6.32 6.14 6.14 5.91 5.9
65
Tunisia
Tunisia
5.54 5.82 5.82 5.82 5.89 5.89
66
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
5.81 5.76 5.74 5.74 5.74 5.74
67
Romania
Romania
8.37 8.13 6.32 6.32 5.73 5.73
68
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
4.1 3.81 3.85 3.85 4.02 5.54
69
Bahrain
Bahrain
6.97 6.97 6.97 6.97 5.04 5.04
70
Colombia
Colombia
5.79 5.46 6.75 6.75 3.59 4.87
71
Jordan
Jordan
3.8 3.75 4.25 4.27 4.44 4.71
72
Serbia
Serbia
4.39 4.39 4.41 4.41 4.73 4.7
73
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
4.27 3.74 4.38 4.38 4.3 4.6
74
Ghana
Ghana
3.76 3.65 3.75 3.76 3.92 4.18
75
Myanmar
Myanmar
3.83 3.53 3.84 3.85 3.89 3.89
76
North Korea
North Korea
3.36 3.36 3.36 3.36 3.36 3.38
77
Lebanon
Lebanon
3.41 3.41 3.6 3.86 3.86 3.33
78
Bolivia
Bolivia
2.8 2.8 3.08 3.08 3.16 3.09
79
Ecuador
Ecuador
2.98 2.98 2.98 2.99 3 3
80
Laos
Laos
1.91 2.6 2.82 2.8 2.8 2.8
81
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2.18 2.18 2.21 2.21 2.62 2.8
82
Angola
Angola
3.44 3.51 3.51 3.51 2.41 2.72
83
New Zealand
New Zealand
2.24 2.35 2.35 2.35 2.36 2.36
84
Slovakia
Slovakia
2.64 2.65 2.4 2.4 2.35 2.35
85
Guatemala
Guatemala
2.23 2.33 2.28 2.28 2.33 2.33
86
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.14 2.14 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15
87
Sudan
Sudan
1.94 1.94 1.94 1.94 2.13 2.13
88
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
2.12 2.51 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13
89
Lithuania
Lithuania
1.84 1.89 1.88 1.88 1.93 1.93
90
Uruguay
Uruguay
1.61 1.61 1.59 1.59 1.91 1.91
91
Armenia
Armenia
1.83 1.83 2.09 2.09 1.79 1.78
92
Cambodia
Cambodia
1.01 1.36 1.32 1.32 1.75 1.75
93
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1.35 1.35 1.39 1.39 1.67 1.73
94
Estonia
Estonia
2.3 2.21 1.69 1.69 1.69 1.69
95
Slovenia
Slovenia
1.51 1.52 1.58 1.58 1.68 1.68
96
Honduras
Honduras
1.31 1.32 1.32 1.39 1.41 1.58
97
Croatia
Croatia
1.77 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.55 1.55
98
Cyprus
Cyprus
1.51 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.51
99
Yemen
Yemen
1.52 1.52 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
100
El Salvador
El Salvador
1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.46 1.46
101
Panama
Panama
1.82 1.82 1.53 1.4 1.41 1.4
102
Senegal
Senegal
1.14 1.14 1.19 1.24 1.24 1.35
103
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
1.11 1.11 1.11 1.11 1.33 1.33
104
Kosovo
Kosovo
1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29
105
Mongolia
Mongolia
1.21 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.28
106
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27
107
Tanzania
Tanzania
0.93 1 1.13 1.13 1.2 1.25
108
Switzerland
Switzerland
0.94 0.95 0.97 0.97 1.21 1.2
109
Latvia
Latvia
1.27 1.27 1.27 1.23 1.16 1.16
110
Brunei
Brunei
1.11 1.13 1.13 0.9 1.13 1.14
111
Georgia
Georgia
1.11 0.99 1 1 1.13 1.12
112
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1.11 1.11 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
113
Kenya
Kenya
1.11 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.02 0.95
114
Cameroon
Cameroon
0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92
115
Jamaica
Jamaica
0.96 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.85
116
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
0.88 0.88 0.81 0.85 0.85 0.85
117
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
0.92 0.93 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75
118
Botswana
Botswana
0.76 0.73 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75
119
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73
120
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72
121
Mali
Mali
0.56 0.56 0.63 0.63 0.68 0.69
122
Bahamas
Bahamas
0.58 0.58 0.59 0.59 0.68 0.68
123
Mauritius
Mauritius
0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68
124
Zambia
Zambia
0.53 0.56 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.65
125
Madagascar
Madagascar
0.41 0.47 0.51 0.52 0.62 0.62
126
Congo
Congo
0.45 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62
127
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55
128
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
0.29 0.35 0.53 0.53 0.54 0.55
129
Mauritania
Mauritania
0.49 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.51 0.51
130
Mozambique
Mozambique
0.45 0.45 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49
131
Malta
Malta
0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.49 0.49
132
Norway
Norway
1.07 1.07 0.89 0.89 0.48 0.48
133
Moldova
Moldova
0.43 0.43 0.43 0.47 0.47 0.48
134
Gabon
Gabon
0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45
135
Guinea
Guinea
0.25 0.38 0.23 0.23 0.45 0.45
136
Benin
Benin
0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44
137
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
0.39 0.39 0.44 0.44 0.43 0.43
138
Somalia
Somalia
0.08 0.08 0.11 0.11 0.41 0.43
139
Haiti
Haiti
0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.4
140
Maldives
Maldives
0.5 0.5 0.39 0.39 0.4 0.4
141
Macau
Macau
0.44 0.44 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
142
Suriname
Suriname
0.32 0.3 0.34 0.34 0.39 0.38
143
Guam
Guam
0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.35
144
Guyana
Guyana
0.33 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.36 0.35
145
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.32
146
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32
147
Niger
Niger
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
148
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
0.19 0.19 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.28
149
Malawi
Malawi
0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.26 0.26
150
Aruba
Aruba
0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
151
Barbados
Barbados
0.26 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.27 0.25
152
Uganda
Uganda
0.2 0.2 0.21 0.23 0.23 0.25
153
Montenegro
Montenegro
0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23
154
Togo
Togo
0.16 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.23 0.23
155
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22
156
Fiji
Fiji
0.19 0.19 0.2 0.2 0.21 0.21
157
Eritrea
Eritrea
0.21 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.21
158
Rwanda
Rwanda
0.12 0.12 0.12 0.14 0.17 0.2
159
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
0.15 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.18 0.18
160
Bermuda
Bermuda
0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17
161
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.17 0.17
162
Chad
Chad
0.09 0.09 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16
163
Gambia
Gambia
0.13 0.14 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16
164
Palestine
Palestine
0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16
165
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
0.16 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.15
166
Namibia
Namibia
0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.14 0.14
167
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14
168
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14
169
Albania
Albania
0.1 0.1 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.13
170
Djibouti
Djibouti
0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13
171
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
0.08 0.08 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13
172
Seychelles
Seychelles
0.15 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.15 0.13
173
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
0.08 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.14 0.12
174
Paraguay
Paraguay
0 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.11 0.11
175
Liberia
Liberia
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.11
176
Eswatini
Eswatini
0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11
177
Greenland
Greenland
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
178
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
179
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
180
DR Congo
DR Congo
0.16 0.16 0.03 0.08 0.08 0.08
181
Belize
Belize
0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.08 0.08
182
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
0.02 0.02 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
183
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
184
Grenada
Grenada
0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07
185
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
186
Nepal
Nepal
0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06
187
Western Sahara
Western Sahara
0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
188
Burundi
Burundi
0.03 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
189
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
190
American Samoa
American Samoa
0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
191
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05
192
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.05
193
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04
194
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04
195
Dominica
Dominica
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03
196
South Sudan
South Sudan
0.12 0.12 0 0 0.02 0.03
197
Comoros
Comoros
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
198
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
199
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
200
Samoa
Samoa
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
201
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02
202
Tonga
Tonga
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
203
Nauru
Nauru
0.01 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
204
Bhutan
Bhutan
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
205
Kiribati
Kiribati
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
206
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
207
Niue
Niue
0 0 0 0 0 0
208
Lesotho
Lesotho
0 0 0 0 0 0
209
Iceland
Iceland
0.12 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.07 0

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values represent annual installed fossil fuel 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 fossil capacity only; other sources and generation are reported separately in the source.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which countries have the most fossil fuel capacity?

China (1,444.45 GW) and the United States (710.88 GW) reported the largest 2024 values, followed by India (315.02 GW), Russia (217.06 GW) and Japan (187.00 GW).

How much did world fossil capacity increase in 2024?

World fossil capacity increased from 4,676.04 GW in 2023 to 4,757.08 GW in 2024, a gain of 81.04 GW or about 1.7%. China added 54.13 GW, accounting for about 67% of the net increase.

Did U.S. fossil capacity decrease in 2024?

Yes. U.S. fossil capacity fell from 717.29 GW in 2023 to 710.88 GW in 2024, a decline of 6.41 GW or about 0.9%, the largest decrease among reported country pairs.

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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