Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation by Country
Fossil fuel electricity generation by country measures electricity generated from coal, natural gas, oil and other gases in each country, in billion kilowatt-hours (BkWh) per year. The series isolates fossil-fuel generation from the wider electricity mix, allowing it to be compared with nuclear, hydro, wind, solar and other generation sources. 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 18,024.02 BkWh in 2024, up from 17,903.90 BkWh in 2023.
China (6,248.40 BkWh) generated about 2.5 times as much fossil electricity as the United States (2,547.99 BkWh) in 2024. India (1,585.00 BkWh), Russia (718.00 BkWh) and Japan (603.19 BkWh) followed. Empty means no reported value, not zero. China accounted for about 34.7% of the world total in 2024. The top two together held about 48.8%, the top three about 57.6%, the top five about 64.9%, and the top ten about 74.8%. China recorded the largest increase in absolute terms, rising from 6,148.95 to 6,248.40 BkWh (+99.44 BkWh, about 1.6%). The world total rose from 17,903.90 to 18,024.02 BkWh (+120.12 BkWh, about 0.7%), so China's increase represented about 83% of the net global growth. Japan recorded the largest absolute decline, falling from 640.78 to 603.19 BkWh (-37.60 BkWh, about 5.9%). China (+1.6%), India (+2.8%) and the United States (+1.5%) increased fossil electricity generation in 2024, while Russia (-1.7%) and Japan (-5.9%) declined. Brazil (+16.5%) recorded the fastest growth among the countries shown here, although its fossil generation remained far below that of the largest producers. Saudi Arabia (+0.9%) changed little. Reported world values were 16,782.34 BkWh in 2019, 16,366.15 BkWh in 2020, 17,201.16 BkWh in 2021, 17,325.10 BkWh in 2022, 17,903.90 BkWh in 2023 and 18,024.02 BkWh in 2024. Generation ended about 7.4% above the 2019 level, despite the decline recorded in 2020. Fossil fuels accounted for 18,024.02 BkWh, or about 58.8% of the 30,664.34 BkWh of electricity generated worldwide in 2024. That share was down from about 63.3% in 2019. China and the United States together accounted for nearly half of global fossil-fuel generation, compared with 47.5% of total electricity generation. This series covers electricity generated from fossil fuels rather than fossil fuel production or end-use consumption. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values represent annual electricity generation from fossil fuels in billion kilowatt-hours (BkWh). 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 fuel generation only — coal, natural gas, oil and other gases combined — and does not include nuclear, hydro, wind, solar or other sources, which are reported separately in the source.
Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation by Country
The latest annual change
Where fossil generation changed most
2019 to 2024 in this series
Fossil electricity in context
Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation by Country
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1
5,098.88
5,173.33
5,498.67
5,576.95
6,148.95
6,248.4
2
2,584.42
2,429.34
2,507.76
2,553.23
2,509.19
2,547.99
3
1,185.37
1,167.12
1,232.67
1,319.97
1,541.6
1,585
4
702.27
643.97
701.5
703.19
730.65
718
5
752.87
718.05
713.94
713.37
640.78
603.19
6
387.34
393.56
407.68
416.31
438.73
442.61
7
287.52
313.46
338.02
345.41
360.58
362.63
8
401.47
383.94
405.83
374.17
361.22
334.34
9
232.37
237.13
249.97
308.28
313.75
334.16
10
264.5
242.44
290.79
232.75
292.3
301.1
11
223.4
230.22
242.54
237.49
234.58
240
12
268.56
237.12
267.88
271.12
221.14
214.07
13
221.79
210.7
209.88
201.52
195.23
204.34
14
173.5
177.3
182.13
183.39
187.68
191.66
15
170.52
177.07
209.59
178.27
185.9
177.61
16
163.53
155.01
141.64
140.7
152.54
171.09
17
158.07
150.18
149.01
152.38
160.72
169.91
18
212
198.84
188.97
184.78
173.59
167.42
19
149.7
143.57
145.62
152.86
156.36
157
20
110.19
112.58
116.73
130.84
143.25
147.3
21
167.04
153.34
163.73
172.43
141.07
130.52
22
109.41
110.39
109.04
110.82
124.53
124.9
23
134.8
130.33
132.69
127.1
120
120.9
24
137.02
128.41
139.51
131.71
119.11
117.89
25
95.34
98.7
102.49
100.13
99.12
106.57
26
83.92
84.21
94.3
100.67
99.01
99.82
27
84
80.15
82.34
86.83
91.73
98.75
28
80.74
78.49
84.78
90.61
94.96
95.33
29
141.88
119.71
129.34
133.49
97.34
90.49
30
74.94
74.54
80.59
83.38
87.85
90.42
31
95.71
95.66
104.64
93.72
78.52
81.79
32
85.12
94.22
101.69
103.13
78.35
78.5
33
98.69
89.25
131.43
66.45
61.75
71.94
34
69.05
67.92
68.27
68.58
67.84
68.68
35
57.09
61.53
66.42
68.15
66.76
67
36
110.57
86.18
85.35
102.35
74.85
60.95
37
52.63
51.59
54.17
54.6
54.94
56.13
38
49.87
49.26
51.64
54.03
54.37
54.4
39
91.47
83.64
75.03
66.85
55.83
52.76
40
38.83
38.32
41.02
42.45
43.56
44.42
41
33.09
33.36
33.87
35.6
37.38
37.85
42
36.78
34.16
35.96
35.77
37.39
37.05
43
34.62
29.49
34.78
35.1
33.74
34.59
44
22.5
25.76
28.39
32.59
32.59
33
45
24.05
26.96
21.03
21.25
27.06
32.26
46
32.39
31.35
33.12
33.87
33.24
32.05
47
45.34
38.89
38.61
38.11
34.15
30.65
48
57.8
54.5
51.57
33.68
33.99
29.76
49
39.42
36.85
34.2
31.24
28.67
28.72
50
30.56
27.69
30.84
28.7
25.26
28.29
51
27.95
30.19
31.1
28.61
31.64
28.17
52
50.78
45.38
45.63
56.31
39.1
26.75
53
45.17
43.09
45.03
40.66
32.9
26.55
54
26.35
27.06
24.88
25
25.57
25.04
55
24.16
24.43
26.27
27.09
27.18
24.56
56
21.54
20.22
20.86
19.21
24.13
24
57
22.44
19.36
21.91
26.81
27.76
23.66
58
21.33
20.71
21.22
20.77
20.44
20.42
59
18.61
16.34
17.62
18.09
20.32
19.5
60
18.43
18.31
18.46
18.83
18.83
18.8
61
19.81
18.14
17.04
14.98
19.02
18.65
62
17.57
16.78
16.45
17.34
18.55
17.97
63
18.62
17.6
18.86
18.74
16.94
16.4
64
30.45
30.5
25.81
26.37
20.32
15.79
65
9.98
12.36
14.4
14.85
14.93
15.48
66
22.05
18.19
18.24
17.46
14.38
13.69
67
11.41
11.36
11.88
12.18
12.18
12.18
68
8.45
9.64
10.11
13.74
11.28
11.32
69
19.77
16.16
20.1
24.09
13.96
11.18
70
15.42
13.01
13.46
13.53
10.21
10.22
71
4.58
4.53
4.14
3.75
8.6
10.17
72
12.8
11.2
9.4
9.8
9.97
9.93
73
11.03
11.96
11.34
11.22
9.78
9.8
74
12.09
12.18
12.04
11.19
9.84
9.6
75
9.18
9.22
9.26
9.49
9.5
9.54
76
7.21
6.36
6.04
7.93
9.45
9
77
6.63
6.61
6.69
7.5
8.37
8.93
78
6.26
5.96
6.61
6.99
7.52
8.04
79
7.13
7.82
8.64
9.16
7.67
7.67
80
10.98
10.77
8.91
8.21
7.85
7.5
81
35.43
17.96
17.22
17.82
6.95
7.1
82
24.05
21.17
17.61
19.21
11.65
6.78
83
6.04
6.35
6.45
6.35
5.55
6.18
84
7.69
8.26
7.95
5.66
4.46
6.16
85
5.04
5.05
5.31
5.75
6.81
6.12
86
5.2
4.59
5.46
6.7
7.77
5.94
87
5.02
4.6
4.29
4.57
5.7
5.56
88
4.93
5.73
5.7
5.6
5.61
5.55
89
5.32
5.82
6.22
4.82
5.74
5.42
90
4.59
3.01
4.11
2.07
4.88
5
91
2.35
2.33
2.4
2.48
4.82
4.8
92
2.79
2.45
2.43
2.52
4.6
4.66
93
4.1
2.78
2.51
2.92
4.38
4.4
94
2.81
2.93
3.03
3.87
4.1
4.32
95
4.04
3.69
3.77
3.9
4.19
4.3
96
5.51
2.66
2.62
2.79
5.16
4.3
97
4.63
4.25
4.35
4.38
4.23
4.2
98
4.24
4.1
4.15
4.23
4.08
4.1
99
4.18
4.43
4.35
4.9
4.97
4.05
100
5.03
4.95
4.42
3.67
3.65
3.99
101
4.45
3.78
3.74
3.96
4.67
3.82
102
3.15
2.98
3.41
3.62
3.61
3.61
103
5.43
4.28
5.71
5.35
3.6
3.58
104
6.23
6.18
7.23
4.75
4.16
3.56
105
3.05
3.17
3.38
3.88
3.72
3.52
106
2.5
2.18
2.48
2.55
3.22
3.42
107
3.92
3.14
3.21
3.19
3.28
3.28
108
12.29
9.49
9.75
6.93
4.26
3.19
109
20.47
17.02
9.38
2.38
4.14
3
110
5.88
6.05
6.61
4.74
2.76
3
111
2.84
2.82
2.38
3.39
3.45
2.81
112
2.53
2.19
2.35
2.51
2.69
2.8
113
2.27
2.22
1.42
2.17
2.13
2.47
114
2.88
2.73
2.26
2.28
2.28
2.28
115
2.01
2.02
2.03
2.03
2.19
2.23
116
5.41
3.03
4.36
6.02
2.85
1.96
117
3.19
3.51
3.12
2.85
1.93
1.95
118
1.86
1.9
1.95
2
1.98
1.8
119
1.26
1.43
2.18
1.92
1.85
1.77
120
1.67
1.63
1.66
1.66
1.66
1.7
121
1.97
1.14
1.3
1.55
1.7
1.7
122
1.52
1.5
1.58
1.66
1.67
1.68
123
2.87
1.89
1.93
1.09
1.42
1.68
124
1.1
1.16
1.13
1.19
1.64
1.6
125
1.5
1.62
1.44
1.57
1.64
1.43
126
2.56
2
0.88
1.48
1.86
1.42
127
1.34
1.29
1.4
1.44
1.42
1.4
128
1.52
1.28
1.69
1.71
1.4
1.4
129
1.11
1.12
1.11
1.24
1.34
1.34
130
1.79
1.99
2.06
1.57
1.23
1.2
131
1.31
0.75
1.26
1.58
1.31
1.13
132
0.96
0.92
0.96
1.04
1.08
1.09
133
1.02
1
0.99
1
1
1
134
0.74
0.97
0.98
1.02
1.02
1
135
0.52
0.98
1.11
0.97
0.97
0.97
136
0.65
0.65
0.7
0.76
0.95
0.92
137
1.68
0.9
1.36
1.16
1.14
0.87
138
0.82
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
139
1.07
1.06
1.09
1.18
0.81
0.82
140
0.78
0.78
0.79
0.79
0.79
0.79
141
0.59
1.82
1.32
0.85
0.69
0.74
142
1.76
0.98
0.99
0.61
0.73
0.7
143
0.89
0.88
0.9
0.82
0.66
0.7
144
0.7
0.67
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
145
0.65
0.63
0.64
0.66
0.66
0.66
146
0.6
0.58
0.58
0.62
0.63
0.6
147
0.69
0.66
0.69
0.68
0.51
0.6
148
0.42
0.32
0.41
0.44
0.56
0.57
149
0.55
0.55
0.57
0.5
0.55
0.55
150
0.61
0.37
0.29
0.29
0.44
0.54
151
0.53
0.52
0.52
0.53
0.53
0.53
152
0.52
0.5
0.51
0.51
0.51
0.51
153
0.46
0.48
0.5
0.51
0.51
0.51
154
0.47
0.53
0.54
0.72
0.53
0.5
155
0.49
0.46
0.47
0.47
0.47
0.47
156
0.48
0.4
0.4
0.42
0.42
0.42
157
0.35
0.36
0.37
0.39
0.44
0.4
158
0.41
0.37
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
159
0.36
0.35
0.35
0.36
0.36
0.36
160
0.33
0.33
0.41
0.37
0.34
0.35
161
0.35
0.33
0.33
0.34
0.34
0.34
162
0.35
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
163
0.64
0.61
0.51
0.4
0.3
0.28
164
0.23
0.25
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
165
0.29
0.32
0.25
0.26
0.26
0.26
166
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
167
0.24
0.22
0.23
0.24
0.24
0.24
168
0.22
0.21
0.23
0.21
0.23
0.22
169
0.22
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
170
0.16
0.16
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
171
0.14
0.12
0.13
0.15
0.17
0.17
172
0.16
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
173
0.29
0.81
2.46
1.38
0.97
0.15
174
0.11
0.13
0.13
0.14
0.14
0.14
175
0.09
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
176
0.18
0.12
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
177
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.13
0.13
0.13
178
0.13
0.13
0.12
0.13
0.13
0.13
179
0.12
0.09
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
180
0.08
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.11
0.1
181
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
182
0.1
0.11
0.09
0.1
0.1
0.1
183
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
184
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.08
0.08
0.08
185
0.07
0.01
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
186
0.06
0.06
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
187
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
188
0.08
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.05
0.06
189
0.19
0.18
0.17
0.1
0.08
0.06
190
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
191
0.05
0.07
0.04
0.02
0.04
0.05
192
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
193
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
194
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
195
0.04
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
196
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
197
0.1
0.02
0
0
0.01
0.01
198
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
199
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0.01
0.01
0
0
0
0
201
0
0
0
0
0
0
202
0.01
0.01
0
0
0
0
203
0
0
0
0
0
0
204
0
0
0
0
0
0
205
0
0
0
0
0
0
206
0
0
0
0
0
0
207
0
0
0
0
0
0
208
0
0
0
0
0
0
209
0
0
0
0
0
0
Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Which countries generate the most fossil fuel electricity?
China (6,248.40 BkWh) and the United States (2,547.99 BkWh) reported the largest 2024 values, followed by India (1,585.00 BkWh), Russia (718.00 BkWh) and Japan (603.19 BkWh).
How much did fossil fuel electricity generation increase in 2024?
The world total rose from 17,903.90 to 18,024.02 BkWh, an increase of 120.12 BkWh or about 0.7%. China's increase of 99.44 BkWh represented about 83% of the net global growth.
Does fossil fuel generation still account for most world electricity?
Yes. Fossil fuels generated 18,024.02 BkWh in 2024, about 58.8% of the 30,664.34 BkWh world total, although their share was down from about 63.3% in 2019.
What counts as fossil fuels here?
The series covers electricity generated from coal, natural gas, oil and other gases. Nuclear, hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and other sources are reported separately.
Additional Information
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