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.

Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation by Country Map

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.

Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation by Country

#
Country
2024 (BkWh)
1
China
China CN
6,248.4
2
United States
United States US
2,547.99
3
India
India IN
1,585
4
Russia
Russia RU
718
5
Japan
Japan JP
603.19
6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia SA
442.61
7
Iran
Iran IR
362.63
8
South Korea
South Korea KR
334.34
9
Indonesia
Indonesia ID
334.16
10
Mexico
Mexico MX
301.1
11
Taiwan
Taiwan TW
240
12
Germany
Germany DE
214.07
13
South Africa
South Africa ZA
204.34
14
Egypt
Egypt EG
191.66
15
Türkiye
Türkiye TR
177.61
16
Vietnam
Vietnam VN
171.09
17
Thailand
Thailand TH
169.91
18
Australia
Australia AU
167.42
19
Malaysia
Malaysia MY
157
20
Iraq
Iraq IQ
147.3
21
Italy
Italy IT
130.52
22
Canada
Canada CA
124.9
23
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates AE
120.9
24
Poland
Poland PL
117.89
25
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan KZ
106.57
26
Bangladesh
Bangladesh BD
99.82
27
Philippines
Philippines PH
98.75
28
Algeria
Algeria DZ
95.33
29
United Kingdom
United Kingdom GB
90.49
30
Kuwait
Kuwait KW
90.42
31
Argentina
Argentina AR
81.79
32
Pakistan
Pakistan PK
78.5
33
Brazil
Brazil BR
71.94
34
Israel
Israel IL
68.68
35
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan UZ
67
36
Spain
Spain ES
60.95
37
Singapore
Singapore SG
56.13
38
Qatar
Qatar QA
54.4
39
Netherlands
Netherlands NL
52.76
40
Oman
Oman OM
44.42
41
Bahrain
Bahrain BH
37.85
42
Hong Kong
Hong Kong HK
37.05
43
Libya
Libya LY
34.59
44
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan TM
33
45
Colombia
Colombia CO
32.26
46
Morocco
Morocco MA
32.05
47
Czech Republic
Czech Republic CZ
30.65
48
Ukraine
Ukraine UA
29.76
49
Belarus
Belarus BY
28.72
50
Greece
Greece GR
28.29
51
Nigeria
Nigeria NG
28.17
52
France
France FR
26.75
53
Chile
Chile CL
26.55
54
Serbia
Serbia RS
25.04
55
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan AZ
24.56
56
Syria
Syria SY
24
57
Peru
Peru PE
23.66
58
Tunisia
Tunisia TN
20.42
59
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic DO
19.5
60
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico PR
18.8
61
Cuba
Cuba CU
18.65
62
Jordan
Jordan JO
17.97
63
Ireland
Ireland IE
16.4
64
Belgium
Belgium BE
15.79
65
Ghana
Ghana GH
15.48
66
Romania
Romania RO
13.69
67
Laos
Laos LA
12.18
68
Myanmar
Myanmar MM
11.32
69
Bulgaria
Bulgaria BG
11.18
70
Austria
Austria AT
10.22
71
Cambodia
Cambodia KH
10.17
72
North Korea
North Korea KP
9.93
73
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
9.8
74
Hungary
Hungary HU
9.6
75
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago TT
9.54
76
Ecuador
Ecuador EC
9
77
Bolivia
Bolivia BO
8.93
78
Mongolia
Mongolia MN
8.04
79
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast CI
7.67
80
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka LK
7.5
81
Venezuela
Venezuela VE
7.1
82
Portugal
Portugal PT
6.78
83
Kosovo
Kosovo XK
6.18
84
New Zealand
New Zealand NZ
6.16
85
Senegal
Senegal SN
6.12
86
Tanzania
Tanzania TZ
5.94
87
Honduras
Honduras HN
5.56
88
Brunei
Brunei BN
5.55
89
Moldova
Moldova MD
5.42
90
Guatemala
Guatemala GT
5
91
Mali
Mali ML
4.8
92
Yemen
Yemen YE
4.66
93
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe ZW
4.4
94
Congo
Congo CG
4.32
95
Jamaica
Jamaica JM
4.3
96
Panama
Panama PA
4.3
97
Cyprus
Cyprus CY
4.2
98
Angola
Angola AO
4.1
99
Croatia
Croatia HR
4.05
100
Slovenia
Slovenia SI
3.99
101
North Macedonia
North Macedonia MK
3.82
102
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea PG
3.61
103
Denmark
Denmark DK
3.58
104
Slovakia
Slovakia SK
3.56
105
Armenia
Armenia AM
3.52
106
Botswana
Botswana BW
3.42
107
Mozambique
Mozambique MZ
3.28
108
Finland
Finland FI
3.19
109
Lebanon
Lebanon LB
3
110
Sudan
Sudan SD
3
111
Georgia
Georgia GE
2.81
112
Mauritius
Mauritius MU
2.8
113
Zambia
Zambia ZM
2.47
114
New Caledonia
New Caledonia NC
2.28
115
Bahamas
Bahamas BS
2.23
116
Estonia
Estonia EE
1.96
117
Cameroon
Cameroon CM
1.95
118
Malta
Malta MT
1.8
119
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan KG
1.77
120
Guam
Guam GU
1.7
121
Nicaragua
Nicaragua NI
1.7
122
Gabon
Gabon GA
1.68
123
Latvia
Latvia LV
1.68
124
Mauritania
Mauritania MR
1.6
125
Montenegro
Montenegro ME
1.43
126
Norway
Norway NO
1.42
127
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso BF
1.4
128
Madagascar
Madagascar MG
1.4
129
Guyana
Guyana GY
1.34
130
Tajikistan
Tajikistan TJ
1.2
131
Kenya
Kenya KE
1.13
132
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea GQ
1.09
133
Barbados
Barbados BB
1
134
Guinea
Guinea GN
1
135
Benin
Benin BJ
0.97
136
Niger
Niger NE
0.92
137
Sweden
Sweden SE
0.87
138
Aruba
Aruba AW
0.83
139
Suriname
Suriname SR
0.82
140
Maldives
Maldives MV
0.79
141
Lithuania
Lithuania LT
0.74
142
El Salvador
El Salvador SV
0.7
143
Haiti
Haiti HT
0.7
144
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands KY
0.68
145
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands VI
0.66
146
Bermuda
Bermuda BM
0.6
147
Palestine
Palestine PS
0.6
148
Rwanda
Rwanda RW
0.57
149
South Sudan
South Sudan SS
0.55
150
Macau
Macau MO
0.54
151
Seychelles
Seychelles SC
0.53
152
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste TL
0.51
153
Gambia
Gambia GM
0.51
154
Togo
Togo TG
0.5
155
French Polynesia
French Polynesia PF
0.47
156
Fiji
Fiji FJ
0.42
157
Eritrea
Eritrea ER
0.4
158
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia LC
0.39
159
Cape Verde
Cape Verde CV
0.36
160
Chad
Chad TD
0.35
161
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda AG
0.34
162
Somalia
Somalia SO
0.34
163
Switzerland
Switzerland CH
0.28
164
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands FO
0.26
165
Liberia
Liberia LR
0.26
166
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands TC
0.26
167
Grenada
Grenada GD
0.24
168
Gibraltar
Gibraltar GI
0.22
169
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
0.21
170
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands VG
0.17
171
Uganda
Uganda UG
0.17
172
American Samoa
American Samoa AS
0.17
173
Uruguay
Uruguay UY
0.15
174
Comoros
Comoros KM
0.14
175
Djibouti
Djibouti DJ
0.13
176
Afghanistan
Afghanistan AF
0.13
177
Dominica
Dominica DM
0.13
178
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
0.13
179
Burundi
Burundi BI
0.12
180
Greenland
Greenland GL
0.1
181
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands SB
0.1
182
Samoa
Samoa WS
0.1
183
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau GW
0.08
184
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe ST
0.08
185
Malawi
Malawi MW
0.08
186
Tonga
Tonga TO
0.07
187
Vanuatu
Vanuatu VU
0.06
188
Belize
Belize BZ
0.06
189
Luxembourg
Luxembourg LU
0.06
190
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon PM
0.05
191
Namibia
Namibia NA
0.05
192
Nauru
Nauru NR
0.04
193
Kiribati
Kiribati KI
0.03
194
Cook Islands
Cook Islands CK
0.02
195
Eswatini
Eswatini SZ
0.02
196
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands FK
0.01
197
Costa Rica
Costa Rica CR
0.01
198
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone SL
0.01
199
Iceland
Iceland IS
0
200
DR Congo
DR Congo CD
0
201
Niue
Niue NU
0
202
Ethiopia
Ethiopia ET
0
203
Lesotho
Lesotho LS
0
204
Central African Republic
Central African Republic CF
0
205
Paraguay
Paraguay PY
0
206
Nepal
Nepal NP
0
207
Bhutan
Bhutan BT
0
208
Albania
Albania AL
0
209
Western Sahara
Western Sahara EH
0

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%.

The latest annual change

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%).

Where fossil generation changed most

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.

2019 to 2024 in this series

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 electricity in context

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.

Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation by Country

#
Country
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1
China
China
5,098.88 5,173.33 5,498.67 5,576.95 6,148.95 6,248.4
2
United States
United States
2,584.42 2,429.34 2,507.76 2,553.23 2,509.19 2,547.99
3
India
India
1,185.37 1,167.12 1,232.67 1,319.97 1,541.6 1,585
4
Russia
Russia
702.27 643.97 701.5 703.19 730.65 718
5
Japan
Japan
752.87 718.05 713.94 713.37 640.78 603.19
6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
387.34 393.56 407.68 416.31 438.73 442.61
7
Iran
Iran
287.52 313.46 338.02 345.41 360.58 362.63
8
South Korea
South Korea
401.47 383.94 405.83 374.17 361.22 334.34
9
Indonesia
Indonesia
232.37 237.13 249.97 308.28 313.75 334.16
10
Mexico
Mexico
264.5 242.44 290.79 232.75 292.3 301.1
11
Taiwan
Taiwan
223.4 230.22 242.54 237.49 234.58 240
12
Germany
Germany
268.56 237.12 267.88 271.12 221.14 214.07
13
South Africa
South Africa
221.79 210.7 209.88 201.52 195.23 204.34
14
Egypt
Egypt
173.5 177.3 182.13 183.39 187.68 191.66
15
Türkiye
Türkiye
170.52 177.07 209.59 178.27 185.9 177.61
16
Vietnam
Vietnam
163.53 155.01 141.64 140.7 152.54 171.09
17
Thailand
Thailand
158.07 150.18 149.01 152.38 160.72 169.91
18
Australia
Australia
212 198.84 188.97 184.78 173.59 167.42
19
Malaysia
Malaysia
149.7 143.57 145.62 152.86 156.36 157
20
Iraq
Iraq
110.19 112.58 116.73 130.84 143.25 147.3
21
Italy
Italy
167.04 153.34 163.73 172.43 141.07 130.52
22
Canada
Canada
109.41 110.39 109.04 110.82 124.53 124.9
23
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
134.8 130.33 132.69 127.1 120 120.9
24
Poland
Poland
137.02 128.41 139.51 131.71 119.11 117.89
25
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
95.34 98.7 102.49 100.13 99.12 106.57
26
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
83.92 84.21 94.3 100.67 99.01 99.82
27
Philippines
Philippines
84 80.15 82.34 86.83 91.73 98.75
28
Algeria
Algeria
80.74 78.49 84.78 90.61 94.96 95.33
29
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
141.88 119.71 129.34 133.49 97.34 90.49
30
Kuwait
Kuwait
74.94 74.54 80.59 83.38 87.85 90.42
31
Argentina
Argentina
95.71 95.66 104.64 93.72 78.52 81.79
32
Pakistan
Pakistan
85.12 94.22 101.69 103.13 78.35 78.5
33
Brazil
Brazil
98.69 89.25 131.43 66.45 61.75 71.94
34
Israel
Israel
69.05 67.92 68.27 68.58 67.84 68.68
35
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
57.09 61.53 66.42 68.15 66.76 67
36
Spain
Spain
110.57 86.18 85.35 102.35 74.85 60.95
37
Singapore
Singapore
52.63 51.59 54.17 54.6 54.94 56.13
38
Qatar
Qatar
49.87 49.26 51.64 54.03 54.37 54.4
39
Netherlands
Netherlands
91.47 83.64 75.03 66.85 55.83 52.76
40
Oman
Oman
38.83 38.32 41.02 42.45 43.56 44.42
41
Bahrain
Bahrain
33.09 33.36 33.87 35.6 37.38 37.85
42
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
36.78 34.16 35.96 35.77 37.39 37.05
43
Libya
Libya
34.62 29.49 34.78 35.1 33.74 34.59
44
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
22.5 25.76 28.39 32.59 32.59 33
45
Colombia
Colombia
24.05 26.96 21.03 21.25 27.06 32.26
46
Morocco
Morocco
32.39 31.35 33.12 33.87 33.24 32.05
47
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
45.34 38.89 38.61 38.11 34.15 30.65
48
Ukraine
Ukraine
57.8 54.5 51.57 33.68 33.99 29.76
49
Belarus
Belarus
39.42 36.85 34.2 31.24 28.67 28.72
50
Greece
Greece
30.56 27.69 30.84 28.7 25.26 28.29
51
Nigeria
Nigeria
27.95 30.19 31.1 28.61 31.64 28.17
52
France
France
50.78 45.38 45.63 56.31 39.1 26.75
53
Chile
Chile
45.17 43.09 45.03 40.66 32.9 26.55
54
Serbia
Serbia
26.35 27.06 24.88 25 25.57 25.04
55
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
24.16 24.43 26.27 27.09 27.18 24.56
56
Syria
Syria
21.54 20.22 20.86 19.21 24.13 24
57
Peru
Peru
22.44 19.36 21.91 26.81 27.76 23.66
58
Tunisia
Tunisia
21.33 20.71 21.22 20.77 20.44 20.42
59
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
18.61 16.34 17.62 18.09 20.32 19.5
60
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
18.43 18.31 18.46 18.83 18.83 18.8
61
Cuba
Cuba
19.81 18.14 17.04 14.98 19.02 18.65
62
Jordan
Jordan
17.57 16.78 16.45 17.34 18.55 17.97
63
Ireland
Ireland
18.62 17.6 18.86 18.74 16.94 16.4
64
Belgium
Belgium
30.45 30.5 25.81 26.37 20.32 15.79
65
Ghana
Ghana
9.98 12.36 14.4 14.85 14.93 15.48
66
Romania
Romania
22.05 18.19 18.24 17.46 14.38 13.69
67
Laos
Laos
11.41 11.36 11.88 12.18 12.18 12.18
68
Myanmar
Myanmar
8.45 9.64 10.11 13.74 11.28 11.32
69
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
19.77 16.16 20.1 24.09 13.96 11.18
70
Austria
Austria
15.42 13.01 13.46 13.53 10.21 10.22
71
Cambodia
Cambodia
4.58 4.53 4.14 3.75 8.6 10.17
72
North Korea
North Korea
12.8 11.2 9.4 9.8 9.97 9.93
73
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
11.03 11.96 11.34 11.22 9.78 9.8
74
Hungary
Hungary
12.09 12.18 12.04 11.19 9.84 9.6
75
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
9.18 9.22 9.26 9.49 9.5 9.54
76
Ecuador
Ecuador
7.21 6.36 6.04 7.93 9.45 9
77
Bolivia
Bolivia
6.63 6.61 6.69 7.5 8.37 8.93
78
Mongolia
Mongolia
6.26 5.96 6.61 6.99 7.52 8.04
79
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
7.13 7.82 8.64 9.16 7.67 7.67
80
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
10.98 10.77 8.91 8.21 7.85 7.5
81
Venezuela
Venezuela
35.43 17.96 17.22 17.82 6.95 7.1
82
Portugal
Portugal
24.05 21.17 17.61 19.21 11.65 6.78
83
Kosovo
Kosovo
6.04 6.35 6.45 6.35 5.55 6.18
84
New Zealand
New Zealand
7.69 8.26 7.95 5.66 4.46 6.16
85
Senegal
Senegal
5.04 5.05 5.31 5.75 6.81 6.12
86
Tanzania
Tanzania
5.2 4.59 5.46 6.7 7.77 5.94
87
Honduras
Honduras
5.02 4.6 4.29 4.57 5.7 5.56
88
Brunei
Brunei
4.93 5.73 5.7 5.6 5.61 5.55
89
Moldova
Moldova
5.32 5.82 6.22 4.82 5.74 5.42
90
Guatemala
Guatemala
4.59 3.01 4.11 2.07 4.88 5
91
Mali
Mali
2.35 2.33 2.4 2.48 4.82 4.8
92
Yemen
Yemen
2.79 2.45 2.43 2.52 4.6 4.66
93
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
4.1 2.78 2.51 2.92 4.38 4.4
94
Congo
Congo
2.81 2.93 3.03 3.87 4.1 4.32
95
Jamaica
Jamaica
4.04 3.69 3.77 3.9 4.19 4.3
96
Panama
Panama
5.51 2.66 2.62 2.79 5.16 4.3
97
Cyprus
Cyprus
4.63 4.25 4.35 4.38 4.23 4.2
98
Angola
Angola
4.24 4.1 4.15 4.23 4.08 4.1
99
Croatia
Croatia
4.18 4.43 4.35 4.9 4.97 4.05
100
Slovenia
Slovenia
5.03 4.95 4.42 3.67 3.65 3.99
101
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4.45 3.78 3.74 3.96 4.67 3.82
102
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
3.15 2.98 3.41 3.62 3.61 3.61
103
Denmark
Denmark
5.43 4.28 5.71 5.35 3.6 3.58
104
Slovakia
Slovakia
6.23 6.18 7.23 4.75 4.16 3.56
105
Armenia
Armenia
3.05 3.17 3.38 3.88 3.72 3.52
106
Botswana
Botswana
2.5 2.18 2.48 2.55 3.22 3.42
107
Mozambique
Mozambique
3.92 3.14 3.21 3.19 3.28 3.28
108
Finland
Finland
12.29 9.49 9.75 6.93 4.26 3.19
109
Lebanon
Lebanon
20.47 17.02 9.38 2.38 4.14 3
110
Sudan
Sudan
5.88 6.05 6.61 4.74 2.76 3
111
Georgia
Georgia
2.84 2.82 2.38 3.39 3.45 2.81
112
Mauritius
Mauritius
2.53 2.19 2.35 2.51 2.69 2.8
113
Zambia
Zambia
2.27 2.22 1.42 2.17 2.13 2.47
114
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
2.88 2.73 2.26 2.28 2.28 2.28
115
Bahamas
Bahamas
2.01 2.02 2.03 2.03 2.19 2.23
116
Estonia
Estonia
5.41 3.03 4.36 6.02 2.85 1.96
117
Cameroon
Cameroon
3.19 3.51 3.12 2.85 1.93 1.95
118
Malta
Malta
1.86 1.9 1.95 2 1.98 1.8
119
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
1.26 1.43 2.18 1.92 1.85 1.77
120
Guam
Guam
1.67 1.63 1.66 1.66 1.66 1.7
121
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1.97 1.14 1.3 1.55 1.7 1.7
122
Gabon
Gabon
1.52 1.5 1.58 1.66 1.67 1.68
123
Latvia
Latvia
2.87 1.89 1.93 1.09 1.42 1.68
124
Mauritania
Mauritania
1.1 1.16 1.13 1.19 1.64 1.6
125
Montenegro
Montenegro
1.5 1.62 1.44 1.57 1.64 1.43
126
Norway
Norway
2.56 2 0.88 1.48 1.86 1.42
127
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1.34 1.29 1.4 1.44 1.42 1.4
128
Madagascar
Madagascar
1.52 1.28 1.69 1.71 1.4 1.4
129
Guyana
Guyana
1.11 1.12 1.11 1.24 1.34 1.34
130
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
1.79 1.99 2.06 1.57 1.23 1.2
131
Kenya
Kenya
1.31 0.75 1.26 1.58 1.31 1.13
132
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
0.96 0.92 0.96 1.04 1.08 1.09
133
Barbados
Barbados
1.02 1 0.99 1 1 1
134
Guinea
Guinea
0.74 0.97 0.98 1.02 1.02 1
135
Benin
Benin
0.52 0.98 1.11 0.97 0.97 0.97
136
Niger
Niger
0.65 0.65 0.7 0.76 0.95 0.92
137
Sweden
Sweden
1.68 0.9 1.36 1.16 1.14 0.87
138
Aruba
Aruba
0.82 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83
139
Suriname
Suriname
1.07 1.06 1.09 1.18 0.81 0.82
140
Maldives
Maldives
0.78 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79
141
Lithuania
Lithuania
0.59 1.82 1.32 0.85 0.69 0.74
142
El Salvador
El Salvador
1.76 0.98 0.99 0.61 0.73 0.7
143
Haiti
Haiti
0.89 0.88 0.9 0.82 0.66 0.7
144
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
0.7 0.67 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68
145
US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
0.65 0.63 0.64 0.66 0.66 0.66
146
Bermuda
Bermuda
0.6 0.58 0.58 0.62 0.63 0.6
147
Palestine
Palestine
0.69 0.66 0.69 0.68 0.51 0.6
148
Rwanda
Rwanda
0.42 0.32 0.41 0.44 0.56 0.57
149
South Sudan
South Sudan
0.55 0.55 0.57 0.5 0.55 0.55
150
Macau
Macau
0.61 0.37 0.29 0.29 0.44 0.54
151
Seychelles
Seychelles
0.53 0.52 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.53
152
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
0.52 0.5 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51
153
Gambia
Gambia
0.46 0.48 0.5 0.51 0.51 0.51
154
Togo
Togo
0.47 0.53 0.54 0.72 0.53 0.5
155
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
0.49 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47
156
Fiji
Fiji
0.48 0.4 0.4 0.42 0.42 0.42
157
Eritrea
Eritrea
0.35 0.36 0.37 0.39 0.44 0.4
158
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
0.41 0.37 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39
159
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
0.36 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.36 0.36
160
Chad
Chad
0.33 0.33 0.41 0.37 0.34 0.35
161
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
0.35 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.34
162
Somalia
Somalia
0.35 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.34
163
Switzerland
Switzerland
0.64 0.61 0.51 0.4 0.3 0.28
164
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
0.23 0.25 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
165
Liberia
Liberia
0.29 0.32 0.25 0.26 0.26 0.26
166
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
167
Grenada
Grenada
0.24 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.24
168
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
0.22 0.21 0.23 0.21 0.23 0.22
169
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.22 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.21
170
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
0.16 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17
171
Uganda
Uganda
0.14 0.12 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.17
172
American Samoa
American Samoa
0.16 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.17
173
Uruguay
Uruguay
0.29 0.81 2.46 1.38 0.97 0.15
174
Comoros
Comoros
0.11 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.14
175
Djibouti
Djibouti
0.09 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13
176
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
0.18 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13
177
Dominica
Dominica
0.12 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.13
178
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.13 0.13 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.13
179
Burundi
Burundi
0.12 0.09 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
180
Greenland
Greenland
0.08 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.11 0.1
181
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
182
Samoa
Samoa
0.1 0.11 0.09 0.1 0.1 0.1
183
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
184
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.08 0.08 0.08
185
Malawi
Malawi
0.07 0.01 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
186
Tonga
Tonga
0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07
187
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
188
Belize
Belize
0.08 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.06
189
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
0.19 0.18 0.17 0.1 0.08 0.06
190
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
191
Namibia
Namibia
0.05 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.04 0.05
192
Nauru
Nauru
0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
193
Kiribati
Kiribati
0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
194
Cook Islands
Cook Islands
0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
195
Eswatini
Eswatini
0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
196
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
197
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
0.1 0.02 0 0 0.01 0.01
198
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
199
Iceland
Iceland
0 0 0 0 0 0
200
DR Congo
DR Congo
0.01 0.01 0 0 0 0
201
Niue
Niue
0 0 0 0 0 0
202
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
0.01 0.01 0 0 0 0
203
Lesotho
Lesotho
0 0 0 0 0 0
204
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
0 0 0 0 0 0
205
Paraguay
Paraguay
0 0 0 0 0 0
206
Nepal
Nepal
0 0 0 0 0 0
207
Bhutan
Bhutan
0 0 0 0 0 0
208
Albania
Albania
0 0 0 0 0 0
209
Western Sahara
Western Sahara
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 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.

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.

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