Electric Generating Capacity by Country
209 countries • kW • CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
Top country
China
Lowest country
Niue
Source
CIA World Factbook (Frozen Snapshot)
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What It Measures
Installed electricity generating capacity in kilowatts from the frozen public-domain CIA World Factbook snapshot.
At a Glance
World average
43.43M
Middle country
3.43M
Low end
3.0K
High end
2.95B
Countries
209
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Electric Generating Capacity
Highest Electric Generating Capacity
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 China is 1.71 billion kW higher than #2 United States (2.95 billion kW vs 1.24 billion kW).
Another sharp ranking jump: #2 United States is 735.86 million kW higher than #3 India (1.24 billion kW vs 499.14 million kW).
Another sharp ranking jump: #3 India is 137.52 million kW higher than #4 Japan (499.14 million kW vs 361.62 million kW).