Countries by Electricity Generation
Complete ranking of 214 countries • TWh • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
Leader
China
Field size
214 countries
Lowest rank
Niue
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About Electricity Generation Rankings
China leads all 214 countries in Electricity Generation with a value of 10.1K TWh, while Niue ranks last at 0 TWh. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Electricity Generation Measures
Total electricity generated per year in terawatt-hours, from Our World in Data using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Electricity Generation across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0 TWh (Niue) to 10.1K TWh (China) — an infinitely large difference across 214 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries lead with 9 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.
The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (11.13 TWh) is far more representative than the mean (144.45 TWh).
Notable Outliers
China stands far above the rest, with a value 130% higher than second-place United States. This extraordinary lead suggests unique national circumstances — geographic scale, resource endowment, or policy choices — that set it apart from even its closest competitors.
Continental Leaders
Highest Electricity Generation
The 5 strongest Electricity Generation reads.
Lowest Electricity Generation
The 5 lowest Electricity Generation reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from Our World in Data, covering 214 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
