Countries by Electricity Generation
Complete ranking of 214 countries • TWh • Updated 2026
About Electricity Generation Rankings
China leads all 214 countries in Electricity Generation with a value of 10.1K, while Niue ranks last at 0. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Electricity Generation Measures
Electricity Generation is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the Our World in Data. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
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 (Niue) to 10.1K (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) is far more representative than the mean (144.453).
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 Ranked
The top five countries for Electricity Generation are China (10.1K), United States (4.4K), India (2.1K), Russia (1.2K), and Japan (1.0K). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Niue (0), Saint Helena (0.01), Montserrat (0.01), Falkland Islands (0.01), and Nauru (0.04) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
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.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  China | 10.1K | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd |  United States | 4.4K | North America | 100% |
| 3rd |  India | 2.1K | Asia | 99% |
| 4th |  Russia | 1.2K | Europe | 99% |
| 5th |  Japan | 1.0K | Asia | 98% |
| 6th |  Brazil | 745.26 | South America | 98% |
| 7th |  Canada | 627.18 | North America | 97% |
| 8th |  South Korea | 622.03 | Asia | 97% |
| 9th |  France | 557.73 | Europe | 96% |
| 10th |  Germany | 476.87 | Europe | 96% |
| 11th |  Saudi Arabia | 454.644 | Asia | 95% |
| 12th |  Iran | 387.78 | Asia | 95% |
| 13th |  Indonesia | 375.111 | Asia | 94% |
| 14th |  Mexico | 361.28 | North America | 94% |
| 15th |  Turkey | 341.22 | Europe | 93% |
| 16th |  Vietnam | 306.33 | Asia | 93% |
| 17th |  Taiwan | 288.35 | Asia | 93% |
| 18th |  United Kingdom | 281.33 | Europe | 92% |
| 19th |  Spain | 280.39 | Europe | 92% |
| 20th |  Australia | 279.9 | Oceania | 91% |
| 21st |  Italy | 264.63 | Europe | 91% |
| 22nd |  South Africa | 244.81 | Africa | 90% |
| 23rd |  Egypt | 235.41 | Africa | 90% |
| 24th |  Thailand | 199.55 | Asia | 89% |
| 25th |  Malaysia | 198.22 | Asia | 89% |
| 26th |  Pakistan | 182.76 | Asia | 88% |
| 27th |  United Arab Emirates | 177.254 | Asia | 88% |
| 28th |  Sweden | 172.79 | Europe | 87% |
| 29th |  Poland | 170.2 | Europe | 87% |
| 30th |  Iraq | 169.457 | Asia | 86% |
| 31st |  Norway | 156.12 | Europe | 86% |
| 32nd |  Argentina | 147.18 | South America | 86% |
| 33rd |  Philippines | 125.86 | Asia | 85% |
| 34th |  Netherlands | 122.3 | Europe | 85% |
| 35th |  Kazakhstan | 118.05 | Asia | 84% |
| 36th |  Bangladesh | 113.86 | Asia | 84% |
| 37th |  Algeria | 101.111 | Africa | 83% |
| 38th |  Chile | 89.26 | South America | 83% |
| 39th |  Ukraine | 88.02 | Europe | 82% |
| 40th |  Kuwait | 87.66 | Asia | 82% |
| 41st |  Colombia | 87.51 | North America | 81% |
| 42nd |  Finland | 83.6 | Europe | 81% |
| 43rd |  Venezuela | 83.322 | North America | 80% |
| 44th |  Uzbekistan | 81.288 | Asia | 80% |
| 45th |  Israel | 80.569 | Asia | 79% |
| 46th |  Switzerland | 78.69 | Europe | 79% |
| 47th |  Austria | 78.54 | Europe | 79% |
| 48th |  Belgium | 74.93 | Europe | 78% |
| 49th |  Czechia | 73.02 | Europe | 78% |
| 50th |  Peru | 63.85 | South America | 77% |
| 51st |  Singapore | 59.61 | Asia | 77% |
| 52nd |  Qatar | 58.64 | Asia | 76% |
| 53rd |  Greece | 57.23 | Europe | 76% |
| 54th |  Romania | 52.86 | Europe | 75% |
| 55th |  Laos | 52.3 | Asia | 75% |
| 56th |  Portugal | 46.31 | Europe | 74% |
| 57th |  Belarus | 45.31 | Europe | 74% |
| 58th |  New Zealand | 44.46 | Oceania | 73% |
| 59th |  Paraguay | 44.24 | South America | 73% |
| 60th |  Morocco | 43.85 | Africa | 72% |
| 61st |  Oman | 43.35 | Asia | 72% |
| 62nd |  Nigeria | 40.13 | Africa | 71% |
| 63rd |  Hong Kong | 39.025 | Asia | 71% |
| 64th |  Hungary | 38.18 | Europe | 71% |
| 65th |  Turkmenistan | 37.257 | Asia | 70% |
| 66th |  Bulgaria | 37.13 | Europe | 70% |
| 67th |  Serbia | 37.12 | Europe | 69% |
| 68th |  Bahrain | 36.17 | Asia | 69% |
| 69th |  Denmark | 35.45 | Europe | 68% |
| 70th |  Libya | 35.11 | Africa | 68% |
| 71st |  Ecuador | 33 | South America | 67% |
| 72nd |  Ireland | 30.89 | Europe | 67% |
| 73rd |  Slovakia | 29.33 | Europe | 66% |
| 74th |  Azerbaijan | 29.27 | Europe | 66% |
| 75th |  North Korea | 26.55 | Asia | 65% |
| 76th |  Dominican Republic | 26.54 | North America | 65% |
| 77th |  Myanmar | 24.68 | Asia | 64% |
| 78th |  Ghana | 24.29 | Africa | 64% |
| 79th |  Tajikistan | 22.61 | Asia | 64% |
| 80th |  Jordan | 22.57 | Asia | 63% |
| 81st |  Tunisia | 20.83 | Africa | 63% |
| 82nd |  Syria | 20.08 | Asia | 62% |
| 83rd |  Iceland | 19.562 | Europe | 62% |
| 84th |  Mozambique | 19.56 | Africa | 61% |
| 85th |  Zambia | 19.46 | Africa | 61% |
| 86th |  Sri Lanka | 18.919 | Asia | 60% |
| 87th |  Puerto Rico | 18.72 | North America | 60% |
| 88th |  Ethiopia | 18.26 | Africa | 59% |
| 89th |  Angola | 17.94 | Africa | 59% |
| 90th |  Uruguay | 17.27 | South America | 58% |
| 91st |  Slovenia | 17 | Europe | 58% |
| 92nd |  Kyrgyzstan | 16.86 | Asia | 57% |
| 93rd |  Sudan | 16.75 | Africa | 57% |
| 94th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 15.9 | Africa | 57% |
| 95th |  Cambodia | 15.72 | Asia | 56% |
| 96th |  Croatia | 15.36 | Europe | 56% |
| 97th |  Cuba | 15.29 | North America | 55% |
| 98th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.14 | Europe | 55% |
| 99th |  Georgia | 14.26 | Europe | 54% |
| 100th |  Guatemala | 13.46 | North America | 54% |
| 101st |  Panama | 12.87 | North America | 53% |
| 102nd |  Kenya | 12.85 | Africa | 53% |
| 103rd |  Costa Rica | 12.38 | North America | 52% |
| 104th |  Bolivia | 12.35 | South America | 52% |
| 105th |  Honduras | 11.71 | North America | 51% |
| 106th |  Bhutan | 11.16 | Asia | 51% |
| 107th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 11.13 | Africa | 50% |
| 108th |  Tanzania | 10.98 | Africa | 50% |
| 109th |  Nepal | 10.7 | Asia | 50% |
| 110th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 9.75 | North America | 49% |
| 111st |  Albania | 9.01 | Europe | 49% |
| 112nd |  Armenia | 8.84 | Europe | 48% |
| 113rd |  Mongolia | 8.38 | Asia | 48% |
| 114th |  Cameroon | 8.33 | Africa | 47% |
| 115th |  Zimbabwe | 8.31 | Africa | 47% |
| 116th |  Senegal | 8.05 | Africa | 46% |
| 117th |  Lithuania | 7.32 | Europe | 46% |
| 118th |  Latvia | 6.46 | Europe | 45% |
| 119th |  El Salvador | 6.40 | North America | 45% |
| 120th |  Estonia | 6.07 | Europe | 44% |
| 121st |  North Macedonia | 5.80 | Europe | 44% |
| 122nd |  Uganda | 5.75 | Africa | 43% |
| 123rd |  Cyprus | 5.72 | Europe | 43% |
| 124th |  Brunei | 5.59 | Asia | 43% |
| 125th |  Moldova | 5.21 | Europe | 42% |
| 126th |  Congo | 5.17 | Africa | 42% |
| 127th |  Papua New Guinea | 4.73 | Oceania | 41% |
| 128th |  Lebanon | 4.52 | Asia | 41% |
| 129th |  Jamaica | 4.49 | North America | 40% |
| 130th |  Nicaragua | 4.37 | North America | 40% |
| 131st |  Mali | 4.36 | Africa | 39% |
| 132nd |  Guinea | 4.05 | Africa | 39% |
| 133rd |  Montenegro | 3.70 | Europe | 38% |
| 134th |  Réunion | 3.37 | Africa | 38% |
| 135th |  Mauritius | 3.27 | Africa | 37% |
| 136th |  Gabon | 3.19 | Africa | 37% |
| 137th |  New Caledonia | 3.09 | Oceania | 36% |
| 138th |  Yemen | 3.07 | Asia | 36% |
| 139th |  Madagascar | 2.64 | Africa | 36% |
| 140th |  Botswana | 2.59 | Africa | 35% |
| 141st |  Malta | 2.21 | Europe | 35% |
| 142nd |  Suriname | 2.14 | North America | 34% |
| 143rd |  Bahamas | 2.05 | North America | 34% |
| 144th |  Namibia | 1.89 | Africa | 33% |
| 145th |  Malawi | 1.83 | Africa | 33% |
| 146th |  Guam | 1.80 | Oceania | 32% |
| 147th |  Burkina Faso | 1.73 | Africa | 32% |
| 148th |  Guadeloupe | 1.64 | North America | 31% |
| 149th |  Mauritania | 1.64 | Africa | 31% |
| 150th |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.57 | Africa | 30% |
| 151st |  Luxembourg | 1.56 | Europe | 30% |
| 152nd |  Martinique | 1.49 | North America | 29% |
| 153rd |  Guyana | 1.34 | North America | 29% |
| 154th |  Fiji | 1.15 | Oceania | 29% |
| 155th |  Barbados | 1.10 | North America | 28% |
| 156th |  Rwanda | 1.06 | Africa | 28% |
| 157th |  Palestine | 1.02 | Asia | 27% |
| 158th |  Haiti | 1.01 | North America | 27% |
| 159th |  Aruba | 1.00 | North America | 26% |
| 160th |  Benin | 1.00 | Africa | 26% |
| 161st |  French Guiana | 0.98 | North America | 25% |
| 162nd |  Afghanistan | 0.97 | Asia | 25% |
| 163rd |  Togo | 0.92 | Africa | 24% |
| 164th |  Maldives | 0.85 | Asia | 24% |
| 165th |  Niger | 0.80 | Africa | 23% |
| 166th |  French Polynesia | 0.71 | Oceania | 23% |
| 167th |  Cayman Islands | 0.70 | North America | 22% |
| 168th |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 0.67 | North America | 22% |
| 169th |  Bermuda | 0.64 | North America | 21% |
| 170th |  Seychelles | 0.63 | Africa | 21% |
| 171st |  South Sudan | 0.59 | Africa | 21% |
| 172nd |  Eswatini | 0.56 | Africa | 20% |
| 173rd |  Greenland | 0.54 | North America | 20% |
| 174th |  Gambia | 0.51 | Africa | 19% |
| 175th |  Timor-Leste | 0.51 | Asia | 19% |
| 176th |  Cabo Verde | 0.50 | Africa | 18% |
| 177th |  Macao | 0.49 | Asia | 18% |
| 178th |  Faroe Islands | 0.48 | Europe | 17% |
| 179th |  Lesotho | 0.48 | Africa | 17% |
| 180th |  Belize | 0.45 | North America | 16% |
| 181st |  Eritrea | 0.44 | Africa | 16% |
| 182nd |  Somalia | 0.42 | Africa | 15% |
| 183rd |  Saint Lucia | 0.40 | North America | 15% |
| 184th |  Burundi | 0.39 | Africa | 14% |
| 185th |  Liberia | 0.39 | Africa | 14% |
| 186th |  Chad | 0.39 | Africa | 14% |
| 187th |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.36 | North America | 13% |
| 188th |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.26 | North America | 13% |
| 189th |  Grenada | 0.24 | North America | 12% |
| 190th |  Gibraltar | 0.22 | Europe | 12% |
| 191st |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.22 | North America | 11% |
| 192nd |  Sierra Leone | 0.21 | Africa | 11% |
| 193rd |  Djibouti | 0.20 | Africa | 10% |
| 194th |  American Samoa | 0.17 | Oceania | 10% |
| 195th |  British Virgin Islands | 0.17 | North America | 9% |
| 196th |  Dominica | 0.15 | North America | 9% |
| 197th |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.15 | North America | 8% |
| 198th |  Samoa | 0.15 | Oceania | 8% |
| 199th |  Central African Republic | 0.14 | Africa | 7% |
| 200th |  Comoros | 0.14 | Africa | 7% |
| 201st |  Solomon Islands | 0.11 | Oceania | 7% |
| 202nd |  Western Sahara | 0.09 | Africa | 6% |
| 203rd |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.09 | Africa | 6% |
| 204th |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 | Africa | 5% |
| 205th |  Vanuatu | 0.08 | Oceania | 5% |
| 206th |  Tonga | 0.07 | Oceania | 4% |
| 207th |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.05 | North America | 4% |
| 208th |  Cook Islands | 0.04 | Oceania | 3% |
| 209th |  Kiribati | 0.04 | Oceania | 3% |
| 210th |  Nauru | 0.04 | Oceania | 2% |
| 211st |  Falkland Islands | 0.01 | South America | 2% |
| 212nd |  Montserrat | 0.01 | North America | 1% |
| 213rd |  Saint Helena | 0.01 | Africa | 1% |
| 214th |  Niue | 0 | Oceania | 0% |