Based on a comparison of 27 countries in 2017, China ranked the highest in electricity production from oil, gas & coal sources with 4,571,987 GWh followed by USA and India. On the other end of the scale was Ukraine with 59,248 GWh, Netherlands with 88,877 GWh and Kazakhstan with 91,459 GWh.
Total electricity production from oil, gas & coal sources reached 16,521,740 GWh in 2017 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 1.59 % more than in the previous year and 18.7 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total electricity production from oil, gas & coal sources reached an all time high of 16,521,740 GWh in 2017 and an all time low of 1,102,479 GWh in 1960. The average annual growth amounted to 4.86 % since 1960.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 27.7 % of electricity production from oil, gas & coal sources in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 51.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 69.6 % in 2017.
Data for more countries are available at Electricity Production from Oil, Gas & Coal Sources indicator page.
| Electricity Production from Oil, Gas & Coal Sources | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | GWh | 223,667 | 218,780 | 212,909 | 214,805 | 218,819 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | GWh | 3,816,307 | 3,877,028 | 4,200,573 | 4,213,740 | 4,219,091 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | GWh | 355,755 | 361,201 | 362,922 | 341,198 | 340,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | GWh | 828,167 | 893,454 | 924,929 | 1,025,291 | 1,080,445 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | GWh | 161,407 | 177,826 | 189,664 | 203,108 | 209,705 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | GWh | 224,539 | 234,527 | 239,490 | 256,560 | 263,047 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | GWh | 214,592 | 202,089 | 172,888 | 154,359 | 169,665 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | GWh | 817,633 | 967,320 | 943,922 | 922,259 | 864,221 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | GWh | 234,325 | 243,611 | 244,917 | 240,307 | 251,165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | GWh | 713,780 | 723,375 | 700,538 | 704,281 | 698,408 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | GWh | 243,081 | 240,381 | 237,288 | 233,448 | 227,948 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | GWh | 352,023 | 368,706 | 383,875 | 365,762 | 363,831 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | GWh | 198,265 | 196,447 | 196,762 | 204,660 | 208,295 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | GWh | 171,169 | 174,151 | 170,641 | 198,984 | 177,608 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | GWh | 2,998,782 | 2,983,897 | 2,952,653 | 2,957,605 | 2,932,522 |
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