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Which Country Produces the Most Electricity?

Electric Power Production (GWh), 2019 or latest

Energy & Utility | June 12, 2021

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Based on a comparison of 175 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in electric power production with 7,136,226 GWh followed by USA and India. On the other end of the scale was Djibouti with 41.0 GWh, Guinea Bissau with 42.0 GWh and Luxembourg with 86.7 GWh.

Data for more countries are available at Electric Power Production indicator page.

Electric Power Production	Unit	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Brazil	GWh															559,372	577,739	568,688	567,965	577,962
Canada	GWh															640,240	636,222	639,405	645,739	645,125
China	GWh															5,170,660	5,387,911	5,562,476	5,883,822	6,283,525
France	GWh															551,127	543,276	551,016	536,700	533,911
Germany	GWh															601,713	591,711	612,118	614,774	618,310
India	GWh															1,154,172	1,256,855	1,325,644	1,418,423	1,486,848
Iran	GWh															247,065	258,372	264,971	272,288	289,570
Japan	GWh															1,044,230	1,016,247	995,448	992,716	989,556
Mexico	GWh															281,548	286,083	294,393	302,900	305,103
Russia	GWh															1,001,775	1,005,698	1,008,360	1,031,318	1,034,436
Saudi Arabia	GWh															284,031	316,273	337,494	345,592	355,610		...
South Korea	GWh															506,706	514,217	517,743	527,174	530,549
Turkey	GWh															228,490	238,752	249,245	261,850	283,086
USA	GWh															4,074,096	4,104,839	4,091,740	4,095,487	4,058,261
United Kingdom	GWh															334,076	316,064	318,625	318,657	318,569