Based on a comparison of 76 countries in 2017, China ranked the highest in electricity production as a share of worldwide production with 25.4% followed by USA and India. On the other end of the scale was Luxembourg with 0.009%, Lithuania with 0.016% and Cyprus with 0.020%.
Data for more countries are available at Electricity Production (As % of Worldwide Production) indicator page.
| Electricity Production (As % of Worldwide Production) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Brazil | % | 2.39% | 2.42% | 2.43% | 2.47% | 2.39% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 2.87% | 2.79% | 2.82% | 2.76% | 2.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 21.2% | 21.9% | 23.2% | 23.6% | 23.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 2.54% | 2.47% | 2.45% | 2.36% | 2.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 2.75% | 2.76% | 2.72% | 2.62% | 2.66% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 4.64% | 4.78% | 4.89% | 5.28% | 5.43% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 1.06% | 1.09% | 1.10% | 1.15% | 1.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 4.96% | 4.85% | 4.64% | 4.44% | 4.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 1.31% | 1.30% | 1.27% | 1.27% | 1.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 4.74% | 4.69% | 4.51% | 4.45% | 4.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 1.18% | 1.25% | 1.28% | 1.40% | 1.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 2.32% | 2.33% | 2.29% | 2.26% | 2.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.02% | 1.05% | 1.08% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 21.2% | 22.3% | 20.2% | 18.8% | 17.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 2.96% | 3.35% | 3.72% | 3.72% | 3.43% |
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