Built 2026-09-19 (19 September 2026)

Electricity by Country

Annual electricity generation, main source, low carbon share and carbon intensity for 215 countries, grouped by continent and ranked by generation in each country's latest Ember year. Most countries have data for 2025 or 2024.

Africa · Asia · Europe · North America · South America · Oceania

Key Facts

  • World Power Monitor covers electricity statistics for 215 countries and territories.
  • Africa has 57 countries with Ember data; the largest generator is South Africa.
  • Asia has 50 countries with Ember data; the largest generator is China.
  • Europe has 43 countries with Ember data; the largest generator is Russia.
  • North America has 34 countries with Ember data; the largest generator is the United States.
  • South America has 15 countries with Ember data; the largest generator is Brazil.
  • Oceania has 16 countries with Ember data; the largest generator is Australia.
  • China generated the most electricity of any country, 10,506 TWh in 2025.
  • Among countries generating at least 10 TWh in 2025, Ethiopia had the lowest carbon intensity, 23 gCO2/kWh.

Africa

57 countries
CountryYearGenerationMain sourceLow carbonCarbon intensity
South Africa 2025 243 TWh Coal 17.8% 699 gCO2/kWh
Egypt 2025 242 TWh Gas 14.1% 557 gCO2/kWh
Algeria 2024 96.4 TWh Gas 1.1% 633 gCO2/kWh
Morocco 2025 44.2 TWh Coal 23.2% 603 gCO2/kWh
Nigeria 2025 41.5 TWh Gas 31.3% 456 gCO2/kWh
Libya 2024 34.6 TWh Gas 0.0% 827 gCO2/kWh
Ethiopia 2025 33.4 TWh Hydro 100.0% 23 gCO2/kWh
Ghana 2024 24.3 TWh Gas 36.2% 469 gCO2/kWh
Tunisia 2025 22.3 TWh Gas 4.0% 560 gCO2/kWh
Mozambique 2024 19.8 TWh Hydro 83.4% 129 gCO2/kWh
Zambia 2024 19.7 TWh Hydro 87.5% 126 gCO2/kWh
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2024 15.9 TWh Hydro 100.0% 28 gCO2/kWh
Angola 2024 15.6 TWh Hydro 73.7% 185 gCO2/kWh
Sudan 2024 14.8 TWh Hydro 79.7% 154 gCO2/kWh
Kenya 2025 14.0 TWh Other renewables 90.1% 96 gCO2/kWh
Cote d'Ivoire 2024 10.8 TWh Gas 28.9% 406 gCO2/kWh
Zimbabwe 2024 10.3 TWh Hydro 57.1% 384 gCO2/kWh
Tanzania 2024 8.84 TWh Gas 32.9% 344 gCO2/kWh
Senegal 2024 7.63 TWh Other fossil 19.8% 540 gCO2/kWh
Cameroon 2024 7.26 TWh Hydro 73.1% 226 gCO2/kWh
Mali 2024 5.96 TWh Other fossil 19.5% 537 gCO2/kWh
Uganda 2024 5.81 TWh Hydro 97.1% 59 gCO2/kWh
Republic of the Congo 2024 5.46 TWh Gas 20.9% 716 gCO2/kWh
Guinea 2024 4.03 TWh Hydro 75.2% 181 gCO2/kWh
Botswana 2024 3.43 TWh Coal 0.3% 852 gCO2/kWh
Mauritius 2024 3.41 TWh Other fossil 17.9% 642 gCO2/kWh
Reunion 2023 3.07 TWh Bioenergy 56.7% 399 gCO2/kWh
Gabon 2024 2.60 TWh Gas 35.4% 525 gCO2/kWh
Madagascar 2024 2.43 TWh Hydro 42.4% 434 gCO2/kWh
Mauritania 2024 2.07 TWh Other fossil 22.7% 515 gCO2/kWh
Malawi 2024 1.83 TWh Hydro 95.6% 57 gCO2/kWh
Burkina Faso 2024 1.69 TWh Other fossil 17.2% 561 gCO2/kWh
Namibia 2024 1.64 TWh Hydro 97.6% 52 gCO2/kWh
Equatorial Guinea 2024 1.49 TWh Gas 26.9% 643 gCO2/kWh
Rwanda 2024 1.13 TWh Hydro 49.6% 362 gCO2/kWh
Benin 2024 1.01 TWh Gas 4.0% 579 gCO2/kWh
Niger 2024 950 GWh Other fossil 3.2% 671 gCO2/kWh
Togo 2024 710 GWh Gas 29.6% 421 gCO2/kWh
Seychelles 2024 630 GWh Other fossil 15.9% 560 gCO2/kWh
Eswatini 2024 610 GWh Hydro 96.7% 120 gCO2/kWh
Liberia 2024 570 GWh Hydro 54.4% 314 gCO2/kWh
South Sudan 2024 560 GWh Other fossil 1.8% 646 gCO2/kWh
Cabo Verde 2024 520 GWh Other fossil 30.8% 463 gCO2/kWh
Gambia 2024 510 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 659 gCO2/kWh
Burundi 2024 490 GWh Hydro 75.5% 184 gCO2/kWh
Eritrea 2024 450 GWh Other fossil 11.1% 591 gCO2/kWh
Somalia 2024 430 GWh Other fossil 20.9% 530 gCO2/kWh
Chad 2024 370 GWh Other fossil 5.4% 630 gCO2/kWh
Sierra Leone 2024 210 GWh Hydro 95.2% 57 gCO2/kWh
Djibouti 2024 200 GWh Other fossil 35.0% 430 gCO2/kWh
Central African Republic 2023 140 GWh Hydro 100.0% 21 gCO2/kWh
Comoros 2023 140 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 657 gCO2/kWh
Sao Tome and Principe 2023 90.0 GWh Other fossil 11.1% 589 gCO2/kWh
Western Sahara 2009 90.0 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 667 gCO2/kWh
Guinea-Bissau 2024 80.0 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 663 gCO2/kWh
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 2023 10.0 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 1,000 gCO2/kWh
Lesotho 2024 0 TWh n/a 0.0% n/a

Asia

50 countries
CountryYearGenerationMain sourceLow carbonCarbon intensity
China 2025 10,506 TWh Coal 41.1% 528 gCO2/kWh
India 2025 2,084 TWh Coal 26.5% 671 gCO2/kWh
Japan 2025 1,030 TWh Gas 32.7% 477 gCO2/kWh
South Korea 2025 625 TWh Coal 39.9% 417 gCO2/kWh
Saudi Arabia 2024 455 TWh Gas 2.2% 692 gCO2/kWh
Iran 2025 399 TWh Gas 5.2% 656 gCO2/kWh
Indonesia 2024 372 TWh Coal 18.1% 681 gCO2/kWh
Turkey 2025 354 TWh Coal 43.3% 476 gCO2/kWh
Vietnam 2025 329 TWh Coal 46.1% 459 gCO2/kWh
Taiwan 2025 289 TWh Gas 13.5% 634 gCO2/kWh
Malaysia 2025 210 TWh Coal 20.4% 606 gCO2/kWh
Thailand 2025 201 TWh Gas 21.7% 526 gCO2/kWh
United Arab Emirates 2024 177 TWh Gas 31.7% 468 gCO2/kWh
Pakistan 2025 171 TWh Hydro 61.0% 308 gCO2/kWh
Iraq 2024 150 TWh Gas 1.6% 683 gCO2/kWh
Kazakhstan 2025 124 TWh Coal 14.2% 813 gCO2/kWh
Philippines 2025 123 TWh Coal 23.3% 595 gCO2/kWh
Bangladesh 2025 103 TWh Gas 2.1% 696 gCO2/kWh
Kuwait 2025 89.2 TWh Gas 2.3% 635 gCO2/kWh
Uzbekistan 2025 86.7 TWh Gas 19.4% 1,000 gCO2/kWh
Israel 2025 82.1 TWh Gas 16.9% 493 gCO2/kWh
Singapore 2025 60.1 TWh Gas 5.5% 497 gCO2/kWh
Qatar 2025 57.2 TWh Gas 4.0% 582 gCO2/kWh
Oman 2025 52.8 TWh Gas 4.5% 544 gCO2/kWh
Laos 2024 52.3 TWh Hydro 76.7% 232 gCO2/kWh
Bahrain 2024 38.0 TWh Gas 0.3% 902 gCO2/kWh
Hong Kong 2024 37.4 TWh Gas 1.0% 676 gCO2/kWh
Turkmenistan 2024 33.0 TWh Gas 0.0% 1,306 gCO2/kWh
Azerbaijan 2025 27.6 TWh Gas 11.0% 642 gCO2/kWh
North Korea 2024 27.1 TWh Hydro 63.4% 341 gCO2/kWh
Syria 2024 24.9 TWh Gas 3.5% 706 gCO2/kWh
Tajikistan 2025 24.0 TWh Hydro 94.4% 73 gCO2/kWh
Jordan 2024 23.7 TWh Gas 24.1% 530 gCO2/kWh
Myanmar 2024 21.7 TWh Gas 47.9% 502 gCO2/kWh
Cambodia 2025 17.8 TWh Coal 40.9% 499 gCO2/kWh
Sri Lanka 2025 17.2 TWh Hydro 56.3% 368 gCO2/kWh
Georgia 2025 13.5 TWh Hydro 79.5% 147 gCO2/kWh
Kyrgyzstan 2025 12.7 TWh Hydro 94.7% 73 gCO2/kWh
Nepal 2024 11.1 TWh Hydro 100.0% 24 gCO2/kWh
Bhutan 2024 11.0 TWh Hydro 100.0% 24 gCO2/kWh
Mongolia 2025 9.71 TWh Coal 8.5% 822 gCO2/kWh
Armenia 2025 8.50 TWh Gas 60.3% 244 gCO2/kWh
Brunei 2024 5.56 TWh Gas 0.2% 893 gCO2/kWh
Lebanon 2024 5.34 TWh Other fossil 43.8% 388 gCO2/kWh
Yemen 2024 5.25 TWh Other fossil 11.2% 591 gCO2/kWh
Afghanistan 2024 990 GWh Hydro 86.9% 117 gCO2/kWh
Palestine 2024 990 GWh Other fossil 39.4% 417 gCO2/kWh
Maldives 2024 850 GWh Other fossil 7.1% 615 gCO2/kWh
Macao 2024 780 GWh Gas 30.8% 474 gCO2/kWh
Timor-Leste 2024 510 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 667 gCO2/kWh

Europe

43 countries
CountryYearGenerationMain sourceLow carbonCarbon intensity
Russia 2025 1,194 TWh Gas 35.7% 447 gCO2/kWh
France 2025 570 TWh Nuclear 94.9% 41 gCO2/kWh
Germany 2025 497 TWh Wind 58.5% 334 gCO2/kWh
United Kingdom 2025 295 TWh Gas 63.8% 222 gCO2/kWh
Spain 2025 288 TWh Solar 74.7% 153 gCO2/kWh
Italy 2025 266 TWh Gas 48.8% 284 gCO2/kWh
Poland 2025 172 TWh Coal 31.2% 591 gCO2/kWh
Sweden 2025 171 TWh Hydro 98.8% 35 gCO2/kWh
Norway 2025 161 TWh Hydro 99.0% 28 gCO2/kWh
Netherlands 2025 135 TWh Gas 54.2% 254 gCO2/kWh
Ukraine 2022 112 TWh Nuclear 72.2% 251 gCO2/kWh
Finland 2025 82.3 TWh Nuclear 96.4% 57 gCO2/kWh
Czechia 2025 75.4 TWh Nuclear 59.3% 401 gCO2/kWh
Austria 2025 73.1 TWh Hydro 83.6% 117 gCO2/kWh
Belgium 2025 72.0 TWh Nuclear 74.6% 126 gCO2/kWh
Switzerland 2025 65.0 TWh Hydro 97.7% 39 gCO2/kWh
Greece 2025 57.9 TWh Gas 47.7% 325 gCO2/kWh
Portugal 2025 51.1 TWh Hydro 80.9% 128 gCO2/kWh
Romania 2025 49.9 TWh Hydro 67.6% 259 gCO2/kWh
Belarus 2025 45.1 TWh Gas 39.8% 316 gCO2/kWh
Hungary 2025 40.2 TWh Nuclear 75.3% 163 gCO2/kWh
Bulgaria 2025 38.1 TWh Nuclear 71.9% 275 gCO2/kWh
Serbia 2025 36.7 TWh Coal 27.8% 696 gCO2/kWh
Denmark 2025 34.5 TWh Wind 94.2% 100 gCO2/kWh
Ireland 2025 31.3 TWh Gas 47.7% 263 gCO2/kWh
Slovakia 2025 29.1 TWh Nuclear 85.2% 95 gCO2/kWh
Iceland 2025 18.5 TWh Hydro 100.0% 28 gCO2/kWh
Slovenia 2025 14.8 TWh Nuclear 79.0% 182 gCO2/kWh
Croatia 2025 14.7 TWh Hydro 76.4% 158 gCO2/kWh
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025 14.5 TWh Coal 43.3% 572 gCO2/kWh
Lithuania 2025 8.84 TWh Wind 77.7% 138 gCO2/kWh
Albania 2025 7.11 TWh Hydro 100.0% 25 gCO2/kWh
North Macedonia 2025 7.10 TWh Solar 53.1% 407 gCO2/kWh
Latvia 2025 6.23 TWh Hydro 73.5% 135 gCO2/kWh
Estonia 2025 6.14 TWh Other fossil 59.8% 319 gCO2/kWh
Kosovo 2025 5.87 TWh Coal 10.9% 902 gCO2/kWh
Cyprus 2025 5.77 TWh Other fossil 25.1% 505 gCO2/kWh
Moldova 2025 2.90 TWh Gas 28.0% 517 gCO2/kWh
Montenegro 2025 2.46 TWh Hydro 75.6% 265 gCO2/kWh
Malta 2025 2.21 TWh Gas 17.2% 480 gCO2/kWh
Luxembourg 2025 1.54 TWh Solar 91.6% 121 gCO2/kWh
Faroe Islands 2023 490 GWh Other fossil 46.9% 361 gCO2/kWh
Gibraltar 2024 220 GWh Gas 0.0% 591 gCO2/kWh

North America

34 countries
CountryYearGenerationMain sourceLow carbonCarbon intensity
United States 2025 4,520 TWh Gas 43.0% 384 gCO2/kWh
Canada 2025 652 TWh Hydro 77.0% 191 gCO2/kWh
Mexico 2025 357 TWh Gas 25.9% 474 gCO2/kWh
Dominican Republic 2025 22.6 TWh Coal 23.8% 538 gCO2/kWh
Puerto Rico 2025 19.5 TWh Other fossil 5.9% 656 gCO2/kWh
Cuba 2024 19.4 TWh Other fossil 4.0% 643 gCO2/kWh
Guatemala 2024 15.8 TWh Hydro 68.3% 301 gCO2/kWh
Panama 2024 13.4 TWh Hydro 68.0% 220 gCO2/kWh
Honduras 2024 12.5 TWh Other fossil 55.4% 322 gCO2/kWh
Costa Rica 2025 11.7 TWh Hydro 100.0% -38 gCO2/kWh
Trinidad and Tobago 2024 9.55 TWh Gas 0.1% 681 gCO2/kWh
El Salvador 2025 6.74 TWh Hydro 91.0% 111 gCO2/kWh
Jamaica 2024 4.92 TWh Gas 12.6% 562 gCO2/kWh
Nicaragua 2024 4.52 TWh Other fossil 62.4% 300 gCO2/kWh
Bahamas 2024 2.25 TWh Other fossil 0.9% 652 gCO2/kWh
Guadeloupe 2023 1.67 TWh Other fossil 35.3% 493 gCO2/kWh
Martinique 2023 1.51 TWh Other fossil 25.8% 526 gCO2/kWh
Barbados 2024 1.11 TWh Other fossil 9.0% 601 gCO2/kWh
Haiti 2024 860 GWh Other fossil 18.6% 540 gCO2/kWh
Cayman Islands 2024 710 GWh Other fossil 4.2% 632 gCO2/kWh
US Virgin Islands 2023 680 GWh Other fossil 2.9% 640 gCO2/kWh
Bermuda 2024 610 GWh Other fossil 1.6% 639 gCO2/kWh
Greenland 2024 600 GWh Hydro 83.3% 138 gCO2/kWh
Belize 2024 470 GWh Hydro 87.2% 170 gCO2/kWh
Saint Lucia 2024 400 GWh Other fossil 2.5% 643 gCO2/kWh
Antigua and Barbuda 2024 370 GWh Other fossil 8.1% 608 gCO2/kWh
Turks and Caicos Islands 2024 270 GWh Other fossil 3.7% 637 gCO2/kWh
Grenada 2024 240 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 658 gCO2/kWh
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2024 230 GWh Other fossil 8.7% 604 gCO2/kWh
British Virgin Islands 2023 170 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 659 gCO2/kWh
Dominica 2023 150 GWh Other fossil 13.3% 573 gCO2/kWh
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2024 150 GWh Other fossil 13.3% 573 gCO2/kWh
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2023 50.0 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 660 gCO2/kWh
Montserrat 2024 10.0 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 700 gCO2/kWh

South America

15 countries
CountryYearGenerationMain sourceLow carbonCarbon intensity
Brazil 2025 752 TWh Hydro 88.7% 110 gCO2/kWh
Argentina 2025 153 TWh Gas 41.6% 342 gCO2/kWh
Colombia 2025 90.3 TWh Hydro 77.0% 187 gCO2/kWh
Chile 2025 88.5 TWh Solar 66.4% 291 gCO2/kWh
Venezuela 2024 80.1 TWh Hydro 91.1% 86 gCO2/kWh
Peru 2025 60.5 TWh Hydro 63.6% 238 gCO2/kWh
Paraguay 2025 45.4 TWh Hydro 100.0% 25 gCO2/kWh
Ecuador 2025 36.6 TWh Hydro 79.4% 159 gCO2/kWh
Bolivia 2025 13.6 TWh Gas 36.1% 481 gCO2/kWh
Uruguay 2025 11.9 TWh Wind 97.8% 80 gCO2/kWh
Suriname 2024 1.74 TWh Hydro 52.9% 323 gCO2/kWh
Guyana 2024 1.38 TWh Other fossil 2.9% 642 gCO2/kWh
Aruba 2024 1.00 TWh Other fossil 17.0% 549 gCO2/kWh
French Guiana 2023 980 GWh Hydro 65.3% 257 gCO2/kWh
Falkland Islands 2023 10.0 GWh Other fossil 0.0% 700 gCO2/kWh

Oceania

16 countries
CountryYearGenerationMain sourceLow carbonCarbon intensity
Australia 2025 287 TWh Coal 38.7% 525 gCO2/kWh
New Zealand 2025 43.3 TWh Hydro 88.5% 93 gCO2/kWh
Papua New Guinea 2024 4.73 TWh Other fossil 23.7% 516 gCO2/kWh
New Caledonia 2024 3.12 TWh Coal 26.9% 564 gCO2/kWh
Guam 2024 1.86 TWh Other fossil 8.6% 605 gCO2/kWh
Fiji 2024 1.15 TWh Hydro 63.5% 276 gCO2/kWh
French Polynesia 2024 720 GWh Other fossil 34.7% 440 gCO2/kWh
American Samoa 2024 180 GWh Other fossil 5.6% 622 gCO2/kWh
Samoa 2024 160 GWh Other fossil 43.8% 400 gCO2/kWh
Solomon Islands 2024 110 GWh Other fossil 9.1% 600 gCO2/kWh
Vanuatu 2023 80.0 GWh Other fossil 25.0% 500 gCO2/kWh
Tonga 2024 70.0 GWh Other fossil 14.3% 571 gCO2/kWh
Nauru 2024 50.0 GWh Other fossil 20.0% 540 gCO2/kWh
Cook Islands 2024 40.0 GWh Other fossil 50.0% 350 gCO2/kWh
Kiribati 2024 40.0 GWh Other fossil 25.0% 500 gCO2/kWh
Niue 2023 0 TWh n/a 0.0% n/a

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025 (annual statistics). Each row uses that country's latest available year.