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This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.15 billion kW | 2012 | ||
| 2 | United States | 1.04 billion kW | 2010 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 305.64 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 3 | Japan | 287 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 4 | Russia | 223.1 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 5 | India | 208.1 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Germany | 153.2 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 7 | Canada | 136.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 8 | France | 124.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 122.3 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Brazil | 113.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Spain | 101.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 12 | United Kingdom | 93.45 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 13 | South Korea | 84.66 million kW | 2010 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 79.78 million kW | 2010 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 68.18 million kW | 2009 | |||
| 14 | Iran | 62.09 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 15 | Mexico | 62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Australia | 59.13 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Ukraine | 54.88 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 51.61 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 18 | Turkey | 49.52 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 49.05 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Taiwan | 48.75 million kW | 2011 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 47.81 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 21 | South Africa | 44.26 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Indonesia | 39.9 million kW | 2011 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 37.81 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 23 | Sweden | 36.51 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 34.1 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 24 | Poland | 33.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Argentina | 32.87 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Thailand | 32.6 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 27 | Norway | 30.18 million kW | 2010 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 29.71 million kW | 2010 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 29.62 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 28 | Venezuela | 27.5 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 29 | Egypt | 26.91 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Netherlands | 26.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 31 | Vietnam | 26.3 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 32 | Malaysia | 25.39 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 33 | Romania | 24.98 million kW | 2011 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 24.66 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 23.25 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 35 | Pakistan | 22.27 million kW | 2010 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 21.83 million kW | 2010 | |||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 19.68 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 36 | Portugal | 18.92 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 18.73 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 38 | Belgium | 18.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Czech Republic | 18.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 40 | Switzerland | 18.07 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 41 | Finland | 16.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 42 | Philippines | 16.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 43 | Chile | 16.21 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 44 | Israel | 15.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 45 | Greece | 15.12 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 14.42 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 46 | Denmark | 13.71 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 47 | Colombia | 13.54 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Kuwait | 12.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 11.6 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 50 | Algeria | 11.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 10.66 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 51 | Hong Kong | 10.66 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 52 | Singapore | 10.25 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 10.24 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 53 | Iraq | 10.11 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 54 | Bulgaria | 10.01 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 55 | Hungary | 9.9 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 56 | New Zealand | 9.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 9.54 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 57 | North Korea | 9.5 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 9.25 million kW | 2010 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 9.15 million kW | 2009 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 8.97 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 58 | Paraguay | 8.82 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 59 | Peru | 8.61 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 60 | Serbia | 8.36 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 61 | Syria | 8.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 62 | Ireland | 8.32 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 63 | Belarus | 8.03 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 64 | Slovakia | 7.86 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 7.59 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 65 | Libya | 6.77 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 66 | Bangladesh | 6.67 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 67 | Morocco | 6.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 6.39 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 69 | Cuba | 5.91 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Nigeria | 5.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 5.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 5.57 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 73 | Ecuador | 5.24 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 74 | Qatar | 4.89 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 75 | Georgia | 4.54 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 76 | Tajikistan | 4.43 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.3 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 78 | Oman | 4.26 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 79 | Croatia | 4.13 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 80 | Lithuania | 3.82 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Tunisia | 3.65 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.64 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 83 | Armenia | 3.47 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 84 | Slovenia | 3.19 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 85 | Bahrain | 3.17 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 86 | Jordan | 3.14 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 2.85 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 88 | Costa Rica | 2.8 million kW | 2010 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 2.76 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 89 | Estonia | 2.75 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 90 | Guatemala | 2.75 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 2.69 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 92 | Uruguay | 2.59 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 93 | Iceland | 2.58 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 94 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.44 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 95 | Mozambique | 2.43 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 96 | Lebanon | 2.31 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 97 | Latvia | 2.17 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 98 | Sudan | 2.08 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 99 | Ethiopia | 2.06 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 2.04 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 101 | Ghana | 1.99 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 102 | Panama | 1.98 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 103 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.94 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 104 | Laos | 1.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 1.85 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 105 | Luxembourg | 1.72 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 106 | Burma | 1.71 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 107 | Honduras | 1.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 108 | Kenya | 1.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1.68 million kW | 2010 | |||
| 109 | Zambia | 1.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 110 | Bolivia | 1.66 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 111 | Albania | 1.62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 113 | Cyprus | 1.53 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 114 | Bhutan | 1.5 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 115 | El Salvador | 1.49 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 116 | Yemen | 1.33 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 117 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.22 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 118 | Jamaica | 1.18 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 119 | Angola | 1.16 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 120 | Cameroon | 1.11 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 121 | Nicaragua | 1.11 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Mauritius | 900,200 kW | 2010 | ||
| 123 | Montenegro | 868,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 124 | Tanzania | 841,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 125 | Mongolia | 833,200 kW | 2010 | ||
| 126 | Brunei | 759,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 127 | Nepal | 721,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 700,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 129 | Senegal | 638,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 130 | Malta | 572,600 kW | 2010 | ||
| 131 | Congo, Republic of the | 559,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| =132 | Moldova | 552,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =132 | Guam | 552,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 134 | Uganda | 539,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 135 | Austria | 520,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 136 | Namibia | 508,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| 137 | New Caledonia | 499,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 138 | The Bahamas | 493,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 139 | Afghanistan | 489,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 140 | Macau | 472,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| 141 | Madagascar | 430,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 142 | Gabon | 415,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 143 | Suriname | 410,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 144 | Guinea | 395,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 145 | Guyana | 362,500 kW | 2010 | ||
| 146 | Cambodia | 359,900 kW | 2010 | ||
| 147 | Virgin Islands | 323,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 148 | Mali | 304,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 149 | Malawi | 287,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 150 | Aruba | 266,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 151 | Mauritania | 263,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 152 | South Sudan | 255,200 kW | 2010 | ||
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 252,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 154 | Fiji | 245,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 155 | Barbados | 239,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 156 | Liberia | 197,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 157 | French Polynesia | 186,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 158 | Belize | 178,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 159 | Bermuda | 165,000 kW | 2011 | ||
| 160 | Cayman Islands | 151,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 161 | Swaziland | 149,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 162 | Eritrea | 140,800 kW | 2010 | ||
| 163 | West Bank | 140,000 kW | 2013 | ||
| 164 | Greenland | 137,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 165 | Niger | 134,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 166 | Botswana | 132,000 kW | 2011 | ||
| =167 | Haiti | 130,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| =167 | Djibouti | 130,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 102,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 170 | Faroe Islands | 100,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 171 | Dominica | 97,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 172 | Cape Verde | 89,800 kW | 2010 | ||
| 173 | Seychelles | 89,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 174 | Togo | 85,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 175 | Somalia | 80,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =176 | Lesotho | 76,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =176 | Saint Lucia | 76,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 178 | Maldives | 62,080 kW | 2010 | ||
| 179 | The Gambia | 62,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 180 | Benin | 61,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 181 | American Samoa | 60,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 182 | Western Sahara | 58,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 183 | Rwanda | 57,250 kW | 2010 | ||
| 184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 185 | Burundi | 52,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 50,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 187 | Grenada | 49,700 kW | 2010 | ||
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =189 | Central African Republic | 44,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =189 | British Virgin Islands | 44,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 191 | Gibraltar | 43,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 192 | Samoa | 41,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 38,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 194 | Solomon Islands | 36,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 195 | Chad | 31,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 196 | Vanuatu | 28,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 198 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 26,600 kW | 2010 | ||
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 26,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 200 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 201 | Tonga | 12,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =202 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 10,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =202 | Montserrat | 10,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 204 | Cook Islands | 8,090 kW | 2010 | ||
| 205 | Comoros | 6,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =206 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 5,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =206 | Kiribati | 5,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =208 | Nauru | 1,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| =208 | Niue | 1,000 kW | 2010 |
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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity
- China has had the highest electricity > installed generating capacity since 2011.
- Russia has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Japan has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- India has ranked in the top 3 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Canada has ranked in the top 5 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- France has ranked in the top 6 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Spain has ranked in the top 8 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- United Kingdom has ranked in the top 9 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Thailand has ranked in the top 13 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- South Korea has ranked in the top 10 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
