Total Electricity Generation by Country 2023

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Total Electricity Generation by Country 2023
Total electricity generated by each country in 2023, in terawatt-hours, across all fuels and technologies, as measured by Ember.
✨ AI Insight

China generated 9456 TWh in 2023 against 4254 TWh for the United States, a gap of 5203 TWh - larger than the entire output of any other country on earth. India is third at 1918 TWh. Comparing this with the 2024 edition shows how quickly the top of the table is moving: China added several hundred terawatt-hours in a single year while most of the countries below fifth place barely changed.

Source:  Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Key Findings

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China leads with 9,457 in 2023.
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Average value in 2023: 1,509  ·  median: 618.
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Gap in 2023: China is 29.6× larger than Turkey.

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Data Insights

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Data Points
15
15 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
9,456.50
China
Total Electricity Generation (TWh) · 2023
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Total Electricity Generation (TWh)
Period
2023
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

15 records · Total Electricity Generation (TWh) · ranked by 2023

✓ 15 sourced
# Category 2023 Source
🥇 China 9,456.50
🥈 United States 4,253.90
🥉 India 1,918.30
4 Russia 1,178.30
5 Japan 1,006.70
6 Brazil 708.10
7 Canada 641.40
8 South Korea 617.50
9 France 518.80
10 Germany 506.70
11 Saudi Arabia 429.30
12 Iran 382
13 Mexico 351.70
14 Indonesia 350.60
15 Turkey 319.80

Data Sources & References

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