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Electricity generation from fossil fuels

TWh · higher is better · 201 countries

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  1. 1China6,175.3
  2. 2United States2,576.2
  3. 3India1,526.8
  4. 4Russian Federation767.2
  5. 5Japan693
  6. 6Korea, Rep.375.1
  7. 7Iran, Islamic Rep.373.2
  8. 8Mexico264.4
  9. 9Taiwan249.8
  10. 10Germany204.7
  11. 11Turkiye200.8
  12. 12South Africa199.5
  13. 13Viet Nam169.2
  14. 14Canada150.2
  15. 15Italy135.6
  16. 16Poland118.7
  17. 17United Kingdom104
  18. 18Bangladesh101.2
  19. 19Philippines94.4
  20. 20Kuwait90.4
  21. 21Argentina89.4
  22. 22Pakistan88
  23. 23Brazil84.7
  24. 24Spain73
  25. 25Uzbekistan69.9
  26. 26Israel68.2
  27. 27Netherlands61.9
  28. 28Qatar53.9
  29. 29Oman50.4
  30. 30Morocco33.8
  31. 31Czechia30.8
  32. 32Chile29.8
  33. 33France29.4
  34. 34Greece29.3
  35. 35Nigeria28.5
  36. 36Belarus27.2
  37. 37Serbia26.4
  38. 38Azerbaijan24.7
  39. 39Peru22
  40. 40Tunisia21.4
  41. 41Colombia20.8
  42. 42Belgium20.4
  43. 43Puerto Rico (US)19
  44. 44Dominican Republic17.3
  45. 45Romania16.2
  46. 46Ireland16.1
  47. 47Austria12
  48. 48Bulgaria10.7
  49. 49Hungary9.9
  50. 50Portugal9.7
  51. 51Mongolia8.9
  52. 52Bolivia8.7
  53. 53Bosnia and Herzegovina8.2
  54. 54Ecuador7.5
  55. 55Moldova5.5
  56. 56New Zealand5
  57. 57Slovak Republic4.3
  58. 58Cyprus4.3
  59. 59North Macedonia3.6
  60. 60Croatia3.5
  61. 61Armenia3.3
  62. 62Slovenia3.1
  63. 63Finland3
  64. 64Denmark2.9
  65. 65Georgia2.8
  66. 66Estonia2.5
  67. 67Kyrgyz Republic2.4
  68. 68Sweden2.1
  69. 69Lithuania2
  70. 70Malta1.8
  71. 71Latvia1.7
  72. 72Norway1.6
  73. 73Switzerland1.5
  74. 74Kenya1.4
  75. 75Tajikistan1.4
  76. 76Montenegro0.6
  77. 77Uruguay0.26
  78. 78Luxembourg0.13
  79. 79Costa Rica0
  80. 79Paraguay0
  81. 79Ethiopia0

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