Top 10 Electricity Producing Countries And Their Sources Of Electricity
Approximately 30000 TWh of electricity is produced worldwide every year. Coal is still dominant source used by many countries to produce electricity. But in 2025, for the first time in history, electricity produced using renewable sources (36%) like solar, wind, hydro etc… has surpassed the electricity produced using coal (32%) worldwide. Other dominant sources used to produce electricity are natural gas (22%) and nuclear (9%). Let’s see top 10 electricity producing countries in the world and what are the sources they used to produce that amount of electricity.
Top 10 Electricity Producing Countries – 2026 :
Note : Total electricity produced in a year is measured in terms of TWh (Terawatt Hours).
1) China | ~10,000 TWh | 30% Of Total
China is the largest electricity producing country in the world producing about ~10,000 TWh in 2025. It is almost 30% of total electricity produced worldwide in 2025. China sits at first place comfortably by a huge margin as electricity produced in China is almost double of second placed country i.e USA. Coal forms the major source of this electricity accounting for almost 53% of the electricity produced. Renewables are used for 38% of the electricity and share of renewables is rapidly rising. Remaining electricity is produced using nuclear (5%), natural gas (3%) and others (1%).
| Coal | 53% |
| Renewables | 38% |
| Nuclear | 5% |
| Natural Gas | 3% |
| Other | 1% |
| Total | ~10,000 TWh |
2) USA | ~4500 TWh
Next in the list is the United States Of America (USA) which produces ~4500 TWh of electricity every year. It is the almost 13% of total global capacity. Electricity production in USA is well diversified. It uses Natural Gas (39%), Renewables (27%), Nuclear (19%), Coal (14%) and others (1%) for electricity production. It is not heavily dependent on a single source. Electricity production is well diversified among different sources.
| Natural Gas | 39% |
| Renewables | 27% |
| Nuclear | 19% |
| Coal | 14% |
| Other | 1% |
| Total | ~4500 TWh |
3) India | ~2000 TWh
India is the third largest electricity producing country in the world. It produces ~2000 TWh of electricity every year. India is heavily coal-dependent electricity producer as almost 70% of electricity is produced using coal. Renewables give another 23% of electricity. Remaining electricity is produced using nuclear (3%), natural gas (3%) and others (1%). Efforts are in full swing to diversify energy needs especially using renewables like solar and wind.
| Coal | 70% |
| Renewables | 23% |
| Nuclear | 3% |
| Natural Gas | 3% |
| Other | 1% |
| Total | ~2000 TWh |
4) Russia | ~1200 TWh
Russia is the fourth largest electricity producer in the world producing ~1200 TWh of electricity every year. Russia is a gas-dominant electricity producer as major portion of electricity comes from natural gas (46%). It is followed by nuclear (20%), renewables (19%) and coal (14%). Electricity produced using renewables is mainly from hydro projects.
| Natural Gas | 46% |
| Nuclear | 20% |
| Renewables | 19% |
| Coal | 14% |
| Other | 1% |
| Total | ~1200 TWh |
5) Japan | ~1050 TWh
Next comes the Japan which produces ~1050 TWh of electricity every year. Japan’s electricity production is well balanced, not heavily dependent on one source. 34% of electricity comes from Natural Gas, 30% from Coal, 24% from Renewables and 7% from Nuclear. 5% of electricity comes from other sources like oil.
| Natural Gas | 34% |
| Coal | 30% |
| Renewables | 24% |
| Nuclear | 7% |
| Other | 5% |
| Total | ~1050 TWh |
6) Brazil | ~750 TWh
Brazil is one of the greenest electricity producing country in the world. Almost 88% of electricity is produced from renewable sources especially hydro. Another 6% of electricity comes from natural gas. Coal, nuclear and other sources contribute 2% each.
| Renewables | 88% |
| Natural Gas | 6% |
| Coal | 2% |
| Nuclear | 2% |
| Other | 2% |
| Total | ~750 TWh |
7) Canada | ~700 TWh
Canada is another greenest electricity producing country in the world after Brazil. It produces ~700 TWh of electricity every year and 68% of this electricity comes from renewable sources. Nuclear contribute 15%, Natural Gas contribute 11% and Coal contribute 5% of total electricity. Other sources contribute 1%.
| Renewables | 68% |
| Nuclear | 15% |
| Natural Gas | 11% |
| Coal | 5% |
| Other | 1% |
| Total | ~700 TWh |
8) South Korea | ~600 TWh
South Korea is 8th largest electricity producing country globally producing ~600 TWh of electricity every year. South Korea has well diversified electricity production infrastructure in place. Almost 90% of electricity is produced from three sources – Coal (32%), Nuclear (29%) and Natural Gas (28%). Another 10% of electricity comes from renewable sources.
| Coal | 32% |
| Nuclear | 29% |
| Natural Gas | 28% |
| Renewables | 10% |
| Other | 1% |
| Total | ~600 TWh |
9) Germany | ~520 TWh
Germany is another greenest electricity producing country after Brazil and Canada. It has produced ~520 TWh of electricity in 2025, in which 60% of electricity has come from renewable sources. Coal contributed 22% and Natural Gas contributed another 15% of electricity. Contribution of nuclear power is almost nil. Other sources contributed 3% of total electricity.
| Renewable | 60% |
| Coal | 22% |
| Natural Gas | 15% |
| Nuclear | 0% |
| Other | 3% |
| Total | ~520 TWh |
10) France | ~500 TWh
France is one of nuclear-heavy electricity producing country. France dependent on nuclear for almost 65% of its total electricity. 27% of electricity comes from renewables. Natural gas contribute 6%. Coal and other resources contribute 1% each.
| Nuclear | 65% |
| Renewables | 27% |
| Natural Gas | 6% |
| Coal | 1% |
| Other | 1% |
| Total | ~500 TWh |
Summary :
- Although China and India moving towards renewable energy, coal is still major source for their electricity need as of now.
- Brazil is the greenest electricity producing country producing about 88% of their electricity need from renewable sources. It is followed by Canada (68%) and Germany (60%).
- Japan and South Korea have well diversified electricity production, not depending on the single source for major portion of their electricity need.
- As nuclear is also considered as one of clean energy source, France is the only country among top 10 which is nuclear-heavy electricity producing country.
- Natural Gas is the major source of electricity for Russia (46%) followed by USA (39%).
