Field Listing :: Electricity - from fossil fuels
This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Electricity - from fossil fuels(% of total installed capacity)
Afghanistan
23.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Albania
9.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Algeria
97.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Angola
56.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Argentina
65.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Armenia
53.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Aruba
88.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Australia
79% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Austria
19.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan
82.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Bahrain
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Bangladesh
95.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Barbados
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Belarus
99.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Belgium
46.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Belize
33.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Benin
98.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Bermuda
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Bhutan
1.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Bolivia
67.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Botswana
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Brazil
17.1% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Brunei
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Bulgaria
46.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Burma
67.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Burundi
1.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Cambodia
95.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Cameroon
27.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Canada
28.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Cape Verde
96.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Chad
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Chile
64.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
China
72.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Colombia
32.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Comoros
83.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Costa Rica
24.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Croatia
47.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Cuba
98.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Cyprus
99.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Denmark
65.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Djibouti
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Dominica
72.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Ecuador
56.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Egypt
86.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
El Salvador
53% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Eritrea
99.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Estonia
94.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Ethiopia
17.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Fiji
54.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Finland
52.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
France
20.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Gabon
59% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Gambia, The
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Georgia
37.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Germany
55% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Ghana
40.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Gibraltar
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Greece
70.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Greenland
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Grenada
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Guam
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Guatemala
58.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Guinea
68.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Guyana
99.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Haiti
74.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Honduras
63.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Hong Kong
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Hungary
72% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Iceland
4.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
India
69.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Indonesia
81.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Iran
86.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Iraq
69% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
Ireland
75.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Israel
99.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Italy
65% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)
Jamaica
93.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Japan
63.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Jordan
99.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan
88.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Kenya
43.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Kiribati
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Kuwait
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
20.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Laos
2.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Latvia
27.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Lebanon
87.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Lesotho
0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Liberia
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Libya
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Lithuania
53.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Luxembourg
28.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Macau
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Macedonia
65.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Madagascar
69.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Malawi
5.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Malaysia
91.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Maldives
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Mali
48.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Malta
99.7% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Mauritania
61.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Mauritius
75.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Mexico
75% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Moldova
88.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Mongolia
99.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Montenegro
24.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Montserrat
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Morocco
67.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Mozambique
10.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Namibia
36.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Nauru
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Nepal
7.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Netherlands
84.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
New Zealand
30% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Nicaragua
67.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Niger
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Nigeria
67.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Niue
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Norway
2.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Oman
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Pakistan
65.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Panama
51.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Paraguay
0.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Peru
59% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Philippines
66.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Poland
90.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Portugal
48.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Puerto Rico
97.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Qatar
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Romania
62.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Russia
68.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Rwanda
53.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Saint Lucia
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Samoa
70.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Senegal
99.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Serbia
66.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Seychelles
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Singapore
99.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Slovakia
37.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Slovenia
42.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Somalia
93.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Spain
48.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka
47.2% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Sudan
30.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Suriname
51.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Swaziland
67.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Sweden
12.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Switzerland
2.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Syria
84.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Taiwan
73.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Tajikistan
8.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Tanzania
39.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Thailand
90.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Togo
21.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Tonga
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Tunisia
96.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Turkey
65.3% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Uganda
37.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Ukraine
64.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Uruguay
38.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Uzbekistan
85.2% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Vanuatu
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Venezuela
41.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Vietnam
63.7% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
West Bank
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
World
66.6% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Yemen
100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Zambia
0.4% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe
66.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
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