Electricity generation — all countries

Electricity generation — OECD

Electricity generation in the OECD in 2025 — 11,340.65 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.9%.

2025 11,340.65 TWh +1.63% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 11,340.65 TWh2025
Period minimum 9,609.45 TWh2001

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Electricity generation — OECD, 2000–20259,50010,00010,50011,00011,5002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9,620.07 TWh2001: 9,609.45 TWh2002: 9,826.39 TWh2003: 9,937.52 TWh2004: 10,177.75 TWh2005: 10,403.32 TWh2006: 10,498.76 TWh2007: 10,734.33 TWh2008: 10,750.31 TWh2009: 10,335.49 TWh2010: 10,747.56 TWh2011: 10,720.12 TWh2012: 10,727.69 TWh2013: 10,723.7 TWh2014: 10,668.48 TWh2015: 10,725.97 TWh2016: 10,839.15 TWh2017: 10,901.95 TWh2018: 11,077.99 TWh2019: 10,952.67 TWh2020: 10,658.75 TWh2021: 10,969.5 TWh2022: 11,056.54 TWh2023: 10,896.05 TWh2024: 11,158.57 TWh2025: 11,340.65 TWh
Change over the period: +1,720.58 (+17.89%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %
Electricity generation — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 11,340.65 +182.08 +1.63%
2024 11,158.57 +262.52 +2.41%
2023 10,896.05 −160.49 −1.45%
2022 11,056.54 +87.04 +0.79%
2021 10,969.5 +310.75 +2.92%
2020 10,658.75 −293.92 −2.68%
2019 10,952.67 −125.32 −1.13%
2018 11,077.99 +176.04 +1.61%
2017 10,901.95 +62.8 +0.58%
2016 10,839.15 +113.18 +1.06%
2015 10,725.97 +57.49 +0.54%
2014 10,668.48 −55.22 −0.51%
2013 10,723.7 −3.99 −0.04%
2012 10,727.69 +7.57 +0.07%
2011 10,720.12 −27.44 −0.26%
2010 10,747.56 +412.07 +3.99%
2009 10,335.49 −414.82 −3.86%
2008 10,750.31 +15.98 +0.15%
2007 10,734.33 +235.57 +2.24%
2006 10,498.76 +95.44 +0.92%
2005 10,403.32 +225.57 +2.22%
2004 10,177.75 +240.23 +2.42%
2003 9,937.52 +111.13 +1.13%
2002 9,826.39 +216.94 +2.26%
2001 9,609.45 −10.62 −0.11%
2000 9,620.07

About the indicator

Gross electricity generation from all sources over the year, in terawatt-hours. One terawatt-hour is a billion kilowatt-hours, roughly the annual consumption of three hundred thousand European households. The indicator answers the question of scale, while the shares of sources answer the question of composition, and the two should not be confused: France has a higher nuclear share than the United States, yet generates half as much electricity at nuclear plants. This is the series that serves as the weight when world and regional source shares are computed: percentages cannot be added up without it.

Important: Gross generation, before deducting the plants' own use and network losses; demand is therefore lower than generation by the amount of the losses, with an adjustment for imports. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.