Electricity generation — all countries

Electricity generation — United States

Electricity generation in the United States in 2025 — 4,519.79 TWh. Ranked 2 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.9%.

2025 4,519.79 TWh +2.93% vs 2024
World rank 2of 91
Period maximum 4,519.79 TWh2025
Period minimum 3,727.57 TWh2001

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Electricity generation — United States, 2000–20253,6003,8004,0004,2004,4004,6002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 3,802.1 TWh2001: 3,727.57 TWh2002: 3,844.23 TWh2003: 3,868.94 TWh2004: 3,951.95 TWh2005: 4,034.99 TWh2006: 4,046.94 TWh2007: 4,142.57 TWh2008: 4,107.53 TWh2009: 3,939.82 TWh2010: 4,113.94 TWh2011: 4,088.87 TWh2012: 4,040.67 TWh2013: 4,055.61 TWh2014: 4,096.01 TWh2015: 4,083.99 TWh2016: 4,087.56 TWh2017: 4,052.31 TWh2018: 4,201.55 TWh2019: 4,158.38 TWh2020: 4,043.18 TWh2021: 4,153.62 TWh2022: 4,286.89 TWh2023: 4,253.91 TWh2024: 4,391.02 TWh2025: 4,519.79 TWh
Change over the period: +717.69 (+18.88%) Average annual rate: 0.69 %
Electricity generation — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 4,519.79 +128.77 +2.93%
2024 4,391.02 +137.11 +3.22%
2023 4,253.91 −32.98 −0.77%
2022 4,286.89 +133.27 +3.21%
2021 4,153.62 +110.44 +2.73%
2020 4,043.18 −115.2 −2.77%
2019 4,158.38 −43.17 −1.03%
2018 4,201.55 +149.24 +3.68%
2017 4,052.31 −35.25 −0.86%
2016 4,087.56 +3.57 +0.09%
2015 4,083.99 −12.02 −0.29%
2014 4,096.01 +40.4 +1%
2013 4,055.61 +14.94 +0.37%
2012 4,040.67 −48.2 −1.18%
2011 4,088.87 −25.07 −0.61%
2010 4,113.94 +174.12 +4.42%
2009 3,939.82 −167.71 −4.08%
2008 4,107.53 −35.04 −0.85%
2007 4,142.57 +95.63 +2.36%
2006 4,046.94 +11.95 +0.3%
2005 4,034.99 +83.04 +2.1%
2004 3,951.95 +83.01 +2.15%
2003 3,868.94 +24.71 +0.64%
2002 3,844.23 +116.66 +3.13%
2001 3,727.57 −74.53 −1.96%
2000 3,802.1

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 4,519.79 CA Canada 652.43

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.