# Net electricity generation

Electricity generated in the year minus the electricity used by the power plants themselves, in terawatt hours (billion kilowatt hours), from the U.S. Energy Information Administration: for countries, its International Energy Statistics; for U.S. states, its survey of utility-scale power plants of 1 megawatt or more (Form EIA-923).

## Key facts

- Net electricity generation in the United States was 4,392.6 TWh in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- China had the highest net electricity generation of 210 countries in 2024, at 10,161.5 TWh, and Western Sahara the lowest, at 0 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- Published for 265 places, with figures from 1980 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-11.

- Indicator id: `electricity_generation`
- Unit: TWh
- Note: Countries and U.S. states. Generation is not consumption: exporters such as France and Norway generate more than they use. State figures leave out small-scale solar such as rooftop panels, which the country figure for the United States includes, so the states add up to about 2% less than the national total.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/electricity-generation
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/electricity_generation

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | TWh | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2024 | 4,392.6 | Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world. Retrieved 2026-10-11. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/electricity-generation/countries.md) (214 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/electricity-generation/eu-countries.md) (27 places)
- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/electricity-generation/us-states.md) (51 places)