EU countries by net electricity generation

Germany had the highest net electricity generation of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 557.9 TWh. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 0.9 TWh. The median was 49.9 TWh. Source: the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Highest557.9Germany
Lowest0.9Luxembourg
Median49.927 EU countries

All EU countries, 2022

Germany: 557.9 TWhGermany557.9France: 448.6 TWhFrance448.6Spain: 277.8 TWhSpain277.8Italy: 272 TWhItaly272Sweden: 173.7 TWhSweden173.7Poland: 169.5 TWhPoland169.5Netherlands: 120.8 TWhNetherlands120.8Belgium: 92.9 TWhBelgium92.9Czechia: 79.7 TWhCzechia79.7Finland: 70.3 TWhFinland70.3Austria: 62.6 TWhAustria62.6Romania: 51.2 TWhRomania51.2Greece: 51.2 TWhGreece51.2Bulgaria: 49.9 TWhBulgaria49.9Portugal: 46.3 TWhPortugal46.3Denmark: 34.6 TWhDenmark34.6Hungary: 33.8 TWhHungary33.8Ireland: 32 TWhIreland32Slovakia: 26.3 TWhSlovakia26.3Croatia: 13.4 TWhCroatia13.4Slovenia: 12.9 TWhSlovenia12.9Estonia: 8.8 TWhEstonia8.8Cyprus: 5.3 TWhCyprus5.3Latvia: 4.9 TWhLatvia4.9Lithuania: 3.5 TWhLithuania3.5Malta: 2.3 TWhMalta2.3Luxembourg: 0.9 TWhLuxembourg0.9
TWh. Source: EIA, International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
TWh
Change on 2021
1Germany557.9-1.9%
2France448.6-15.2%
3Spain277.8+5.8%
4Italy272-1.8%
5Sweden173.7+4.2%
6Poland169.5-0.3%
7Netherlands120.80%
8Belgium92.9-4.5%
9Czechia79.7+2%
10Finland70.3-1%
11Austria62.6-6.7%
12Romania51.2-6.7%
13Greece51.2-3.2%
14Bulgaria49.9+8.6%
15Portugal46.3-5%
16Denmark34.6+6.1%
17Hungary33.8-1.3%
18Ireland32+4.6%
19Slovakia26.3-10.7%
20Croatia13.4-7.1%
21Slovenia12.9-15%
22Estonia8.8+20.1%
23Cyprus5.3+2.9%
24Latvia4.9-13.7%
25Lithuania3.5-4.3%
26Malta2.3+3.6%
27Luxembourg0.9+0.9%

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About this ranking

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).

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Which EU country has the highest net electricity generation?

Germany, with 557.9 TWh in 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Which EU country has the lowest net electricity generation?

Luxembourg, with 0.9 TWh in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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