Table 11.16   World Net Generation of Electricity by Type, 1980, 1990, and 2006
                           (Billion Kilowatthours)


Region and Country		 Fossil Fuels Nuclear Electric Power Hydroelectric Power 1 Total 2
1980 1990 2006 P 1980 1990 2006 P 1980 1990 2006 P 1980 1990 2006 P
North America
 1,880.1 2,292.0 3,212.2 287.0 648.9 890.6 546.9 606.5 664.6 2,721.6 3,624.0 4,896.7
  Canada
 79.8 101.9 138.7 35.9 69.2 93.1 251.0 293.9 351.8 367.9 468.7 594.6
  Mexico
 46.0 85.7 187.2 .0 2.8 10.3 16.7 23.2 30.1 63.6 116.6 236.4
  United States 
 1,753.8 2,103.8 2,885.3 251.1 576.9 787.2 279.2 289.4 282.7 2,289.6 3,038.0 4,064.7
  Other
 .5 .7 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .5 .7 1.0

Central and South America
 99.8 R 115.1 265.3 2.2 9.0 20.9 201.5 365.1 639.6 R 308.1 R 497.0 951.0
  Argentina
 22.2 20.9 63.8 2.2 7.0 7.2 17.3 20.2 37.0 41.8 48.3 109.4
  Brazil
 7.5 R 8.3 35.6 .0 1.9 13.8 128.4 204.6 345.3 R 138.2 R 219.4 411.7
  Paraguay
 (s) (s) (s) .0 .0 .0 .7 27.2 53.2 .8 27.2 53.2
  Venezuela
 17.6 21.0 27.1 .0 .0 .0 14.4 36.6 81.3 32.0 57.6 108.4
  Other
 52.4 64.8 138.8 .0 .0 .0 40.6 76.4 122.7 95.3 144.4 268.2

Europe 3
 1,453.3 R 1,441.4 1,880.8 229.6 761.3 958.1 458.0 474.5 532.0 2,154.7 R 2,696.9 3,554.4
  Belgium
 38.3 25.0 31.6 11.9 40.6 44.3 .3 .3 .4 50.8 66.5 79.6
  Czech Republic
 – – – – 50.8 – – – – 24.7 – – – – 2.5 – – – – 79.0
  Finland
 22.0 22.8 34.2 6.6 18.3 21.8 10.1 10.8 11.4 38.7 51.8 77.9
  France
 118.0 44.3 52.2 63.4 298.4 427.7 68.3 52.8 55.3 250.8 397.6 542.4
  Germany
 390.3 358.9 364.6 55.6 145.1 158.9 18.8 17.2 19.7 469.9 526.0 594.8
  Italy
 125.5 167.5 239.1 2.1 .0 .0 45.0 31.3 36.6 176.4 202.1 291.2
  Netherlands
 58.0 63.2 80.1 3.9 3.3 3.3 .0 .1 .1 62.9 67.7 92.6
  Norway
 .1 .2 .6 .0 .0 .0 82.7 119.9 118.2 82.9 120.4 119.9
  Poland
 111.1 125.0 146.7 .0 .0 .0 2.3 1.4 2.0 113.8 126.7 151.2
  Romania
 51.4 R 50.1 35.9 .0 .0 5.2 12.5 10.9 18.2 63.9 R 61.0 59.3
  Spain
 74.5 66.5 174.2 5.2 51.6 57.1 29.2 25.2 25.3 109.2 143.9 283.4
  Sweden
 10.1 3.2 4.0 25.3 64.8 63.6 58.1 71.8 61.1 94.3 141.5 138.5
  Switzerland
 .9 .6 .9 12.9 22.4 26.4 32.5 29.5 30.6 46.4 53.0 60.2
  Turkey
 12.0 32.3 123.8 .0 .0 .0 11.2 22.9 43.8 23.3 55.2 167.9
  United Kingdom
 228.9 230.0 280.4 32.3 62.5 71.7 3.9 5.1 4.6 265.1 299.0 372.0
  Other
 212.1 251.6 261.6 10.3 54.4 53.3 83.2 75.4 102.2 306.3 384.3 444.3

Eurasia 4
 1,037.1 1,204.1 890.0 72.9 201.3 240.2 184.0 230.7 243.5 1,294.0 1,636.1 1,377.0
  Kazakhstan
 – – – – 60.1 – – – – .0 – – – – 7.7 – – – – 67.8
  Russia
 – – – – 619.6 – – – – 144.3 – – – – 173.6 – – – – 940.6
  Ukraine
 – – – – 84.7 – – – – 84.8 – – – – 12.9 – – – – 182.4
  Other
 1,037.1 1,204.1 125.6 72.9 201.3 11.1 184.0 230.7 49.3 1,294.0 1,636.1 186.2

Middle East
 81.8 R 214.7 618.1 .0 .0 .0 9.6 9.6 23.2 91.4 R 224.3 641.4
  Iran
 15.7 49.8 171.8 .0 .0 .0 5.6 6.0 18.0 21.3 55.9 189.9
  Saudi Arabia
 20.5 64.9 169.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 20.5 64.9 169.0
  Other
 45.7 R 99.9 277.3 .0 .0 .0 4.1 3.6 5.2 49.7 R 103.6 282.5

Africa
 R 128.5 243.6 443.5 .0 8.4 10.1 60.1 54.9 90.9 R 188.8 R 307.5 546.8
  Egypt
 8.6 31.5 95.8 .0 .0 .0 9.7 9.9 12.8 18.3 41.4 109.1
  South Africa
 92.1 146.6 216.2 .0 8.4 10.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 93.1 156.0 227.7
  Other
 R 27.9 65.5 131.5 .0 .0 .0 49.4 44.0 77.0 R 77.5 R 110.0 209.9

Asia and Oceania 3
 R 908.1 R 1,624.3 4,634.1 92.7 279.9 540.4 262.7 404.1 796.6 R 1,268.4 R 2,330.4 6,040.7
  Australia
 74.5 131.8 218.0 .0 .0 .0 12.8 14.0 15.5 87.7 146.4 237.1
  China
 227.9 465.2 2,225.1 .0 .0 54.8 57.6 125.1 431.4 285.5 590.3 2,717.5
  India
 69.7 198.9 565.8 3.0 5.6 15.6 46.5 70.9 112.5 119.3 275.5 703.3
  Indonesia
 10.6 35.3 109.8 .0 .0 .0 2.2 6.7 9.5 12.8 43.0 125.7
  Japan
 381.6 524.0 633.7 78.6 192.2 288.3 87.8 88.4 84.9 549.1 817.3 1,032.7
  South Korea
 29.8 45.5 234.4 3.3 50.2 141.3 1.5 4.6 3.4 34.6 100.4 379.7
  Taiwan
 31.3 43.6 170.6 7.8 31.6 37.9 2.9 8.2 7.9 42.0 83.3 216.6
  Thailand
 12.3 38.7 119.8 .0 .0 .0 1.3 4.9 7.9 13.6 43.7 130.7
  Other
 R 70.4 R 141.3 357.0 (s) .4 2.5 50.0 81.2 123.5 R 123.9 R 230.6 497.4

World
 R 5,588.7 R 7,135.2 11,943.9 684.4 1,908.8 2,660.3 1,722.9 2,145.4 2,990.5 R 8,027.1 R 11,316.2 18,008.1
1Excludes pumped storage, except for the United States. R=Revised.  P=Preliminary.  – – = Not applicable.  (s)=Less than 0.05 billion kilowatthours.  
2Wood, waste, geothermal, solar, wind, batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur,
and miscellaneous technologies are included in total.		 Note:  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
3Excludes countries that were part of the former U.S.S.R.  See "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(U.S.S.R.)" in Glossary. 		 Web Page:  For related information, see http://www.eia.doe.gov/international.
4Includes only countries that were part of the former U.S.S.R.  See "Eurasia" and "Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)" in Glossary. 		 Sources:  United States:  Table 8.2a.  All Other Data:  Energy Information Administration, International
Energy Database, April 3, 2009.