Table 11.16   World Net Generation of Electricity by Type, 1980, 1990, and 2004
                           (Billion Kilowatthours)


Region and Country
Fossil Fuels Nuclear Electric Power Hydroelectric Power 1 Total 2
1980 1990 2004 P 1980 1990 2004 P 1980 1990 2004 P 1980 1990 2004 P
North America
1,880.1 2,292.0 3,168.8 287.0 648.9 883.1 546.9 606.5 619.1 2,721.6 3,624.0 4,786.9
  Canada
79.8 101.9 142.9 35.9 69.2 85.9 251.0 293.9 334.2 367.9 468.7 573.0
  Mexico
46.0 85.7 199.9 .0 2.8 8.7 16.7 23.2 25.0 63.6 116.6 242.4
  United States 
1,753.8 2,103.8 2,825.0 251.1 576.9 788.5 279.2 289.4 259.9 2,289.6 3,038.0 3,970.6
  Other
.5 .7 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .5 .7 1.0

Central and South America
99.8 114.8 259.2 2.2 9.0 18.9 201.5 365.1 577.1 308.2 497.2 881.4
  Argentina
22.2 20.9 55.1 2.2 7.0 7.3 17.3 20.2 30.2 41.8 48.3 93.9
  Brazil
7.5 8.1 34.5 .0 1.9 11.6 128.4 204.6 317.6 138.3 219.6 380.9
  Paraguay
(s) (s) (s) .0 .0 .0 .7 27.2 51.8 .8 27.2 51.8
  Venezuela
17.6 21.0 31.0 .0 .0 .0 14.4 36.6 62.1 32.0 57.6 93.0
  Other
52.4 64.8 138.6 .0 .0 .0 40.6 76.4 115.4 95.3 144.4 261.7

Europe 3
1,452.3 1,439.1 1,791.9 229.6 761.3 967.5 458.0 474.5 543.6 2,153.7 2,694.5 3,439.9
  Belgium
38.3 25.0 32.2 11.9 40.6 45.8 .3 .3 .3 50.8 66.5 80.2
  Czech Republic
– – – – 51.6 – – – – 25.0 – – – – 2.0 – – – – 79.1
  Finland
22.0 22.8 35.0 6.6 18.3 21.5 10.1 10.8 14.8 38.7 51.8 81.6
  France
118.0 44.3 49.7 63.4 298.4 425.8 68.3 52.8 59.1 250.8 397.6 540.6
  Germany
390.3 358.9 348.1 55.6 145.1 159.0 18.8 17.2 20.4 469.9 526.0 566.9
  Italy
125.5 167.5 223.9 2.1 .0 .0 45.0 31.3 40.8 176.4 202.1 277.6
  Netherlands
58.0 63.2 82.6 3.9 3.3 3.6 .0 .1 .1 62.9 67.7 92.7
  Norway
.1 .2 .5 .0 .0 .0 82.7 119.9 107.7 82.9 120.4 108.9
  Poland
111.1 125.0 140.4 .0 .0 .0 2.3 1.4 2.1 113.8 126.7 143.5
  Romania
51.4 49.7 32.4 .0 .0 5.3 12.5 10.9 16.8 63.9 60.6 54.5
  Spain
74.5 66.5 150.5 5.2 51.6 60.4 29.2 25.2 31.2 109.2 143.9 263.3
  Sweden
10.1 3.2 6.4 25.3 64.8 73.4 58.1 71.8 63.5 94.3 141.5 150.5
  Switzerland
.9 .6 1.1 12.9 22.4 25.6 32.5 29.5 33.4 46.4 53.0 62.0
  Turkey
12.0 32.3 97.5 .0 .0 .0 11.2 22.9 45.6 23.3 55.2 143.3
  United Kingdom
228.9 230.0 276.5 32.3 62.5 73.7 3.9 5.1 4.9 265.1 299.0 363.2
  Other
211.2 249.8 263.5 10.3 54.4 48.3 83.2 75.4 100.7 305.4 382.5 432.0

Eurasia 4
1,037.1 1,204.1 835.5 72.9 201.3 236.7 184.0 230.7 233.1 1,294.0 1,636.1 1,307.3
  Kazakhstan
– – – – 54.3 – – – – .0 – – – – 8.9 – – – – 63.3
  Russia
– – – – 577.0 – – – – 137.5 – – – – 165.3 – – – – 881.6
  Ukraine
– – – – 85.5 – – – – 82.7 – – – – 9.0 – – – – 177.3
  Other
1,037.1 1,204.1 118.6 72.9 201.3 16.6 184.0 230.7 49.8 1,294.0 1,636.1 185.1

Middle East
82.8 217.3 552.5 .0 .0 .0 9.6 9.6 14.1 92.4 227.0 566.6
  Iran
15.7 49.8 145.2 .0 .0 .0 5.6 6.0 10.6 21.3 55.9 155.7
  Saudi Arabia
20.5 64.9 155.2 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 20.5 64.9 155.2
  Other
46.6 102.6 252.1 .0 .0 .0 4.1 3.6 3.6 50.7 106.2 255.6

Africa
128.8 243.6 401.7 .0 8.4 14.3 60.1 54.9 87.4 188.9 307.3 505.4
  Egypt
8.6 31.5 78.7 .0 .0 .0 9.7 9.9 12.5 18.3 41.4 91.7
  South Africa
92.1 146.6 212.0 .0 8.4 14.3 1.0 1.0 .7 93.1 156.0 227.2
  Other
28.2 65.5 111.0 .0 .0 .0 49.4 44.0 74.2 77.6 109.9 186.5

Asia and Oceania 3
907.7 1,626.8 3,889.2 92.7 279.9 498.6 262.7 404.1 664.0 1,268.0 2,333.0 5,103.0
  Australia
74.5 131.8 207.0 .0 .0 .0 12.8 14.0 15.7 87.7 146.4 225.3
  China
227.9 465.2 1,701.8 .0 .0 47.9 57.6 125.1 327.7 285.5 590.3 2,079.7
  India
69.7 198.9 525.4 3.0 5.6 15.0 46.5 70.9 83.8 119.3 275.5 630.6
  Indonesia
10.6 35.3 97.2 .0 .0 .0 2.2 6.7 9.4 12.8 43.0 112.6
  Japan
381.6 524.0 594.3 78.6 192.2 271.6 87.8 88.4 93.5 549.1 817.3 974.4
  South Korea
29.8 45.5 215.2 3.3 50.2 124.2 1.5 4.6 3.8 34.6 100.4 345.2
  Taiwan
31.3 43.6 128.6 7.8 31.6 37.9 2.9 8.2 6.4 42.0 83.3 173.0
  Thailand
12.3 38.7 112.5 .0 .0 .0 1.3 4.9 6.0 13.6 43.7 121.7
  Other
70.1 143.8 307.4 (s) .4 1.9 50.0 81.2 117.7 123.5 233.2 440.6

World
5,588.5 7,137.9 10,898.8 684.4 1,908.8 2,619.2 1,722.9 2,145.4 2,738.4 8,026.9 11,319.1 16,590.6
1Excludes pumped storage, except for the United States. 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.
Notes:  ·  Data in this table do not include recent updates for the United States (see Table 8.2a) or for
other countries (see the Energy Information Administration's "International Energy Annual 2005").  ·  Totals
may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
3Excludes countries that were part of the former U.S.S.R.  See "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 "U.S.S.R." in Glossary. Source:  Energy Information Administration, "International Energy Annual 2004" (May-July 2006), Tables
2.6, 2.7, 6.1, and 6.3.