Electricity is essential to modern daily life. People use electricity to power lighting, computers, smartphones, heating, cooling, appliances, and much more. Electricity is also essential to modern economies. With electricity, nations can make a lot more products and services that wouldn’t be possible without it. With electricity, consumers can also do more shopping which increases demand. The increasing adoption of electric cars, population growth and rising demand for cooling are among the factors pushing for the increase in demand of electric power.
Here are the top 20 countries that produce the most electric power in the world.
| Rank | Country | Terawatt-hour (TWh) |
| 1. | China | 8,534.3 |
| 2. | United States | 4,406.4 |
| 3. | India | 1,714.8 |
| 4. | Russia | 1,157.1 |
| 5. | Japan | 1,019.7 |
| 6. | Brazil | 654.4 |
| 7. | Canada | 641 |
| 8. | South Korea | 600.4 |
| 9. | Germany | 584.5 |
| 10. | France | 547.2 |
| 11. | Iran | 357.8 |
| 12. | Saudi Arabia | 356.6 |
| 13. | Mexico | 336 |
| 14. | Turkey | 333.3 |
| 15. | United Kingdom | 309.9 |
| 16. | Indonesia | 309.4 |
| 17. | Taiwan | 290.9 |
| 18. | Italy | 287.2 |
| 19. | Spain | 272.1 |
| 20. | Australia | 267.5 |
