Electricity Generation
DATASETS
total
per capita
by source
per GDP
Countries
World
Source
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Generation / Capacity
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About
Electricity generation capacity
Electricity generation capacity is the maximum electric output an electricity generator can produce under specific conditions. Capacity is generally measured in GW or MW.
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the amount of electricity a generator produces during a specific period of time (1 year here). Electricity generation is generally measured in GWh or TWh.
Data Sources
- Electric capacity : US EIA
- Electricity generation : IEA
- GDP data : World Bank
- Population data : Free data from Gapminder.org: gapm.io/dpopv5