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DEFINITION:
This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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| 1 | Brazil | 113.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 2 | Mexico | 62 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 3 | Argentina | 32.87 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 4 | Venezuela | 27.5 million kW | 2012 | ||
| 5 | Chile | 16.21 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Colombia | 13.54 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 7 | Paraguay | 8.82 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Peru | 8.61 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Cuba | 5.91 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 5.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Ecuador | 5.24 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 12 | Costa Rica | 2.8 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 13 | Guatemala | 2.75 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Uruguay | 2.59 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 15 | Panama | 1.98 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Honduras | 1.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Bolivia | 1.66 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.6 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 19 | El Salvador | 1.49 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Jamaica | 1.18 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 21 | Nicaragua | 1.11 million kW | 2011 | ||
| 22 | The Bahamas | 493,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 23 | Suriname | 410,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Guyana | 362,500 kW | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Aruba | 266,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Barbados | 239,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 27 | Belize | 178,100 kW | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Bermuda | 165,000 kW | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 151,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Haiti | 130,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| 31 | Dominica | 97,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 32 | Saint Lucia | 76,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 33 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Grenada | 49,700 kW | 2010 | ||
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27,000 kW | 2010 |
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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity
- China has had the highest electricity > installed generating capacity since 2011.
- Russia has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Japan has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- India has ranked in the top 3 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Canada has ranked in the top 5 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- France has ranked in the top 6 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Spain has ranked in the top 8 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- United Kingdom has ranked in the top 9 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Thailand has ranked in the top 13 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- South Korea has ranked in the top 10 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
