List of countries with source of electricity 2008

Data source of values (electric power generated) is IEA/OECD.

Listed countries are top 20 by population or top 20 by GDP (PPP) and Saudi Arabia based on CIA World Factbook 2009.

Composition of Electricity by Resource (TWh per year 2008)
Country	Fossil Fuel	Nuclear	rank	Renewable	Bio other*	total	rank
Coal	Oil	Gas	sub total	rank	Hydroe	Geo Thermal	Solar PV*	Solar Thermal	Wind	Tide	sub total	rank
World total	8,263	1,111	4,301	13,675	-	2,731	-	3,288			0.9		0.5	3,584	-		20,261	-
Proportion	41%	5.5%	21%	67%	-	13%	-	16%	0.3%	0.06%	0.004%	1.1%	0.003%	18%	-	1.3%	100%	-
China	2,733			2,788					-	0.2	-		-			2.4	3,457
India									-	0.02	-		-	128.02		2.0
USA	2,133			3,101						1.6	0.88		-				4,369
Indonesia						-	-		8.3	-	-	-	-			-
Brazil									-	-	-	0.6	-
Pakistan	0.1					1.6			-	-	-	-	-			-
Bangladesh	0.6	1.7				-	-	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	1.5		-
Nigeria	-	3.1				-	-	5.7	-	-	-	-	-	5.7		-
Russia									0.5	-	-	0.01	-			2.5	1,040
Japan									2.8	2.3	-	2.6	-				1,082
Mexico						9.8			7.1	0.01	-	0.3	-			0.8
Philippines		4.9				-	-	9.8		0.001	-	0.1	-			-
Vietnam		1.6				-	-		-	-	-	-	-			-
Ethiopia	-	0.5	-	0.5		-	-	3.3	0.01	-	-	-	-	3.3		-	3.8
Egypt	-					-	-		-	-	-	0.9	-			-
Germany		9.2							0.02	4.4	-		-
Turkey		7.5				-	-		0.16	-	-	0.85	-			0.22
DR Congo	-	0.02	0.03	0.05		-	-	7.5	-	-	-	-	-	7.5		-	7.5
Iran	0.4					-	-	5.0	-	-	-	0.20	-	5.2		-
Thailand		1.7				-	-	7.1	0.002	0.003	-	-	-	7.1		4.8
France		5.8							-	0.04	-	5.7	0.51			5.9
UK		6.1						9.3	-	0.02	-	7.1	-
Italy						-	-		5.5	0.2	-	4.9	-			8.6
South Korea								5.6	-	0.3	-	0.4	-	6.3		0.7
Spain									-	2.6	0.02		-			4.3
Canada		9.8							-	0.03	-	3.8	0.03			8.5
Saudi Arabia	-					-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taiwan								7.8	-	0.004	-	0.6	-	8.4		3.5
Australia		2.8				-	-		-	0.2	0.004	3.9	-			2.2
Netherlands		2.1				4.2		0.1	-	0.04	-	4.3	-	4.4		6.8
Country	Coal	Oil	Gas	sub total	rank	Nuclear	rank	Hydro	Geo Thermal	Solar PV	Solar Thermal	Wind	Tide	sub total	rank	Bio other	Total	rank

Most scientists agree that emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases from fossil fuel-based electricity generation account for a significant portion of world greenhouse gas emissions; in the United States, electricity generation accounts for nearly 40% of emissions, the largest of any source. Transportation emissions are close behind, contributing about one-third of U.S. production of carbon dioxide.

In the United States, fossil fuel combustion for electric power generation is responsible for 65% of all emissions of sulfur dioxide, the main component of acid rain.^[17] Electricity generation is the fourth highest combined source of NOx, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter in the US.^[18]

In July 2011, the UK parliament tabled a motion that "levels of (carbon) emissions from nuclear power were approximately three times lower per kilowatt hour than those of solar, four times lower than clean coal and 36 times lower than conventional coal".^[19]

Though Solar PV generation is positioned as environmentally friendly, fabrication of PV cells utilizes substantial amounts of water in addition to toxic chemicals such as phosphorus and arsenic. These are often overlooked when promoting PV. Because of strict environmental regulations in the United States, for example, PV fabrication is often performed in countries with lower standards, such as China, which produces approximately half the world's PV panels.

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