Total electricity output measured in gigawatt-hours (GWh) generated by all power plants. The data is compiled by Sustainable Energy for All and sourced from the World Bank.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in total electricity output over time for different countries.
- Compare national electricity generation levels using the GWh metric.
- Model the relationship between electricity output and economic or demographic indicators.
Strengths
- Data is aggregated from national power generation statistics.
- Provides a standardized metric (GWh) for cross-country comparison.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
- Lacks granularity on the fuel source or plant type contributing to the total output.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from national statistics on power generation.
- Geography
- Global, country-level