Pakistan
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
171.1 TWh- Coal generation · #21 of 203 24.8 14.5%
- Other fossil generation · #49 of 205 2.6 1.5%
- Gas generation · #35 of 202 39.3 23%
- Nuclear generation · #17 of 200 24 14%
- Hydro generation · #18 of 204 39.4 23.1%
- Solar generation · #12 of 205 36.6 21.4%
- Bioenergy generation · #53 of 205 0.6 0.4%
- Wind generation · #40 of 203 3.7 2.2%
- Other renewables generation — —
Since 2000
Table · 26 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.8 | 2.6 | 39.3 | 24 | 39.4 | 36.6 | 0.6 | 3.7 | — | 171.1 |
| 2024 | 20.2 | 3.3 | 42.3 | 23.2 | 38.4 | 19.8 | 0.8 | 3.2 | — | 151 |
| 2023 | 22.3 | 5.1 | 43.8 | 22.7 | 38 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 | — | 148 |
| 2022 | 23.3 | 13.3 | 45.3 | 22.6 | 34.7 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 4.3 | — | 152 |
| 2021 | 26.7 | 14.8 | 49.1 | 14.3 | 33.1 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | — | 148.3 |
| 2020 | 26.7 | 9.8 | 47.8 | 10.1 | 33.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 | — | 135.6 |
| 2019 | 25.9 | 13.2 | 46 | 9.1 | 33.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | — | 135 |
| 2018 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 57.4 | 9.3 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | — | 129 |
| 2017 | 10.9 | 29.5 | 49.2 | 8.1 | 27.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | — | 130.4 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 39.6 | 41.4 | 5.4 | 32.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | — | 122.9 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 35.4 | 35 | 4.3 | 34.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | — | 112.8 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 39.4 | 28.4 | 4.6 | 32.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | — | 107.9 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 39.9 | 26.7 | 4.4 | 31.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | — | 104.9 |
| 2012 | 0.1 | 34.5 | 27.1 | 5.3 | 29.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0 | — | 98.1 |
| 2011 | 0.1 | 33.6 | 27.7 | 3.8 | 28.5 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | — | 94.8 |
| 2010 | 0.1 | 33.2 | 25.9 | 2.6 | 31.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 94.5 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 36.2 | 28.1 | 2.6 | 28.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 96.1 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 32.4 | 29.7 | 1.7 | 27.8 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | — | 93 |
| 2007 | 0.1 | 30.8 | 32.9 | 2.3 | 28.7 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | — | 96.2 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 28 | 35.8 | 2.6 | 32 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | — | 99.5 |
| 2005 | 0.1 | 18.9 | 41.3 | 2.4 | 30.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 94.6 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 43.5 | 1.9 | 25.7 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | — | 86 |
| 2003 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 39.2 | 1.8 | 26.9 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | — | 82.1 |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 24.4 | 27 | 1.8 | 22.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 75.8 |
| 2001 | 0.3 | 26.1 | 24.9 | 2 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 72.1 |
| 2000 | 0.2 | 26.9 | 21.8 | 0.4 | 17.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 66.5 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity0.4 GW2025 · #34 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity8.5 GW2025 · #17 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand171.6 TWh2025 · #28 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports0.5 TWh2025 · #63 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity17.8 GW2025 · #23 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity11.5 GW2025 · #19 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity3.6 GW2025 · #15 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity3.9 GW2025 · #16 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions52.7 MtCO2e2025 · #34 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity308.1 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #135 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity3.7 GW2025 · #37 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity51.3 GW2025 · #22 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation171.1 TWh2025 · #28 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity1.9 GW2025 · #37 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11