Hydroelectricity generation, percent - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Hydroelectricity generation, percent, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 185 countries was 25.94 percent. The highest value was in Bhutan: 99.99 percent and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The Global Economy, U.S. EIA
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Countries Hydroelectricity generation, percent, 2023 Global rank Available data
Bhutan 99.99 1 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 99.99 2 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 99.61 3 1999 - 2023
C.A. Republic 99.22 4 1980 - 2023
Nepal 98.97 5 1980 - 2023
Albania 96.7 6 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 96.56 7 1980 - 2023
Malawi 95.03 8 1980 - 2023
Uganda 94.35 9 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 92.59 10 1992 - 2023
Norway 89.36 11 1980 - 2023
Zambia 88.22 12 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 87.12 13 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 86.44 14 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 86.11 15 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 83.22 16 1980 - 2023
Belize 78.59 17 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 78.35 18 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 77.03 19 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 76.23 20 1980 - 2023
Georgia 75.46 21 1992 - 2023
Angola 74.2 22 1980 - 2023
Guinea 74.11 23 1980 - 2023
Iceland 70.07 24 1980 - 2023
Namibia 70 25 1995 - 2023
Sudan 69.11 26 1980 - 2023
Burundi 67.73 27 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 66.63 28 1980 - 2023
Latvia 66.19 29 1992 - 2023
Brazil 65.72 30 1980 - 2023
Colombia 63.74 31 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 63.43 32 1980 - 2023
North Korea 62.52 33 1980 - 2023
Austria 62.21 34 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 60.59 35 1980 - 2023
Canada 59.45 36 1980 - 2023
Fiji 58.16 37 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 56.63 38 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 56.5 39 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 53.05 40 2006 - 2023
Rwanda 52.92 41 1980 - 2023
Croatia 50.48 42 1992 - 2023
Peru 50.13 43 1980 - 2023
Panama 47.92 44 1980 - 2023
Gabon 47.86 45 1980 - 2023
Sweden 43.57 46 1980 - 2023
Suriname 42.14 47 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 40.94 48 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 38.63 49 1980 - 2023
Mali 38.21 50 1980 - 2023
Ghana 37.87 51 1980 - 2023
Honduras 37.12 52 1980 - 2023
Burma 37.11 53 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 36.02 54 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 35.88 55 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 34.67 56 1980 - 2023
Romania 32.77 57 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 32.69 58 1992 - 2023
Liberia 32.47 59 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 31.79 60 1992 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 31.42 61 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 31.37 62 1980 - 2023
Serbia 31.31 63 2006 - 2023
Ivory Coast 30.37 64 1980 - 2023
Chile 28.25 65 1980 - 2023
Portugal 28.1 66 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 27.1 67 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 25.81 68 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 24.72 69 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 24.22 70 1992 - 2023
Nigeria 22.54 71 1980 - 2023
Finland 22.46 72 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 21.22 73 1980 - 2023
Kenya 21.18 74 1980 - 2023
Turkey 20.47 75 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 20.27 76 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 20.14 77 1980 - 2023
Samoa 20.12 78 1980 - 2023
Armenia 19.03 79 1992 - 2023
Nicaragua 18.68 80 1980 - 2023
Haiti 18.26 81 1980 - 2023
Russia 17.67 82 1992 - 2023
N. Caledonia 17.46 83 1980 - 2023
Argentina 16.92 84 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 16.43 85 1980 - 2023
Italy 15.89 86 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 15.17 87 1993 - 2023
Dominica 14.95 88 1980 - 2023
China 13.69 89 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 12.79 90 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 12.57 91 1980 - 2023
France 11.31 92 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 11.26 93 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 10.5 94 1992 - 2023
Luxembourg 10.09 95 1980 - 2023
Greece 10 96 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 9.83 97 1992 - 2023
Spain 9.41 98 1980 - 2023
Philippines 9.15 99 1980 - 2023
Togo 8.69 100 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 8.66 101 1992 - 2023
India 8.35 102 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 8.2 103 1992 - 2023
Bulgaria 8.15 104 1980 - 2023
Japan 8.12 105 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 7.04 106 1980 - 2023
Egypt 7.01 107 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 6.9 108 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 6.82 109 1980 - 2023
Moldova 6.29 110 1992 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 6.02 111 1980 - 2023
USA 5.83 112 1984 - 2023
Azerbaijan 5.67 113 1992 - 2023
Australia 5.51 114 1980 - 2023
Mexico 5.22 115 1980 - 2023
Germany 4.08 116 1991 - 2023
Senegal 3.91 117 1980 - 2023
Thailand 3.85 118 1980 - 2023
Syria 3.76 119 1980 - 2023
Czechia 3.27 120 1993 - 2023
Mauritius 3.2 121 1980 - 2023
Ireland 2.96 122 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 2.69 123 1980 - 2023
UK 2.24 124 1980 - 2023
Poland 1.53 125 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 1.44 126 1980 - 2023
South Africa 1.24 127 1980 - 2023
Morocco 1.22 128 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.93 129 1980 - 2023
Belarus 0.92 130 1992 - 2023
Iraq 0.92 131 1980 - 2023
Cuba 0.82 132 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 0.81 133 1980 - 2023
Hungary 0.67 134 1980 - 2023
South Korea 0.64 135 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.61 136 1980 - 2023
Belgium 0.5 137 1980 - 2023
Estonia 0.48 138 1992 - 2023
Guyana 0.32 139 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.23 140 1980 - 2023
Jordan 0.08 141 1980 - 2023
Denmark 0.07 142 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 0.06 143 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0.04 144 1980 - 2023
Algeria 0.02 145 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.02 146 1992 - 2023
Benin 0.01 147 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 148 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0 149 1986 - 2023
Bahamas 0 150 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0 151 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0 152 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 153 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0 154 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0 155 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 156 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 157 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 158 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0 159 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0 160 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 161 1994 - 2023
Gambia 0 162 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 163 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 164 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 165 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 166 1980 - 2023
Israel 0 167 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 168 1980 - 2023
Libya 0 169 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 170 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0 171 1980 - 2023
Malta 0 172 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0 173 1980 - 2023
Niger 0 174 1980 - 2023
Oman 0 175 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0 176 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 177 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 178 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0 179 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0 180 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 181 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0 182 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 183 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 184 1980 - 2023
Yemen 0 185 1980 - 2023


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1. Bhutan
2. Paraguay
3. Lesotho
4. C.A. Republic
5. Nepal
6. Albania
7. Ethiopia
8. Malawi
9. Uganda
10. Tajikistan
11. Norway
12. Zambia
13. Swaziland
14. Sierra Leone
15. DR Congo
16. Mozambique
17. Belize
18. Venezuela
19. Afghanistan
20. Ecuador
21. Georgia
22. Angola
23. Guinea
24. Iceland
25. Namibia
26. Sudan
27. Burundi
28. Zimbabwe
29. Latvia
30. Brazil
31. Colombia
32. Cameroon
33. North Korea
34. Austria
35. New Zealand
36. Canada
37. Fiji
38. Switzerland
39. Guatemala
40. Montenegro
41. Rwanda
42. Croatia
43. Peru
44. Panama
45. Gabon
46. Sweden
47. Suriname
48. Sri Lanka
49. Cambodia
50. Mali
51. Ghana
52. Honduras
53. Burma
54. El Salvador
55. Uruguay
56. Vietnam
57. Romania
58. Slovenia
59. Liberia
60. Bosnia & Herz.
61. Eq. Guinea
62. Madagascar
63. Serbia
64. Ivory Coast
65. Chile
66. Portugal
67. Faroe Isl.
68. Bolivia
69. Tanzania
70. North Macedonia
71. Nigeria
72. Finland
73. Papua N.G.
74. Kenya
75. Turkey
76. R. of Congo
77. Pakistan
78. Samoa
79. Armenia
80. Nicaragua
81. Haiti
82. Russia
83. N. Caledonia
84. Argentina
85. Malaysia
86. Italy
87. Slovakia
88. Dominica
89. China
90. Mauritania
91. St. Vincent & ...
92. France
93. Vanuatu
94. Ukraine
95. Luxembourg
96. Greece
97. Lithuania
98. Spain
99. Philippines
100. Togo
101. Uzbekistan
102. India
103. Kazakhstan
104. Bulgaria
105. Japan
106. Burkina Faso
107. Egypt
108. Indonesia
109. S.T.&Principe
110. Moldova
111. Domin. Rep.
112. USA
113. Azerbaijan
114. Australia
115. Mexico
116. Germany
117. Senegal
118. Thailand
119. Syria
120. Czechia
121. Mauritius
122. Ireland
123. Jamaica
124. UK
125. Poland
126. Taiwan
127. South Africa
128. Morocco
129. Solomon Isl.
130. Belarus
131. Iraq
132. Cuba
133. Mongolia
134. Hungary
135. South Korea
136. Bangladesh
137. Belgium
138. Estonia
139. Guyana
140. Puerto Rico
141. Jordan
142. Denmark
143. Netherlands
144. Tunisia
145. Algeria
146. Turkmenistan
147. Benin
148. Ant.& Barb.
149. Aruba
150. Bahamas
151. Bahrain
152. Barbados
153. Bermuda
154. Botswana
155. Brunei
156. Cape Verde
157. Chad
158. Comoros
159. Cyprus
160. Djibouti
161. Eritrea
162. Gambia
163. Gibraltar
164. Grenada
165. G.-Bissau
166. Hong Kong
167. Israel
168. Kiribati
169. Libya
170. Macao
171. Maldives
172. Malta
173. Montserrat
174. Niger
175. Oman
176. Qatar
177. Saint Lucia
178. Saudi Arabia
179. Seychelles
180. Singapore
181. Somalia
182. Tonga
183. Tr.&Tobago
184. UA Emirates
185. Yemen
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99.61
99.22
98.97
96.70
96.56
95.03
94.35
92.59
89.36
88.22
87.12
86.44
86.11
83.22
78.59
78.35
77.03
76.23
75.46
74.20
74.11
70.07
70.00
69.11
67.73
66.63
66.19
65.72
63.74
63.43
62.52
62.21
60.59
59.45
58.16
56.63
56.50
53.05
52.92
50.48
50.13
47.92
47.86
43.57
42.14
40.94
38.63
38.21
37.87
37.12
37.11
36.02
35.88
34.67
32.77
32.69
32.47
31.79
31.42
31.37
31.31
30.37
28.25
28.10
27.10
25.81
24.72
24.22
22.54
22.46
21.22
21.18
20.47
20.27
20.14
20.12
19.03
18.68
18.26
17.67
17.46
16.92
16.43
15.89
15.17
14.95
13.69
12.79
12.57
11.31
11.26
10.50
10.09
10.00
9.83
9.41
9.15
8.69
8.66
8.35
8.20
8.15
8.12
7.04
7.01
6.90
6.82
6.29
6.02
5.83
5.67
5.51
5.22
4.08
3.91
3.85
3.76
3.27
3.20
2.96
2.69
2.24
1.53
1.44
1.24
1.22
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0.92
0.92
0.82
0.81
0.67
0.64
0.61
0.50
0.48
0.32
0.23
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