Hydroelectricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Hydroelectricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 6.39 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 367.71 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million kilowatts; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Hydroelectricity capacity, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 367.71 1 1980 - 2022
Brazil 109.81 2 1980 - 2022
Canada 83.38 3 1980 - 2022
USA 80.07 4 1980 - 2022
Russia 51.4 5 1992 - 2022
India 47.22 6 1980 - 2022
Norway 32.67 7 1980 - 2022
Turkey 31.57 8 1980 - 2022
Japan 28.21 9 1980 - 2022
Vietnam 21.86 10 1980 - 2022
France 19.19 11 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 16.83 12 1980 - 2022
Sweden 16.31 13 1980 - 2022
Italy 15.56 14 1980 - 2022
Spain 13.72 15 1980 - 2022
Mexico 13.3 16 1980 - 2022
Colombia 12.56 17 1980 - 2022
Iran 11.15 18 1980 - 2022
Pakistan 10.83 19 1980 - 2022
Argentina 10.38 20 1980 - 2022
Laos 9.48 21 1980 - 2022
Austria 9.15 22 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 8.81 23 1980 - 2022
Australia 7.71 24 1980 - 2022
Chile 7.29 25 1980 - 2022
Indonesia 6.69 26 1980 - 2022
Romania 6.57 27 1980 - 2022
Malaysia 6.21 28 1980 - 2022
Peru 5.5 29 1980 - 2022
New Zealand 5.43 30 1980 - 2022
Tajikistan 5.27 31 1992 - 2022
Ecuador 5.19 32 1980 - 2022
North Korea 4.87 33 1980 - 2022
Portugal 4.83 34 1980 - 2022
Ethiopia 4.82 35 1980 - 2022
Ukraine 4.82 36 1992 - 2022
Germany 4.45 37 1991 - 2022
Switzerland 4.22 38 1980 - 2022
Angola 3.73 39 1980 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 3.67 40 1992 - 2022
Burma 3.3 41 1980 - 2022
Finland 3.17 42 1980 - 2022
Zambia 3.16 43 1980 - 2022
Thailand 3.11 44 1980 - 2022
Georgia 3.08 45 1992 - 2022
Philippines 3.04 46 1980 - 2022
Egypt 2.83 47 1980 - 2022
Kazakhstan 2.81 48 1992 - 2022
DR Congo 2.72 49 1980 - 2022
Greece 2.72 50 1980 - 2022
Albania 2.51 51 1980 - 2022
Bulgaria 2.51 52 1980 - 2022
Serbia 2.48 53 2006 - 2022
Bhutan 2.33 54 1980 - 2022
Nepal 2.22 55 1980 - 2022
Croatia 2.2 56 1992 - 2022
Mozambique 2.19 57 1980 - 2022
Iceland 2.11 58 1980 - 2022
Nigeria 2.11 59 1980 - 2022
Taiwan 2.1 60 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 2.05 61 1992 - 2022
Sri Lanka 1.85 62 1980 - 2022
South Korea 1.81 63 1980 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 1.79 64 1992 - 2022
Panama 1.79 65 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 1.62 66 1993 - 2022
Latvia 1.61 67 1992 - 2022
Ghana 1.58 68 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 1.58 69 1980 - 2022
Iraq 1.56 70 1980 - 2022
Uruguay 1.54 71 1980 - 2022
Syria 1.49 72 1980 - 2022
Sudan 1.48 73 1980 - 2022
UK 1.4 74 1980 - 2022
Armenia 1.34 75 1992 - 2022
Cambodia 1.33 76 1980 - 2022
Morocco 1.31 77 1980 - 2022
Azerbaijan 1.18 78 1992 - 2022
Slovenia 1.17 79 1992 - 2022
Czechia 1.11 80 1993 - 2022
Zimbabwe 1.08 81 1980 - 2022
Uganda 1.03 82 1980 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0.88 83 1980 - 2022
Kenya 0.87 84 1980 - 2022
Honduras 0.85 85 1980 - 2022
Cameroon 0.83 86 1980 - 2022
Guinea 0.81 87 1980 - 2022
South Africa 0.75 88 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 0.74 89 1980 - 2022
Montenegro 0.7 90 2006 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.69 91 1992 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.63 92 1980 - 2022
Poland 0.6 93 1980 - 2022
Tanzania 0.59 94 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 0.57 95 1980 - 2022
Afghanistan 0.46 96 1980 - 2022
Malawi 0.39 97 1980 - 2022
Namibia 0.35 98 1990 - 2022
Gabon 0.33 99 1980 - 2022
Mali 0.32 100 1980 - 2022
Lebanon 0.28 101 1980 - 2022
Algeria 0.27 102 1980 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0.26 103 1980 - 2022
Ireland 0.24 104 1980 - 2022
Bangladesh 0.23 105 1980 - 2022
R. of Congo 0.21 106 1980 - 2022
Suriname 0.18 107 1980 - 2022
Madagascar 0.16 108 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.16 109 1980 - 2022
Fiji 0.14 110 1980 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0.13 111 1980 - 2022
Lithuania 0.12 112 1992 - 2022
Rwanda 0.12 113 1980 - 2022
Belgium 0.11 114 1980 - 2022
Belarus 0.1 115 1992 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.1 116 1980 - 2022
Liberia 0.09 117 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0.08 118 1980 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0.08 119 1980 - 2022
Senegal 0.08 120 1980 - 2022
Cuba 0.07 121 1980 - 2022
Lesotho 0.07 122 1980 - 2022
Togo 0.07 123 1980 - 2022
Tunisia 0.07 124 1980 - 2022
Belize 0.06 125 1980 - 2022
Burundi 0.06 126 1980 - 2022
Hungary 0.06 127 1980 - 2022
Mauritius 0.06 128 1980 - 2022
Moldova 0.06 129 1992 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0.06 130 1980 - 2022
Swaziland 0.06 131 1980 - 2022
Mauritania 0.05 132 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.04 133 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 0.04 134 1980 - 2022
Benin 0.03 135 1980 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0.03 136 1980 - 2022
Jamaica 0.03 137 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.03 138 1980 - 2022
Mongolia 0.03 139 1980 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0.02 140 1980 - 2022
Denmark 0.01 141 1980 - 2022
Dominica 0.01 142 1980 - 2022
Estonia 0.01 143 1992 - 2022
Israel 0.01 144 1980 - 2022
Jordan 0.01 145 1980 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0.01 146 1980 - 2022
Samoa 0.01 147 1980 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0 148 1980 - 2022
Aruba 0 149 1986 - 2022
Bahamas 0 150 1980 - 2022
Bahrain 0 151 1980 - 2022
Barbados 0 152 1980 - 2022
Bermuda 0 153 1980 - 2022
Botswana 0 154 1980 - 2022
Brunei 0 155 1980 - 2022
Cape Verde 0 156 1980 - 2022
Chad 0 157 1980 - 2022
Comoros 0 158 1980 - 2022
Cyprus 0 159 1980 - 2022
Djibouti 0 160 1980 - 2022
Eritrea 0 161 1994 - 2022
Gambia 0 162 1980 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 163 1980 - 2022
Grenada 0 164 1980 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0 165 1980 - 2022
Guyana 0 166 1980 - 2022
Hong Kong 0 167 1980 - 2022
Kiribati 0 168 1980 - 2022
Kuwait 0 169 1980 - 2022
Libya 0 170 1980 - 2022
Macao 0 171 1980 - 2022
Maldives 0 172 1980 - 2022
Malta 0 173 1980 - 2022
Montserrat 0 174 1980 - 2022
Niger 0 175 1980 - 2022
Oman 0 176 1980 - 2022
Qatar 0 177 1980 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 178 1980 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0 179 1980 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0 180 1980 - 2022
Seychelles 0 181 1980 - 2022
Singapore 0 182 1980 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0 183 1980 - 2022
Somalia 0 184 1980 - 2022
Tonga 0 185 1980 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0 186 1980 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0 187 1992 - 2022
UA Emirates 0 188 1980 - 2022
Vanuatu 0 189 1980 - 2022
Yemen 0 190 1980 - 2022



Definition: Installed capacity to produce hydroelectricity in million kilowatts.

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1. China
2. Brazil
3. Canada
4. USA
5. Russia
6. India
7. Norway
8. Turkey
9. Japan
10. Vietnam
11. France
12. Venezuela
13. Sweden
14. Italy
15. Spain
16. Mexico
17. Colombia
18. Iran
19. Pakistan
20. Argentina
21. Laos
22. Austria
23. Paraguay
24. Australia
25. Chile
26. Indonesia
27. Romania
28. Malaysia
29. Peru
30. New Zealand
31. Tajikistan
32. Ecuador
33. North Korea
34. Portugal
35. Ethiopia
36. Ukraine
37. Germany
38. Switzerland
39. Angola
40. Kyrgyzstan
41. Burma
42. Finland
43. Zambia
44. Thailand
45. Georgia
46. Philippines
47. Egypt
48. Kazakhstan
49. DR Congo
50. Greece
51. Albania
52. Bulgaria
53. Serbia
54. Bhutan
55. Nepal
56. Croatia
57. Mozambique
58. Iceland
59. Nigeria
60. Taiwan
61. Uzbekistan
62. Sri Lanka
63. South Korea
64. Bosnia & Herz.
65. Panama
66. Slovakia
67. Latvia
68. Ghana
69. Guatemala
70. Iraq
71. Uruguay
72. Syria
73. Sudan
74. UK
75. Armenia
76. Cambodia
77. Morocco
78. Azerbaijan
79. Slovenia
80. Czechia
81. Zimbabwe
82. Uganda
83. Ivory Coast
84. Kenya
85. Honduras
86. Cameroon
87. Guinea
88. South Africa
89. Bolivia
90. Montenegro
91. North Macedonia
92. Domin. Rep.
93. Poland
94. Tanzania
95. El Salvador
96. Afghanistan
97. Malawi
98. Namibia
99. Gabon
100. Mali
101. Lebanon
102. Algeria
103. Papua N.G.
104. Ireland
105. Bangladesh
106. R. of Congo
107. Suriname
108. Madagascar
109. Nicaragua
110. Fiji
111. Eq. Guinea
112. Lithuania
113. Rwanda
114. Belgium
115. Belarus
116. Puerto Rico
117. Liberia
118. Haiti
119. N. Caledonia
120. Senegal
121. Cuba
122. Lesotho
123. Togo
124. Tunisia
125. Belize
126. Burundi
127. Hungary
128. Mauritius
129. Moldova
130. Sierra Leone
131. Swaziland
132. Mauritania
133. Faroe Isl.
134. Netherlands
135. Benin
136. Burkina Faso
137. Jamaica
138. Luxembourg
139. Mongolia
140. C.A. Republic
141. Denmark
142. Dominica
143. Estonia
144. Israel
145. Jordan
146. St. Vincent & ...
147. Samoa
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. Guyana
167. Hong Kong
168. Kiribati
169. Kuwait
170. Libya
171. Macao
172. Maldives
173. Malta
174. Montserrat
175. Niger
176. Oman
177. Qatar
178. Saint Lucia
179. S.T.&Principe
180. Saudi Arabia
181. Seychelles
182. Singapore
183. Solomon Isl.
184. Somalia
185. Tonga
186. Tr.&Tobago
187. Turkmenistan
188. UA Emirates
189. Vanuatu
190. Yemen
367.71
109.81
83.38
80.07
51.40
47.22
32.67
31.57
28.21
21.86
19.19
16.83
16.31
15.56
13.72
13.30
12.56
11.15
10.83
10.38
9.48
9.15
8.81
7.71
7.29
6.69
6.57
6.21
5.50
5.43
5.27
5.19
4.87
4.83
4.82
4.82
4.45
4.22
3.73
3.67
3.30
3.17
3.16
3.11
3.08
3.04
2.83
2.81
2.72
2.72
2.51
2.51
2.48
2.33
2.22
2.20
2.19
2.11
2.11
2.10
2.05
1.85
1.81
1.79
1.79
1.62
1.61
1.58
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1.56
1.54
1.49
1.48
1.40
1.34
1.33
1.31
1.18
1.17
1.11
1.08
1.03
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0.87
0.85
0.83
0.81
0.75
0.74
0.70
0.69
0.63
0.60
0.59
0.57
0.46
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0.35
0.33
0.32
0.28
0.27
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0.24
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183.9
275.8
367.71


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