Hydroelectricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Hydroelectricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 6.37 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 2023. 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 - 2023
Brazil 109.81 2 1980 - 2023
Canada 83.14 3 1980 - 2023
USA 80.07 4 1980 - 2023
Russia 51.4 5 1992 - 2023
India 46.85 6 1980 - 2023
Norway 32.82 7 1980 - 2023
Turkey 31.57 8 1980 - 2023
Japan 22.15 9 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 21.86 10 1980 - 2023
France 18.86 11 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 16.83 12 1980 - 2023
Sweden 16.3 13 1980 - 2023
Italy 15.56 14 1980 - 2023
Spain 13.72 15 1980 - 2023
Mexico 12.84 16 1980 - 2023
Colombia 12.56 17 1980 - 2023
Iran 11.15 18 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 10.64 19 1980 - 2023
Argentina 10.38 20 1980 - 2023
Laos 9.48 21 1980 - 2023
Austria 9.13 22 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 8.81 23 1980 - 2023
Chile 7.29 24 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 6.69 25 1980 - 2023
Romania 6.57 26 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 6.22 27 1980 - 2023
Australia 5.91 28 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 5.68 29 1980 - 2023
Peru 5.5 30 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 5.27 31 1992 - 2023
Ecuador 5.19 32 1980 - 2023
North Korea 4.87 33 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 4.82 34 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 4.82 35 1992 - 2023
Portugal 4.54 36 1980 - 2023
Germany 4.49 37 1991 - 2023
Switzerland 4.3 38 1980 - 2023
Angola 3.73 39 1980 - 2023
Burma 3.3 40 1980 - 2023
Finland 3.18 41 1980 - 2023
Zambia 3.16 42 1980 - 2023
Thailand 3.11 43 1980 - 2023
Georgia 3.08 44 1992 - 2023
Philippines 3.04 45 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 2.93 46 1980 - 2023
Egypt 2.83 47 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 2.81 48 1992 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 2.78 49 1992 - 2023
Greece 2.72 50 1980 - 2023
Albania 2.51 51 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 2.36 52 1980 - 2023
Serbia 2.35 53 2006 - 2023
Bhutan 2.33 54 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 2.23 55 1992 - 2023
Nepal 2.22 56 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 2.19 57 1980 - 2023
Iceland 2.11 58 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 2.11 59 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 2.1 60 1980 - 2023
Croatia 1.92 61 1992 - 2023
UK 1.89 62 1980 - 2023
Panama 1.85 63 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 1.85 64 1980 - 2023
South Korea 1.81 65 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 1.79 66 1992 - 2023
Slovakia 1.62 67 1993 - 2023
Latvia 1.61 68 1992 - 2023
Ghana 1.58 69 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 1.58 70 1980 - 2023
Iraq 1.56 71 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 1.54 72 1980 - 2023
Syria 1.49 73 1980 - 2023
Sudan 1.48 74 1980 - 2023
Armenia 1.34 75 1992 - 2023
Cambodia 1.33 76 1980 - 2023
Morocco 1.31 77 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 1.18 78 1992 - 2023
Slovenia 1.17 79 1992 - 2023
Czechia 1.11 80 1993 - 2023
Zimbabwe 1.08 81 1980 - 2023
Uganda 1.03 82 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.88 83 1980 - 2023
Kenya 0.87 84 1980 - 2023
Honduras 0.85 85 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0.81 86 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0.81 87 1980 - 2023
South Africa 0.75 88 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 0.74 89 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0.7 90 2006 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.7 91 1992 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.63 92 1980 - 2023
Poland 0.61 93 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 0.6 94 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 0.57 95 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.46 96 1980 - 2023
Mali 0.46 97 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0.39 98 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0.35 99 1990 - 2023
Gabon 0.33 100 1980 - 2023
Algeria 0.27 101 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.26 102 1980 - 2023
Ireland 0.24 103 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.23 104 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.21 105 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.18 106 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.16 107 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.16 108 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.14 109 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.13 110 1980 - 2023
Belgium 0.12 111 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0.12 112 1992 - 2023
Rwanda 0.12 113 1980 - 2023
Belarus 0.1 114 1992 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.1 115 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0.09 116 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.08 117 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.08 118 1980 - 2023
Senegal 0.08 119 1980 - 2023
Cuba 0.07 120 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.07 121 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.07 122 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0.07 123 1980 - 2023
Belize 0.06 124 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0.06 125 1980 - 2023
Hungary 0.06 126 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0.06 127 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0.06 128 1992 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.06 129 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0.06 130 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.05 131 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.04 132 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 0.04 133 1980 - 2023
Benin 0.03 134 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.03 135 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0.03 136 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.03 137 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 0.03 138 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.02 139 1980 - 2023
Denmark 0.01 140 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.01 141 1980 - 2023
Estonia 0.01 142 1992 - 2023
Israel 0.01 143 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.01 144 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.01 145 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 146 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0 147 1986 - 2023
Bahamas 0 148 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0 149 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0 150 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 151 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0 152 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0 153 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 154 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 155 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 156 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0 157 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0 158 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 159 1994 - 2023
Gambia 0 160 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 161 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 162 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 163 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0 164 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 165 1980 - 2023
Jordan 0 166 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 167 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 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
S.T.&Principe 0 178 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 179 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0 180 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0 181 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 182 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 183 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0 184 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 185 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 186 1992 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 187 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 188 1980 - 2023
Yemen 0 189 1980 - 2023



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. Chile
25. Indonesia
26. Romania
27. Malaysia
28. Australia
29. New Zealand
30. Peru
31. Tajikistan
32. Ecuador
33. North Korea
34. Ethiopia
35. Ukraine
36. Portugal
37. Germany
38. Switzerland
39. Angola
40. Burma
41. Finland
42. Zambia
43. Thailand
44. Georgia
45. Philippines
46. DR Congo
47. Egypt
48. Kazakhstan
49. Kyrgyzstan
50. Greece
51. Albania
52. Bulgaria
53. Serbia
54. Bhutan
55. Uzbekistan
56. Nepal
57. Mozambique
58. Iceland
59. Nigeria
60. Taiwan
61. Croatia
62. UK
63. Panama
64. Sri Lanka
65. South Korea
66. Bosnia & Herz.
67. Slovakia
68. Latvia
69. Ghana
70. Guatemala
71. Iraq
72. Uruguay
73. Syria
74. Sudan
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. Mali
98. Malawi
99. Namibia
100. Gabon
101. Algeria
102. Papua N.G.
103. Ireland
104. Bangladesh
105. R. of Congo
106. Suriname
107. Madagascar
108. Nicaragua
109. Fiji
110. Eq. Guinea
111. Belgium
112. Lithuania
113. Rwanda
114. Belarus
115. Puerto Rico
116. Liberia
117. Haiti
118. N. Caledonia
119. Senegal
120. Cuba
121. Lesotho
122. Togo
123. Tunisia
124. Belize
125. Burundi
126. Hungary
127. Mauritius
128. Moldova
129. Sierra Leone
130. Swaziland
131. Mauritania
132. Faroe Isl.
133. Netherlands
134. Benin
135. Burkina Faso
136. Jamaica
137. Luxembourg
138. Mongolia
139. C.A. Republic
140. Denmark
141. Dominica
142. Estonia
143. Israel
144. St. Vincent & ...
145. Samoa
146. Ant.& Barb.
147. Aruba
148. Bahamas
149. Bahrain
150. Barbados
151. Bermuda
152. Botswana
153. Brunei
154. Cape Verde
155. Chad
156. Comoros
157. Cyprus
158. Djibouti
159. Eritrea
160. Gambia
161. Gibraltar
162. Grenada
163. G.-Bissau
164. Guyana
165. Hong Kong
166. Jordan
167. Kiribati
168. Kuwait
169. Libya
170. Macao
171. Maldives
172. Malta
173. Montserrat
174. Niger
175. Oman
176. Qatar
177. Saint Lucia
178. S.T.&Principe
179. Saudi Arabia
180. Seychelles
181. Singapore
182. Solomon Isl.
183. Somalia
184. Tonga
185. Tr.&Tobago
186. Turkmenistan
187. UA Emirates
188. Vanuatu
189. Yemen
367.71
109.81
83.14
80.07
51.40
46.85
32.82
31.57
22.15
21.86
18.86
16.83
16.30
15.56
13.72
12.84
12.56
11.15
10.64
10.38
9.48
9.13
8.81
7.29
6.69
6.57
6.22
5.91
5.68
5.50
5.27
5.19
4.87
4.82
4.82
4.54
4.49
4.30
3.73
3.30
3.18
3.16
3.11
3.08
3.04
2.93
2.83
2.81
2.78
2.72
2.51
2.36
2.35
2.33
2.23
2.22
2.19
2.11
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2.10
1.92
1.89
1.85
1.85
1.81
1.79
1.62
1.61
1.58
1.58
1.56
1.54
1.49
1.48
1.34
1.33
1.31
1.18
1.17
1.11
1.08
1.03
0.88
0.87
0.85
0.81
0.81
0.75
0.74
0.70
0.70
0.63
0.61
0.60
0.57
0.46
0.46
0.39
0.35
0.33
0.27
0.26
0.24
0.23
0.21
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183.9
275.8
367.71


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