Hydroelectricity capacity, percent - Country rankings

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Hydroelectricity capacity, percent, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 23.39 percent. The highest value was in Paraguay: 99.98 percent and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 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 capacity, percent, 2023 Global rank Available data
Paraguay 99.98 1 2000 - 2023
Bhutan 99.58 2 2000 - 2023
DR Congo 98.33 3 2000 - 2023
Nepal 94.07 4 2000 - 2023
Ethiopia 90.76 5 2000 - 2023
Tajikistan 88.92 6 2000 - 2023
Albania 87.29 7 2000 - 2023
Norway 83.27 8 2000 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 81.39 9 2000 - 2023
Zambia 80.27 10 2000 - 2023
Mozambique 78.72 11 2000 - 2023
Laos 77.34 12 2000 - 2023
Guinea 76.78 13 2000 - 2023
Uganda 76.19 14 2000 - 2023
Georgia 76.14 15 2000 - 2023
Afghanistan 73.16 16 2000 - 2023
Lesotho 71.5 17 2000 - 2023
Iceland 70.34 18 2000 - 2023
Nigeria 69.99 19 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 64.42 20 2006 - 2023
Colombia 63.82 21 2000 - 2023
Ecuador 62.67 22 2000 - 2023
North Korea 58.22 23 2000 - 2023
Malawi 55.2 24 2000 - 2023
Namibia 54.31 25 2000 - 2023
New Zealand 54.11 26 2000 - 2023
Sierra Leone 53.04 27 2000 - 2023
Canada 52.25 28 2000 - 2023
Venezuela 50.58 29 2000 - 2023
Burundi 49.92 30 2000 - 2023
Cambodia 49.78 31 2000 - 2023
Angola 49.4 32 2000 - 2023
Brazil 49.36 33 2000 - 2023
Latvia 47.55 34 2000 - 2023
Liberia 46.73 35 2000 - 2023
Burma 45.26 36 2000 - 2023
Cameroon 45.26 37 2000 - 2023
Zimbabwe 45.17 38 2000 - 2023
Panama 43.66 39 2000 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 43.24 40 2000 - 2023
Rwanda 42.36 41 2000 - 2023
Gabon 42.25 42 2000 - 2023
Sudan 40.98 43 2000 - 2023
Mali 38.52 44 2000 - 2023
Fiji 38.36 45 2000 - 2023
Guatemala 38.16 46 2000 - 2023
Ivory Coast 37.97 47 2000 - 2023
Croatia 37.92 48 2000 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 36.37 49 2000 - 2023
Sri Lanka 34.9 50 2000 - 2023
Swaziland 34.65 51 2000 - 2023
Austria 34.6 52 2000 - 2023
Peru 34.48 53 2000 - 2023
Tanzania 34.27 54 2000 - 2023
Romania 34.25 55 2000 - 2023
Suriname 33.62 56 2000 - 2023
Serbia 33.04 57 2006 - 2023
Sweden 32.14 58 2000 - 2023
Armenia 31.84 59 2000 - 2023
Uruguay 31.1 60 2000 - 2023
Belize 30.91 61 2000 - 2023
Turkey 30.47 62 2000 - 2023
C.A. Republic 30.16 63 2000 - 2023
Switzerland 29.54 64 2000 - 2023
Honduras 29.27 65 2000 - 2023
Papua N.G. 28.95 66 2000 - 2023
Ghana 28.74 67 2000 - 2023
North Macedonia 28.37 68 2000 - 2023
Vietnam 26.54 69 2000 - 2023
Samoa 26.47 70 2000 - 2023
Slovenia 26.03 71 2000 - 2023
R. of Congo 25.79 72 2000 - 2023
Madagascar 25.42 73 2000 - 2023
Pakistan 24.69 74 2000 - 2023
Slovakia 23.23 75 2000 - 2023
Kenya 23.06 76 2000 - 2023
El Salvador 22.92 77 2000 - 2023
Argentina 22.44 78 2000 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 22.37 79 2000 - 2023
Portugal 21.38 80 2000 - 2023
Bulgaria 21.01 81 2000 - 2023
Togo 20.55 82 2000 - 2023
Chile 19.3 83 2000 - 2023
Bolivia 17.87 84 2000 - 2023
Malaysia 17.11 85 2000 - 2023
Russia 16.9 86 2000 - 2023
Haiti 16.51 87 2000 - 2023
Dominica 16.22 88 2000 - 2023
Azerbaijan 15.6 89 2000 - 2023
Syria 15.47 90 2000 - 2023
Iran 13.74 91 2000 - 2023
Uzbekistan 13.49 92 2000 - 2023
Finland 13.39 93 2000 - 2023
Italy 13.32 94 2000 - 2023
France 13.22 95 2000 - 2023
China 12.93 96 2000 - 2023
Mexico 12.26 97 2000 - 2023
Greece 11.67 98 2001 - 2023
Spain 11.19 99 2000 - 2023
Philippines 11.12 100 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan 10.51 101 2000 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 10.36 102 2000 - 2023
Nicaragua 9.76 103 2000 - 2023
Indonesia 9.74 104 2000 - 2023
India 9.7 105 2000 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 9.6 106 2000 - 2023
Morocco 9.23 107 2000 - 2023
Moldova 8.41 108 2000 - 2023
Ukraine 7.72 109 2000 - 2023
Mauritius 7.06 110 2000 - 2023
N. Caledonia 6.9 111 2000 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 6.82 112 2000 - 2023
USA 6.76 113 2000 - 2023
Japan 6.75 114 2000 - 2023
Benin 6.53 115 2000 - 2023
Thailand 6.13 116 2000 - 2023
Mauritania 5.91 117 2000 - 2023
Australia 5.83 118 2000 - 2023
Czechia 5.64 119 2000 - 2023
Vanuatu 5.44 120 2000 - 2023
Iraq 5.01 121 2000 - 2023
Burkina Faso 4.95 122 2000 - 2023
Egypt 4.76 123 2000 - 2023
Senegal 4.64 124 2000 - 2023
Luxembourg 4.14 125 2000 - 2023
Taiwan 3.44 126 2000 - 2023
Comoros 3.17 127 2000 - 2023
Lithuania 2.65 128 2000 - 2023
Jamaica 2.48 129 2000 - 2023
Ireland 1.99 130 2000 - 2023
Mongolia 1.92 131 2000 - 2023
UK 1.81 132 2000 - 2023
Germany 1.78 133 2000 - 2023
Puerto Rico 1.42 134 2000 - 2023
South Korea 1.26 135 2000 - 2023
Algeria 1.19 136 2000 - 2023
South Africa 1.19 137 2000 - 2023
Guyana 1.09 138 2000 - 2023
Bangladesh 1.02 139 2000 - 2023
Tunisia 0.99 140 2000 - 2023
Cuba 0.98 141 2000 - 2023
Poland 0.98 142 2000 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.93 143 2000 - 2023
Belarus 0.77 144 2000 - 2023
Belgium 0.47 145 2000 - 2023
Hungary 0.42 146 2000 - 2023
Estonia 0.27 147 2000 - 2023
Jordan 0.06 148 2000 - 2023
Netherlands 0.06 149 2000 - 2023
Denmark 0.04 150 2000 - 2023
Israel 0.04 151 2000 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.03 152 2000 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 153 2000 - 2023
Aruba 0 154 2000 - 2023
Bahamas 0 155 2000 - 2023
Bahrain 0 156 2000 - 2023
Barbados 0 157 2000 - 2023
Bermuda 0 158 2000 - 2023
Botswana 0 159 2000 - 2023
Brunei 0 160 2000 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 161 2000 - 2023
Chad 0 162 2000 - 2023
Cyprus 0 163 2000 - 2023
Djibouti 0 164 2000 - 2023
Eritrea 0 165 2000 - 2023
Gambia 0 166 2000 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 167 2000 - 2023
Grenada 0 168 2000 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 169 2000 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 170 2000 - 2023
Kiribati 0 171 2000 - 2023
Kuwait 0 172 2000 - 2023
Libya 0 173 2000 - 2023
Macao 0 174 2000 - 2023
Maldives 0 175 2000 - 2023
Malta 0 176 2000 - 2023
Montserrat 0 177 2000 - 2023
Niger 0 178 2000 - 2023
Oman 0 179 2000 - 2023
Qatar 0 180 2000 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 181 2000 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 182 2000 - 2023
Seychelles 0 183 2000 - 2023
Singapore 0 184 2000 - 2023
Somalia 0 185 2000 - 2023
Tonga 0 186 2000 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 187 2000 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 188 2000 - 2023
Yemen 0 189 2000 - 2023


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Definition: Installed capacity to produce hydroelectricity as percent of the total electricity generation capacity.

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1. Paraguay
2. Bhutan
3. DR Congo
4. Nepal
5. Ethiopia
6. Tajikistan
7. Albania
8. Norway
9. Kyrgyzstan
10. Zambia
11. Mozambique
12. Laos
13. Guinea
14. Uganda
15. Georgia
16. Afghanistan
17. Lesotho
18. Iceland
19. Nigeria
20. Montenegro
21. Colombia
22. Ecuador
23. North Korea
24. Malawi
25. Namibia
26. New Zealand
27. Sierra Leone
28. Canada
29. Venezuela
30. Burundi
31. Cambodia
32. Angola
33. Brazil
34. Latvia
35. Liberia
36. Burma
37. Cameroon
38. Zimbabwe
39. Panama
40. Bosnia & Herz.
41. Rwanda
42. Gabon
43. Sudan
44. Mali
45. Fiji
46. Guatemala
47. Ivory Coast
48. Croatia
49. Eq. Guinea
50. Sri Lanka
51. Swaziland
52. Austria
53. Peru
54. Tanzania
55. Romania
56. Suriname
57. Serbia
58. Sweden
59. Armenia
60. Uruguay
61. Belize
62. Turkey
63. C.A. Republic
64. Switzerland
65. Honduras
66. Papua N.G.
67. Ghana
68. North Macedonia
69. Vietnam
70. Samoa
71. Slovenia
72. R. of Congo
73. Madagascar
74. Pakistan
75. Slovakia
76. Kenya
77. El Salvador
78. Argentina
79. Faroe Isl.
80. Portugal
81. Bulgaria
82. Togo
83. Chile
84. Bolivia
85. Malaysia
86. Russia
87. Haiti
88. Dominica
89. Azerbaijan
90. Syria
91. Iran
92. Uzbekistan
93. Finland
94. Italy
95. France
96. China
97. Mexico
98. Greece
99. Spain
100. Philippines
101. Kazakhstan
102. St. Vincent & ...
103. Nicaragua
104. Indonesia
105. India
106. Domin. Rep.
107. Morocco
108. Moldova
109. Ukraine
110. Mauritius
111. N. Caledonia
112. S.T.&Principe
113. USA
114. Japan
115. Benin
116. Thailand
117. Mauritania
118. Australia
119. Czechia
120. Vanuatu
121. Iraq
122. Burkina Faso
123. Egypt
124. Senegal
125. Luxembourg
126. Taiwan
127. Comoros
128. Lithuania
129. Jamaica
130. Ireland
131. Mongolia
132. UK
133. Germany
134. Puerto Rico
135. South Korea
136. Algeria
137. South Africa
138. Guyana
139. Bangladesh
140. Tunisia
141. Cuba
142. Poland
143. Solomon Isl.
144. Belarus
145. Belgium
146. Hungary
147. Estonia
148. Jordan
149. Netherlands
150. Denmark
151. Israel
152. Turkmenistan
153. Ant.& Barb.
154. Aruba
155. Bahamas
156. Bahrain
157. Barbados
158. Bermuda
159. Botswana
160. Brunei
161. Cape Verde
162. Chad
163. Cyprus
164. Djibouti
165. Eritrea
166. Gambia
167. Gibraltar
168. Grenada
169. G.-Bissau
170. Hong Kong
171. Kiribati
172. Kuwait
173. Libya
174. Macao
175. Maldives
176. Malta
177. Montserrat
178. Niger
179. Oman
180. Qatar
181. Saint Lucia
182. Saudi Arabia
183. Seychelles
184. Singapore
185. Somalia
186. Tonga
187. Tr.&Tobago
188. UA Emirates
189. Yemen
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99.58
98.33
94.07
90.76
88.92
87.29
83.27
81.39
80.27
78.72
77.34
76.78
76.19
76.14
73.16
71.50
70.34
69.99
64.42
63.82
62.67
58.22
55.20
54.31
54.11
53.04
52.25
50.58
49.92
49.78
49.40
49.36
47.55
46.73
45.26
45.26
45.17
43.66
43.24
42.36
42.25
40.98
38.52
38.36
38.16
37.97
37.92
36.37
34.90
34.65
34.60
34.48
34.27
34.25
33.62
33.04
32.14
31.84
31.10
30.91
30.47
30.16
29.54
29.27
28.95
28.74
28.37
26.54
26.47
26.03
25.79
25.42
24.69
23.23
23.06
22.92
22.44
22.37
21.38
21.01
20.55
19.30
17.87
17.11
16.90
16.51
16.22
15.60
15.47
13.74
13.49
13.39
13.32
13.22
12.93
12.26
11.67
11.19
11.12
10.51
10.36
9.76
9.74
9.70
9.60
9.23
8.41
7.72
7.06
6.90
6.82
6.76
6.75
6.53
6.13
5.91
5.83
5.64
5.44
5.01
4.95
4.76
4.64
4.14
3.44
3.17
2.65
2.48
1.99
1.92
1.81
1.78
1.42
1.26
1.19
1.19
1.09
1.02
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0.98
0.98
0.93
0.77
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0.42
0.27
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