Hydroelectricity generation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 22.83 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 1305.89 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Hydroelectricity generation, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 1305.89 1 1980 - 2023
Brazil 427.11 2 1980 - 2023
Canada 392.45 3 1980 - 2023
USA 254.79 4 1980 - 2023
Russia 197.35 5 1992 - 2023
India 173.43 6 1980 - 2023
Norway 127.62 7 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 95.93 8 1980 - 2023
Sweden 72.8 9 1980 - 2023
Japan 71.81 10 1980 - 2023
Turkey 66.75 11 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 64.51 12 1980 - 2023
Colombia 58.73 13 1980 - 2023
France 44.61 14 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 43.87 15 1980 - 2023
Laos 38.74 16 1980 - 2023
Austria 34.71 17 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 34.58 18 1980 - 2023
Mexico 33.83 19 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 32.75 20 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 29.85 21 1980 - 2023
Peru 29.73 22 1980 - 2023
Italy 28.26 23 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 27.3 24 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 25.86 25 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 24.64 26 1980 - 2023
Argentina 23.97 27 1980 - 2023
Chile 20.68 28 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 19.92 29 1992 - 2023
Germany 17.38 30 1991 - 2023
Zambia 17.09 31 1980 - 2023
Spain 17.08 32 1980 - 2023
Australia 16.81 33 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 16.77 34 1980 - 2023
North Korea 16.6 35 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 16.17 36 1980 - 2023
Egypt 15.46 37 1980 - 2023
Romania 13.98 38 1980 - 2023
Iceland 13.94 39 1980 - 2023
Finland 13.46 40 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 13.19 41 1980 - 2023
Angola 12.64 42 1980 - 2023
Iran 12.62 43 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 11.9 44 1992 - 2023
Sudan 11.8 45 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 10.77 46 1980 - 2023
Georgia 10.77 47 1992 - 2023
Nepal 10.59 48 1980 - 2023
Philippines 10.09 49 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 9.35 50 1992 - 2023
Nigeria 9.24 51 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 9.2 52 1992 - 2023
Serbia 9.14 53 2006 - 2023
Burma 9.07 54 1980 - 2023
Ghana 8.19 55 1980 - 2023
Panama 8.12 56 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 7.04 57 1980 - 2023
Albania 6.81 58 1980 - 2023
Thailand 6.81 59 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 6.76 60 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 6.48 61 1992 - 2023
Portugal 6.46 62 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 6.16 63 1980 - 2023
UK 6.14 64 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 5.88 65 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 5.84 66 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 5.69 67 1980 - 2023
Croatia 5.47 68 1992 - 2023
Cameroon 5.23 69 1980 - 2023
Uganda 4.98 70 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 4.75 71 1992 - 2023
Greece 4 72 1980 - 2023
Honduras 3.88 73 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 3.73 74 1980 - 2023
South Korea 3.47 75 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 3.35 76 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 3.2 77 1993 - 2023
South Africa 3.15 78 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 3.1 79 1992 - 2023
Kenya 3.04 80 1980 - 2023
Guinea 2.95 81 1980 - 2023
Armenia 2.85 82 1992 - 2023
Bolivia 2.85 83 1980 - 2023
Tanzania 2.82 84 1980 - 2023
Latvia 2.73 85 1992 - 2023
Iraq 2.65 86 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 2.26 87 1980 - 2023
Czechia 2.06 88 1993 - 2023
Poland 1.97 89 1980 - 2023
Malawi 1.69 90 1980 - 2023
Mali 1.64 91 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 1.6 92 1992 - 2023
Gabon 1.52 93 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 1.47 94 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 1.44 95 2006 - 2023
North Macedonia 1.34 96 1992 - 2023
R. of Congo 1.05 97 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0.92 98 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.85 99 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0.82 100 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0.78 101 1990 - 2023
Syria 0.75 102 1980 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.74 103 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.71 104 1980 - 2023
Ireland 0.7 105 1980 - 2023
Morocco 0.68 106 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.6 107 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.6 108 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0.56 109 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.54 110 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.48 111 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0.48 112 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0.44 113 1992 - 2023
Belarus 0.37 114 1992 - 2023
Senegal 0.31 115 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0.3 116 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0.29 117 1992 - 2023
Burundi 0.26 118 1980 - 2023
Belize 0.24 119 1980 - 2023
Belgium 0.22 120 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0.21 121 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0.19 122 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.18 123 1980 - 2023
Hungary 0.17 124 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.14 125 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.13 126 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0.13 127 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0.13 128 1980 - 2023
Cuba 0.12 129 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0.12 130 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.09 131 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.08 132 1980 - 2023
Togo 0.08 133 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 0.06 134 1980 - 2023
Netherlands 0.05 135 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.05 136 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.04 137 1980 - 2023
Algeria 0.02 138 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0.02 139 1980 - 2023
Estonia 0.02 140 1992 - 2023
Israel 0.02 141 1980 - 2023
Jordan 0.02 142 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.02 143 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0.02 144 1980 - 2023
Denmark 0.01 145 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.01 146 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.01 147 1992 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.01 148 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 149 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0 150 1986 - 2023
Bahamas 0 151 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0 152 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0 153 1980 - 2023
Benin 0 154 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 155 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0 156 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0 157 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 158 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 159 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 160 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0 161 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0 162 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 163 1994 - 2023
Gambia 0 164 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 165 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 166 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 167 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0 168 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 169 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 170 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 0 171 1980 - 2023
Libya 0 172 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 173 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0 174 1980 - 2023
Malta 0 175 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0 176 1980 - 2023
Niger 0 177 1980 - 2023
Oman 0 178 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0 179 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 180 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 181 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0 182 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0 183 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 184 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 185 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0 186 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 187 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 188 1980 - 2023
Yemen 0 189 1980 - 2023


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1. China
2. Brazil
3. Canada
4. USA
5. Russia
6. India
7. Norway
8. Vietnam
9. Sweden
10. Japan
11. Turkey
12. Venezuela
13. Colombia
14. France
15. Paraguay
16. Laos
17. Austria
18. Pakistan
19. Mexico
20. Malaysia
21. Switzerland
22. Peru
23. Italy
24. Indonesia
25. New Zealand
26. Ecuador
27. Argentina
28. Chile
29. Tajikistan
30. Germany
31. Zambia
32. Spain
33. Australia
34. Ethiopia
35. North Korea
36. Mozambique
37. Egypt
38. Romania
39. Iceland
40. Finland
41. DR Congo
42. Angola
43. Iran
44. Kyrgyzstan
45. Sudan
46. Bhutan
47. Georgia
48. Nepal
49. Philippines
50. Ukraine
51. Nigeria
52. Kazakhstan
53. Serbia
54. Burma
55. Ghana
56. Panama
57. Guatemala
58. Albania
59. Thailand
60. Sri Lanka
61. Uzbekistan
62. Portugal
63. Cambodia
64. UK
65. Zimbabwe
66. Taiwan
67. Uruguay
68. Croatia
69. Cameroon
70. Uganda
71. Bosnia & Herz.
72. Greece
73. Honduras
74. Bulgaria
75. South Korea
76. Ivory Coast
77. Slovakia
78. South Africa
79. Slovenia
80. Kenya
81. Guinea
82. Armenia
83. Bolivia
84. Tanzania
85. Latvia
86. Iraq
87. El Salvador
88. Czechia
89. Poland
90. Malawi
91. Mali
92. Azerbaijan
93. Gabon
94. Domin. Rep.
95. Montenegro
96. North Macedonia
97. R. of Congo
98. Suriname
99. Papua N.G.
100. Madagascar
101. Namibia
102. Syria
103. Afghanistan
104. Bangladesh
105. Ireland
106. Morocco
107. Fiji
108. Nicaragua
109. Rwanda
110. N. Caledonia
111. Eq. Guinea
112. Lesotho
113. Lithuania
114. Belarus
115. Senegal
116. Swaziland
117. Moldova
118. Burundi
119. Belize
120. Belgium
121. Mauritania
122. Haiti
123. Sierra Leone
124. Hungary
125. C.A. Republic
126. Faroe Isl.
127. Liberia
128. Mauritius
129. Cuba
130. Jamaica
131. Luxembourg
132. Burkina Faso
133. Togo
134. Mongolia
135. Netherlands
136. Puerto Rico
137. Samoa
138. Algeria
139. Dominica
140. Estonia
141. Israel
142. Jordan
143. St. Vincent & ...
144. Tunisia
145. Denmark
146. S.T.&Principe
147. Turkmenistan
148. Vanuatu
149. Ant.& Barb.
150. Aruba
151. Bahamas
152. Bahrain
153. Barbados
154. Benin
155. Bermuda
156. Botswana
157. Brunei
158. Cape Verde
159. Chad
160. Comoros
161. Cyprus
162. Djibouti
163. Eritrea
164. Gambia
165. Gibraltar
166. Grenada
167. G.-Bissau
168. Guyana
169. Hong Kong
170. Kiribati
171. Kuwait
172. Libya
173. Macao
174. Maldives
175. Malta
176. Montserrat
177. Niger
178. Oman
179. Qatar
180. Saint Lucia
181. Saudi Arabia
182. Seychelles
183. Singapore
184. Solomon Isl.
185. Somalia
186. Tonga
187. Tr.&Tobago
188. UA Emirates
189. Yemen
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427.11
392.45
254.79
197.35
173.43
127.62
95.93
72.80
71.81
66.75
64.51
58.73
44.61
43.87
38.74
34.71
34.58
33.83
32.75
29.85
29.73
28.26
27.30
25.86
24.64
23.97
20.68
19.92
17.38
17.09
17.08
16.81
16.77
16.60
16.17
15.46
13.98
13.94
13.46
13.19
12.64
12.62
11.90
11.80
10.77
10.77
10.59
10.09
9.35
9.24
9.20
9.14
9.07
8.19
8.12
7.04
6.81
6.81
6.76
6.48
6.46
6.16
6.14
5.88
5.84
5.69
5.47
5.23
4.98
4.75
4.00
3.88
3.73
3.47
3.35
3.20
3.15
3.10
3.04
2.95
2.85
2.85
2.82
2.73
2.65
2.26
2.06
1.97
1.69
1.64
1.60
1.52
1.47
1.44
1.34
1.05
0.92
0.85
0.82
0.78
0.75
0.74
0.71
0.70
0.68
0.60
0.60
0.56
0.54
0.48
0.48
0.44
0.37
0.31
0.30
0.29
0.26
0.24
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