Hydroelectricity generation - Country rankings

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Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 189 countries was 22.97 billion kilowatthours.The highest value was in China: 1355.2 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2020. 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, 2020 Global rank Available data
China 1355.2 1 1980 - 2020
Brazil 409.5 2 1980 - 2020
Canada 383 3 1980 - 2020
USA 285.27 4 1980 - 2020
Russia 196 5 1992 - 2020
India 155 6 1980 - 2020
Norway 141.69 7 1980 - 2020
Japan 89.17 8 1980 - 2020
Turkey 77.39 9 1980 - 2020
Venezuela 72 10 1980 - 2020
Sweden 71.6 11 1980 - 2020
France 64.84 12 1980 - 2020
Vietnam 51.98 13 1980 - 2020
Paraguay 49.34 14 1980 - 2020
Italy 47.72 15 1980 - 2020
Colombia 45.82 16 1980 - 2020
Austria 45.34 17 1980 - 2020
Switzerland 37.87 18 1980 - 2020
Pakistan 37.38 19 1980 - 2020
Spain 33.34 20 1980 - 2020
Peru 29.04 21 1980 - 2020
Iran 27.7 22 1980 - 2020
Ecuador 24.79 23 1980 - 2020
Germany 24.75 24 1991 - 2020
Argentina 24.26 25 1980 - 2020
New Zealand 23.98 26 1980 - 2020
Mexico 23.12 27 1980 - 2020
Chile 20.79 28 1980 - 2020
Laos 19.2 29 1980 - 2020
Indonesia 18.63 30 1980 - 2020
Tajikistan 17 31 1992 - 2020
Malaysia 15.8 32 1980 - 2020
Finland 15.56 33 1980 - 2020
Romania 15.53 34 1980 - 2020
Australia 15.15 35 1980 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 14.8 36 1992 - 2020
Mozambique 14.17 37 1980 - 2020
Portugal 13.96 38 1980 - 2020
Zambia 13.67 39 1980 - 2020
Ethiopia 13.56 40 1980 - 2020
Iceland 12.46 41 1980 - 2020
North Korea 12.2 42 1980 - 2020
Egypt 12.09 43 1980 - 2020
Burma 11 44 1980 - 2020
Angola 10.08 45 1980 - 2020
Kazakhstan 9.9 46 1992 - 2020
Serbia 9.66 47 2006 - 2020
DR Congo 9.19 48 1980 - 2020
Bhutan 8.95 49 1980 - 2020
Georgia 8.25 50 1992 - 2020
Philippines 7.79 51 1980 - 2020
Sudan 7.75 52 1980 - 2020
UK 7.64 53 1980 - 2020
Zimbabwe 7.26 54 1980 - 2020
Panama 7.25 55 1980 - 2020
Ghana 7.21 56 1980 - 2020
South Korea 7.1 57 1980 - 2020
Uzbekistan 6.9 58 1992 - 2020
Taiwan 6.18 59 1980 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 6.1 60 1992 - 2020
Nigeria 6.1 61 1980 - 2020
Cameroon 5.88 62 1980 - 2020
Guatemala 5.77 63 1980 - 2020
South Africa 5.67 64 1980 - 2020
Albania 5.28 65 1980 - 2020
Slovenia 5.24 66 1992 - 2020
Sri Lanka 4.9 67 1980 - 2020
Ukraine 4.85 68 1992 - 2020
Slovakia 4.67 69 1993 - 2020
Thailand 4.54 70 1980 - 2020
Uganda 4.03 71 1980 - 2020
Uruguay 3.95 72 1980 - 2020
Cambodia 3.49 73 1980 - 2020
Greece 3.43 74 1980 - 2020
Croatia 3.4 75 1992 - 2020
Czechia 3.4 76 1993 - 2020
Bulgaria 3.37 77 1980 - 2020
Nepal 3 78 1980 - 2020
Bolivia 2.94 79 1980 - 2020
Poland 2.93 80 1980 - 2020
Honduras 2.7 81 1980 - 2020
Latvia 2.59 82 1992 - 2020
Guinea 2.47 83 1980 - 2020
Tanzania 2.35 84 1980 - 2020
Ivory Coast 2.31 85 1980 - 2020
El Salvador 1.99 86 1980 - 2020
Iraq 1.8 87 1980 - 2020
Montenegro 1.8 88 2006 - 2020
Armenia 1.78 89 1992 - 2020
Gabon 1.74 90 1980 - 2020
Morocco 1.55 91 1980 - 2020
Suriname 1.36 92 1980 - 2020
Malawi 1.3 93 1980 - 2020
North Macedonia 1.24 94 1992 - 2020
Ireland 1.21 95 1980 - 2020
Azerbaijan 1.07 96 1992 - 2020
R. of Congo 1.07 97 1980 - 2020
Lebanon 0.97 98 1980 - 2020
Mali 0.95 99 1980 - 2020
Namibia 0.95 100 1990 - 2020
Madagascar 0.81 101 1980 - 2020
Papua N.G. 0.8 102 1980 - 2020
Syria 0.75 103 1980 - 2020
Afghanistan 0.62 104 1980 - 2020
Bangladesh 0.61 105 1980 - 2020
Nicaragua 0.57 106 1980 - 2020
Liberia 0.53 107 1980 - 2020
Fiji 0.5 108 1980 - 2020
Lesotho 0.5 109 1980 - 2020
Rwanda 0.45 110 1980 - 2020
Belarus 0.39 111 1992 - 2020
Senegal 0.31 112 1980 - 2020
Lithuania 0.3 113 1992 - 2020
Belgium 0.27 114 1980 - 2020
Hungary 0.24 115 1980 - 2020
Burundi 0.22 116 1980 - 2020
N. Caledonia 0.22 117 1980 - 2020
Mauritania 0.21 118 1980 - 2020
Moldova 0.2 119 1992 - 2020
Sierra Leone 0.18 120 1980 - 2020
Jamaica 0.16 121 1980 - 2020
Swaziland 0.16 122 1980 - 2020
C.A. Republic 0.15 123 1980 - 2020
Haiti 0.13 124 1980 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 0.12 125 1980 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 0.12 126 1980 - 2020
Burkina Faso 0.11 127 1980 - 2020
Faroe Isl. 0.11 128 1980 - 2020
Mauritius 0.1 129 1980 - 2020
Algeria 0.09 130 1980 - 2020
Luxembourg 0.09 131 1980 - 2020
Mongolia 0.09 132 1980 - 2020
Togo 0.09 133 1980 - 2020
Belize 0.08 134 1980 - 2020
Cuba 0.06 135 1980 - 2020
Tunisia 0.06 136 1980 - 2020
Netherlands 0.05 137 1980 - 2020
Puerto Rico 0.05 138 1980 - 2020
Dominica 0.04 139 1980 - 2020
Estonia 0.04 140 1992 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 0.04 141 1980 - 2020
Samoa 0.04 142 1980 - 2020
Jordan 0.03 143 1980 - 2020
Denmark 0.02 144 1980 - 2020
Israel 0.02 145 1980 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 0.01 146 1980 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 0 147 1980 - 2020
Aruba 0 148 1986 - 2020
Bahamas 0 149 1980 - 2020
Bahrain 0 150 1980 - 2020
Barbados 0 151 1980 - 2020
Benin 0 152 1980 - 2020
Bermuda 0 153 1980 - 2020
Botswana 0 154 1980 - 2020
Brunei 0 155 1980 - 2020
Cape Verde 0 156 1980 - 2020
Chad 0 157 1980 - 2020
Comoros 0 158 1980 - 2020
Cyprus 0 159 1980 - 2020
Djibouti 0 160 1980 - 2020
Eritrea 0 161 1994 - 2020
Gambia 0 162 1980 - 2020
Gibraltar 0 163 1980 - 2020
Grenada 0 164 1980 - 2020
G.-Bissau 0 165 1980 - 2020
Guyana 0 166 1980 - 2020
Hong Kong 0 167 1980 - 2020
Kiribati 0 168 1980 - 2020
Kuwait 0 169 1980 - 2020
Libya 0 170 1980 - 2020
Macao 0 171 1980 - 2020
Maldives 0 172 1980 - 2020
Malta 0 173 1980 - 2020
Montserrat 0 174 1980 - 2020
Niger 0 175 1980 - 2020
Oman 0 176 1980 - 2020
Qatar 0 177 1980 - 2020
Saint Lucia 0 178 1980 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 0 179 1980 - 2020
Seychelles 0 180 1980 - 2020
Singapore 0 181 1980 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 0 182 1980 - 2020
Somalia 0 183 1980 - 2020
Tonga 0 184 1980 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 0 185 1980 - 2020
Turkmenistan 0 186 1992 - 2020
UA Emirates 0 187 1980 - 2020
Vanuatu 0 188 1980 - 2020
Yemen 0 189 1980 - 2020

Economic outlook around the world

Definition: Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.
1. China
2. Brazil
3. Canada
4. USA
5. Russia
6. India
7. Norway
8. Japan
9. Turkey
10. Venezuela
11. Sweden
12. France
13. Vietnam
14. Paraguay
15. Italy
16. Colombia
17. Austria
18. Switzerland
19. Pakistan
20. Spain
21. Peru
22. Iran
23. Ecuador
24. Germany
25. Argentina
26. New Zealand
27. Mexico
28. Chile
29. Laos
30. Indonesia
31. Tajikistan
32. Malaysia
33. Finland
34. Romania
35. Australia
36. Kyrgyzstan
37. Mozambique
38. Portugal
39. Zambia
40. Ethiopia
41. Iceland
42. North Korea
43. Egypt
44. Burma
45. Angola
46. Kazakhstan
47. Serbia
48. DR Congo
49. Bhutan
50. Georgia
51. Philippines
52. Sudan
53. UK
54. Zimbabwe
55. Panama
56. Ghana
57. South Korea
58. Uzbekistan
59. Taiwan
60. Bosnia & Herz.
61. Nigeria
62. Cameroon
63. Guatemala
64. South Africa
65. Albania
66. Slovenia
67. Sri Lanka
68. Ukraine
69. Slovakia
70. Thailand
71. Uganda
72. Uruguay
73. Cambodia
74. Greece
75. Croatia
76. Czechia
77. Bulgaria
78. Nepal
79. Bolivia
80. Poland
81. Honduras
82. Latvia
83. Guinea
84. Tanzania
85. Ivory Coast
86. El Salvador
87. Iraq
88. Montenegro
89. Armenia
90. Gabon
91. Morocco
92. Suriname
93. Malawi
94. North Macedonia
95. Ireland
96. Azerbaijan
97. R. of Congo
98. Lebanon
99. Mali
100. Namibia
101. Madagascar
102. Papua N.G.
103. Syria
104. Afghanistan
105. Bangladesh
106. Nicaragua
107. Liberia
108. Fiji
109. Lesotho
110. Rwanda
111. Belarus
112. Senegal
113. Lithuania
114. Belgium
115. Hungary
116. Burundi
117. N. Caledonia
118. Mauritania
119. Moldova
120. Sierra Leone
121. Jamaica
122. Swaziland
123. C.A. Republic
124. Haiti
125. Domin. Rep.
126. Eq. Guinea
127. Burkina Faso
128. Faroe Isl.
129. Mauritius
130. Algeria
131. Luxembourg
132. Mongolia
133. Togo
134. Belize
135. Cuba
136. Tunisia
137. Netherlands
138. Puerto Rico
139. Dominica
140. Estonia
141. St. Vincent & ...
142. Samoa
143. Jordan
144. Denmark
145. Israel
146. S.T.&Principe
147. Ant.& Barb.
148. Aruba
149. Bahamas
150. Bahrain
151. Barbados
152. Benin
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. 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
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409.50
383.00
285.27
196.00
155.00
141.69
89.17
77.39
72.00
71.60
64.84
51.98
49.34
47.72
45.82
45.34
37.87
37.38
33.34
29.04
27.70
24.79
24.75
24.26
23.98
23.12
20.79
19.20
18.63
17.00
15.80
15.56
15.53
15.15
14.80
14.17
13.96
13.67
13.56
12.46
12.20
12.09
11.00
10.08
9.90
9.66
9.19
8.95
8.25
7.79
7.75
7.64
7.26
7.25
7.21
7.10
6.90
6.18
6.10
6.10
5.88
5.77
5.67
5.28
5.24
4.90
4.85
4.67
4.54
4.03
3.95
3.49
3.43
3.40
3.40
3.37
3.00
2.94
2.93
2.70
2.59
2.47
2.35
2.31
1.99
1.80
1.80
1.78
1.74
1.55
1.36
1.30
1.24
1.21
1.07
1.07
0.97
0.95
0.95
0.81
0.80
0.75
0.62
0.61
0.57
0.53
0.50
0.50
0.45
0.39
0.31
0.30
0.27
0.24
0.22
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