Hydroelectricity generation - Country rankings
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Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 41.77 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 1354.45 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Bahrain: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2022. 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 | 1354.45 | 1 | 1980 - 2022 |
| India | 173.43 | 2 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Vietnam | 79.13 | 3 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Japan | 71.81 | 4 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Pakistan | 34.58 | 5 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Laos | 33.4 | 6 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Malaysia | 32.75 | 7 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Indonesia | 27.3 | 8 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan | 18.66 | 9 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Iran | 15.9 | 10 | 1980 - 2022 |
| North Korea | 12.82 | 11 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11.9 | 12 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Georgia | 10.77 | 13 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Burma | 9.7 | 14 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Nepal | 9.67 | 15 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan | 9.51 | 16 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Philippines | 9.08 | 17 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Bhutan | 9 | 18 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Thailand | 6.81 | 19 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Taiwan | 5.84 | 20 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 4.97 | 21 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 4.89 | 22 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 23 | 1980 - 2022 |
| South Korea | 3.47 | 24 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Iraq | 2.65 | 25 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Armenia | 2 | 26 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Azerbaijan | 1.6 | 27 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 0.79 | 28 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Syria | 0.75 | 29 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Afghanistan | 0.62 | 30 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Lebanon | 0.61 | 31 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Mongolia | 0.08 | 32 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Israel | 0.02 | 33 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Jordan | 0.02 | 34 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.01 | 35 | 1992 - 2022 |
| Bahrain | 0 | 36 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Brunei | 0 | 37 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 38 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 39 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Macao | 0 | 40 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Maldives | 0 | 41 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Oman | 0 | 42 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Qatar | 0 | 43 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 44 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Singapore | 0 | 45 | 1980 - 2022 |
| UA Emirates | 0 | 46 | 1980 - 2022 |
| Yemen | 0 | 47 | 1980 - 2022 |
Definition: Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.
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173.43
79.13
71.81
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677.2
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