Hydroelectricity generation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 10 countries was 4.47 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in New Zealand: 25.86 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Kiribati: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. 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
New Zealand 25.86 1 1980 - 2024
Australia 16.81 2 1980 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.85 3 1980 - 2024
Fiji 0.6 4 1980 - 2024
N. Caledonia 0.54 5 1980 - 2024
Samoa 0.04 6 1980 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.01 7 1980 - 2024
Kiribati 0 8 1980 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0 9 1980 - 2024
Tonga 0 10 1980 - 2024


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Definition: Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.

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1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Papua N.G.
4. Fiji
5. N. Caledonia
6. Samoa
7. Vanuatu
8. Kiribati
9. Solomon Isl.
10. Tonga
25.86
16.81
0.85
0.60
0.54
0.04
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
6.5
12.9
19.4
25.86


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