Hydroelectricity generation - Country rankings
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Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 43 countries was 17.49 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in Russia: 197.35 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Cyprus: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 197.35 | 1 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Norway | 127.62 | 2 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 72.8 | 3 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Turkey | 66.75 | 4 | 1980 - 2023 |
| France | 44.61 | 5 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Austria | 34.71 | 6 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Switzerland | 29.85 | 7 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Italy | 28.26 | 8 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Germany | 17.38 | 9 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Spain | 17.08 | 10 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Romania | 13.98 | 11 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Iceland | 13.94 | 12 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Finland | 13.46 | 13 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ukraine | 9.35 | 14 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Serbia | 9.14 | 15 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Albania | 6.81 | 16 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 6.46 | 17 | 1980 - 2023 |
| UK | 6.14 | 18 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 5.47 | 19 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 4.75 | 20 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Greece | 4 | 21 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 3.73 | 22 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 3.2 | 23 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 3.1 | 24 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 2.73 | 25 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 2.06 | 26 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Poland | 1.97 | 27 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Montenegro | 1.44 | 28 | 2006 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 1.34 | 29 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 0.7 | 30 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 0.44 | 31 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Belarus | 0.37 | 32 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Moldova | 0.29 | 33 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 0.22 | 34 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 0.17 | 35 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Faroe Isl. | 0.13 | 36 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 0.09 | 37 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 0.05 | 38 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 0.02 | 39 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Denmark | 0.01 | 40 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 41 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | 42 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Malta | 0 | 43 | 1980 - 2023 |
Definition: Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.
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