Hydroelectricity generation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 43 countries was 17.9 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in Russia: 219 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Cyprus: 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Hydroelectricity generation, 2022 Global rank Available data
Russia 219 1 1992 - 2022
Norway 127.62 2 1980 - 2022
Sweden 72.8 3 1980 - 2022
Turkey 66.75 4 1980 - 2022
France 44.61 5 1980 - 2022
Austria 32.59 6 1980 - 2022
Switzerland 29.85 7 1980 - 2022
Italy 28.26 8 1980 - 2022
Germany 17.38 9 1991 - 2022
Spain 17.08 10 1980 - 2022
Romania 13.98 11 1980 - 2022
Iceland 13.94 12 1980 - 2022
Finland 13.46 13 1980 - 2022
Serbia 9.14 14 2006 - 2022
Ukraine 7.33 15 1992 - 2022
Albania 6.96 16 1980 - 2022
Portugal 6.46 17 1980 - 2022
UK 6.14 18 1980 - 2022
Croatia 5.47 19 1992 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 4.75 20 1992 - 2022
Greece 4.46 21 1980 - 2022
Bulgaria 3.73 22 1980 - 2022
Slovakia 3.2 23 1993 - 2022
Slovenia 3.1 24 1992 - 2022
Latvia 2.73 25 1992 - 2022
Czechia 2.06 26 1993 - 2022
Poland 1.76 27 1980 - 2022
Montenegro 1.44 28 2006 - 2022
North Macedonia 1.34 29 1992 - 2022
Ireland 0.7 30 1980 - 2022
Lithuania 0.44 31 1992 - 2022
Belarus 0.39 32 1992 - 2022
Moldova 0.29 33 1992 - 2022
Belgium 0.22 34 1980 - 2022
Hungary 0.17 35 1980 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.11 36 1980 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.09 37 1980 - 2022
Netherlands 0.05 38 1980 - 2022
Denmark 0.01 39 1980 - 2022
Estonia 0.01 40 1992 - 2022
Cyprus 0 41 1980 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 42 1980 - 2022
Malta 0 43 1980 - 2022



Definition: Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.

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1. Russia
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. Turkey
5. France
6. Austria
7. Switzerland
8. Italy
9. Germany
10. Spain
11. Romania
12. Iceland
13. Finland
14. Serbia
15. Ukraine
16. Albania
17. Portugal
18. UK
19. Croatia
20. Bosnia & Herz.
21. Greece
22. Bulgaria
23. Slovakia
24. Slovenia
25. Latvia
26. Czechia
27. Poland
28. Montenegro
29. North Macedonia
30. Ireland
31. Lithuania
32. Belarus
33. Moldova
34. Belgium
35. Hungary
36. Faroe Isl.
37. Luxembourg
38. Netherlands
39. Denmark
40. Estonia
41. Cyprus
42. Gibraltar
43. Malta
219.00
127.62
72.80
66.75
44.61
32.59
29.85
28.26
17.38
17.08
13.98
13.94
13.46
9.14
7.33
6.96
6.46
6.14
5.47
4.75
4.46
3.73
3.20
3.10
2.73
2.06
1.76
1.44
1.34
0.70
0.44
0.39
0.29
0.22
0.17
0.11
0.09
0.05
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
54.8
109.5
164.3
219


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