Hydroelectricity generation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 20 countries was 38.26 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in Brazil: 427.11 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Puerto Rico: 0.05 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
Brazil 427.11 1 1980 - 2022
Venezuela 65.68 2 1980 - 2022
Colombia 58.73 3 1980 - 2022
Paraguay 43.87 4 1980 - 2022
Mexico 33.83 5 1980 - 2022
Peru 32.14 6 1980 - 2022
Ecuador 25.9 7 1980 - 2022
Argentina 23.97 8 1980 - 2022
Chile 23.03 9 1980 - 2022
Panama 9.24 10 1980 - 2022
Uruguay 5.69 11 1980 - 2022
Guatemala 5.08 12 1980 - 2022
Honduras 4 13 1980 - 2022
Bolivia 2.85 14 1980 - 2022
El Salvador 2.26 15 1980 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 1 16 1980 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.6 17 1980 - 2022
Haiti 0.14 18 1980 - 2022
Cuba 0.12 19 1980 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.05 20 1980 - 2022



Definition: Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.

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1. Brazil
2. Venezuela
3. Colombia
4. Paraguay
5. Mexico
6. Peru
7. Ecuador
8. Argentina
9. Chile
10. Panama
11. Uruguay
12. Guatemala
13. Honduras
14. Bolivia
15. El Salvador
16. Domin. Rep.
17. Nicaragua
18. Haiti
19. Cuba
20. Puerto Rico
427.11
65.68
58.73
43.87
33.83
32.14
25.90
23.97
23.03
9.24
5.69
5.08
4.00
2.85
2.26
1.00
0.60
0.14
0.12
0.05
0
106.8
213.6
320.3
427.11


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