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Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 59.16 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in Brazil: 427.11 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Guyana: 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
Brazil 427.11 1 -
Venezuela 65.68 2 -
Colombia 58.73 3 -
Paraguay 43.87 4 -
Peru 32.14 5 -
Ecuador 25.9 6 -
Argentina 23.97 7 -
Chile 23.03 8 -
Uruguay 5.69 9 -
Bolivia 2.85 10 -
Suriname 0.99 11 -
Guyana 0 12 -



Definition: Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.

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