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Hydroelectricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 11 countries was 36.39 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in India: 173.43 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Brunei: 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
India 173.43 1 1980 - 2024
Vietnam 95.93 2 1980 - 2024
Laos 38.74 3 1980 - 2024
Malaysia 32.75 4 1980 - 2024
Indonesia 27.3 5 1980 - 2024
Philippines 10.09 6 1980 - 2024
Burma 9.07 7 1980 - 2024
Thailand 6.81 8 1980 - 2024
Cambodia 6.16 9 1980 - 2024
Brunei 0 10 1980 - 2024
Singapore 0 11 1980 - 2024


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Definition: Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.

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