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Hydropower electricity share by country

% of electricity generation · 89 countries ranked · 2025

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Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 89
  1. 1ParaguayWorld rank 1st of 89
    up +0.0 pts
  2. 2EthiopiaWorld rank 2nd of 89
    down −0.4 pts
  3. 3TajikistanWorld rank 3rd of 89
    down −0.2 pts
  4. 4NorwayWorld rank 4th of 89
    up +1.2 pts
  5. 5KyrgyzstanWorld rank 5th of 89
    down −4.0 pts
  6. 6GeorgiaWorld rank 6th of 89
    down −0.2 pts
  7. 7EcuadorWorld rank 7th of 89
    up +7.5 pts
  8. 8Costa RicaWorld rank 8th of 89
    up +2.1 pts
  9. 9ColombiaWorld rank 9th of 89
    up +14.3 pts
  10. 10MontenegroWorld rank 10th of 89
    up +8.4 pts
  11. 11PeruWorld rank 11th of 89
    up +2.1 pts
  12. 12New ZealandWorld rank 12th of 89
    up +1.6 pts
  13. 13CanadaWorld rank 13th of 89
    down −1.1 pts
  14. 14SwitzerlandWorld rank 14th of 89
    down −5.1 pts
  15. 15AustriaWorld rank 15th of 89
    down −6.4 pts
  16. 16BrazilWorld rank 16th of 89
    down −3.6 pts
  17. 17LatviaWorld rank 17th of 89
    down −4.0 pts
  18. 18SwedenWorld rank 18th of 89
    up +2.4 pts
  19. 19CroatiaWorld rank 19th of 89
    down −4.8 pts
  20. 20Sri LankaWorld rank 20th of 89
    down −2.9 pts
  21. 21Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld rank 21st of 89
    up +1.5 pts
  22. 22VietnamWorld rank 22nd of 89
    up +3.8 pts
  23. 23NigeriaWorld rank 23rd of 89
    up +6.4 pts
  24. 24El SalvadorWorld rank 24th of 89
    down −2.3 pts
  25. 25CambodiaWorld rank 25th of 89
    up +1.7 pts

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Hydropower electricity share, 2025. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

ParaguayEthiopiaTajikistan
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Rank by year for Paraguay, Ethiopia, Tajikistan, 2000–2024.