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Hydropower electricity generation by country

terawatt-hours · 89 countries ranked · 2025

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Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 89
  1. 1ChinaWorld rank 1st of 89
    up +3.2 %
  2. 2BrazilWorld rank 2nd of 89
    down −5.9 %
  3. 3CanadaWorld rank 3rd of 89
    up +0.4 %
  4. 4United StatesWorld rank 4th of 89
    up +2.0 %
  5. 5RussiaWorld rank 5th of 89
    down −5.1 %
  6. 6IndiaWorld rank 6th of 89
    up +13.7 %
  7. 7NorwayWorld rank 7th of 89
    up +3.7 %
  8. 8VietnamWorld rank 8th of 89
    up +15.4 %
  9. 9JapanWorld rank 9th of 89
    down −7.0 %
  10. 10SwedenWorld rank 10th of 89
    up +5.6 %
  11. 11ColombiaWorld rank 11th of 89
    up +27.9 %
  12. 12FranceWorld rank 12th of 89
    down −16.5 %
  13. 13TürkiyeWorld rank 13th of 89
    down −23.2 %
  14. 14ParaguayWorld rank 14th of 89
    up +7.0 %
  15. 15ItalyWorld rank 15th of 89
    down −21.5 %
  16. 16PakistanWorld rank 16th of 89
    up +2.8 %
  17. 17AustriaWorld rank 17th of 89
    down −17.0 %
  18. 18MalaysiaWorld rank 18th of 89
    up +2.1 %
  19. 19SwitzerlandWorld rank 19th of 89
    down −24.4 %
  20. 20PeruWorld rank 20th of 89
    up +5.9 %
  21. 21SpainWorld rank 21st of 89
    down −4.9 %
  22. 22EthiopiaWorld rank 22nd of 89
    up +31.8 %
  23. 23MexicoWorld rank 23rd of 89
    up +22.1 %
  24. 24EcuadorWorld rank 24th of 89
    up +24.0 %
  25. 25ArgentinaWorld rank 25th of 89
    down −11.5 %

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Hydropower electricity generation, 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.

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Rank by year for China, Brazil, Canada, 2000–2024.