Hydroelectricity Generation

Global Ranking

billion kilowatt hoursSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	China	1355.2	2020	1	1254.46
2	Brazil	409.5	2020	2	385.08
3	Canada	383	2020	3	377.98
4	United States	285.27	2020	4	287.87
5	Russia	196	2020	5	192.43
6	India	155	2020	6	160.23
7	Norway	141.69	2020	7	123.66
8 ↑	Japan	89.17	2020	9	79.82
9 ↓	Turkey	77.39	2020	8	88
10	Venezuela	72	2020	10	72
11	Sweden	71.6	2020	11	64.47
12	France	64.84	2020	12	56.98
13 ↑	Vietnam	51.98	2020	14	51.98
14 ↑	Paraguay	49.34	2020	15	48.93
15 ↑	Italy	47.72	2020	16	45.32
16 ↓	Colombia	45.82	2020	13	53.99
17	Austria	45.34	2020	17	40.44
18 ↑	Switzerland	37.87	2020	20	32.1
19 ↓	Pakistan	37.38	2020	18	37.01
20 ↑	Peru	29.04	2020	24	23.92
21 ↑	Iran	27.7	2020	34	15.61
22 ↓	Argentina	27.33	2019	21	31.96
23 ↓	Malaysia	26.73	2019	22	26.03
24 ↑	Ecuador	24.79	2020	29	20.47
25 ↑	Germany	24.75	2020	30	19.86
26 ↓	Spain	24.23	2019	19	33.74
27 ↓	New Zealand	23.98	2020	23	25.33
28 ↓	Mexico	23.12	2020	25	23.85
29 ↓	Chile	20.79	2020	28	20.67
30 ↓	Laos	19.33	2019	26	22.1
31 ↓	Indonesia	18.63	2020	27	20.95
32 ↓	Tajikistan	17	2020	31	18.98
33 ↑	Portugal	15.61	2016	50	8.62
34 ↑	Finland	15.56	2020	43	12.31
35 ↓	Australia	15.54	2019	32	15.83
36 ↓	Romania	15.53	2020	33	15.65
37	Kyrgyzstan	14.8	2020	37	13.71
38 ↓	Mozambique	14.17	2020	35	14.17
39 ↓	Zambia	13.67	2020	38	13.67
40 ↑	North Korea	13.65	2019	42	12.67
41 ↓	Ethiopia	13.56	2020	39	13.56
42 ↓	Egypt	12.72	2016	40	13.41
43 ↓	Iceland	12.46	2020	41	13.32
44 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	11	2020	36	13.98
45 ↑	Angola	10.08	2020	47	9.03
46 ↓	Kazakhstan	9.9	2020	45	9.84
47 ↓	Serbia	9.66	2020	44	10.53
48 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	9.19	2020	46	9.15
49 ↓	Bhutan	8.95	2020	48	8.95
50 ↓	Georgia	8.25	2020	49	8.84
51	Philippines	7.79	2020	51	7.94
52 ↑	Sudan	7.75	2020	53	7.75
53 ↑	Zimbabwe	7.26	2020	67	5
54 ↑	Panama	7.25	2020	57	7.25
55 ↑	Ghana	7.21	2020	56	7.44
56 ↑	South Korea	7.1	2020	79	2.75
57 ↑	Uzbekistan	6.9	2020	58	6.5
58 ↑	Taiwan	6.18	2020	63	5.55
59 ↑	Nigeria	6.1	2020	60	6.1
59 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.1	2020	61	6.02
61 ↑	United Kingdom	5.9	2019	64	5.34
62 ↑	Cameroon	5.88	2020	64	5.34
63 ↑	Guatemala	5.77	2020	68	4.44
64 ↑	Albania	5.28	2020	66	5.15
65 ↑	Slovenia	5.24	2020	69	4.43
66 ↓	Sri Lanka	4.9	2020	59	6.34
67 ↓	Ukraine	4.85	2020	54	7.69
68 ↑	Slovakia	4.67	2020	70	4.27
69 ↓	Thailand	4.54	2020	55	7.49
70 ↑	Uganda	4.03	2020	75	3.6
71 ↓	Uruguay	3.95	2020	52	7.84
72 ↑	Kenya	3.75	2015	76	3.28
73 ↓	Cambodia	3.49	2020	72	4.03
74 ↓	Greece	3.43	2020	73	3.96
75 ↓	Croatia	3.4	2020	62	5.87
75 ↑	Czech Republic	3.4	2020	86	1.99
77 ↓	Bulgaria	3.35	2019	74	3.84
78 ↓	Nepal	3	2020	71	4.15
79 ↓	Bolivia	2.94	2020	78	3.22
80 ↑	Poland	2.93	2020	87	1.95
81 ↓	Honduras	2.7	2020	77	3.23
82 ↑	Latvia	2.59	2020	84	2.09
83 ↑	Guinea	2.47	2020	106	0.74
84 ↓	Tanzania	2.35	2020	82	2.31
85 ↓	Ivory Coast	2.31	2020	82	2.31
86 ↑	El Salvador	1.99	2020	91	1.44
87 ↓	Montenegro	1.8	2020	84	2.09
87 ↓	Iraq	1.8	2020	80	2.45
89 ↓	Armenia	1.78	2020	81	2.35
90 ↓	Gabon	1.74	2020	89	1.74
91 ↑	Morocco	1.64	2019	93	1.24
92 ↑	Dominican Republic	1.5	2016	101	0.93
93 ↑	Suriname	1.36	2020	97	0.99
94 ↓	Malawi	1.3	2019	88	1.94
95	Macedonia	1.24	2020	95	1.15
96 ↑	Ireland	1.21	2020	103	0.88
97 ↓	Bangladesh	1.08	2018	96	1.03
97 ↑	South Africa	1.08	2019	104	0.8
99 ↓	Azerbaijan	1.07	2020	90	1.55
99 ↓	Republic of the Congo	1.07	2019	94	1.19
101 ↑	Lebanon	0.97	2020	107	0.66
102 ↓	Mali	0.95	2020	99	0.95
102 ↓	Namibia	0.95	2020	99	0.95
104 ↓	Madagascar	0.81	2020	98	0.96
105 ↓	Papua New Guinea	0.8	2020	104	0.8
106 ↓	Syria	0.75	2020	92	1.25
107 ↓	Afghanistan	0.62	2020	101	0.93
108 ↑	Nicaragua	0.57	2020	110	0.41
109 ↑	Liberia	0.53	2020	146	0
110 ↓	Lesotho	0.5	2019	109	0.54
110 ↓	Fiji	0.5	2020	108	0.57
112 ↑	Rwanda	0.45	2020	113	0.33
113 ↓	Belarus	0.39	2020	111	0.34
114 ↓	Senegal	0.36	2016	113	0.33
115 ↑	Belize	0.3	2019	118	0.25
115 ↓	Lithuania	0.3	2020	111	0.34
115 ↑	Belgium	0.3	2019	116	0.31
118 ↑	Hungary	0.24	2020	119	0.22
119 ↑	Burundi	0.22	2020	123	0.15
119 ↓	New Caledonia	0.22	2020	115	0.32
121 ↓	Mauritania	0.21	2020	120	0.2
121 ↑	Swaziland	0.21	2018	129	0.12
123 ↓	Moldova	0.2	2020	117	0.3
124 ↓	Sierra Leone	0.18	2020	122	0.18
125 ↓	Central African Republic	0.15	2020	123	0.15
126 ↓	Haiti	0.13	2019	120	0.2
127 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	0.12	2020	129	0.12
127	Jamaica	0.12	2016	127	0.13
129 ↑	Faroe Islands	0.11	2018	132	0.11
129 ↓	Burkina Faso	0.11	2020	127	0.13
131 ↓	Mauritius	0.1	2020	129	0.12
132 ↑	Mongolia	0.09	2020	136	0.08
132 ↓	Algeria	0.09	2020	123	0.15
132	Luxembourg	0.09	2020	132	0.11
135 ↓	Netherlands	0.07	2019	134	0.1
136 ↓	Cuba	0.06	2020	126	0.14
136 ↑	Tunisia	0.06	2020	139	0.02
138 ↓	Puerto Rico	0.05	2020	137	0.05
139	Dominica	0.04	2020	139	0.02
139 ↓	Samoa	0.04	2020	138	0.04
139	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.04	2020	139	0.02
139	Estonia	0.04	2020	139	0.02
143 ↓	Jordan	0.03	2020	139	0.02
144 ↓	Denmark	0.02	2020	139	0.02
144 ↑	Israel	0.02	2020	146	0
146 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	0.01	2020	145	0.01
147 ↓	Malta	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Maldives	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Saudi Arabia	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Macao	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Saint Lucia	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Singapore	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Solomon Islands	0	2016	146	0
147 ↓	Libya	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Montserrat	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Somalia	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Kuwait	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Kiribati	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Togo	0	2018	134	0.1
147 ↓	Hong Kong	0	2018	146	0
147 ↓	Guyana	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Grenada	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Seychelles	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Chad	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Gambia	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Gibraltar	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Eritrea	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Turkmenistan	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Tonga	0	2019	146	0
147 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Antigua and Barbuda	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Aruba	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Djibouti	0	2018	146	0
147 ↓	Cyprus	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Cape Verde	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Comoros	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Botswana	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Brunei	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Barbados	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	United Arab Emirates	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Bermuda	0	2019	146	0
147 ↓	Bahamas	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Vanuatu	0	2019	146	0
147 ↓	Bahrain	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Yemen	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Benin	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Oman	0	2019	146	0
147 ↓	Qatar	0	2020	146	0
147 ↓	Niger	0	2020	146	0

Definition of Hydroelectricity Generation

Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.