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Which Country Produces the Most Electricity from Hydro?

Electricity Production from Hydro Sources (GWh), 2019 or latest

Energy & Utility | June 12, 2021

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Based on a comparison of 144 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in electricity production from hydro sources with 1,254,465 GWh followed by Brazil and Canada. On the other end of the scale was Benin with 0.100 GWh, Israel with 0.200 GWh and Turkmenistan with 0.300 GWh.

Data for more countries are available at Electricity Production from Hydro Sources indicator page.

Electricity Production from Hydro Sources	Unit	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Brazil	GWh															387,082	369,705	356,146	377,102	367,197
Canada	GWh															387,871	378,676	378,372	381,578	390,641
China	GWh															900,515	1,040,626	1,103,325	1,150,948	1,145,516
Colombia	GWh															49,757	47,391	48,082	48,605	60,820
France	GWh															71,042	62,993	54,876	60,094	49,389
India	GWh															133,630	128,100	120,270	121,300	125,010
Japan	GWh															79,036	83,162	86,751	79,138	83,417
Norway	GWh															127,551	134,844	136,662	142,244	141,651
Paraguay	GWh															59,774	54,723	55,186	63,132	59,087
Russia	GWh															179,339	173,514	166,313	182,766	183,163
Sweden	GWh															60,810	63,227	74,734	61,645	64,651
Turkey	GWh															58,225	39,750	65,856	66,686	57,824
USA	GWh															268,565	259,367	249,080	267,812	300,333
Venezuela	GWh															82,710	63,645	74,150	62,329	59,902		...
Vietnam	GWh															51,435	59,243	56,602	65,065	88,092		...