Global Hydropower Generation Ranking
Hydroelectricity Generation by Country (TWh) 2000 - 2025
Summary
In 2025, China led with 1,395.7 TWh, ahead of Brazil at 388.6 TWh.
China alone accounted for 34.2% of the 2025 total.
Malaysia grew the fastest since 2015, up 153.2%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2025
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 1,395.7 | +3.1% | 34.2% | — |
| 2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 388.6 | -6.0% | 9.5% | — |
| 3North America |  CanadaCAN | 344.7 | +0.4% | 8.5% | — |
| 4#2North America |  United StatesUSA | 241.7 | +2.0% | 5.9% | — |
| 5Eastern Europe |  Russian FederationRUS | 199.7 | -5.1% | 4.9% | — |
| 6South Asia |  IndiaIND | 178 | +13.7% | 4.4% | — |
| 7Northern Europe |  NorwayNOR | 144.8 | +3.7% | 3.6% | — |
| 8Southeast Asia |  Viet NamVNM | 102.4 | +15.4% | 2.5% | — |
| 9#2East Asia |  JapanJPN | 73.9 | -6.9% | 1.8% | — |
| 10#2Northern Europe |  SwedenSWE | 68.2 | +5.6% | 1.7% | +3 |
| 11#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ColombiaCOL | 62.5 | +27.8% | 1.5% | +4 |
| 12Western Europe |  FranceFRA | 59.4 | -16.5% | 1.5% | — |
| 13Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 57.3 | -23.2% | 1.4% | -3 |
| 14#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ParaguayPRY | 45.1 | +6.9% | 1.1% | +4 |
| 15#2Western Europe |  ItalyITA | 41.7 | -21.5% | 1.0% | -1 |
| 16#2South Asia |  PakistanPAK | 41.2 | +2.5% | 1.0% | +3 |
| 17#3Western Europe |  AustriaAUT | 37.9 | -17.1% | 0.9% | -1 |
| 18#2Southeast Asia |  MalaysiaMYS | 35.2 | +2.0% | 0.9% | +3 |
| 19 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 34 | -24.3% | 0.8% | -2 |
| 20 |  PeruPER | 33.9 | +5.9% | 0.8% | +3 |
| 21 |  SpainESP | 32.7 | -4.9% | 0.8% | +1 |
| 22Sub-Saharan Afr. |  EthiopiaETH | 32.2 | +32.0% | 0.8% | +5 |
| 23#3North America |  MexicoMEX | 28.8 | +22.6% | 0.7% | +6 |
| 24 |  EcuadorECU | 28.5 | +23.9% | 0.7% | +7 |
| 25 |  ArgentinaARG | 26.2 | -11.8% | 0.6% | -1 |
| 26Oceania |  New ZealandNZL | 23.8 | +1.7% | 0.6% | +4 |
| 27#2Middle East & C. Asia |  TajikistanTJK | 22.6 | +7.6% | 0.6% | +5 |
| 28 |  ChileCHL | 19.7 | -24.2% | 0.5% | -2 |
| 29 |  GermanyGER | 19.6 | -17.6% | 0.5% | -1 |
| 30Southern Europe |  PortugalPOR | 15.2 | +2.0% | 0.4% | +7 |
| 31North Africa |  EgyptEGY | 15.1 | +4.9% | 0.4% | +7 |
| 32#3Middle East & C. Asia |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 13.4 | -4.3% | 0.3% | +9 |
| 33 |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 13 | -31.2% | 0.3% | — |
| 34#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  NigeriaNGR | 12.8 | +39.1% | 0.3% | +20 |
| 35#3Southeast Asia |  PhilippinesPHI | 12.7 | +25.7% | 0.3% | +17 |
| 36#3Northern Europe |  FinlandFIN | 12.4 | -13.3% | 0.3% | +3 |
| 37#2Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 12.2 | -4.7% | 0.3% | +7 |
| 38#2Eastern Europe |  RomaniaROU | 12.1 | -14.8% | 0.3% | +2 |
| 39 |  GeorgiaGEO | 10.6 | -3.6% | 0.3% | +8 |
| 40 |  KazakhstanKAZ | 10.5 | -6.2% | 0.3% | +6 |
| 41 |  Costa RicaCRI | 9.6 | +20.0% | 0.2% | +16 |
| 42#2Southern Europe |  SerbiaSRB | 8.1 | -19.8% | 0.2% | +9 |
| 43 |  ThailandTHA | 7.6 | +18.7% | 0.2% | +19 |
| 44#3South Asia |  Sri LankaLKA | 6.6 | -5.7% | 0.2% | +16 |
| 45 |  UzbekistanUZB | 6.3 | -23.2% | 0.2% | +11 |
| 46#3Southern Europe |  CroatiaHRV | 5.8 | -13.4% | 0.1% | +15 |
| 47 |  United KingdomGBR | 5.6 | -3.4% | 0.1% | +17 |
| 48#3East Asia |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 5.5 | +31.0% | 0.1% | +26 |
| 49 |  CambodiaKHM | 5.3 | +20.5% | 0.1% | +23 |
| 50 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 5.3 | -1.9% | 0.1% | +16 |
| 51 |  SloveniaSLO | 4 | -24.5% | 0.1% | +16 |
| 52 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 3.8 | +15.2% | 0.1% | +25 |
| 52 |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 3.8 | -11.6% | 0.1% | +21 |
| 54 |  GreeceGRE | 3.4 | -5.6% | 0.1% | +22 |
| 55 |  UruguayURY | 3.2 | -28.9% | 0.1% | +16 |
| 56#3Eastern Europe |  SlovakiaSVK | 3.2 | -33.3% | 0.1% | +14 |
| 57#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  KenyaKEN | 2.9 | -6.5% | 0.1% | +22 |
| 58 |  LatviaLAT | 2.9 | -9.4% | 0.1% | +20 |
| 59 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 2.5 | -16.7% | 0.1% | +21 |
| 60 |  BulgariaBGR | 2.5 | -10.7% | 0.1% | +24 |
| 61 |  El SalvadorSLV | 2 | -4.8% | 0.0% | +25 |
| 62 |  ArmeniaARM | 1.9 | -5.0% | 0.0% | +26 |
| 63 |  South AfricaRSA | 1.8 | +63.6% | 0.0% | +31 |
| 64 |  CzechiaCZE | 1.7 | -37.0% | 0.0% | +21 |
| 65 |  PolandPOL | 1.7 | -19.0% | 0.0% | +22 |
| 66 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 1.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +26 |
| 67 |  MontenegroMNE | 1.4 | -22.2% | 0.0% | +23 |
| 68 |  North MacedoniaMKD | 1.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +25 |
| 69#2North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 0.9 | +12.5% | 0.0% | +33 |
| 70 |  BelarusBLR | 0.7 | +75.0% | 0.0% | +45 |
| 71 |  BangladeshBGD | 0.6 | -14.3% | 0.0% | +35 |
| 71 |  IrelandIRL | 0.6 | -25.0% | 0.0% | +32 |
| 73 |  BelgiumBEL | 0.4 | -33.3% | 0.0% | +37 |
| 74 |  LithuaniaLTU | 0.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +40 |
| 74 |  Moldova, Republic ofMDA | 0.4 | +33.3% | 0.0% | +45 |
| 76 |  HungaryHUN | 0.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +47 |
| 77 |  MongoliaMNG | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +58 |
| 78 |  LuxembourgLUX | 0 | -100.0% | 0.0% | +52 |
| 78 |  NetherlandsNED | 0 | -100.0% | 0.0% | +54 |
| 80 |  EstoniaEST | 0 | — | 0.0% | +57 |
| 81 |  DenmarkDEN | 0 | — | 0.0% | +58 |
| 82 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 0 | — | 0.0% | +54 |
| 82 |  TunisiaTUN | 0 | — | 0.0% | +61 |
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