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Hydroelectricity generation in the World

14.85 Quadrillion Btu in 2022

Hydroelectricity generation of World increased from 8.95 quadrillion btu in 2003 to 14.85 quadrillion btu in 2022 growing at an average annual rate of 2.72%.

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Hydroelectricity generation in the World
% 15.89 % in 2015 WB
Billion Kilowatthours 4,352.55 Billion Kilowatthours in 2022 EIA
million metric tons of oil equivalent 374.25 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2022 EIA
terajoules 15,669,141.99 terajoules in 2022 EIA
Energy indicators of hydroelectricity in the World
Consumption 971.6 Million tonnes oil equivalent in 2022 BP
Renewable electricity generation in the World
Non-Hydro Renewable Electricity 14.98 Quadrillion Btu in 2022 EIA
Hydroelectricity generation in the World
Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent 374.25 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2022 EIA
Terajoules 15,669,141.99 terajoules in 2022 EIA
Macro Region (Billion Kilowatthours in 2022)
North America 681.51 EIA + 1 other
Europe 543.11 EIA
Africa 151.37 EIA
Middle East 19.95 EIA
Asia 102 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 95 timeseries
Oceania 42 timeseries
South America 63 timeseries
Southeast Asia 66 timeseries
Country (Billion Kilowatthours in 2022)

China is the top country by hydroelectricity generation in the world. As of 2022, hydroelectricity generation in China was 1,354.45 billion kilowatthours that accounts for 31.21% of the world's hydroelectricity generation. The top 5 countries (others are Brazil, Canada, the United States of America, and Russian Federation) account for 61.01% of it. The world's total hydroelectricity generation was estimated at 4,340.29 billion kilowatthours in 2022.

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China 1,354.45 EIA + 1 other
Brazil 427.11 EIA + 1 other
Canada 392.45 EIA + 1 other
United States of America 254.79 EIA + 1 other
Russian Federation 219 EIA + 1 other
India 173.43 EIA + 1 other
Norway 127.62 EIA + 1 other
Viet Nam 79.13 EIA + 1 other
Sweden 72.8 EIA + 1 other
Japan 71.81 EIA + 1 other
Turkey 66.75 EIA + 1 other
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 65.68 EIA + 1 other
Colombia 58.73 EIA + 1 other
France 44.61 EIA + 1 other
Paraguay 43.87 EIA + 1 other
Pakistan 34.58 EIA + 1 other
Mexico 33.83 EIA + 1 other
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 33.4 EIA
Malaysia 32.75 EIA + 1 other
Austria 32.59 EIA + 1 other
Peru 32.14 EIA + 1 other
Switzerland 29.85 EIA + 1 other
Italy 28.26 EIA + 1 other
Indonesia 27.3 EIA + 1 other
Ecuador 25.9 EIA + 1 other
New Zealand 25.86 EIA + 1 other
Argentina 23.97 EIA + 1 other
Chile 23.03 EIA + 1 other
Tajikistan 18.66 EIA + 1 other
Germany 17.38 EIA + 1 other
Zambia 17.09 EIA + 1 other
Spain 17.08 EIA + 1 other
Australia 16.81 EIA + 1 other
Iran 15.9 EIA + 1 other
Mozambique 15.49 EIA + 1 other
Ethiopia 14.75 EIA + 1 other
Romania 13.98 EIA + 1 other
Iceland 13.94 EIA + 1 other
Egypt 13.48 EIA + 1 other
Finland 13.46 EIA + 1 other
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.82 EIA + 1 other
Angola 12.64 EIA + 1 other
Kyrgyzstan 11.9 EIA + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 EIA + 1 other
Georgia 10.77 EIA + 1 other
Myanmar 9.7 EIA + 1 other
Nepal 9.67 EIA + 1 other
Kazakhstan 9.51 EIA + 1 other
Costa Rica 9.36 EIA + 1 other
Panama 9.24 EIA + 1 other
Serbia 9.14 EIA + 1 other
Philippines 9.08 EIA + 1 other
Bhutan 9 EIA
Nigeria 7.94 EIA + 1 other
Ghana 7.5 EIA + 1 other
Ukraine 7.33 EIA + 1 other
Albania 6.96 EIA + 1 other
Thailand 6.81 EIA + 1 other
Portugal 6.46 EIA + 1 other
United Kingdom 6.14 EIA + 1 other
Zimbabwe 5.88 EIA + 1 other
Taiwan Province of China 5.84 EIA
Uruguay 5.69 EIA + 1 other
Croatia 5.47 EIA + 1 other
Guatemala 5.08 EIA + 1 other
Cameroon 5 EIA + 1 other
Uzbekistan 4.97 EIA + 1 other
Sri Lanka 4.89 EIA + 1 other
Uganda 4.81 EIA
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.75 EIA + 1 other
Greece 4.46 EIA + 1 other
Cambodia 4 EIA + 1 other
Honduras 4 EIA + 1 other
Bulgaria 3.73 EIA + 1 other
Republic of Korea 3.47 EIA + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 3.35 EIA + 1 other
Slovakia 3.2 EIA + 1 other
South Africa 3.15 EIA + 1 other
Slovenia 3.1 EIA + 1 other
Kenya 3.04 EIA + 1 other
Bolivia 2.85 EIA + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 2.82 EIA + 1 other
Latvia 2.73 EIA + 1 other
Iraq 2.65 EIA + 1 other
El Salvador 2.26 EIA + 1 other
Czech Republic 2.06 EIA + 1 other
Armenia 2 EIA + 1 other
Guinea 2 EIA
Poland 1.76 EIA + 1 other
Azerbaijan 1.6 EIA + 1 other
Montenegro 1.44 EIA + 1 other
Mali 1.4 EIA
North Macedonia 1.34 EIA + 1 other
Malawi 1.05 EIA
Dominican Republic 1 EIA + 1 other
Suriname 0.99 EIA + 1 other
Gabon 0.99 EIA + 1 other
Congo 0.9 EIA + 1 other
Papua New Guinea 0.8 EIA
Bangladesh 0.79 EIA + 1 other
Madagascar 0.78 EIA
Namibia 0.78 EIA + 1 other
Syrian Arab Republic 0.75 EIA + 1 other
Ireland 0.7 EIA + 1 other
Morocco 0.68 EIA + 1 other
Afghanistan 0.62 EIA
Lebanon 0.61 EIA + 1 other
Nicaragua 0.6 EIA + 1 other
Fiji 0.57 EIA
Liberia 0.53 EIA
Rwanda 0.51 EIA
Lesotho 0.5 EIA
Equatorial Guinea 0.48 EIA
Lithuania 0.44 EIA + 1 other
Belarus 0.39 EIA + 1 other
Senegal 0.31 EIA + 1 other
Eswatini 0.3 EIA
Republic of Moldova 0.29 EIA + 1 other
Burundi 0.22 EIA
Belgium 0.22 EIA + 1 other
Mauritania 0.21 EIA
Sierra Leone 0.18 EIA
Hungary 0.17 EIA + 1 other
Togo 0.16 EIA + 1 other
Central African Republic 0.15 EIA
Haiti 0.14 EIA + 1 other
Jamaica 0.14 EIA + 1 other
Mauritius 0.13 EIA + 1 other
Cuba 0.12 EIA + 1 other
Burkina Faso 0.12 EIA
Luxembourg 0.09 EIA + 1 other
Mongolia 0.08 EIA + 1 other
Belize 0.08 EIA
Netherlands 0.05 EIA + 1 other
Puerto Rico 0.05 EIA
Dominica 0.04 EIA
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.04 EIA
Samoa 0.04 EIA
Israel 0.02 EIA + 1 other
Jordan 0.02 EIA + 1 other
Tunisia 0.02 EIA + 1 other
Denmark 0.01 EIA + 1 other
Estonia 0.01 EIA + 1 other
Algeria 0.01 EIA + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 0.01 EIA
Turkmenistan 0.01 EIA + 1 other
Benin 0 EIA + 1 other
Antigua and Barbuda 0 EIA
Bahamas 0 EIA
Bahrain 0 EIA + 1 other
Barbados 0 EIA
Botswana 0 EIA + 1 other
Brunei Darussalam 0 EIA + 1 other
Cabo Verde 0 EIA
Chad 0 EIA
Comoros 0 EIA
Cyprus 0 EIA + 1 other
Djibouti 0 EIA
Eritrea 0 EIA + 1 other
Falkland Islands 0 EIA
Gambia 0 EIA
Grenada 0 EIA
Guinea Bissau 0 EIA
Guyana 0 EIA
Hong Kong 0 EIA + 1 other
Kiribati 0 EIA
Kuwait 0 EIA + 1 other
Libya 0 EIA + 1 other
Macau 0 EIA
Maldives 0 EIA
Malta 0 EIA + 1 other
Nauru 0 EIA
Niger 0 EIA + 1 other
Oman 0 EIA + 1 other
Palestine 0 EIA
Qatar 0 EIA + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 EIA
Saint Lucia 0 EIA
Saudi Arabia 0 EIA + 1 other
Seychelles 0 EIA
Singapore 0 EIA + 1 other
Solomon Islands 0 EIA
Somalia 0 EIA
South Sudan 0 EIA + 1 other
Timor-Leste 0 EIA
Tonga 0 EIA
Trinidad and Tobago 0 EIA + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 0 EIA + 1 other
Vanuatu 0 EIA
Yemen 0 EIA + 1 other
Sudan 0.95 million metric tons of oil equivalent EIA + 1 other
Energy Indicators
Renewable electricity