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Electricity generation from hydropower

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  1. 1China1,354.3
  2. 2Brazil413.2
  3. 3Canada343.2
  4. 4United States238.7
  5. 5Russian Federation210.5
  6. 6India156.5
  7. 7Norway139.6
  8. 8Viet Nam88.7
  9. 9Japan79.4
  10. 10Turkiye74.9
  11. 11Venezuela, RB72.8
  12. 12France70.9
  13. 13Sweden64.6
  14. 14Italy55.2
  15. 15Colombia54.5
  16. 16Switzerland44.9
  17. 17Austria44.8
  18. 18Pakistan39
  19. 19Spain34.4
  20. 20Malaysia34.4
  21. 21Peru32
  22. 22Argentina29.7
  23. 23Indonesia26.5
  24. 24Chile26.5
  25. 25New Zealand23.8
  26. 26Mexico23.5
  27. 27Ecuador22.6
  28. 28Germany22.2
  29. 29Iran, Islamic Rep.18.9
  30. 30Portugal14.8
  31. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.14.4
  32. 32Finland14.3
  33. 33Romania13.8
  34. 34Iceland13.6
  35. 35Australia12.8
  36. 36Ukraine12.8
  37. 37Kazakhstan11.3
  38. 38Philippines11.1
  39. 39Uzbekistan8.2
  40. 40Sri Lanka7
  41. 41Croatia6.8
  42. 42Thailand6.4
  43. 43United Kingdom5.8
  44. 44Slovenia5.3
  45. 45Slovak Republic4.9
  46. 46Korea, Rep.4.3
  47. 47Taiwan4.2
  48. 48Greece3.2
  49. 49Latvia3.2
  50. 50Azerbaijan2.9
  51. 51Bulgaria2.9
  52. 52Czechia2.7
  53. 53Poland2.2
  54. 54Iraq1.4
  55. 55North Macedonia1.4
  56. 56South Africa1.1
  57. 57Bangladesh0.99
  58. 58Ireland0.77
  59. 59Belgium0.53
  60. 60Lithuania0.43
  61. 61Belarus0.27
  62. 62Hungary0.23
  63. 63Morocco0.14
  64. 64Luxembourg0.11
  65. 65Netherlands0.09
  66. 66Algeria0.05
  67. 67Estonia0.03
  68. 68Israel0.02
  69. 69Denmark0.02
  70. 70Turkmenistan0
  71. 71Singapore0
  72. 71Cyprus0
  73. 71Kuwait0
  74. 71Hong Kong SAR, China0
  75. 71Oman0
  76. 71United Arab Emirates0
  77. 71Qatar0
  78. 71Saudi Arabia0
  79. 71Trinidad and Tobago0

Electricity generation from hydropower