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Electricity generation from hydropower per person

kWh · higher is better · 203 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Norway25,745.7
  2. 2Canada8,591.3
  3. 3Paraguay6,432.3
  4. 4Sweden6,403.5
  5. 5New Zealand4,526
  6. 6Austria4,161.9
  7. 7Switzerland3,790.4
  8. 8Georgia2,795.1
  9. 9Montenegro2,275.9
  10. 10Finland2,212.2
  11. 11Tajikistan2,158.2
  12. 12Slovenia1,908.3
  13. 13Costa Rica1,859.1
  14. 14Kyrgyz Republic1,832.8
  15. 15Brazil1,826.2
  16. 16Bosnia and Herzegovina1,684.7
  17. 17Latvia1,580.7
  18. 18Ecuador1,558.8
  19. 19Croatia1,499.4
  20. 20Portugal1,458
  21. 21Russian Federation1,387
  22. 22Serbia1,216.9
  23. 23Colombia1,169.9
  24. 24Viet Nam1,007.4
  25. 25Chile990.9
  26. 26China986.6
  27. 27Peru979.9
  28. 28Malaysia979.5
  29. 29Uruguay960.2
  30. 30Armenia921.3
  31. 31France891.4
  32. 32North Macedonia749.8
  33. 33Italy705
  34. 34United States696
  35. 35Spain683.7
  36. 36Turkiye653.1
  37. 37Romania639.4
  38. 38Japan600.3
  39. 39Slovak Republic577.2
  40. 40Argentina572.5
  41. 41Kazakhstan504.2
  42. 42Australia453
  43. 43Bulgaria376.8
  44. 44Greece344.1
  45. 45Azerbaijan309.7
  46. 46El Salvador307.9
  47. 47Bolivia302
  48. 48Cambodia297.5
  49. 49Sri Lanka283.7
  50. 50Taiwan238.4
  51. 51Ethiopia237.6
  52. 52Germany232.6
  53. 53Mexico217.9
  54. 54Uzbekistan170
  55. 55Czechia161.2
  56. 56Pakistan154.2
  57. 57Iran, Islamic Rep.141
  58. 58Dominican Republic132.8
  59. 59Egypt, Arab Rep.127.3
  60. 60Lithuania123.7
  61. 61Ireland122.5
  62. 62India121.6
  63. 63Moldova116.8
  64. 64Philippines108.7
  65. 65Thailand106.4
  66. 66Belarus103.4
  67. 67United Kingdom79.8
  68. 68Korea, Rep.73.5
  69. 69Luxembourg73.5
  70. 70Nigeria54
  71. 71Kenya51.1
  72. 72Poland44.6
  73. 73Belgium37.4
  74. 74South Africa28.3
  75. 75Hungary23.9
  76. 76Morocco23.7
  77. 77Estonia22.3
  78. 78Mongolia17.1
  79. 79Puerto Rico (US)15.5
  80. 80Bangladesh3.7
  81. 81Denmark3.3
  82. 82Netherlands2.7
  83. 83Tunisia0.81
  84. 84Israel0
  85. 84Malta0
  86. 84Oman0
  87. 84Qatar0
  88. 84Cyprus0
  89. 84Kuwait0

Electricity generation from hydropower per person