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Electricity generation from hydropower

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  1. 1China1,397.1
  2. 2Brazil388.6
  3. 3Canada344.7
  4. 4United States241.7
  5. 5Russian Federation199.7
  6. 6India178
  7. 7Norway144.8
  8. 8Viet Nam102.4
  9. 9Japan73.9
  10. 10Sweden68.2
  11. 11Colombia62.5
  12. 12France59.4
  13. 13Turkiye57.3
  14. 14Paraguay45.1
  15. 15Italy41.7
  16. 16Pakistan39.4
  17. 17Austria37.9
  18. 18Malaysia35.2
  19. 19Switzerland34
  20. 20Peru33.9
  21. 21Spain32.7
  22. 22Ethiopia32.2
  23. 23Mexico28.8
  24. 24Ecuador28.5
  25. 25Argentina26.3
  26. 26New Zealand23.8
  27. 27Tajikistan23.3
  28. 28Chile19.7
  29. 29Germany19.6
  30. 30Portugal15.2
  31. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.15.1
  32. 32Kyrgyz Republic13.4
  33. 33Iran, Islamic Rep.13
  34. 34Nigeria12.8
  35. 35Philippines12.7
  36. 36Finland12.4
  37. 37Australia12.2
  38. 38Romania12.1
  39. 39Georgia10.6
  40. 40Kazakhstan10.5
  41. 41Costa Rica9.6
  42. 42Serbia8.1
  43. 43Thailand7.6
  44. 44Sri Lanka6.6
  45. 45Uzbekistan6.3
  46. 46Croatia5.8
  47. 47United Kingdom5.6
  48. 48Taiwan5.5
  49. 49Cambodia5.3
  50. 50Bosnia and Herzegovina5.3
  51. 51Slovenia4
  52. 52Korea, Rep.3.8
  53. 52Bolivia3.8
  54. 53Greece3.4
  55. 54Uruguay3.3
  56. 55Azerbaijan3.2
  57. 56Slovak Republic3.2
  58. 57Kenya2.9
  59. 58Latvia2.9
  60. 59Armenia2.7
  61. 60Bulgaria2.5
  62. 61El Salvador2
  63. 62South Africa1.8
  64. 63Czechia1.7
  65. 64Poland1.7
  66. 65Dominican Republic1.5
  67. 66Montenegro1.4
  68. 67North Macedonia1.4
  69. 68Belarus0.93
  70. 69Morocco0.91
  71. 70Bangladesh0.65
  72. 70Ireland0.65
  73. 71Belgium0.44
  74. 72Moldova0.35
  75. 72Lithuania0.35
  76. 73Hungary0.23
  77. 74Mongolia0.06
  78. 75Luxembourg0.05
  79. 75Puerto Rico (US)0.05
  80. 75Netherlands0.05
  81. 76Estonia0.03
  82. 77Denmark0.02
  83. 78Tunisia0.01
  84. 79Israel0
  85. 79Cyprus0
  86. 79Qatar0
  87. 79Kuwait0
  88. 79Malta0
  89. 79Oman0

Electricity generation from hydropower