What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between United States and USSR?

34.51 kilowatt-hours per person, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?

20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.

Where does this data come from?

Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States vs USSR: Primary energy from hydropower per person

United States

703.03 kilowatt-hours per person

in 2025

USSR

737.54 kilowatt-hours per person

in 1984

United States rank

26th

USSR rank

24th

Primary energy from hydropower per person over time

United States
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 737.54 kilowatt-hours per person against 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 34.51 kilowatt-hours per person.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 26th and USSR ranks 24th of 80 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,106 kilowatt-hours per person	408.95 kilowatt-hours per person	696.74 kilowatt-hours per person	United States
1970s	1,278 kilowatt-hours per person	573.88 kilowatt-hours per person	704.02 kilowatt-hours per person	United States
1980s	1,303 kilowatt-hours per person	687.35 kilowatt-hours per person	616.12 kilowatt-hours per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, United States or USSR?: USSR, at 737.54 kilowatt-hours per person against 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 1984.
What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between United States and USSR?: 34.51 kilowatt-hours per person, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?: United States ranks 26th and USSR ranks 24th of 80 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Unit: kilowatt-hours per person
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.