Annual change in primary energy from hydropower by country
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
71
Highest
28.35 terawatt-hours
China
Lowest
-23.9 terawatt-hours
Brazil
Median
-0.0978 terawatt-hours
Years covered
60
1966–2025
Data points
4,604
What the numbers show
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 28.35 terawatt-hours in China; the lowest is -23.9 terawatt-hours in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.0978 terawatt-hours, and the mean is -0.0301 terawatt-hours.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Colombia (up 22,774.3%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 5,592.2%).
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 28.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 2 | USSR | 22.63 terawatt-hours | 1984 | up 133.6% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 21.55 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 490.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 13.62 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 22,774.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Vietnam | 13.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 316.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Norway | 5.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 205.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Ecuador | 5.51 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 236.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 5.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 9 | United States | 4.71 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 4.56 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 421.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Sweden | 3.8 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 2.62 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 655.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Peru | 1.96 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 610.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Taiwan | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 747.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 195.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0.9761 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 0.9019 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 20 | South Africa | 0.7203 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 0.4799 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Morocco | 0.0823 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Belarus | 0.0711 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 810.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.0139 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 120.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | 0.007 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | -0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Israel | -0.0025 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 121.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Bulgaria | -0.0045 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 100.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | -0.012 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Denmark | -0.0148 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 603.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | -0.022 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Netherlands | -0.0284 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | -0.0295 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Luxembourg | -0.0308 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 260.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | -0.071 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 121.0% | volatile |
| 45 | North Macedonia | -0.0978 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 114.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Bangladesh | -0.1118 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 133.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | -0.1134 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 133.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Ireland | -0.1136 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 216.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Greece | -0.1283 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Belgium | -0.1746 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 766.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Venezuela | -0.199 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Latvia | -0.2504 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Iceland | -0.4471 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 149.2% | volatile |
| 54 | South Korea | -0.4949 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Poland | -0.588 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Egypt | -0.6183 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 740.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | -0.6693 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 58 | United Kingdom | -0.7098 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 273.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Australia | -0.7263 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | -0.8452 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 184.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Iraq | -1.03 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 254.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Czechia | -1.07 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 833.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Croatia | -1.21 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovenia | -1.34 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Finland | -1.85 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 155.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovakia | -1.87 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 444.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | -1.89 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1,046.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | -2.06 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Argentina | -4.51 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5,592.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Japan | -5.23 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 228.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Germany | -5.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 814.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Chile | -6.24 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 1,183.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Iran | -6.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 452.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | -8.91 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Russia | -10.59 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Switzerland | -11.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 5,172.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | -11.71 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 78 | France | -12.78 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Turkey | -17.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 165.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Brazil | -23.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 74.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.