Primary energy from hydropower per person by country
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.
Countries reporting
77
Highest
33,036 kilowatt-hours per person
Iceland
Lowest
0 kilowatt-hours per person
United Arab Emirates
Median
273.38 kilowatt-hours per person
Years covered
61
1965–2025
Data points
4,564
What the numbers show
Primary energy from hydropower per person is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 33,036 kilowatt-hours per person in Iceland; the lowest is 0 kilowatt-hours per person in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 273.38 kilowatt-hours per person, and the mean is 1,558 kilowatt-hours per person.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 275.0%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 83.1%).
Primary energy from hydropower per person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 33,036 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Norway | 25,813 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 8,684 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 6,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 5 | New Zealand | 4,609 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 4,038 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 3,599 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 8 | Venezuela | 2,547 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 2,213 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 1,886 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 1,596 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 1,538 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Croatia | 1,433 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 1,428 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 16 | Russia | 1,389 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 1,275 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 1,037 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 19 | Vietnam | 1,002 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Peru | 983.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 21 | China | 983.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 961.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 23 | France | 864.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 704.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 25 | United States | 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 26 | Italy | 700.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 699.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 28 | Turkey | 655.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 641.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 603.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 544.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 32 | Slovakia | 540.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 500.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 467.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 414.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 47.4% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 347.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 342.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 275.8 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 134.0% | rising |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 273.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 62.8% | flat |
| 40 | Taiwan | 237.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 41 | Mexico | 221.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 42 | Germany | 200.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 170.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 44 | Pakistan | 156.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 150.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 46 | Iran | 129.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 125.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 49 | India | 121.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 50 | Philippines | 116.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 51 | Lithuania | 114.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 52 | Indonesia | 111.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Thailand | 109.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 55 | South Korea | 73.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 73.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 57 | Iraq | 52.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 43.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Poland | 40.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 60 | Belgium | 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 61 | South Africa | 27.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Estonia | 27.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Hungary | 25.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 64 | Morocco | 10.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 5.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 66 | Netherlands | 3.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Israel | 1.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 69 | Algeria | 0.6109 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 0.4134 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
| 71 | Singapore | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
| 71 | Cyprus | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
| 71 | Qatar | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
| 71 | Oman | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kuwait | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
| 71 | Hong Kong | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 737.54 kilowatt-hours per person
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.