Australia vs Philippines: Electricity generation from hydropower

Australia
12.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Philippines
12.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
46th
Philippines rank
44th

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

  • Australia
  • Philippines
05101520196519952025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 12.7 terawatt-hours against 12.22 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.48 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 46th and Philippines ranks 44th of 215 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 7.86 terawatt-hours 1.66 terawatt-hours 6.2 terawatt-hours Australia
1970s 13.09 terawatt-hours 2.35 terawatt-hours 10.74 terawatt-hours Australia
1980s 13.55 terawatt-hours 4.98 terawatt-hours 8.57 terawatt-hours Australia
1990s 15.85 terawatt-hours 5.88 terawatt-hours 9.97 terawatt-hours Australia
2000s 14.85 terawatt-hours 8.49 terawatt-hours 6.36 terawatt-hours Australia
2010s 16.05 terawatt-hours 9.07 terawatt-hours 6.98 terawatt-hours Australia
2020s 14.53 terawatt-hours 9.89 terawatt-hours 4.64 terawatt-hours Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Australia or Philippines?
Philippines, at 12.7 terawatt-hours against 12.22 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Australia and Philippines?
0.48 terawatt-hours, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Philippines?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Australia and Philippines rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
Australia ranks 46th and Philippines ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.