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
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
Measured in terawatt-hours.