Canada vs CIS (EI): Electricity generation from hydropower
Canada
344.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
CIS (EI)
258.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
CIS (EI) rank
2nd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Canada
- CIS (EI)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 344.74 terawatt-hours against 258.2 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI), a difference of 86.54 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times CIS (EI)'s.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | CIS (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.97 terawatt-hours | 96.21 terawatt-hours | 37.76 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1970s | 202.22 terawatt-hours | 137.82 terawatt-hours | 64.4 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1980s | 285.54 terawatt-hours | 191.91 terawatt-hours | 93.63 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 328.14 terawatt-hours | 210.61 terawatt-hours | 117.53 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 354.07 terawatt-hours | 216.35 terawatt-hours | 137.72 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 381.15 terawatt-hours | 227.76 terawatt-hours | 153.39 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 369.23 terawatt-hours | 259.41 terawatt-hours | 109.82 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Canada or CIS (EI)?
- Canada, at 344.74 terawatt-hours against 258.2 terawatt-hours in CIS (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Canada and CIS (EI)?
- 86.54 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and CIS (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and CIS (EI) rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Canada ranks 3rd and CIS (EI) ranks 2nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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.