Canada vs United States: Electricity generation from hydropower
Canada
344.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
241.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
United States rank
4th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 344.74 terawatt-hours against 241.7 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 103.04 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.97 terawatt-hours | 222.06 terawatt-hours | 88.09 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 202.22 terawatt-hours | 278.41 terawatt-hours | 76.19 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 285.54 terawatt-hours | 287.3 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 328.14 terawatt-hours | 302.31 terawatt-hours | 25.83 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 354.07 terawatt-hours | 256.54 terawatt-hours | 97.54 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 381.15 terawatt-hours | 272.42 terawatt-hours | 108.74 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 369.23 terawatt-hours | 248.82 terawatt-hours | 120.41 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 344.74 terawatt-hours against 241.7 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Canada and United States?
- 103.04 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th 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.