Canada vs USSR: Electricity generation from hydropower
Canada
344.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
202.99 terawatt-hours
in 1984
Canada rank
3rd
USSR rank
5th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Canada
- USSR
How they compare
Canada currently reports 344.74 terawatt-hours against 202.99 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 141.75 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | USSR | 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 | 265.41 terawatt-hours | 185.74 terawatt-hours | 79.66 terawatt-hours | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Canada or USSR?
- Canada, at 344.74 terawatt-hours against 202.99 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Canada and USSR?
- 141.75 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Canada and USSR rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Canada ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 5th 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.