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

3rd

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

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 3rd of 214 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Measured in terawatt-hours.