China vs United States: Electricity generation from hydropower
China
1,397 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
241.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
1st
United States rank
4th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 1,397 terawatt-hours against 241.7 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 1,155 terawatt-hours.
That makes China's figure about 5.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 214 countries.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.