China vs USSR: Electricity generation from hydropower

China

1,397 terawatt-hours

in 2025

USSR

202.99 terawatt-hours

in 1984

China rank

1st

USSR rank

3rd

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

China currently reports 1,397 terawatt-hours against 202.99 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 1,194 terawatt-hours.

That makes China's figure about 6.9 times USSR's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st 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.