Czechia vs South Africa: Electricity generation from hydropower

Czechia
1.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
1.83 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Czechia rank
90th
South Africa rank
89th

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

  • Czechia
  • South Africa
0123196519952025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.83 terawatt-hours against 1.71 terawatt-hours in Czechia, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 89th of 214 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.78 terawatt-hours 0.0288 terawatt-hours 1.75 terawatt-hours Czechia
1970s 1.64 terawatt-hours 1.11 terawatt-hours 0.5353 terawatt-hours Czechia
1980s 1.88 terawatt-hours 1.46 terawatt-hours 0.4236 terawatt-hours Czechia
1990s 1.52 terawatt-hours 1.12 terawatt-hours 0.4007 terawatt-hours Czechia
2000s 2.12 terawatt-hours 1.65 terawatt-hours 0.468 terawatt-hours Czechia
2010s 2.08 terawatt-hours 1.21 terawatt-hours 0.873 terawatt-hours Czechia
2020s 2.23 terawatt-hours 1.92 terawatt-hours 0.3083 terawatt-hours Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Czechia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.83 terawatt-hours against 1.71 terawatt-hours in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Czechia and South Africa?
0.12 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and South Africa?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Czechia and South Africa rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
Czechia ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 89th of 214 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

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

Measured in terawatt-hours.