India vs United States: Electricity generation from hydropower

India
177.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
241.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
6th
United States rank
4th

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

  • India
  • United States
0100200300400196519952025

How they compare

United States currently reports 241.7 terawatt-hours against 177.97 terawatt-hours in India, a difference of 63.73 terawatt-hours.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times India's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

India ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 214 countries.

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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.