Japan vs Venezuela: Electricity generation from hydropower
Japan
73.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
73 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Venezuela rank
10th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Japan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Japan currently reports 73.9 terawatt-hours against 73 terawatt-hours in Venezuela, a difference of 0.9 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Venezuela ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.55 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 72.49 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 78.49 terawatt-hours | 8.76 terawatt-hours | 69.73 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 83.39 terawatt-hours | 23.13 terawatt-hours | 60.26 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 83.37 terawatt-hours | 50.86 terawatt-hours | 32.5 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 81.73 terawatt-hours | 72.81 terawatt-hours | 8.91 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 80.85 terawatt-hours | 69.65 terawatt-hours | 11.2 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 77.36 terawatt-hours | 66.14 terawatt-hours | 11.23 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Japan or Venezuela?
- Japan, at 73.9 terawatt-hours against 73 terawatt-hours in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Japan and Venezuela?
- 0.9 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Venezuela rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Japan ranks 9th and Venezuela ranks 10th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.