OECD (EI) vs United States: Electricity generation from hydropower

OECD (EI)
1,389 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
241.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
1st
United States rank
4th

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • United States
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How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 1,389 terawatt-hours against 241.7 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 1,148 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 5.7 times United States's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.

OECD (EI) ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 3 groups.

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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.