Russia vs USSR: Electricity generation from hydropower

Russia

199.73 terawatt-hours

in 2025

USSR

202.99 terawatt-hours

in 1984

Russia rank

5th

USSR rank

3rd

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

USSR currently reports 202.99 terawatt-hours against 199.73 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 3.26 terawatt-hours.

Russia ranks 5th 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.