Share of primary energy from hydropower by country
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.
Countries reporting
71
Highest
46.4%
Norway
Lowest
0.0%
Turkmenistan
Median
1.6%
Years covered
61
1965β2025
Data points
4,680
What the numbers show
Share of primary energy from hydropower is currently reported for 71 countries. The highest value is 46.4% in Norway; the lowest is 0.0% in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.6%, and the mean is 4.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 63,012.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 210.2%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 84.5%).
Share of primary energy from hydropower: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 46.4% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 16.0% | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 3 | Sweden | 14.9% | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | Ecuador | 14.2% | 2025 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 13.8% | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 13.2% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 7 | Venezuela | 12.9% | 2025 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 12.8% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 12.1% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 10.7% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 10.4% | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 9.3% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 9.1% | 2025 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 7.9% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 7.8% | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Portugal | 6.8% | 2025 | up 100.7% | falling |
| 17 | Croatia | 6.1% | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 18 | Slovenia | 5.8% | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 4.9% | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 4.6% | 2025 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 4.2% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 23 | Romania | 3.8% | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 24 | China | 3.1% | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 2.9% | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 26 | Turkey | 2.8% | 2025 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 2.7% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 28 | Malaysia | 2.6% | 2025 | up 101.3% | falling |
| 29 | Spain | 2.3% | 2025 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Russia | 2.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 31 | France | 2.3% | 2025 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 1.9% | 2025 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 33 | Slovakia | 1.6% | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 34 | India | 1.6% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 1.6% | 2025 | up 210.2% | rising |
| 36 | Japan | 1.6% | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 1.4% | 2025 | down 44.8% | rising |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 1.4% | 2025 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 39 | USSR | 1.4% | 1984 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 40 | Egypt | 1.3% | 2025 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Mexico | 1.3% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 42 | Greece | 1.2% | 2025 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 1.1% | 2025 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 1.1% | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 45 | Indonesia | 1.0% | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 46 | United States | 0.9% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 47 | Australia | 0.8% | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 48 | Germany | 0.6% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2025 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 51 | Taiwan | 0.5% | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Ireland | 0.4% | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 53 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 54 | Iraq | 0.4% | 2025 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Iran | 0.3% | 2025 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2025 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 0.1% | 2025 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Poland | 0.1% | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 61 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2025 | up 148.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2025 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 63 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2025 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 65 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2025 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2025 | up 24.5% | flat |
| 67 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Israel | 0.0% | 2025 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 70 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2025 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 22.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.