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China Dominates Global Hydropower Generation

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China is the undisputed global leader in hydropower generation, accounting for approximately one-third of the world's total hydropower production.

China is the world’s biggest hydro power producer, having generated an estimated 1,303 terawatt hours of hydropower in 2022, according to data published by Ember, a UK-based energy think tank. As Statista's Anna Fleck shows in the chart below, this equates to approximately 31 percent of global hydropower that year. Following some way behind comes Brazil 427 TWh, Canada 398 TWh, the United States 249 TWh and Russia 198 TWh.

If this chart were extended, it would feature in rank 15. You will find more infographics at Statista As this chart shows, India was the sixth biggest hydropower worldwide in 2022 with approximately 175 TWh of hydropower generated that year, which accounted for 9.4 percent of the country’s electricity production. According to Ember, fossil fuels accounted for more than three quarters 77 percent of India’s electricity production in 2022. This was mostly from coal 74 percent, followed by gas 2.

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