Countries most reliant on hydropower
Share of each country’s electricity generated by hydropower, from Ember’s yearly electricity data.
Ranked first, 2024
Bhutan
100.0%
Countries ranked
140
with reported data
Nigeria
#58
31.5% in 2025, of 140 countries
Top 15
Bhutan ranked first with 100.0% in 2024, followed by Paraguay (99.5%) and Nepal (98.8%).
Source: Ember, updated 13 Oct 2026. Ember compiles national statistics and its own estimates. The most recent months are provisional and are revised as official data arrive.
World map
All 140 countries
| # | Country | % of generation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0 | 2024 |
| 2 | Paraguay | 99.5 | 2025 |
| 3 | Nepal | 98.8 | 2024 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 96.5 | 2025 |
| 5 | Albania | 95.9 | 2024 |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 94.4 | 2025 |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.6 | 2025 |
| 8 | Malawi | 92.3 | 2024 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 91.1 | 2024 |
| 10 | Norway | 90.0 | 2025 |
| 11 | Zambia | 86.2 | 2024 |
| 12 | Uganda | 86.1 | 2024 |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 85.7 | 2024 |
| 14 | DR Congo | 84.2 | 2024 |
| 15 | Mozambique | 82.4 | 2024 |
| 16 | Georgia | 78.9 | 2025 |
| 17 | Greenland | 78.3 | 2024 |
| 18 | Ecuador | 77.9 | 2025 |
| 19 | Sudan | 77.9 | 2024 |
| 20 | Laos | 76.5 | 2024 |
| 21 | Afghanistan | 75.8 | 2024 |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 74.9 | 2025 |
| 23 | Guinea | 74.4 | 2024 |
| 24 | Burundi | 73.5 | 2024 |
| 25 | Cameroon | 72.0 | 2024 |
| 26 | Iceland | 71.2 | 2025 |
| 27 | Angola | 70.6 | 2024 |
| 28 | Colombia | 68.7 | 2025 |
| 29 | North Korea | 62.7 | 2024 |
| 30 | Namibia | 61.0 | 2024 |
| 31 | Montenegro | 59.0 | 2025 |
| 32 | Eswatini | 57.4 | 2024 |
| 33 | Peru | 56.0 | 2025 |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 55.6 | 2024 |
| 35 | New Zealand | 54.5 | 2025 |
| 36 | Panama | 53.1 | 2024 |
| 37 | Canada | 52.8 | 2025 |
| 38 | Liberia | 52.6 | 2024 |
| 39 | Switzerland | 52.3 | 2025 |
| 40 | Fiji | 52.2 | 2024 |
| 41 | Brazil | 52.1 | 2025 |
| 42 | Austria | 51.9 | 2025 |
| 43 | Suriname | 51.7 | 2024 |
| 44 | Belize | 51.1 | 2024 |
| 45 | Latvia | 47.5 | 2025 |
| 46 | Myanmar | 46.1 | 2024 |
| 47 | Rwanda | 46.0 | 2024 |
| 48 | Sweden | 40.1 | 2025 |
| 49 | Guatemala | 39.9 | 2024 |
| 50 | Croatia | 39.3 | 2025 |
| 51 | Madagascar | 37.0 | 2024 |
| 52 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.4 | 2025 |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 36.2 | 2025 |
| 54 | Ghana | 35.4 | 2024 |
| 55 | Gabon | 35.0 | 2024 |
| 56 | El Salvador | 32.1 | 2025 |
| 57 | Tanzania | 31.7 | 2024 |
| 58 | Nigeria | 31.5 | 2025 |
| 59 | Vietnam | 30.9 | 2025 |
| 60 | Honduras | 30.4 | 2024 |
| 61 | Cambodia | 29.9 | 2025 |
| 62 | Portugal | 29.7 | 2025 |
| 63 | Bolivia | 27.9 | 2025 |
| 64 | Ivory Coast | 27.8 | 2024 |
| 65 | Uruguay | 27.3 | 2025 |
| 66 | Slovenia | 27.3 | 2025 |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.8 | 2024 |
| 68 | French Polynesia | 26.4 | 2024 |
| 69 | Romania | 24.2 | 2025 |
| 70 | Pakistan | 23.1 | 2025 |
| 71 | Serbia | 22.3 | 2025 |
| 72 | Chile | 22.2 | 2025 |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | 21.1 | 2024 |
| 74 | Kenya | 20.9 | 2025 |
| 75 | Armenia | 20.2 | 2025 |
| 76 | Congo | 20.1 | 2024 |
| 77 | Samoa | 18.8 | 2024 |
| 78 | Haiti | 18.6 | 2024 |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 17.9 | 2025 |
| 80 | New Caledonia | 17.3 | 2024 |
| 81 | Russia | 16.7 | 2025 |
| 82 | Malaysia | 16.4 | 2025 |
| 83 | Argentina | 16.3 | 2025 |
| 84 | Türkiye | 16.2 | 2025 |
| 85 | Italy | 15.7 | 2025 |
| 86 | Mali | 15.4 | 2024 |
| 87 | Finland | 15.2 | 2025 |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 14.4 | 2024 |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3 | 2024 |
| 90 | China | 13.3 | 2025 |
| 91 | Lebanon | 13.1 | 2024 |
| 92 | Moldova | 11.6 | 2025 |
| 93 | Spain | 11.4 | 2025 |
| 94 | Togo | 11.3 | 2024 |
| 95 | Slovakia | 10.8 | 2025 |
| 96 | France | 10.3 | 2025 |
| 97 | Philippines | 10.3 | 2025 |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 10.2 | 2025 |
| 99 | Mauritania | 10.1 | 2024 |
| 100 | India | 8.6 | 2025 |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 8.4 | 2025 |
| 102 | Mexico | 7.5 | 2025 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 7.3 | 2025 |
| 104 | Japan | 7.2 | 2025 |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 6.8 | 2025 |
| 106 | Indonesia | 6.7 | 2025 |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 6.7 | 2025 |
| 108 | Egypt | 6.1 | 2025 |
| 109 | Greece | 5.9 | 2025 |
| 110 | United States | 5.3 | 2025 |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 5.3 | 2024 |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 5.0 | 2025 |
| 113 | Australia | 4.4 | 2025 |
| 114 | Kosovo | 4.1 | 2025 |
| 115 | Senegal | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 116 | Thailand | 3.9 | 2025 |
| 117 | Lithuania | 3.8 | 2025 |
| 118 | Germany | 3.7 | 2025 |
| 119 | Mauritius | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 120 | Syria | 3.0 | 2024 |
| 121 | Iran | 3.0 | 2025 |
| 122 | Jamaica | 2.4 | 2024 |
| 123 | Czechia | 2.3 | 2025 |
| 124 | Morocco | 2.1 | 2025 |
| 125 | Ireland | 2.1 | 2025 |
| 126 | United Kingdom | 1.8 | 2025 |
| 127 | Iraq | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 128 | Poland | 1.0 | 2025 |
| 129 | South Africa | 0.7 | 2025 |
| 130 | Belarus | 0.7 | 2025 |
| 131 | Hungary | 0.6 | 2025 |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 0.6 | 2025 |
| 133 | Mongolia | 0.6 | 2025 |
| 134 | Cuba | 0.6 | 2024 |
| 135 | South Korea | 0.6 | 2025 |
| 136 | Estonia | 0.5 | 2025 |
| 137 | Belgium | 0.3 | 2025 |
| 138 | Jordan | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 139 | Netherlands | 0.1 | 2025 |
| 140 | Denmark | 0.1 | 2025 |
Each country’s latest reported year is used, so years can differ. Countries that report no value are not ranked.