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Electricity from Hydroelectric Power

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Total annual production of electricity from hydroelectric power as a percentage of total electricity production.

U.S. Energy Information Administration

A map highlights global electricity from hydroelectric power with dark blue indicating the highest usage (over 51 percent) in Norway, Brazil, and Canada. Light blue indicates low usage (0 to 0.9 percent) in parts of Africa, Asia, and Antarctica.

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Electricity from Hydroelectric Power

Population Younger than Age 15

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Latin America, 1830

Class

Rank

Percent of electricity generation

Class

Rank

Percent

Class

Rank

Billion kilowatt hours (kWh)

Bolivia, 1825

Brazil, 1822

Chile, 1817

Gran Colombia, 1819–1830

Mexico, 1821

Paraguay, 1811

Peru, 1821

United Provinces of Central America, 1823–1839

United Provinces of La Plata, 1816

Uruguay, 1828

14.4%
51.9%90.2%38.7%24.3%74.9%10.3%99.7%1.85%97.4%
98.5%
33.1%
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