IntervaOpen the desk

Ember · Energy

China: Electricity generation from hydropower

1392.16TWh · 2025+24.9% since 2015

Electricity generated from hydropower in the year. Annual figures for China from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (TWh)Note
20251,392.157
20241,363.81
20231,232.15
20221,303.9
20211,300.6
20201,321.709
20191,272.538
20181,198.887
20171,165.065
20161,153.268
20151,114.515
20141,059.692
2013909.612
2012862.794
2011688.045
2010711.383
2009615.644
2008636.96
2007485.264
2006435.786
2005397.017
2004353.544
2003283.68
2002287.97
2001277.43
2000222.41
1999196.58
1998198.89
1997195.98
1996187.97
1995190.58
1994167.429
1993151.846
1992130.686
1991124.689
1990126.744
1989118.409
1988109.168
1987100.024
198694.549
198592.388

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

Ember (2026). Electricity generation from hydropower. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-generation-hydro (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

CSV, all countriesJSON, ChinaAPI and MCP

Electricity generation from hydropower in other countries

Rank China against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

China: Electricity generation from hydropower (1985–2025) · Interva