Review Article

Hydropower in the Context of Sustainable Energy Supply: A Review of Technologies and Challenges

Table 5

Top ten countries by installed hydropower capacity and generation share in 2010, adapted from International Renewable Energy Agency [35].

CountryInstalled capacity (GW)CountryHydropower share of the total generation (%)

China210Norway99
Brazil84Brazil84
USA79Venezuela74
Canada74Canada59
Russia50Sweden49
India38Russia19
Norway30India18
Japan28China16
France21Italy14
Italy20France8
Rest of the world302Rest of the world14
World936World16