Review Article

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

Table 3

Electricity Production and share of world electricity production in top ten countries and the rest of the world in 2010, adapted from World Energy Council [47].

CountryElectricity production (TWh)Share of the world total electricity production (%)

China61618.5
Brazil39111.7
Canada36410.9
USA2989
Russia1765.3
Norway1273.8
India1073.2
Venezuela902.7
Japan822.5
Sweden662
Rest of the world101230.4
World3,329100