Which countries have hydropower reserves? 78 countries in the Magna Factbook list hydropower among their natural resources, ranked and linked.
78 countries list hydropower among their natural resources. China — graded MAB by the Bureau — is the highest-ranked holder, ahead of Norway, South Korea. Control of hydropower is geopolitical leverage: whoever holds the resource weighs on supply chains.
| # | Country | Magna grade |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | MAB |
| 2 | Norway | MBA |
| 3 | South Korea | MBA |
| 4 | Spain | MBA |
| 5 | Canada | MBA |
| 6 | Sweden | MBA |
| 7 | Switzerland | MBA |
| 8 | Turkey | MBA |
| 9 | Brazil | MBA |
| 10 | New Zealand | MBA |
| 11 | Vietnam | MBB |
| 12 | Chile | MBB |
| # | Country | Magna grade |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Portugal | MBB |
| 14 | Peru | MBB |
| 15 | Croatia | MBB |
| 16 | Albania | MBB |
| 17 | Romania | MBB |
| 18 | Iceland | MBB |
| 19 | Uruguay | MBB |
| 20 | Austria | MBB |
| 21 | Colombia | MBB |
| 22 | Paraguay | MBB |
| 23 | Georgia | MBB |
| 24 | Latvia | MBB |
| 25 | Greece | MBB |
| 26 | Costa Rica | MBB |
| 27 | Slovenia | MCB |
| 28 | Guatemala | MCB |
| 29 | Ecuador | MCB |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | MCB |
| 31 | Panama | MCB |
| 32 | Bhutan | MCB |
| 33 | El Salvador | MCB |
| 34 | Tajikistan | MCB |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | MCB |
| 36 | Honduras | MCB |
| 37 | Cambodia | MCB |
| 38 | Venezuela | MCB |
| 39 | Fiji | MCB |
| 40 | Kenya | MCB |
| 41 | Nepal | MCB |
| 42 | Rwanda | MCB |
| 43 | Ethiopia | MCB |
| 44 | Bolivia | MCB |
| 45 | Andorra | MCB |
| 46 | Namibia | MCB |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | MCB |
| 48 | Tanzania | MCB |
| 49 | Belize | MCB |
| 50 | Laos | MCB |
| 51 | Samoa | MCB |
| 52 | Côte d'Ivoire | MCC |
| 53 | Ghana | MCC |
| 54 | Guinea | MCC |
| 55 | Eswatini | MCC |
| 56 | Suriname | MCC |
| 57 | Gabon | MCC |
| 58 | Burma | MCC |
| 59 | Madagascar | MCC |
| 60 | Dominica | MCC |
| 61 | Cameroon | MCC |
| 62 | Uganda | MCC |
| 63 | North Korea | MCC |
| 64 | Mali | MCC |
| 65 | Liberia | MCC |
| 66 | Zambia | MCC |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | MCC |
| 68 | Burundi | MCC |
| 69 | Sudan | MCC |
| 70 | Congo (Brazzaville) | MCC |
| 71 | CT | MCD |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | MCD |
| 73 | Syria | MCD |
| 74 | DRC | MCD |
| 75 | Malawi | MCD |
| 76 | Mozambique | MCD |
| 77 | Haiti | MCD |
| 78 | South Sudan | MCD |
