Energy · 2026

Installed hydroelectric capacity per 1,000 inhabitants

Installed hydroelectric capacity per 1,000 inhabitants: Innertkirchen comes top with 1,241,553 kW and Lugano comes last with 0 kW. The median across 513 municipalities is 116 kW. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Innertkirchen1,241,553 kW2Stalden (VS)306,404 kW3Zernez266,829 kW
#MunicipalityCantonInstalled hydroelectric capacity per 1,000 inhabitants
1InnertkirchenBern1,241,553 kW
2Stalden (VS)Valais306,404 kW
3ZernezGrisons266,829 kW
4VeytauxVaud237,859 kW
5PfäfersSt. Gallen222,338 kW
6RussinGeneva188,989 kW
7LostalloGrisons160,620 kW
8BregagliaGrisons136,323 kW
9ThusisGrisons130,524 kW
10KleinbösingenFribourg124,355 kW
11ErnenValais109,613 kW
12CazisGrisons101,174 kW
13Bergün FilisurGrisons97,961 kW
14VernayazValais87,356 kW
15Lavey-MorclesVaud84,375 kW
16BiascaTicino69,371 kW
17Steg-HohtennValais67,873 kW
18Albula/AlvraGrisons62,676 kW
19SilenenUri60,901 kW
20BoningenSolothurn55,147 kW
21GurtnellenUri51,602 kW
22ObergomsValais50,597 kW
23BrusioGrisons49,931 kW
24KüblisGrisons48,472 kW
25Mörel-FiletValais47,510 kW
26BannwilBern42,285 kW
27Saint-LéonardValais40,222 kW
28AiroloTicino37,593 kW
29QuintoTicino33,676 kW
30NatersValais32,552 kW
31SursesGrisons32,231 kW
32RheinauZurich31,859 kW
33AugstBasel-Landschaft31,561 kW
34Sils im DomleschgGrisons31,447 kW
35LaufenburgAargau27,306 kW
36AuensteinAargau25,507 kW
37Turtmann-UnteremsValais25,080 kW
38KandergrundBern23,945 kW
39GronoGrisons20,504 kW
40Haut-IntyamonFribourg20,217 kW
41GsteigBern18,141 kW
42Ilanz/GlionGrisons17,697 kW
43VexValais16,490 kW
44MartignyValais16,453 kW
45GordolaTicino16,397 kW
46AltendorfSchwyz16,050 kW
47GiswilObwalden15,004 kW
48SembrancherValais14,376 kW
49GryonVaud14,184 kW
50MühlebergBern14,133 kW
51PoschiavoGrisons13,158 kW
52WynauBern11,943 kW
53NiedergösgenSolothurn11,869 kW
54Obersaxen MundaunGrisons11,725 kW
55KlingnauAargau11,038 kW
56SchübelbachSchwyz10,828 kW
57Erlenbach im SimmentalBern10,793 kW
58EngelbergObwalden10,696 kW
59KallnachBern10,411 kW
60Glarus SüdGlarus9,891 kW
61DallenwilNidwalden9,564 kW
62Seedorf (UR)Uri8,866 kW
63BirsfeldenBasel-Landschaft8,653 kW
64GomsValais8,512 kW
65ColognyGeneva8,459 kW
66BrocFribourg8,311 kW
67WolfenschiessenNidwalden8,279 kW
68GlattfeldenZurich8,140 kW
69RheinfeldenAargau8,047 kW
70Seewis im PrättigauGrisons8,013 kW
71Roveredo (GR)Grisons7,989 kW
72Breil/BrigelsGrisons7,561 kW
73RheinwaldGrisons7,552 kW
74MarlyFribourg7,516 kW
75OrsièresValais7,356 kW
76BitschValais6,973 kW
77LauterbrunnenBern6,835 kW
78VallorbeVaud6,662 kW
79Bürglen (UR)Uri6,431 kW
80SchattenhalbBern5,641 kW
81DöttingenAargau5,627 kW
82TrinGrisons5,286 kW
83ErstfeldUri5,038 kW
84GlarusGlarus4,862 kW
85Ormont-DessousVaud4,826 kW
86QuartenSt. Gallen4,682 kW
87MaggiaTicino4,032 kW
88SchwyzSchwyz4,015 kW
89SierreValais3,962 kW
90VisperterminenValais3,956 kW
91TrunGrisons3,913 kW
92Le NoirmontJura3,900 kW
93CollongesValais3,697 kW
94FieschValais3,579 kW
95GrandvillardFribourg3,560 kW
96FlimsGrisons3,451 kW
97UnterschächenUri3,437 kW
98KanderstegBern3,419 kW
99WimmisBern3,333 kW
100AarbergBern3,260 kW

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCantonInstalled hydroelectric capacity per 1,000 inhabitants
494SignauBern1 kW
494Affoltern im EmmentalBern1 kW
494HerzogenbuchseeBern1 kW
494WalchwilZug1 kW
494BulleFribourg1 kW
494BaselBasel-Stadt1 kW
494WattwilSt. Gallen1 kW
494Gossau (SG)St. Gallen1 kW
494LausanneVaud1 kW
508KriensLucerne0 kW
508ZugZug0 kW
508EstavayerFribourg0 kW
508Reinach (BL)Basel-Landschaft0 kW
508Muri (AG)Aargau0 kW
508LuganoTicino0 kW

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Installed hydroelectric capacity per 1,000 inhabitants”?

Innertkirchen ranks first for “Installed hydroelectric capacity per 1,000 inhabitants”, with 1,241,553 kW.

What is the median for “Installed hydroelectric capacity per 1,000 inhabitants”?

The median across the 513 ranked municipalities is 116 kW.