| Description | Three Gorges (China) | Itaipu (Brazil) | Nam Theun II (Laos) | AHD (Egypt) | GRD (Ethiopia) |
| Dam height (m) | 101 | 225 | 39 | 110 | 145 |
| Annual flow (BCM) | 451 | 368 | 8 | 65 | 48 |
| Installed capacity (MW) | 22,500 | 14,000 | 1070 | 2100 | 6000 |
| Total storage volume (BCM) | 39 | 29 | 7 | 163 | 74 |
| People displaced | 1.2 million | 35,000 | 5000 | 120,000 | 14,000 |