Hydro share of electricity in Afghanistan in 2021 — 71.66%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 21.88 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71.66 | −10.04 pp |
| 2020 | 81.69 | −2.32 pp |
| 2019 | 84.02 | +4.82 pp |
| 2018 | 79.2 | −4.5 pp |
| 2017 | 83.7 | −0.88 pp |
| 2016 | 84.57 | −0.17 pp |
| 2015 | 84.75 | +2.06 pp |
| 2014 | 82.69 | +4.41 pp |
| 2013 | 78.28 | +1.46 pp |
| 2012 | 76.82 | +2.45 pp |
| 2011 | 74.38 | −7.36 pp |
| 2010 | 81.73 | +2.08 pp |
| 2009 | 79.65 | +12.92 pp |
| 2008 | 66.73 | −2.3 pp |
| 2007 | 69.03 | −1.87 pp |
| 2006 | 70.9 | +7.88 pp |
| 2005 | 63.01 | +0.15 pp |
| 2004 | 62.86 | −17.77 pp |
| 2003 | 80.63 | −12.91 pp |
| 2002 | 93.54 | +0 pp |
| 2001 | 93.54 | +0 pp |
| 2000 | 93.54 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Bhutan
99.99
Nepal
99.1
Afghanistan
71.66
Sri Lanka
41.47
Pakistan
20.47
India
9.93
Iran
3.45
Bangladesh
0.73
Maldives
0
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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