Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Albania

Hydro share of electricity in Albania in 2023 — 96.69%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 10.28 pp.

2023 96.69% −1.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 4of 127
Period maximum 100%2008
Period minimum 86.41%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Albania, 1990–20238590951001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 86.41%1991: 92.14%1992: 95.05%1993: 93.91%1994: 95.69%1995: 93.99%1996: 95.72%1997: 96.17%1998: 96.32%1999: 97.33%2000: 96.15%2001: 95.31%2002: 93.95%2003: 97.86%2004: 97.5%2005: 98.71%2006: 98.32%2007: 97.48%2008: 100%2009: 99.98%2010: 99.99%2011: 98.59%2012: 100%2013: 100%2014: 100%2015: 100%2016: 100%2017: 99.96%2018: 99.99%2019: 99.56%2020: 99.38%2021: 99.54%2022: 97.7%2023: 96.69%
Change over the period: +10.28 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 96.69%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 96.69 −1.01 pp
2022 97.7 −1.84 pp
2021 99.54 +0.16 pp
2020 99.38 −0.18 pp
2019 99.56 −0.43 pp
2018 99.99 +0.03 pp
2017 99.96 −0.04 pp
2016 100 +0 pp
2015 100 +0 pp
2014 100 +0 pp
2013 100 +0 pp
2012 100 +1.41 pp
2011 98.59 −1.39 pp
2010 99.99 +0.01 pp
2009 99.98 −0.02 pp
2008 100 +2.52 pp
2007 97.48 −0.83 pp
2006 98.32 −0.4 pp
2005 98.71 +1.21 pp
2004 97.5 −0.35 pp
2003 97.86 +3.9 pp
2002 93.95 −1.35 pp
2001 95.31 −0.84 pp
2000 96.15 −1.18 pp
1999 97.33 +1.01 pp
1998 96.32 +0.15 pp
1997 96.17 +0.45 pp
1996 95.72 +1.73 pp
1995 93.99 −1.7 pp
1994 95.69 +1.78 pp
1993 93.91 −1.14 pp
1992 95.05 +2.91 pp
1991 92.14 +5.73 pp
1990 86.41

About the indicator

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.