Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — ASEAN

Hydro share of electricity in ASEAN in 2023 — 16.77%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.19 pp.

2023 16.77% −1.85 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 18.61%2022
Period minimum 10.41%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — ASEAN, 2000–20231012.51517.5202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 13.58%2001: 14.01%2002: 12.57%2003: 11.81%2004: 10.99%2005: 10.41%2006: 11.3%2007: 11.16%2008: 11.67%2009: 11.73%2010: 11.41%2011: 13.66%2012: 14.69%2013: 14.98%2014: 15.05%2015: 13.4%2016: 14.77%2017: 17.68%2018: 17.32%2019: 14.12%2020: 15.57%2021: 16.41%2022: 18.61%2023: 16.77%
Change over the period: +3.19 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

ASEAN 16.77%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.77 −1.85 pp
2022 18.61 +2.21 pp
2021 16.41 +0.84 pp
2020 15.57 +1.44 pp
2019 14.12 −3.2 pp
2018 17.32 −0.36 pp
2017 17.68 +2.91 pp
2016 14.77 +1.37 pp
2015 13.4 −1.65 pp
2014 15.05 +0.07 pp
2013 14.98 +0.29 pp
2012 14.69 +1.03 pp
2011 13.66 +2.25 pp
2010 11.41 −0.32 pp
2009 11.73 +0.06 pp
2008 11.67 +0.5 pp
2007 11.16 −0.13 pp
2006 11.3 +0.89 pp
2005 10.41 −0.58 pp
2004 10.99 −0.82 pp
2003 11.81 −0.76 pp
2002 12.57 −1.43 pp
2001 14.01 +0.43 pp
2000 13.58

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.