Hydro share of electricity in Australia in 2024 — 5.35%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.25 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.35 | −0.72 pp |
| 2023 | 6.07 | −0.19 pp |
| 2022 | 6.26 | +0.54 pp |
| 2021 | 5.72 | +0.01 pp |
| 2020 | 5.71 | −0.33 pp |
| 2019 | 6.05 | −0.09 pp |
| 2018 | 6.14 | −0.17 pp |
| 2017 | 6.31 | +0.35 pp |
| 2016 | 5.97 | +0.62 pp |
| 2015 | 5.34 | −2.1 pp |
| 2014 | 7.44 | +0.12 pp |
| 2013 | 7.32 | +1.71 pp |
| 2012 | 5.61 | −1.01 pp |
| 2011 | 6.62 | +1.26 pp |
| 2010 | 5.36 | +0.58 pp |
| 2009 | 4.78 | −0.17 pp |
| 2008 | 4.96 | −1.01 pp |
| 2007 | 5.97 | −0.91 pp |
| 2006 | 6.88 | +0.06 pp |
| 2005 | 6.83 | −0.32 pp |
| 2004 | 7.15 | −0.32 pp |
| 2003 | 7.47 | +0.41 pp |
| 2002 | 7.05 | −0.48 pp |
| 2001 | 7.54 | −0.42 pp |
| 2000 | 7.95 | −0.17 pp |
| 1999 | 8.12 | +0.07 pp |
| 1998 | 8.05 | −1.16 pp |
| 1997 | 9.21 | +0.35 pp |
| 1996 | 8.86 | −0.52 pp |
| 1995 | 9.38 | −0.56 pp |
| 1994 | 9.94 | −0.42 pp |
| 1993 | 10.36 | +0.48 pp |
| 1992 | 9.88 | −0.39 pp |
| 1991 | 10.27 | +0.67 pp |
| 1990 | 9.6 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
New Zealand
52.63
Australia
5.35
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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