Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Belarus

Hydro share of electricity in Belarus in 2023 — 0.72%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.67 pp.

2023 0.72% −0.22 pp vs 2022
World rank 114of 127
Period maximum 1.17%2017
Period minimum 0.05%1992

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Belarus, 1990–202300.511.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.05%1991: 0.05%1992: 0.05%1993: 0.06%1994: 0.06%1995: 0.08%1996: 0.07%1997: 0.08%1998: 0.12%1999: 0.07%2000: 0.1%2001: 0.12%2002: 0.11%2003: 0.11%2004: 0.11%2005: 0.12%2006: 0.11%2007: 0.11%2008: 0.11%2009: 0.14%2010: 0.13%2011: 0.13%2012: 0.23%2013: 0.44%2014: 0.35%2015: 0.31%2016: 0.42%2017: 1.17%2018: 0.83%2019: 0.86%2020: 1.04%2021: 0.9%2022: 0.94%2023: 0.72%
Change over the period: +0.67 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Belarus 0.72%
World 14.54%
Eastern Europe computed 14.7%
Hydro share of electricity — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.72 −0.22 pp
2022 0.94 +0.04 pp
2021 0.9 −0.14 pp
2020 1.04 +0.17 pp
2019 0.86 +0.03 pp
2018 0.83 −0.34 pp
2017 1.17 +0.75 pp
2016 0.42 +0.11 pp
2015 0.31 −0.03 pp
2014 0.35 −0.09 pp
2013 0.44 +0.21 pp
2012 0.23 +0.1 pp
2011 0.13 +0 pp
2010 0.13 −0.02 pp
2009 0.14 +0.03 pp
2008 0.11 +0 pp
2007 0.11 −0 pp
2006 0.11 −0.01 pp
2005 0.12 +0.01 pp
2004 0.11 +0 pp
2003 0.11 −0 pp
2002 0.11 −0.01 pp
2001 0.12 +0.02 pp
2000 0.1 +0.03 pp
1999 0.07 −0.05 pp
1998 0.12 +0.04 pp
1997 0.08 +0.01 pp
1996 0.07 −0.01 pp
1995 0.08 +0.02 pp
1994 0.06 +0 pp
1993 0.06 +0.01 pp
1992 0.05 −0 pp
1991 0.05 −0 pp
1990 0.05

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.