Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Benin

Hydro share of electricity in Benin in 2021 — 0.01%. Ranked 154 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2021 0.01% −0 pp vs 2020
World rank 154of 208
Period maximum 3.39%1997
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Benin, 1990–2021012341990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 0%1991: 0%1992: 0%1993: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0%1996: 0%1997: 3.39%1998: 2.53%1999: 2.78%2000: 2.38%2001: 3.03%2002: 3.17%2003: 2.5%2004: 1.23%2005: 0.93%2006: 0%2007: 0%2008: 0.16%2009: 0.19%2010: 0%2011: 0%2012: 0.73%2013: 0%2014: 0%2015: 0.3%2016: 1.81%2017: 0.3%2018: 0%2019: 0%2020: 0.01%2021: 0.01%
Change over the period: +0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Benin 0.01%
World 15.41%
Western Africa computed 26.46%
Hydro share of electricity — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 0.01 −0 pp
2020 0.01 +0.01 pp
2019 0 +0 pp
2018 0 −0.3 pp
2017 0.3 −1.51 pp
2016 1.81 +1.51 pp
2015 0.3 +0.3 pp
2014 0 +0 pp
2013 0 −0.73 pp
2012 0.73 +0.73 pp
2011 0 +0 pp
2010 0 −0.19 pp
2009 0.19 +0.03 pp
2008 0.16 +0.16 pp
2007 0 +0 pp
2006 0 −0.93 pp
2005 0.93 −0.3 pp
2004 1.23 −1.27 pp
2003 2.5 −0.67 pp
2002 3.17 +0.14 pp
2001 3.03 +0.65 pp
2000 2.38 −0.4 pp
1999 2.78 +0.25 pp
1998 2.53 −0.86 pp
1997 3.39 +3.39 pp
1996 0 +0 pp
1995 0 +0 pp
1994 0 +0 pp
1993 0 +0 pp
1992 0 +0 pp
1991 0 +0 pp
1990 0

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.