Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Bhutan

Hydro share of electricity in Bhutan in 2021 — 99.99%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2021 99.99% +0.01 pp vs 2020
World rank 1of 208
Period maximum 100%2019
Period minimum 99.92%2005

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Bhutan, 2000–202199.9299.9499.9699.98100200020032006200920122015201820212000: 99.99%2001: 99.98%2002: 99.98%2003: 99.95%2004: 99.93%2005: 99.92%2006: 99.94%2007: 99.96%2008: 99.98%2009: 99.99%2010: 99.99%2011: 99.99%2012: 99.99%2013: 99.99%2014: 99.99%2015: 99.99%2016: 99.99%2017: 99.98%2018: 99.98%2019: 100%2020: 99.99%2021: 99.99%
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: Bhutan

Bhutan 99.99%
World 15.41%
South Asia 10.77%
Southern Asia computed 10.28%
Hydro share of electricity — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 99.99 +0.01 pp
2020 99.99 −0.01 pp
2019 100 +0.02 pp
2018 99.98 +0 pp
2017 99.98 −0.01 pp
2016 99.99 −0.01 pp
2015 99.99 +0 pp
2014 99.99 +0.01 pp
2013 99.99 −0 pp
2012 99.99 +0 pp
2011 99.99 −0 pp
2010 99.99 −0 pp
2009 99.99 +0.01 pp
2008 99.98 +0.02 pp
2007 99.96 +0.02 pp
2006 99.94 +0.02 pp
2005 99.92 −0.01 pp
2004 99.93 −0.02 pp
2003 99.95 −0.03 pp
2002 99.98 −0.01 pp
2001 99.98 −0.01 pp
2000 99.99

Southern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.