Hydro share of electricity in BRICS in 2023 — 14.67%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.03 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.67 | −1.59 pp |
| 2022 | 16.26 | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 16.16 | −1.92 pp |
| 2020 | 18.08 | +0.19 pp |
| 2019 | 17.88 | +0.38 pp |
| 2018 | 17.51 | −0.31 pp |
| 2017 | 17.82 | −1.03 pp |
| 2016 | 18.85 | +0.12 pp |
| 2015 | 18.73 | +0.08 pp |
| 2014 | 18.65 | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 18.45 | −0.41 pp |
| 2012 | 18.85 | +0.84 pp |
| 2011 | 18.01 | −1.37 pp |
| 2010 | 19.38 | −0.05 pp |
| 2009 | 19.42 | +0.08 pp |
| 2008 | 19.34 | +0.14 pp |
| 2007 | 19.2 | −0.39 pp |
| 2006 | 19.59 | −0.66 pp |
| 2005 | 20.24 | +0.04 pp |
| 2004 | 20.2 | +0.77 pp |
| 2003 | 19.44 | −1.24 pp |
| 2002 | 20.68 | −0.96 pp |
| 2001 | 21.64 | −0.06 pp |
| 2000 | 21.7 | — |
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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