Hydro share of electricity in Canada in 2024 — 55.39%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.1 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.39 | −1.61 pp |
| 2023 | 57 | −3.4 pp |
| 2022 | 60.4 | +1.31 pp |
| 2021 | 59.09 | −0.21 pp |
| 2020 | 59.3 | +0.79 pp |
| 2019 | 58.51 | −0.06 pp |
| 2018 | 58.57 | −0.94 pp |
| 2017 | 59.51 | +1.58 pp |
| 2016 | 57.93 | −0.13 pp |
| 2015 | 58.06 | +0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 58.04 | −1.51 pp |
| 2013 | 59.55 | −0.58 pp |
| 2012 | 60.13 | +0.83 pp |
| 2011 | 59.3 | +1.06 pp |
| 2010 | 58.24 | −2.32 pp |
| 2009 | 60.56 | +0.97 pp |
| 2008 | 59.59 | +1.08 pp |
| 2007 | 58.52 | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 57.82 | −0.45 pp |
| 2005 | 58.27 | +1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 56.77 | −0.42 pp |
| 2003 | 57.19 | −1.07 pp |
| 2002 | 58.26 | +1.8 pp |
| 2001 | 56.46 | −2.68 pp |
| 2000 | 59.14 | −0.52 pp |
| 1999 | 59.66 | +0.63 pp |
| 1998 | 59.03 | −2.04 pp |
| 1997 | 61.07 | −0.89 pp |
| 1996 | 61.96 | +2.06 pp |
| 1995 | 59.9 | +0.61 pp |
| 1994 | 59.29 | −1.44 pp |
| 1993 | 60.73 | +0 pp |
| 1992 | 60.72 | +0.18 pp |
| 1991 | 60.55 | −0.94 pp |
| 1990 | 61.48 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
55.39
United States
5.83
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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