Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — CIS

Hydro share of electricity in the CIS in 2023 — 17.26%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.25 pp.

2023 17.26% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 20.17%2001
Period minimum 16.49%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — CIS, 2000–20231617181920212000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 19.51%2001: 20.17%2002: 19.33%2003: 18.65%2004: 19.83%2005: 19.39%2006: 18.22%2007: 18.26%2008: 16.49%2009: 18.21%2010: 17.24%2011: 16.8%2012: 16.5%2013: 17.59%2014: 17.02%2015: 16.54%2016: 17.66%2017: 17.76%2018: 17.64%2019: 17.79%2020: 19.18%2021: 18.17%2022: 17.25%2023: 17.26%
Change over the period: −2.25 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

CIS 17.26%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.26 +0.01 pp
2022 17.25 −0.92 pp
2021 18.17 −1.01 pp
2020 19.18 +1.39 pp
2019 17.79 +0.15 pp
2018 17.64 −0.12 pp
2017 17.76 +0.1 pp
2016 17.66 +1.12 pp
2015 16.54 −0.48 pp
2014 17.02 −0.57 pp
2013 17.59 +1.09 pp
2012 16.5 −0.3 pp
2011 16.8 −0.43 pp
2010 17.24 −0.98 pp
2009 18.21 +1.72 pp
2008 16.49 −1.77 pp
2007 18.26 +0.04 pp
2006 18.22 −1.17 pp
2005 19.39 −0.44 pp
2004 19.83 +1.18 pp
2003 18.65 −0.68 pp
2002 19.33 −0.84 pp
2001 20.17 +0.66 pp
2000 19.51

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.