Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Denmark

Hydro share of electricity in Denmark in 2024 — 0.06%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.05 pp.

2024 0.06% +0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank 40of 40
Period maximum 0.11%1990
Period minimum 0.04%1996

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Denmark, 1990–202400.050.10.1519901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0.11%1991: 0.07%1992: 0.09%1993: 0.08%1994: 0.08%1995: 0.08%1996: 0.04%1997: 0.04%1998: 0.07%1999: 0.08%2000: 0.08%2001: 0.07%2002: 0.08%2003: 0.05%2004: 0.07%2005: 0.06%2006: 0.05%2007: 0.07%2008: 0.07%2009: 0.05%2010: 0.05%2011: 0.05%2012: 0.06%2013: 0.04%2014: 0.05%2015: 0.06%2016: 0.06%2017: 0.05%2018: 0.05%2019: 0.05%2020: 0.06%2021: 0.05%2022: 0.04%2023: 0.06%2024: 0.06%
Change over the period: −0.05 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Denmark 0.06%
World 16.12%
Northern Europe computed 30.56%
Hydro share of electricity — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.06 +0.01 pp
2023 0.06 +0.02 pp
2022 0.04 −0.01 pp
2021 0.05 −0.01 pp
2020 0.06 +0 pp
2019 0.05 +0.01 pp
2018 0.05 −0.01 pp
2017 0.05 −0.01 pp
2016 0.06 +0 pp
2015 0.06 +0.02 pp
2014 0.05 +0.01 pp
2013 0.04 −0.02 pp
2012 0.06 +0.01 pp
2011 0.05 −0.01 pp
2010 0.05 +0 pp
2009 0.05 −0.02 pp
2008 0.07 −0 pp
2007 0.07 +0.02 pp
2006 0.05 −0.01 pp
2005 0.06 −0 pp
2004 0.07 +0.02 pp
2003 0.05 −0.04 pp
2002 0.08 +0.01 pp
2001 0.07 −0.01 pp
2000 0.08 +0 pp
1999 0.08 +0.01 pp
1998 0.07 +0.02 pp
1997 0.04 +0.01 pp
1996 0.04 −0.05 pp
1995 0.08 +0 pp
1994 0.08 −0 pp
1993 0.08 −0.01 pp
1992 0.09 +0.02 pp
1991 0.07 −0.04 pp
1990 0.11

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.