Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — EAEU

Hydro share of electricity in the EAEU in 2023 — 16.8%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.42 pp.

2023 16.8% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 19.9%2001
Period minimum 15.73%2012

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — EAEU, 2000–2023141618202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 19.22%2001: 19.9%2002: 18.69%2003: 17.67%2004: 19.17%2005: 18.36%2006: 17.63%2007: 17.62%2008: 15.86%2009: 17.46%2010: 16.18%2011: 16.05%2012: 15.73%2013: 17.01%2014: 16.5%2015: 15.85%2016: 17.11%2017: 17.13%2018: 17.14%2019: 17.26%2020: 19.04%2021: 18.01%2022: 16.82%2023: 16.8%
Change over the period: −2.42 pp Annual average: -0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

EAEU 16.8%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.8 −0.02 pp
2022 16.82 −1.19 pp
2021 18.01 −1.03 pp
2020 19.04 +1.78 pp
2019 17.26 +0.12 pp
2018 17.14 +0.01 pp
2017 17.13 +0.02 pp
2016 17.11 +1.26 pp
2015 15.85 −0.65 pp
2014 16.5 −0.51 pp
2013 17.01 +1.27 pp
2012 15.73 −0.32 pp
2011 16.05 −0.13 pp
2010 16.18 −1.28 pp
2009 17.46 +1.6 pp
2008 15.86 −1.76 pp
2007 17.62 −0.01 pp
2006 17.63 −0.73 pp
2005 18.36 −0.82 pp
2004 19.17 +1.5 pp
2003 17.67 −1.02 pp
2002 18.69 −1.21 pp
2001 19.9 +0.68 pp
2000 19.22

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.