Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific

Hydro share of electricity in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 6.95%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8.28 pp.

2024 6.95% −5.56 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 15.72%2016
Period minimum 6.95%2024

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific, 1990–202457.51012.51517.519901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 15.24%1991: 14.65%1992: 13.61%1993: 14.38%1994: 12.96%1995: 13.87%1996: 12.91%1997: 12.68%1998: 13.02%1999: 12.23%2000: 12.22%2001: 13.14%2002: 12.45%2003: 11.82%2004: 12.35%2005: 11.9%2006: 12.03%2007: 11.69%2008: 12.98%2009: 12.95%2010: 13.39%2011: 12.49%2012: 14.2%2013: 14.08%2014: 15.26%2015: 15.63%2016: 15.72%2017: 15.33%2018: 14.96%2019: 14.83%2020: 15.07%2021: 13.92%2022: 13.83%2023: 12.51%2024: 6.95%
Change over the period: −8.28 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 6.95%
World 16.12%
Hydro share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 6.95 −5.56 pp
2023 12.51 −1.32 pp
2022 13.83 −0.09 pp
2021 13.92 −1.15 pp
2020 15.07 +0.24 pp
2019 14.83 −0.13 pp
2018 14.96 −0.37 pp
2017 15.33 −0.39 pp
2016 15.72 +0.09 pp
2015 15.63 +0.37 pp
2014 15.26 +1.18 pp
2013 14.08 −0.12 pp
2012 14.2 +1.71 pp
2011 12.49 −0.9 pp
2010 13.39 +0.44 pp
2009 12.95 −0.03 pp
2008 12.98 +1.29 pp
2007 11.69 −0.34 pp
2006 12.03 +0.13 pp
2005 11.9 −0.45 pp
2004 12.35 +0.53 pp
2003 11.82 −0.63 pp
2002 12.45 −0.69 pp
2001 13.14 +0.92 pp
2000 12.22 −0.01 pp
1999 12.23 −0.79 pp
1998 13.02 +0.34 pp
1997 12.68 −0.23 pp
1996 12.91 −0.96 pp
1995 13.87 +0.91 pp
1994 12.96 −1.42 pp
1993 14.38 +0.77 pp
1992 13.61 −1.04 pp
1991 14.65 −0.59 pp
1990 15.24

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.