Hydro share of electricity in the European Union in 2024 — 14.05%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.79 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.05 | +0.92 pp |
| 2023 | 13.13 | +2.23 pp |
| 2022 | 10.89 | −1.96 pp |
| 2021 | 12.85 | −0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 13.46 | +1.57 pp |
| 2019 | 11.89 | −0.69 pp |
| 2018 | 12.58 | +1.69 pp |
| 2017 | 10.89 | −1.84 pp |
| 2016 | 12.73 | +0.23 pp |
| 2015 | 12.49 | −1.43 pp |
| 2014 | 13.93 | +0.35 pp |
| 2013 | 13.58 | +1.35 pp |
| 2012 | 12.23 | +0.92 pp |
| 2011 | 11.31 | −2.14 pp |
| 2010 | 13.45 | +0.88 pp |
| 2009 | 12.56 | +0.73 pp |
| 2008 | 11.83 | +0.49 pp |
| 2007 | 11.34 | −0.18 pp |
| 2006 | 11.52 | −0.11 pp |
| 2005 | 11.64 | −0.58 pp |
| 2004 | 12.22 | +0.38 pp |
| 2003 | 11.83 | −0.71 pp |
| 2002 | 12.54 | −2.16 pp |
| 2001 | 14.7 | +0.44 pp |
| 2000 | 14.26 | +0.06 pp |
| 1999 | 14.2 | −0.16 pp |
| 1998 | 14.35 | +0.25 pp |
| 1997 | 14.11 | +0.06 pp |
| 1996 | 14.05 | −0.34 pp |
| 1995 | 14.39 | −0.32 pp |
| 1994 | 14.71 | +0.16 pp |
| 1993 | 14.55 | +0.26 pp |
| 1992 | 14.3 | +0.67 pp |
| 1991 | 13.63 | +0.37 pp |
| 1990 | 13.26 | — |
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.
Electricity Nuclear share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from nuclear power plants.
Environment Renewable water resourcesHow much water a country's own annual cycle gives it — with no inflow from abroad.
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