Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — French Polynesia

Hydro share of electricity in French Polynesia in 2021 — 23.11%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.42 pp.

2021 23.11% −1.05 pp vs 2020
World rank 80of 208
Period maximum 29.86%2010
Period minimum 20.02%2003

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — French Polynesia, 2000–20212022.52527.530200020032006200920122015201820212000: 27.53%2001: 27.21%2002: 20.21%2003: 20.02%2004: 24.06%2005: 22.26%2006: 23.96%2007: 25.09%2008: 22.78%2009: 21.72%2010: 29.86%2011: 26.01%2012: 23.63%2013: 22.96%2014: 25.02%2015: 24.96%2016: 26.74%2017: 25.71%2018: 23.89%2019: 23.11%2020: 24.16%2021: 23.11%
Change over the period: −4.42 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

French Polynesia 23.11%
World 15.41%
High-income countries computed 12.89%
Hydro share of electricity — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 23.11 −1.05 pp
2020 24.16 +1.05 pp
2019 23.11 −0.78 pp
2018 23.89 −1.82 pp
2017 25.71 −1.03 pp
2016 26.74 +1.78 pp
2015 24.96 −0.05 pp
2014 25.02 +2.06 pp
2013 22.96 −0.67 pp
2012 23.63 −2.38 pp
2011 26.01 −3.85 pp
2010 29.86 +8.14 pp
2009 21.72 −1.06 pp
2008 22.78 −2.31 pp
2007 25.09 +1.13 pp
2006 23.96 +1.7 pp
2005 22.26 −1.79 pp
2004 24.06 +4.04 pp
2003 20.02 −0.2 pp
2002 20.21 −6.99 pp
2001 27.21 −0.32 pp
2000 27.53

Polynesia, 2021

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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.