Hydro share of electricity in the G7 in 2024 — 11.28%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.75 pp.
2000–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.28 | +0.03 pp |
| 2023 | 11.25 | −0.09 pp |
| 2022 | 11.34 | −0.23 pp |
| 2021 | 11.57 | −0.84 pp |
| 2020 | 12.41 | +0.53 pp |
| 2019 | 11.87 | −0.05 pp |
| 2018 | 11.93 | −0.17 pp |
| 2017 | 12.1 | +0.45 pp |
| 2016 | 11.65 | +0.23 pp |
| 2015 | 11.42 | −0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 11.73 | −0.21 pp |
| 2013 | 11.94 | +0.26 pp |
| 2012 | 11.68 | −0.35 pp |
| 2011 | 12.03 | +0.85 pp |
| 2010 | 11.18 | −0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 11.88 | +0.61 pp |
| 2008 | 11.27 | +0.35 pp |
| 2007 | 10.91 | −0.62 pp |
| 2006 | 11.54 | +0.31 pp |
| 2005 | 11.22 | −0.37 pp |
| 2004 | 11.6 | −0.15 pp |
| 2003 | 11.75 | −0.06 pp |
| 2002 | 11.8 | +0.67 pp |
| 2001 | 11.14 | −0.89 pp |
| 2000 | 12.03 | — |
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.
Electricity Coal share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from coal.