Hydro share of electricity in high-income countries in 2021 — 12.89%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.58 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.89 | −0.72 pp |
| 2020 | 13.61 | +0.86 pp |
| 2019 | 12.75 | −0.24 pp |
| 2018 | 13 | +0.07 pp |
| 2017 | 12.93 | −0.08 pp |
| 2016 | 13.01 | +0.27 pp |
| 2015 | 12.73 | −0.48 pp |
| 2014 | 13.21 | −0.06 pp |
| 2013 | 13.27 | +0.37 pp |
| 2012 | 12.9 | −0.04 pp |
| 2011 | 12.95 | +0.19 pp |
| 2010 | 12.76 | −0.55 pp |
| 2009 | 13.3 | +0.53 pp |
| 2008 | 12.77 | +0.14 pp |
| 2007 | 12.63 | −0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 13.04 | −0.08 pp |
| 2005 | 13.11 | −0.22 pp |
| 2004 | 13.33 | +0.03 pp |
| 2003 | 13.3 | −0.45 pp |
| 2002 | 13.75 | −0.05 pp |
| 2001 | 13.81 | −0.67 pp |
| 2000 | 14.47 | — |
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.
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