Hydro share of electricity in Ireland in 2024 — 3.49%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.29 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.49 | −0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 3.88 | +1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.78 | −0.45 pp |
| 2021 | 3.23 | −0.54 pp |
| 2020 | 3.77 | +0.14 pp |
| 2019 | 3.63 | +0.66 pp |
| 2018 | 2.98 | +0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 2.89 | −0.29 pp |
| 2016 | 3.18 | −0.66 pp |
| 2015 | 3.84 | +0.07 pp |
| 2014 | 3.77 | +0.14 pp |
| 2013 | 3.63 | −0.07 pp |
| 2012 | 3.7 | +1.11 pp |
| 2011 | 2.59 | −0.14 pp |
| 2010 | 2.73 | −1.7 pp |
| 2009 | 4.43 | +0.14 pp |
| 2008 | 4.29 | +0.76 pp |
| 2007 | 3.53 | −0.42 pp |
| 2006 | 3.96 | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 3.75 | −0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.85 | +0.06 pp |
| 2003 | 3.79 | −1.23 pp |
| 2002 | 5.02 | +1.33 pp |
| 2001 | 3.69 | −1.11 pp |
| 2000 | 4.8 | −0.16 pp |
| 1999 | 4.96 | −0.66 pp |
| 1998 | 5.62 | +0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 4.72 | −0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 5.12 | −0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 5.42 | −1.58 pp |
| 1994 | 7 | +0.83 pp |
| 1993 | 6.17 | −0.38 pp |
| 1992 | 6.56 | +0.19 pp |
| 1991 | 6.36 | −0.41 pp |
| 1990 | 6.77 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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