Hydro share of electricity in Japan in 2024 — 8.69%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.46 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.69 | +0.21 pp |
| 2023 | 8.48 | +0.03 pp |
| 2022 | 8.45 | −0.01 pp |
| 2021 | 8.46 | −0.15 pp |
| 2020 | 8.61 | +0.17 pp |
| 2019 | 8.44 | +0.16 pp |
| 2018 | 8.28 | −0.15 pp |
| 2017 | 8.43 | +0.43 pp |
| 2016 | 8 | −0.62 pp |
| 2015 | 8.62 | +0.54 pp |
| 2014 | 8.08 | +0.39 pp |
| 2013 | 7.69 | +0.08 pp |
| 2012 | 7.61 | −0.65 pp |
| 2011 | 8.26 | +0.51 pp |
| 2010 | 7.74 | +0.06 pp |
| 2009 | 7.69 | +0.15 pp |
| 2008 | 7.53 | +0.16 pp |
| 2007 | 7.38 | −1.37 pp |
| 2006 | 8.75 | +0.96 pp |
| 2005 | 7.79 | −1.69 pp |
| 2004 | 9.48 | −0.36 pp |
| 2003 | 9.83 | +1.24 pp |
| 2002 | 8.6 | −0.34 pp |
| 2001 | 8.94 | −0.13 pp |
| 2000 | 9.07 | −0.05 pp |
| 1999 | 9.12 | −0.83 pp |
| 1998 | 9.95 | +0.24 pp |
| 1997 | 9.7 | +0.86 pp |
| 1996 | 8.85 | −0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 9.35 | +1.44 pp |
| 1994 | 7.91 | −3.83 pp |
| 1993 | 11.74 | +1.68 pp |
| 1992 | 10.06 | −1.85 pp |
| 1991 | 11.91 | +0.77 pp |
| 1990 | 11.14 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Japan
8.69
South Korea
1.48
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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