Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Kosovo

Hydro share of electricity in Kosovo in 2021 — 4.31%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.55 pp.

2021 4.31% +0.39 pp vs 2020
World rank 122of 208
Period maximum 4.61%2018
Period minimum 1.39%2001

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Kosovo, 2000–20210246200020032006200920122015201820212000: 1.76%2001: 1.39%2002: 1.4%2003: 1.43%2004: 2.77%2005: 2.51%2006: 2.28%2007: 1.94%2008: 1.47%2009: 2.41%2010: 3.02%2011: 1.8%2012: 1.61%2013: 2.2%2014: 2.78%2015: 2.29%2016: 4.1%2017: 3.03%2018: 4.61%2019: 3.35%2020: 3.92%2021: 4.31%
Change over the period: +2.55 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Kosovo 4.31%
World 15.41%
Southern Europe computed 17.33%
Hydro share of electricity — Kosovo, by year Kosovo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 4.31 +0.39 pp
2020 3.92 +0.56 pp
2019 3.35 −1.26 pp
2018 4.61 +1.58 pp
2017 3.03 −1.07 pp
2016 4.1 +1.81 pp
2015 2.29 −0.49 pp
2014 2.78 +0.58 pp
2013 2.2 +0.59 pp
2012 1.61 −0.2 pp
2011 1.8 −1.21 pp
2010 3.02 +0.61 pp
2009 2.41 +0.94 pp
2008 1.47 −0.47 pp
2007 1.94 −0.33 pp
2006 2.28 −0.23 pp
2005 2.51 −0.26 pp
2004 2.77 +1.34 pp
2003 1.43 +0.03 pp
2002 1.4 +0.01 pp
2001 1.39 −0.37 pp
2000 1.76

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.