Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Liberia

Hydro share of electricity in Liberia in 2021 — 55.72%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 29.45 pp.

2021 55.72% +0 pp vs 2020
World rank 41of 208
Period maximum 55.78%2017
Period minimum 20.43%2016

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Liberia, 2000–20212030405060200020032006200920122015201820212000: 26.27%2001: 26.27%2002: 26.27%2003: 26.27%2004: 25.46%2005: 25.46%2006: 25.46%2007: 24.23%2008: 24.23%2009: 24.23%2010: 22.2%2011: 21.51%2012: 21.5%2013: 21.2%2014: 21.39%2015: 21.39%2016: 20.43%2017: 55.78%2018: 55.72%2019: 55.72%2020: 55.72%2021: 55.72%
Change over the period: +29.45 pp Annual average: 1.4 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Liberia 55.72%
World 15.41%
Western Africa computed 26.46%
Low-income countries computed 59.9%
Hydro share of electricity — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 55.72 +0 pp
2020 55.72 +0 pp
2019 55.72 +0 pp
2018 55.72 −0.06 pp
2017 55.78 +35.35 pp
2016 20.43 −0.96 pp
2015 21.39 −0 pp
2014 21.39 +0.19 pp
2013 21.2 −0.3 pp
2012 21.5 −0.01 pp
2011 21.51 −0.69 pp
2010 22.2 −2.03 pp
2009 24.23 +0 pp
2008 24.23 +0 pp
2007 24.23 −1.24 pp
2006 25.46 +0 pp
2005 25.46 +0 pp
2004 25.46 −0.8 pp
2003 26.27 +0 pp
2002 26.27 +0 pp
2001 26.27 +0 pp
2000 26.27

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.