Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Lithuania

Hydro share of electricity in Lithuania in 2024 — 12.48%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.03 pp.

2024 12.48% −4.04 pp vs 2023
World rank 24of 40
Period maximum 28.21%2017
Period minimum 1.15%1991

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Lithuania, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1.46%1991: 1.15%1992: 2.51%1993: 4.11%1994: 7.16%1995: 5.41%1996: 5.21%1997: 5.18%1998: 5.08%1999: 6.37%2000: 5.64%2001: 4.76%2002: 4.41%2003: 5.05%2004: 4.89%2005: 5.55%2006: 6.43%2007: 6.84%2008: 7.1%2009: 7.42%2010: 22.53%2011: 21.9%2012: 18.58%2013: 22.45%2014: 24.74%2015: 20.76%2016: 24.47%2017: 28.21%2018: 27.31%2019: 23.85%2020: 19.58%2021: 21.52%2022: 21.33%2023: 16.53%2024: 12.48%
Change over the period: +11.03 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lithuania 12.48%
World 16.12%
Northern Europe computed 30.56%
Hydro share of electricity — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.48 −4.04 pp
2023 16.53 −4.8 pp
2022 21.33 −0.2 pp
2021 21.52 +1.95 pp
2020 19.58 −4.27 pp
2019 23.85 −3.47 pp
2018 27.31 −0.89 pp
2017 28.21 +3.73 pp
2016 24.47 +3.71 pp
2015 20.76 −3.99 pp
2014 24.74 +2.3 pp
2013 22.45 +3.87 pp
2012 18.58 −3.32 pp
2011 21.9 −0.63 pp
2010 22.53 +15.11 pp
2009 7.42 +0.32 pp
2008 7.1 +0.26 pp
2007 6.84 +0.41 pp
2006 6.43 +0.88 pp
2005 5.55 +0.65 pp
2004 4.89 −0.16 pp
2003 5.05 +0.65 pp
2002 4.41 −0.35 pp
2001 4.76 −0.88 pp
2000 5.64 −0.73 pp
1999 6.37 +1.29 pp
1998 5.08 −0.1 pp
1997 5.18 −0.02 pp
1996 5.21 −0.2 pp
1995 5.41 −1.75 pp
1994 7.16 +3.06 pp
1993 4.11 +1.59 pp
1992 2.51 +1.36 pp
1991 1.15 −0.31 pp
1990 1.46

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.