Hydro share of electricity in low-income countries in 2021 — 59.9%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.61 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.9 | +1.48 pp |
| 2020 | 58.42 | +2.83 pp |
| 2019 | 55.59 | +0.75 pp |
| 2018 | 54.84 | −1.15 pp |
| 2017 | 55.99 | −0.41 pp |
| 2016 | 56.4 | −1.05 pp |
| 2015 | 57.45 | −1.97 pp |
| 2014 | 59.42 | +2.36 pp |
| 2013 | 57.06 | +4.26 pp |
| 2012 | 52.8 | +3.53 pp |
| 2011 | 49.27 | +3.41 pp |
| 2010 | 45.86 | +2.7 pp |
| 2009 | 43.16 | −0.97 pp |
| 2008 | 44.13 | −2.69 pp |
| 2007 | 46.82 | +0.36 pp |
| 2006 | 46.46 | −1.34 pp |
| 2005 | 47.81 | −0.56 pp |
| 2004 | 48.36 | +1.6 pp |
| 2003 | 46.76 | −1.44 pp |
| 2002 | 48.2 | −0.95 pp |
| 2001 | 49.15 | +0.86 pp |
| 2000 | 48.28 | — |
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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