Hydro share of electricity in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 13.25%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.28 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.25 | −1.72 pp |
| 2022 | 14.97 | +0.35 pp |
| 2021 | 14.62 | −0.35 pp |
| 2020 | 14.97 | +0.11 pp |
| 2019 | 14.86 | +0.13 pp |
| 2018 | 14.73 | −0.07 pp |
| 2017 | 14.8 | +0.58 pp |
| 2016 | 14.21 | −0.41 pp |
| 2015 | 14.63 | −1.16 pp |
| 2014 | 15.79 | −1.26 pp |
| 2013 | 17.05 | +0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 16.25 | −0.72 pp |
| 2011 | 16.97 | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 16.47 | +0.35 pp |
| 2009 | 16.12 | −0.58 pp |
| 2008 | 16.7 | −1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 18.1 | −0.55 pp |
| 2006 | 18.65 | +0.02 pp |
| 2005 | 18.63 | +1.12 pp |
| 2004 | 17.5 | −0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 17.9 | +0.98 pp |
| 2002 | 16.92 | −0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 17.62 | +0.08 pp |
| 2000 | 17.53 | — |
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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