Hydro share of electricity in Mercosur in 2023 — 56.19%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 23.94 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mercosur
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 56.19 | −0.78 pp |
| 2022 | 56.97 | +7.12 pp |
| 2021 | 49.85 | −7.1 pp |
| 2020 | 56.95 | −1.23 pp |
| 2019 | 58.18 | −1.23 pp |
| 2018 | 59.42 | +1.18 pp |
| 2017 | 58.24 | −1.85 pp |
| 2016 | 60.09 | +2.45 pp |
| 2015 | 57.64 | −1.75 pp |
| 2014 | 59.39 | −4.37 pp |
| 2013 | 63.76 | −4.13 pp |
| 2012 | 67.89 | −4.72 pp |
| 2011 | 72.61 | +1.06 pp |
| 2010 | 71.56 | −3.99 pp |
| 2009 | 75.54 | +3.61 pp |
| 2008 | 71.93 | −4.22 pp |
| 2007 | 76.15 | −0.21 pp |
| 2006 | 76.36 | −0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 76.87 | +0.91 pp |
| 2004 | 75.96 | −2.76 pp |
| 2003 | 78.72 | −0.69 pp |
| 2002 | 79.41 | +1.7 pp |
| 2001 | 77.71 | −2.42 pp |
| 2000 | 80.13 | — |
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.
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