Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa

Hydro share of electricity in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 3.69%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.28 pp.

2023 3.69% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.96%1990
Period minimum 3.44%2021

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa, 1990–20230510151990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 10.96%1991: 10.94%1992: 10.86%1993: 9.78%1994: 9.57%1995: 9.19%1996: 8.59%1997: 8.3%1998: 7.84%1999: 6.79%2000: 5.86%2001: 6.19%2002: 6.26%2003: 7.07%2004: 6.58%2005: 7.83%2006: 7.65%2007: 7.05%2008: 5.1%2009: 5.02%2010: 5.32%2011: 4.96%2012: 4.87%2013: 5.08%2014: 4.53%2015: 4.35%2016: 4.2%2017: 3.6%2018: 3.52%2019: 4.9%2020: 4.26%2021: 3.44%2022: 3.73%2023: 3.69%
Change over the period: −7.28 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 3.69%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.69 −0.04 pp
2022 3.73 +0.29 pp
2021 3.44 −0.83 pp
2020 4.26 −0.63 pp
2019 4.9 +1.37 pp
2018 3.52 −0.07 pp
2017 3.6 −0.6 pp
2016 4.2 −0.15 pp
2015 4.35 −0.19 pp
2014 4.53 −0.55 pp
2013 5.08 +0.21 pp
2012 4.87 −0.09 pp
2011 4.96 −0.36 pp
2010 5.32 +0.3 pp
2009 5.02 −0.07 pp
2008 5.1 −1.95 pp
2007 7.05 −0.6 pp
2006 7.65 −0.19 pp
2005 7.83 +1.25 pp
2004 6.58 −0.49 pp
2003 7.07 +0.81 pp
2002 6.26 +0.07 pp
2001 6.19 +0.33 pp
2000 5.86 −0.93 pp
1999 6.79 −1.05 pp
1998 7.84 −0.46 pp
1997 8.3 −0.3 pp
1996 8.59 −0.59 pp
1995 9.19 −0.38 pp
1994 9.57 −0.21 pp
1993 9.78 −1.08 pp
1992 10.86 −0.07 pp
1991 10.94 −0.03 pp
1990 10.96

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.