Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — NATO

Hydro share of electricity in NATO in 2024 — 13.91%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.07 pp.

2024 13.91% −0.04 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 15.35%2020
Period minimum 13.36%2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — NATO, 2000–20241313.51414.51515.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 14.98%2001: 13.9%2002: 14.26%2003: 13.76%2004: 13.81%2005: 13.87%2006: 13.81%2007: 13.36%2008: 13.76%2009: 14.36%2010: 14.08%2011: 14.35%2012: 14.46%2013: 14.79%2014: 14.49%2015: 14.33%2016: 14.66%2017: 14.45%2018: 14.55%2019: 14.47%2020: 15.35%2021: 14.24%2022: 13.6%2023: 13.95%2024: 13.91%
Change over the period: −1.07 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

NATO 13.91%
World 16.12%
Hydro share of electricity — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.91 −0.04 pp
2023 13.95 +0.35 pp
2022 13.6 −0.64 pp
2021 14.24 −1.11 pp
2020 15.35 +0.87 pp
2019 14.47 −0.08 pp
2018 14.55 +0.1 pp
2017 14.45 −0.22 pp
2016 14.66 +0.33 pp
2015 14.33 −0.16 pp
2014 14.49 −0.3 pp
2013 14.79 +0.33 pp
2012 14.46 +0.11 pp
2011 14.35 +0.27 pp
2010 14.08 −0.28 pp
2009 14.36 +0.6 pp
2008 13.76 +0.4 pp
2007 13.36 −0.46 pp
2006 13.81 −0.06 pp
2005 13.87 +0.06 pp
2004 13.81 +0.05 pp
2003 13.76 −0.5 pp
2002 14.26 +0.35 pp
2001 13.9 −1.07 pp
2000 14.98

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.