Hydro share of electricity in New Zealand in 2024 — 52.63%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 18.45 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.63 | −6.87 pp |
| 2023 | 59.5 | +0.67 pp |
| 2022 | 58.82 | +4.51 pp |
| 2021 | 54.32 | −0.17 pp |
| 2020 | 54.49 | −2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 56.7 | −2.04 pp |
| 2018 | 58.73 | +2.34 pp |
| 2017 | 56.39 | −2.33 pp |
| 2016 | 58.72 | +3.84 pp |
| 2015 | 54.88 | −0.39 pp |
| 2014 | 55.28 | +2.67 pp |
| 2013 | 52.61 | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 51.3 | −4.95 pp |
| 2011 | 56.26 | +1.31 pp |
| 2010 | 54.95 | −0.66 pp |
| 2009 | 55.6 | +4.74 pp |
| 2008 | 50.87 | −2.98 pp |
| 2007 | 53.85 | −0.29 pp |
| 2006 | 54.14 | −0.13 pp |
| 2005 | 54.27 | −9.42 pp |
| 2004 | 63.69 | +5.87 pp |
| 2003 | 57.81 | −3.24 pp |
| 2002 | 61.06 | +6.46 pp |
| 2001 | 54.6 | −7.43 pp |
| 2000 | 62.03 | +1.66 pp |
| 1999 | 60.37 | −6.64 pp |
| 1998 | 67.02 | +4.91 pp |
| 1997 | 62.11 | −9.03 pp |
| 1996 | 71.13 | −4.49 pp |
| 1995 | 75.62 | +2.22 pp |
| 1994 | 73.4 | +5.54 pp |
| 1993 | 67.86 | +4.36 pp |
| 1992 | 63.5 | −4.55 pp |
| 1991 | 68.05 | −3.03 pp |
| 1990 | 71.08 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
New Zealand
52.63
Australia
5.35
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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