Hydro share of electricity in Nicaragua in 2023 — 10.36%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 17.29 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.36 | −5.13 pp |
| 2022 | 15.49 | +1.28 pp |
| 2021 | 14.22 | −0.92 pp |
| 2020 | 15.14 | +10.2 pp |
| 2019 | 4.94 | −3.87 pp |
| 2018 | 8.81 | −1.51 pp |
| 2017 | 10.32 | +1.04 pp |
| 2016 | 9.28 | +2.84 pp |
| 2015 | 6.44 | −2.44 pp |
| 2014 | 8.88 | −2.06 pp |
| 2013 | 10.95 | +0.55 pp |
| 2012 | 10.39 | −1.21 pp |
| 2011 | 11.61 | −2.17 pp |
| 2010 | 13.77 | +5.17 pp |
| 2009 | 8.6 | −7.29 pp |
| 2008 | 15.89 | +6.35 pp |
| 2007 | 9.54 | −0.29 pp |
| 2006 | 9.83 | −4.36 pp |
| 2005 | 14.19 | +3.21 pp |
| 2004 | 10.99 | +0.27 pp |
| 2003 | 10.71 | −0.85 pp |
| 2002 | 11.56 | +3.75 pp |
| 2001 | 7.82 | −1.11 pp |
| 2000 | 8.93 | −9.21 pp |
| 1999 | 18.14 | +5.08 pp |
| 1998 | 13.06 | −6.84 pp |
| 1997 | 19.9 | −1.72 pp |
| 1996 | 21.63 | −0.32 pp |
| 1995 | 21.94 | +0 pp |
| 1994 | 21.94 | −5.9 pp |
| 1993 | 27.84 | +12.16 pp |
| 1992 | 15.68 | −6.68 pp |
| 1991 | 22.36 | −5.3 pp |
| 1990 | 27.66 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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