Hydro share of electricity in North America in 2024 — 11.72%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.11 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.72 | −0.66 pp |
| 2023 | 12.38 | −0.75 pp |
| 2022 | 13.13 | +0.06 pp |
| 2021 | 13.07 | −1.07 pp |
| 2020 | 14.15 | +0.42 pp |
| 2019 | 13.73 | −0.02 pp |
| 2018 | 13.75 | −0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 14.54 | +0.96 pp |
| 2016 | 13.59 | +0.45 pp |
| 2015 | 13.13 | −0.15 pp |
| 2014 | 13.28 | −0.45 pp |
| 2013 | 13.74 | −0.05 pp |
| 2012 | 13.78 | −0.67 pp |
| 2011 | 14.46 | +1.65 pp |
| 2010 | 12.8 | −1.11 pp |
| 2009 | 13.91 | +0.72 pp |
| 2008 | 13.19 | +0.27 pp |
| 2007 | 12.92 | −0.73 pp |
| 2006 | 13.66 | +0.23 pp |
| 2005 | 13.43 | +0.05 pp |
| 2004 | 13.38 | −0.39 pp |
| 2003 | 13.77 | −0.04 pp |
| 2002 | 13.81 | +1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 12.3 | −1.4 pp |
| 2000 | 13.71 | −0.76 pp |
| 1999 | 14.47 | −0.42 pp |
| 1998 | 14.89 | −1.72 pp |
| 1997 | 16.61 | −0.62 pp |
| 1996 | 17.23 | +0.96 pp |
| 1995 | 16.27 | +1.02 pp |
| 1994 | 15.24 | −0.65 pp |
| 1993 | 15.89 | +0.38 pp |
| 1992 | 15.51 | −0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 16.31 | +0.49 pp |
| 1990 | 15.83 | — |
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.
Electricity Nuclear share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from nuclear power plants.
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