Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — OPEC

Hydro share of electricity in OPEC in 2021 — 7.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.14 pp.

2021 7.3% −1.09 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 15.61%2005
Period minimum 6.95%2017

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — OPEC, 2000–202157.51012.51517.5200020032006200920122015201820212000: 14.44%2001: 13.52%2002: 13.39%2003: 13.33%2004: 13.99%2005: 15.61%2006: 15.46%2007: 14.69%2008: 12.72%2009: 12.22%2010: 10.76%2011: 11.28%2012: 10.94%2013: 11.03%2014: 8.4%2015: 9.01%2016: 8.31%2017: 6.95%2018: 7.75%2019: 9.07%2020: 8.39%2021: 7.3%
Change over the period: −7.14 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

OPEC 7.3%
World 15.41%
Hydro share of electricity — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 7.3 −1.09 pp
2020 8.39 −0.69 pp
2019 9.07 +1.33 pp
2018 7.75 +0.79 pp
2017 6.95 −1.36 pp
2016 8.31 −0.69 pp
2015 9.01 +0.61 pp
2014 8.4 −2.63 pp
2013 11.03 +0.09 pp
2012 10.94 −0.34 pp
2011 11.28 +0.52 pp
2010 10.76 −1.46 pp
2009 12.22 −0.5 pp
2008 12.72 −1.97 pp
2007 14.69 −0.76 pp
2006 15.46 −0.16 pp
2005 15.61 +1.63 pp
2004 13.99 +0.66 pp
2003 13.33 −0.06 pp
2002 13.39 −0.13 pp
2001 13.52 −0.92 pp
2000 14.44

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.