Hydro share of electricity in Portugal in 2024 — 36.39%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.75 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.39 | +6.08 pp |
| 2023 | 30.32 | +12.21 pp |
| 2022 | 18.11 | −8.28 pp |
| 2021 | 26.39 | +0.71 pp |
| 2020 | 25.68 | +6.41 pp |
| 2019 | 19.27 | −3.58 pp |
| 2018 | 22.85 | +10.01 pp |
| 2017 | 12.84 | −15.19 pp |
| 2016 | 28.03 | +9.33 pp |
| 2015 | 18.69 | −12.39 pp |
| 2014 | 31.08 | +2.31 pp |
| 2013 | 28.77 | +14.49 pp |
| 2012 | 14.29 | −8.8 pp |
| 2011 | 23.09 | −7.5 pp |
| 2010 | 30.59 | +12.65 pp |
| 2009 | 17.94 | +2.07 pp |
| 2008 | 15.87 | −6.24 pp |
| 2007 | 22.11 | −1.27 pp |
| 2006 | 23.38 | +12.4 pp |
| 2005 | 10.99 | −11.51 pp |
| 2004 | 22.5 | −11.77 pp |
| 2003 | 34.27 | +16.36 pp |
| 2002 | 17.91 | −13 pp |
| 2001 | 30.91 | +4.14 pp |
| 2000 | 26.77 | +9.14 pp |
| 1999 | 17.63 | −15.86 pp |
| 1998 | 33.49 | −5.03 pp |
| 1997 | 38.51 | −4.52 pp |
| 1996 | 43.04 | +17.62 pp |
| 1995 | 25.41 | −8.69 pp |
| 1994 | 34.1 | +6.11 pp |
| 1993 | 28 | +11.13 pp |
| 1992 | 16.86 | −13.85 pp |
| 1991 | 30.72 | −1.92 pp |
| 1990 | 32.64 | — |
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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