Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand

Hydro share of electricity in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 11.74%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.44 pp.

2024 11.74% −1.59 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 16.18%2000
Period minimum 11.74%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand, 2000–202410121416182000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 16.18%2001: 14.55%2002: 15.29%2003: 15.1%2004: 15.95%2005: 14.2%2006: 14.12%2007: 13.22%2008: 11.86%2009: 12.24%2010: 12.8%2011: 13.87%2012: 12.4%2013: 13.94%2014: 14.51%2015: 12.6%2016: 13.52%2017: 13.54%2018: 13.64%2019: 13.2%2020: 12.57%2021: 12.53%2022: 13.45%2023: 13.32%2024: 11.74%
Change over the period: −4.44 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 11.74%
World 16.12%
Hydro share of electricity — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.74 −1.59 pp
2023 13.32 −0.13 pp
2022 13.45 +0.93 pp
2021 12.53 −0.04 pp
2020 12.57 −0.64 pp
2019 13.2 −0.44 pp
2018 13.64 +0.11 pp
2017 13.54 +0.02 pp
2016 13.52 +0.92 pp
2015 12.6 −1.91 pp
2014 14.51 +0.57 pp
2013 13.94 +1.54 pp
2012 12.4 −1.47 pp
2011 13.87 +1.07 pp
2010 12.8 +0.57 pp
2009 12.24 +0.38 pp
2008 11.86 −1.36 pp
2007 13.22 −0.9 pp
2006 14.12 −0.08 pp
2005 14.2 −1.75 pp
2004 15.95 +0.85 pp
2003 15.1 −0.19 pp
2002 15.29 +0.74 pp
2001 14.55 −1.63 pp
2000 16.18

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.