Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Caribbean

Hydro share of electricity in the Caribbean in 2021 — 2.71%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.39 pp.

2021 2.71% +0.29 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 3.43%2005
Period minimum 1.62%2015

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Caribbean, 2000–20211.522.533.5200020032006200920122015201820212000: 2.32%2001: 1.9%2002: 2.21%2003: 2.71%2004: 3.11%2005: 3.43%2006: 3.18%2007: 2.91%2008: 2.7%2009: 2.84%2010: 2.61%2011: 2.74%2012: 3.05%2013: 3.01%2014: 2.19%2015: 1.62%2016: 2.33%2017: 3.42%2018: 2.97%2019: 2.21%2020: 2.41%2021: 2.71%
Change over the period: +0.39 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Caribbean 2.71%
World 15.41%
Hydro share of electricity — Caribbean, by year Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 2.71 +0.29 pp
2020 2.41 +0.21 pp
2019 2.21 −0.76 pp
2018 2.97 −0.45 pp
2017 3.42 +1.09 pp
2016 2.33 +0.71 pp
2015 1.62 −0.58 pp
2014 2.19 −0.82 pp
2013 3.01 −0.04 pp
2012 3.05 +0.31 pp
2011 2.74 +0.13 pp
2010 2.61 −0.23 pp
2009 2.84 +0.15 pp
2008 2.7 −0.22 pp
2007 2.91 −0.26 pp
2006 3.18 −0.25 pp
2005 3.43 +0.31 pp
2004 3.11 +0.4 pp
2003 2.71 +0.5 pp
2002 2.21 +0.31 pp
2001 1.9 −0.42 pp
2000 2.32

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.