Hydro share of electricity in Central America in 2023 — 10.38%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.48 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.38 | −5.42 pp |
| 2022 | 15.8 | −0.45 pp |
| 2021 | 16.25 | +2.32 pp |
| 2020 | 13.93 | +2.64 pp |
| 2019 | 11.29 | −3.21 pp |
| 2018 | 14.5 | −1.13 pp |
| 2017 | 15.62 | +1.56 pp |
| 2016 | 14.06 | −0.58 pp |
| 2015 | 14.64 | −2.53 pp |
| 2014 | 17.17 | +2.76 pp |
| 2013 | 14.41 | −1.04 pp |
| 2012 | 15.45 | −1.11 pp |
| 2011 | 16.56 | −1.78 pp |
| 2010 | 18.33 | +3.65 pp |
| 2009 | 14.68 | −4.41 pp |
| 2008 | 19.1 | +4.25 pp |
| 2007 | 14.85 | −1.51 pp |
| 2006 | 16.36 | +0.75 pp |
| 2005 | 15.61 | +0.46 pp |
| 2004 | 15.15 | +2.16 pp |
| 2003 | 12.99 | −2.9 pp |
| 2002 | 15.89 | −1.57 pp |
| 2001 | 17.47 | −3.4 pp |
| 2000 | 20.87 | — |
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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