Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Central Asia

Hydro share of electricity in Central Asia in 2023 — 18.55%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.44 pp.

2023 18.55% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 29.87%2003
Period minimum 18.27%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Central Asia, 2000–2023152025302000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 27.98%2001: 27.36%2002: 28.1%2003: 29.87%2004: 27.53%2005: 28.99%2006: 25.08%2007: 24.65%2008: 21.79%2009: 22.91%2010: 24.28%2011: 23.31%2012: 23.3%2013: 21.67%2014: 21.58%2015: 21.86%2016: 22.55%2017: 22.74%2018: 21.18%2019: 21.59%2020: 19.69%2021: 18.27%2022: 18.54%2023: 18.55%
Change over the period: −9.44 pp Annual average: -0.41 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 18.55%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 18.55 +0 pp
2022 18.54 +0.28 pp
2021 18.27 −1.43 pp
2020 19.69 −1.9 pp
2019 21.59 +0.41 pp
2018 21.18 −1.57 pp
2017 22.74 +0.19 pp
2016 22.55 +0.69 pp
2015 21.86 +0.28 pp
2014 21.58 −0.1 pp
2013 21.67 −1.62 pp
2012 23.3 −0.01 pp
2011 23.31 −0.97 pp
2010 24.28 +1.36 pp
2009 22.91 +1.12 pp
2008 21.79 −2.86 pp
2007 24.65 −0.43 pp
2006 25.08 −3.92 pp
2005 28.99 +1.47 pp
2004 27.53 −2.34 pp
2003 29.87 +1.76 pp
2002 28.1 +0.74 pp
2001 27.36 −0.62 pp
2000 27.98

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.