Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Eastern Asia

Hydro share of electricity in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 12.4%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.33 pp.

2023 12.4% −1.29 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 16.46%2015
Period minimum 11.93%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Eastern Asia, 2000–202310121416182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 12.07%2001: 13.34%2002: 12.67%2003: 12.01%2004: 12.73%2005: 12.3%2006: 12.35%2007: 11.93%2008: 13.48%2009: 13.46%2010: 14.04%2011: 12.67%2012: 14.59%2013: 14.37%2014: 15.75%2015: 16.46%2016: 16.3%2017: 15.47%2018: 15.1%2019: 15.32%2020: 15.53%2021: 14.05%2022: 13.69%2023: 12.4%
Change over the period: +0.33 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Asia 12.4%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.4 −1.29 pp
2022 13.69 −0.36 pp
2021 14.05 −1.48 pp
2020 15.53 +0.21 pp
2019 15.32 +0.22 pp
2018 15.1 −0.37 pp
2017 15.47 −0.83 pp
2016 16.3 −0.16 pp
2015 16.46 +0.72 pp
2014 15.75 +1.38 pp
2013 14.37 −0.22 pp
2012 14.59 +1.93 pp
2011 12.67 −1.37 pp
2010 14.04 +0.58 pp
2009 13.46 −0.02 pp
2008 13.48 +1.54 pp
2007 11.93 −0.42 pp
2006 12.35 +0.05 pp
2005 12.3 −0.44 pp
2004 12.73 +0.72 pp
2003 12.01 −0.66 pp
2002 12.67 −0.67 pp
2001 13.34 +1.27 pp
2000 12.07

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.