Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Melanesia

Hydro share of electricity in Melanesia in 2021 — 29.54%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.96 pp.

2021 29.54% +3.45 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 38.5%2000
Period minimum 21.57%2014

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Melanesia, 2000–20212025303540200020032006200920122015201820212000: 38.5%2001: 37.42%2002: 35.72%2003: 33.52%2004: 34.5%2005: 32.46%2006: 31.21%2007: 33.12%2008: 33.84%2009: 28.73%2010: 25.66%2011: 25.64%2012: 27.28%2013: 27.04%2014: 21.57%2015: 22.91%2016: 22.16%2017: 22.57%2018: 22.48%2019: 26.85%2020: 26.09%2021: 29.54%
Change over the period: −8.96 pp Annual average: -0.43 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Melanesia 29.54%
World 15.41%
Hydro share of electricity — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 29.54 +3.45 pp
2020 26.09 −0.76 pp
2019 26.85 +4.36 pp
2018 22.48 −0.08 pp
2017 22.57 +0.41 pp
2016 22.16 −0.76 pp
2015 22.91 +1.34 pp
2014 21.57 −5.47 pp
2013 27.04 −0.24 pp
2012 27.28 +1.64 pp
2011 25.64 −0.02 pp
2010 25.66 −3.07 pp
2009 28.73 −5.11 pp
2008 33.84 +0.73 pp
2007 33.12 +1.9 pp
2006 31.21 −1.25 pp
2005 32.46 −2.04 pp
2004 34.5 +0.99 pp
2003 33.52 −2.2 pp
2002 35.72 −1.71 pp
2001 37.42 −1.08 pp
2000 38.5

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.