Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Northern Africa

Hydro share of electricity in Northern Africa in 2023 — 7.09%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.48 pp.

2023 7.09% −0.28 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 11.03%2001
Period minimum 6.34%2017

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Northern Africa, 2000–20236810122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 10.57%2001: 11.03%2002: 9.08%2003: 9.13%2004: 8.44%2005: 7.92%2006: 7.54%2007: 8.07%2008: 7.39%2009: 7.71%2010: 8.09%2011: 7.77%2012: 7.18%2013: 7.76%2014: 7.44%2015: 6.86%2016: 6.39%2017: 6.34%2018: 6.51%2019: 6.93%2020: 7%2021: 6.58%2022: 7.37%2023: 7.09%
Change over the period: −3.48 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Africa 7.09%
World 14.54%
Hydro share of electricity — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.09 −0.28 pp
2022 7.37 +0.79 pp
2021 6.58 −0.42 pp
2020 7 +0.07 pp
2019 6.93 +0.41 pp
2018 6.51 +0.17 pp
2017 6.34 −0.05 pp
2016 6.39 −0.47 pp
2015 6.86 −0.58 pp
2014 7.44 −0.32 pp
2013 7.76 +0.58 pp
2012 7.18 −0.59 pp
2011 7.77 −0.32 pp
2010 8.09 +0.38 pp
2009 7.71 +0.32 pp
2008 7.39 −0.68 pp
2007 8.07 +0.53 pp
2006 7.54 −0.38 pp
2005 7.92 −0.52 pp
2004 8.44 −0.69 pp
2003 9.13 +0.05 pp
2002 9.08 −1.95 pp
2001 11.03 +0.46 pp
2000 10.57

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.