Hydro share of electricity in Northern Europe in 2024 — 30.56%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.
2000–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.56 | −0.25 pp |
| 2023 | 30.81 | +1.95 pp |
| 2022 | 28.86 | −3.12 pp |
| 2021 | 31.98 | −0.31 pp |
| 2020 | 32.3 | +3.59 pp |
| 2019 | 28.71 | −0.72 pp |
| 2018 | 29.43 | −1.07 pp |
| 2017 | 30.5 | +0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 30.33 | −1.35 pp |
| 2015 | 31.67 | +1.84 pp |
| 2014 | 29.83 | +2.01 pp |
| 2013 | 27.82 | −3.37 pp |
| 2012 | 31.19 | +3.81 pp |
| 2011 | 27.38 | +1.18 pp |
| 2010 | 26.2 | −1.75 pp |
| 2009 | 27.95 | −1.07 pp |
| 2008 | 29.02 | +1.97 pp |
| 2007 | 27.05 | +2.09 pp |
| 2006 | 24.97 | −3.07 pp |
| 2005 | 28.04 | +4.06 pp |
| 2004 | 23.98 | +1.75 pp |
| 2003 | 22.23 | −4.58 pp |
| 2002 | 26.81 | −0.62 pp |
| 2001 | 27.43 | −3.33 pp |
| 2000 | 30.76 | — |
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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