Hydro share of electricity in South America in 2023 — 56.61%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 20.34 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 56.61 | −1.21 pp |
| 2022 | 57.82 | +4.67 pp |
| 2021 | 53.15 | −4.84 pp |
| 2020 | 57.99 | −0.68 pp |
| 2019 | 58.67 | −0.66 pp |
| 2018 | 59.32 | +1.75 pp |
| 2017 | 57.57 | −0.13 pp |
| 2016 | 57.7 | +1.23 pp |
| 2015 | 56.47 | −1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 57.68 | −3.55 pp |
| 2013 | 61.23 | −3.59 pp |
| 2012 | 64.81 | −4.27 pp |
| 2011 | 69.08 | +1.56 pp |
| 2010 | 67.52 | −4.08 pp |
| 2009 | 71.6 | +1.58 pp |
| 2008 | 70.02 | −2.73 pp |
| 2007 | 72.75 | −1.34 pp |
| 2006 | 74.08 | −0.13 pp |
| 2005 | 74.21 | +1.09 pp |
| 2004 | 73.13 | −1.72 pp |
| 2003 | 74.85 | −0.49 pp |
| 2002 | 75.34 | +1.06 pp |
| 2001 | 74.28 | −2.67 pp |
| 2000 | 76.95 | — |
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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