Hydro share of electricity in Southern Asia in 2023 — 8.26%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.99 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.26 | −1.71 pp |
| 2022 | 9.98 | −0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 10.28 | −0.93 pp |
| 2020 | 11.21 | −0.46 pp |
| 2019 | 11.67 | +1.7 pp |
| 2018 | 9.96 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 9.92 | −0.64 pp |
| 2016 | 10.56 | −0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 11.16 | −0.67 pp |
| 2014 | 11.83 | −1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 13.23 | +1.22 pp |
| 2012 | 12.01 | −1.65 pp |
| 2011 | 13.66 | +0.18 pp |
| 2010 | 13.48 | +0.74 pp |
| 2009 | 12.74 | −1.15 pp |
| 2008 | 13.89 | −2.36 pp |
| 2007 | 16.24 | −0.43 pp |
| 2006 | 16.67 | +0.53 pp |
| 2005 | 16.14 | +2.07 pp |
| 2004 | 14.07 | −0.12 pp |
| 2003 | 14.19 | +1.46 pp |
| 2002 | 12.74 | −0.38 pp |
| 2001 | 13.11 | −0.15 pp |
| 2000 | 13.26 | — |
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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