Hydro share of electricity in Southern Europe in 2021 — 17.33%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.18 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17.33 | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 17.23 | +1.76 pp |
| 2019 | 15.48 | −2.64 pp |
| 2018 | 18.11 | +5.81 pp |
| 2017 | 12.3 | −5.56 pp |
| 2016 | 17.86 | +1.53 pp |
| 2015 | 16.33 | −4.81 pp |
| 2014 | 21.14 | +1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 19.34 | +6.2 pp |
| 2012 | 13.14 | −2 pp |
| 2011 | 15.14 | −4.83 pp |
| 2010 | 19.98 | +3.68 pp |
| 2009 | 16.3 | +2.95 pp |
| 2008 | 13.34 | +0.27 pp |
| 2007 | 13.08 | −1.83 pp |
| 2006 | 14.91 | +1.27 pp |
| 2005 | 13.64 | −3.06 pp |
| 2004 | 16.7 | −1.18 pp |
| 2003 | 17.88 | +2.33 pp |
| 2002 | 15.55 | −4.85 pp |
| 2001 | 20.4 | +1.89 pp |
| 2000 | 18.52 | — |
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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