Hydro share of electricity in Western Asia in 2021 — 5.28%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.06 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.28 | −1.83 pp |
| 2020 | 7.11 | −1 pp |
| 2019 | 8.11 | +2.22 pp |
| 2018 | 5.89 | +0.07 pp |
| 2017 | 5.82 | −1.31 pp |
| 2016 | 7.13 | −0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 7.17 | +1.95 pp |
| 2014 | 5.23 | −2.54 pp |
| 2013 | 7.76 | +0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 7.75 | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 7.55 | −0.66 pp |
| 2010 | 8.21 | +1.76 pp |
| 2009 | 6.45 | +0.08 pp |
| 2008 | 6.37 | −0.96 pp |
| 2007 | 7.33 | −1.59 pp |
| 2006 | 8.92 | −0.12 pp |
| 2005 | 9.04 | −0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 9.84 | +1.45 pp |
| 2003 | 8.39 | +0.04 pp |
| 2002 | 8.34 | +1.65 pp |
| 2001 | 6.69 | −1.65 pp |
| 2000 | 8.35 | — |
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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