Hydro share of electricity in Western Europe in 2024 — 14.15%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.47 pp.
2000–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.15 | +1.85 pp |
| 2023 | 12.3 | +1.85 pp |
| 2022 | 10.46 | −0.88 pp |
| 2021 | 11.34 | −0.82 pp |
| 2020 | 12.16 | +1.01 pp |
| 2019 | 11.15 | −0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 11.15 | +0.87 pp |
| 2017 | 10.28 | −0.82 pp |
| 2016 | 11.09 | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 10.79 | −1.08 pp |
| 2014 | 11.87 | −0.57 pp |
| 2013 | 12.44 | +0.61 pp |
| 2012 | 11.82 | +2.19 pp |
| 2011 | 9.63 | −1.63 pp |
| 2010 | 11.27 | −0.17 pp |
| 2009 | 11.43 | +0.12 pp |
| 2008 | 11.31 | +0.34 pp |
| 2007 | 10.97 | +0.46 pp |
| 2006 | 10.51 | +0.17 pp |
| 2005 | 10.33 | −0.73 pp |
| 2004 | 11.06 | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 10.76 | −1.16 pp |
| 2002 | 11.93 | −1.36 pp |
| 2001 | 13.29 | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 12.69 | — |
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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