Hydro share of electricity — all countries

Hydro share of electricity — Sudan

Hydro share of electricity in Sudan in 2023 — 79.93%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 16.7 pp.

2023 79.93% +9.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 13of 127
Period maximum 82.7%2010
Period minimum 26.57%2008

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of generation

Hydro share of electricity — Sudan, 1990–202302550751001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 63.23%1991: 62.49%1992: 66.65%1993: 64.71%1994: 60.33%1995: 52.15%1996: 52.06%1997: 49.02%1998: 53.05%1999: 49.94%2000: 46.05%2001: 44.65%2002: 41.61%2003: 34.68%2004: 31.93%2005: 32.96%2006: 30.3%2007: 28.9%2008: 26.57%2009: 49.73%2010: 82.7%2011: 76.49%2012: 70.15%2013: 80.74%2014: 78.25%2015: 64.47%2016: 55.72%2017: 60.06%2018: 59.33%2019: 63.39%2020: 64.42%2021: 62.25%2022: 70.88%2023: 79.93%
Change over the period: +16.7 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sudan

Sudan 79.93%
World 14.54%
Northern Africa computed 7.09%
Hydro share of electricity — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 79.93 +9.05 pp
2022 70.88 +8.63 pp
2021 62.25 −2.18 pp
2020 64.42 +1.03 pp
2019 63.39 +4.06 pp
2018 59.33 −0.73 pp
2017 60.06 +4.34 pp
2016 55.72 −8.74 pp
2015 64.47 −13.79 pp
2014 78.25 −2.49 pp
2013 80.74 +10.6 pp
2012 70.15 −6.34 pp
2011 76.49 −6.22 pp
2010 82.7 +32.97 pp
2009 49.73 +23.16 pp
2008 26.57 −2.33 pp
2007 28.9 −1.4 pp
2006 30.3 −2.66 pp
2005 32.96 +1.03 pp
2004 31.93 −2.75 pp
2003 34.68 −6.94 pp
2002 41.61 −3.04 pp
2001 44.65 −1.4 pp
2000 46.05 −3.89 pp
1999 49.94 −3.11 pp
1998 53.05 +4.03 pp
1997 49.02 −3.04 pp
1996 52.06 −0.09 pp
1995 52.15 −8.19 pp
1994 60.33 −4.38 pp
1993 64.71 −1.94 pp
1992 66.65 +4.15 pp
1991 62.49 −0.74 pp
1990 63.23

Northern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.