Hydro share of electricity in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 2.75%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.75 | +0.28 pp |
| 2023 | 2.48 | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 2.17 | −0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 2.37 | −0.35 pp |
| 2020 | 2.72 | +0.34 pp |
| 2019 | 2.38 | −0.01 pp |
| 2018 | 2.39 | −0.21 pp |
| 2017 | 2.59 | +0.12 pp |
| 2016 | 2.47 | −0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.67 | +0.08 pp |
| 2014 | 2.6 | +0.47 pp |
| 2013 | 2.12 | −0.15 pp |
| 2012 | 2.27 | −0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 2.34 | +0.58 pp |
| 2010 | 1.76 | −0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 2.37 | −0.01 pp |
| 2008 | 2.37 | +0.12 pp |
| 2007 | 2.25 | +0.13 pp |
| 2006 | 2.13 | +0.15 pp |
| 2005 | 1.97 | +0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 1.9 | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 1.5 | −0.42 pp |
| 2002 | 1.92 | +0.24 pp |
| 2001 | 1.68 | −0.38 pp |
| 2000 | 2.06 | −0.17 pp |
| 1999 | 2.24 | +0.38 pp |
| 1998 | 1.86 | +0.25 pp |
| 1997 | 1.61 | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 1.41 | −0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 1.91 | −0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.01 | +0.23 pp |
| 1993 | 1.78 | −0.44 pp |
| 1992 | 2.22 | +0.32 pp |
| 1991 | 1.9 | −0.34 pp |
| 1990 | 2.25 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Norway
88.93
Iceland
68.18
Latvia
50.75
Sweden
37.7
Finland
17.2
Lithuania
12.48
Ireland
3.49
United Kingdom
2.75
Estonia
0.53
Denmark
0.06
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.
Electricity Nuclear share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from nuclear power plants.
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