Hydro share of electricity in the United States in 2024 — 5.83%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.15 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.83 | −0.21 pp |
| 2023 | 6.04 | −0.17 pp |
| 2022 | 6.21 | −0.06 pp |
| 2021 | 6.27 | −0.97 pp |
| 2020 | 7.23 | +0.16 pp |
| 2019 | 7.07 | −0.04 pp |
| 2018 | 7.11 | −0.47 pp |
| 2017 | 7.58 | +0.83 pp |
| 2016 | 6.76 | +0.48 pp |
| 2015 | 6.28 | −0.21 pp |
| 2014 | 6.49 | −0.25 pp |
| 2013 | 6.74 | −0.22 pp |
| 2012 | 6.95 | −0.97 pp |
| 2011 | 7.92 | +1.38 pp |
| 2010 | 6.54 | −0.59 pp |
| 2009 | 7.12 | +0.67 pp |
| 2008 | 6.46 | +0.12 pp |
| 2007 | 6.33 | −1.05 pp |
| 2006 | 7.39 | +0.45 pp |
| 2005 | 6.94 | −0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 7.14 | −0.35 pp |
| 2003 | 7.49 | +0.29 pp |
| 2002 | 7.2 | +1.65 pp |
| 2001 | 5.56 | −1.35 pp |
| 2000 | 6.91 | −0.83 pp |
| 1999 | 7.74 | −0.67 pp |
| 1998 | 8.41 | −1.29 pp |
| 1997 | 9.7 | −0.54 pp |
| 1996 | 10.24 | +0.81 pp |
| 1995 | 9.43 | +1.24 pp |
| 1994 | 8.19 | −0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 8.88 | +0.53 pp |
| 1992 | 8.35 | −1.09 pp |
| 1991 | 9.44 | +0.46 pp |
| 1990 | 8.98 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
55.39
United States
5.83
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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