Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Electricity production from hydroelectric sources
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources over time
- Afghanistan
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 71.7% against 21.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 50.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 210 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.3% | 19.3% | 58.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 19.5% | 61.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 18.3% | 58.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from hydroelectric sources, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 71.7% against 21.5% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from hydroelectric sources between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 50.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.