Afghanistan vs Lower middle income: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
Afghanistan
71.7%
in 2021
Lower middle income
15.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
28th
Lower middle income rank
28th
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) over time
- Afghanistan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 71.7% against 15.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 56.6%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 4.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 28th of 210 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.3% | 24.3% | 53.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 19.0% | 62.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 17.7% | 59.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from hydroelectric sources, Afghanistan or Lower middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 71.7% against 15.1% in Lower middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from hydroelectric sources between Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 56.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Lower middle income rank globally for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Afghanistan ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 28th 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.