Australia vs Indonesia: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources
Australia
5.3%
in 2024
Indonesia
5.7%
in 2023
Australia rank
120th
Indonesia rank
118th
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5.7% against 5.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Australia ranks 120th and Indonesia ranks 118th of 210 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 14.2% | 4.8% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 8.6% | 2.0% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.9% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 6.7% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from hydroelectric sources, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 5.7% against 5.3% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from hydroelectric sources between Australia and Indonesia?
- 0.4%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Australia ranks 120th and Indonesia ranks 118th 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.