Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) by country
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.
Countries reporting
159
Highest
100.0%
Bhutan
Lowest
0.0%
Israel
Median
22.7%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
8,071
What the numbers show
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bhutan; the lowest is 0.0% in Israel.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.7%, and the mean is 32.0%.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 766.8%), and the largest decrease in Comoros (down 100.0%).
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Lesotho | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Paraguay | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Nepal | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 98.5% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 97.1% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 96.2% | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 92.5% | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 9 | Albania | 90.5% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 10 | Venezuela | 90.2% | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 11 | Uganda | 89.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 12 | Norway | 89.6% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.8% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 14 | Guinea | 87.4% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | 85.3% | 2024 | up 35.0% | falling |
| 16 | Sudan | 83.2% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 83.0% | 2024 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 18 | Georgia | 79.7% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Zambia | 78.5% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 20 | Namibia | 78.1% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 21 | Andorra | 75.9% | 2021 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 22 | Laos | 75.5% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 23 | Greenland | 74.5% | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 74.3% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 25 | Angola | 73.1% | 2024 | up 39.1% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 72.5% | 2021 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 72.1% | 2025 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 71.7% | 2021 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 70.5% | 2021 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Iceland | 69.9% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 65.8% | 2024 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 32 | North Korea | 61.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 33 | Burundi | 59.6% | 2021 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 34 | Panama | 58.5% | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 35 | Mali | 56.6% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 36 | Rwanda | 55.9% | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 37 | Liberia | 55.7% | 2021 | up 159.1% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 54.9% | 2025 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 39 | Canada | 54.0% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 40 | New Zealand | 53.6% | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 41 | Brazil | 51.7% | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 42 | Eswatini | 50.9% | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 50.7% | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 50.5% | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 45 | Fiji | 50.1% | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 46 | Montenegro | 49.7% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 47 | Suriname | 46.7% | 2024 | up 68.9% | falling |
| 48 | Latvia | 46.1% | 2025 | up 37.2% | falling |
| 49 | Tanzania | 45.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 45.7% | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 51 | Croatia | 44.7% | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 52 | Gabon | 44.0% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 53 | Uruguay | 41.7% | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 41.0% | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 40.2% | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 56 | Ghana | 38.7% | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 57 | Cambodia | 38.5% | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Madagascar | 36.6% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 36.3% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 35.3% | 2021 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 61 | Portugal | 34.5% | 2025 | up 84.4% | falling |
| 62 | Belize | 33.4% | 2021 | down 49.1% | rising |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32.0% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 64 | Congo | 31.4% | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 65 | Vietnam | 30.3% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 66 | Honduras | 30.2% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.5% | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 68 | Samoa | 28.8% | 2021 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 69 | Slovenia | 28.5% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 28.3% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 71 | Serbia | 28.0% | 2024 | down 17.8% | flat |
| 72 | Romania | 27.2% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 73 | Nigeria | 26.4% | 2024 | up 88.6% | falling |
| 74 | Guatemala | 26.3% | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 75 | El Salvador | 26.0% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 76 | Cote d'Ivoire | 24.4% | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 77 | Faroe Islands | 23.7% | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 78 | French Polynesia | 23.1% | 2021 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 79 | Bolivia | 23.0% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 80 | Chile | 22.7% | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 81 | Pakistan | 22.7% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 82 | Armenia | 21.9% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 21.7% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 20.5% | 2024 | down 62.0% | rising |
| 85 | Argentina | 19.8% | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 86 | Dominica | 19.5% | 2021 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 87 | Haiti | 18.3% | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Russia | 17.3% | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 89 | Malaysia | 16.2% | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 90 | Turkey | 15.8% | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 91 | Italy | 15.7% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 15.3% | 2024 | up 72.1% | falling |
| 93 | Finland | 15.0% | 2025 | down 38.7% | flat |
| 94 | New Caledonia | 14.6% | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 95 | China | 13.9% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.4% | 2021 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 97 | Spain | 13.4% | 2025 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 98 | Slovakia | 11.9% | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 99 | France | 11.5% | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 10.7% | 2021 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 10.6% | 2024 | up 101.4% | falling |
| 102 | Ukraine | 10.0% | 2024 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 103 | Lebanon | 9.3% | 2024 | up 766.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 9.1% | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 9.1% | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 106 | Japan | 8.7% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 107 | Philippines | 8.6% | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 108 | Lithuania | 8.2% | 2025 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 109 | India | 7.7% | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 110 | Mexico | 7.6% | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 7.5% | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 112 | Togo | 7.4% | 2024 | down 87.2% | falling |
| 113 | Greece | 6.6% | 2025 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 114 | Egypt | 6.6% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.9% | 2021 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 116 | United States | 5.8% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 5.7% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 118 | Indonesia | 5.6% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 119 | Australia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 120 | Germany | 4.7% | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 121 | Kosovo | 4.3% | 2021 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 121 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.3% | 2021 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 123 | Iran | 4.3% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 124 | Moldova | 4.1% | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 4.1% | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Syria | 4.0% | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | 3.5% | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Czechia | 3.5% | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 129 | Thailand | 3.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 130 | Ireland | 3.1% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 131 | Jamaica | 2.7% | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 132 | South Africa | 2.6% | 2024 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 133 | United Kingdom | 2.2% | 2025 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 134 | Iraq | 2.2% | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Belgium | 1.7% | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 136 | Poland | 1.5% | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 137 | Morocco | 1.5% | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Micronesia (country) | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 139 | South Korea | 1.3% | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 0.9% | 2021 | up 51.6% | falling |
| 142 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2024 | up 99.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Hungary | 0.6% | 2025 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 144 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Estonia | 0.5% | 2025 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Cuba | 0.5% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 147 | East Timor | 0.3% | 2021 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2021 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 149 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2025 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 153 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2025 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 155 | Benin | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Israel | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 66.0%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 58.5%
- Other small states 51.1%
- Small states 51.1%
- Least developed countries 49.3%
- IDA only 48.3%
- Late-demographic dividend 42.1%
- IDA total 37.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 37.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 37.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 37.0%
- Low & middle income 33.1%
- Middle income 33.1%
- Upper middle income 33.1%
- Pacific island small states 32.4%
- Africa Western and Central 30.6%
- IBRD only 30.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 30.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 29.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 29.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 29.9%
- Pre-demographic dividend 29.7%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 29.7%
- IDA blend 22.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 16.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 15.8%
- World 15.2%
- Lower middle income 15.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 14.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.1%
- OECD members 12.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 12.3%
- High income 12.3%
- European Union 12.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 11.8%
- Euro area 11.6%
- North America 11.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.2%
- Caribbean Small States 8.3%
- South Asia 8.2%
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.