Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Belarus
Belarus: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belarus, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belarus is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belarus peaked at 1.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 142nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +32.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +47.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -39.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +44.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +74.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +92.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +177.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 7% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +177.4% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 139 South Korea 1.3% compare
- 140 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 141 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
- 143 Hungary 0.6% compare
- 144 Mongolia 0.6% compare
- 145 Estonia 0.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belarus?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Belarus was 0.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Belarus ranks 142nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.