Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 13.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 13.9% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 21.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2023.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.5% | — |
| 1991 | 19.6% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 18.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.2% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 17.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 30 Costa Rica 66.6% compare
- 31 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 62.8% compare
- 32 Suriname 61.0% compare
- 33 Austria 59.9% compare
- 34 Burundi 59.6% compare
- 35 Switzerland 59.1% compare
- 36 Colombia 58.3% compare
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 19.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 12.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
- Fuel exports 3.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.9% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.6% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,920 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 13.9% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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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.