Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 13.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 13.8% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 20.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2023.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.2% | — |
| 1991 | 18.4% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 15.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 14.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More energy & mining data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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 9.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,972 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 13.8% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2023.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.