Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Euro area
Euro area: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Euro area, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Euro area stood at 13.9%.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Euro area peaked at 14.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2022.
That places Euro area 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.7% | — |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.8% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 9.6% | 13.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 29 Iceland 68.2% compare
- 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
More energy & mining data for Euro area
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 23.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 6,014 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Euro area?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Euro area was 13.9% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2022.
- How does Euro area rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Euro area ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.