Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Georgia
Georgia: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Georgia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 79.7% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Georgia peaked at 93.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1990.
That places Georgia 18th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.2% | — |
| 1991 | 57.1% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 63.1% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 61.4% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 83.5% | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 83.1% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +5.6% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 79.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 8.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 79.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 5.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 55.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 72.9% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 74.5% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 73.9% | 80.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 8.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Georgia?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Georgia was 79.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1990.
- How does Georgia rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Georgia ranks 18th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.