Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Greece
Greece: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 6.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greece, 1990–2025
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 Greece is 6.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greece peaked at 13.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2001.
Greece ranks 113th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% | — |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +55.2% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -33.5% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +43.8% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -50.1% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +40.8% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +42.5% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -44.9% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +48.3% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +47.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +52.8% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | -5.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 4.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 44% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 5.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 10.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.5361 % 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 (2025)
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- Fuel imports 20.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greece?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greece was 6.6% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Greece ranks 113th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.