Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 30.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 30.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 94.6% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only peaked at 30.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2023.
IBRD only ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.6% | — |
| 1991 | 23.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | +94.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in IBRD only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +94.6% | 15.5% | 30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 22.6% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 15.4% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More energy & mining data for IBRD only
- Fuel imports 15.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 8.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 6.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.7% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 3,557 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.0% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 7.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only was 30.2% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- IBRD only ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.