Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only
IBRD only: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 32.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only, 1990–2024
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 32.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 109.0% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only peaked at 32.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2023.
IBRD only ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 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% | -0.4% |
| 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% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 15.5% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +109.0% |
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 | 20.1% | 15.5% | 32.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 12 Norway 88.9% compare
- 13 Zambia 87.8% compare
- 14 Guinea 87.4% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 86.7% compare
- 16 Mozambique 82.8% compare
- 17 Sudan 79.9% compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75.9% compare
More energy & mining data for IBRD only
- Fuel imports 17.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 12.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.6% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,347 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IBRD only was 32.3% in 2024, 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 32.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2023.
- How does IBRD only rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- IBRD only ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. 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.