Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 30.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IDA & IBRD total, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IDA & IBRD total stood at 30.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.4% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 30.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2023.
IDA & IBRD total 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.9% | — |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 30.2% | +84.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in IDA & IBRD total 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 | +84.4% | 16.4% | 30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 23.9% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 19.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 16.3% | 30.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More energy & mining data for IDA & IBRD total
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 8.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 4.6% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.8% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 2,727 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 8.8% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 11.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IDA & IBRD total?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in IDA & IBRD total 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2023.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.