Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 5.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Indonesia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Indonesia stood at 5.6%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Indonesia peaked at 21.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2023.
That places Indonesia 118th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (% of total) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.5% | — |
| 1991 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 11.9% | -31.6% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -43.3% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +84.6% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 56% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.0%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +84.6% | 6.9% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 6.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 5.9% compare
- 116 United States 5.8% compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 5.7% compare
- 119 Australia 5.0% compare
- 120 Germany 4.7% compare
- 121 Kosovo 4.3% compare
- 121 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.18 % 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)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Indonesia?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Indonesia was 5.6% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Indonesia ranks 118th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.