Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Jordan
Jordan: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.1% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Jordan peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 149th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -37.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +80.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +36.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -40.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -25.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +167.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -41.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +167.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 146 Cuba 0.5% compare
- 147 East Timor 0.3% compare
- 148 Puerto Rico 0.2% compare
- 150 Tunisia 0.1% compare
- 151 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 152 Netherlands 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Jordan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 10.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Jordan?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Jordan was 0.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Jordan ranks 149th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.