Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 42.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Late-demographic dividend, 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 Late-demographic dividend is 42.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 148.7% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 42.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2023.
That places Late-demographic dividend 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.4% | — |
| 1991 | 24.7% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 27.2% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 42.1% | +148.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Late-demographic dividend 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 | +148.7% | 16.9% | 42.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.0% | 24.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.9% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 16.8% | 42.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 4 Nepal 98.7% compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 98.5% compare
- 6 Ethiopia 97.1% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 96.2% compare
- 8 Tajikistan 92.5% compare
- 9 Albania 90.5% compare
- 10 Venezuela 90.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Late-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 14.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 10.4% (2025)
- Fuel exports 6.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.1% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 5,857 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 10.2% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 5.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Late-demographic dividend?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Late-demographic dividend was 42.1% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2023.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.