Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 38.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 38.7% 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 12.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 65.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.2% | — |
| 1991 | 64.6% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 65.9% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.1% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 62.2% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 57.2% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 61.5% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 56.4% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 45.4% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 38.7% | 46.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 5 Nepal 99.1% compare
- 6 Albania 96.7% compare
- 7 Ethiopia 96.5% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 96.2% compare
- 9 Tajikistan 94.4% compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 90.0% compare
- 11 Uganda 89.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 9.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.4% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 14.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 5.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,739 kWh per capita (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 38.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.