Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 38.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 38.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 67.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2024.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.5% | — |
| 1991 | 66.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 66.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 64.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 62.5% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 61.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.8% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.3% | 61.3% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 56.2% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 45.4% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 38.4% | 46.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 12 Norway 88.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Fuel imports 10.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 10.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 6.9% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.6% (2024)
- Mineral rents 3.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.2% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.8% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,804 kWh per capita (2024)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 38.4% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.