Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Liberia
Liberia: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 55.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Liberia, 2000–2021
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 Liberia is 55.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 159.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Liberia peaked at 55.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2016.
That places Liberia 37th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.3% | — |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +173.1% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 55.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 55.9%, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 55.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +173.1% | 20.4% | 55.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 20.4% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.7% | 55.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More energy & mining data for Liberia
- 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 2.5 % 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 31.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Liberia?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Liberia was 55.7% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2016.
- How does Liberia rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Liberia ranks 37th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.