Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 33.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low & middle income, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 33.1% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 102.6% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low & middle income peaked at 33.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2023.
That places Low & middle income 12th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.3% | — |
| 1991 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 27.6% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | +102.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Low & middle income 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 | +102.6% | 16.3% | 33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 26.2% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 21.7% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 19.4% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 16.2% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More energy & mining data for Low & middle income
- Fuel imports 16.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2025)
- Fuel exports 7.3% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.8% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.8% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 2,586 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 8.7% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 11.9% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low & middle income?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low & middle income was 33.1% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2023.
- How does Low & middle income rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Low & middle income ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.