Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low income
Low income: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 61.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low income, 1990–2023
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 Low income is 61.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low income peaked at 61.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2009.
Low income ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.3% | — |
| 1991 | 52.4% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 47.3% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 55.5% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 44.0% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 43.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 46.0% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 56.4% | 61.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More energy & mining data for Low income
- Fuel imports 18.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 19.0% (2023)
- Mineral rents 6.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 13.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 190.09 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 71.8% (2023)
- Electricity production from oil sources 17.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low income?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Low income was 61.7% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2009.
- How does Low income rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Low income ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.