Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 6.6% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 18.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2021.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1% | — |
| 1991 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +36.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +36.9% | 6.4% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 11.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.4% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.8% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 6.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2021.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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.