Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 49.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Montenegro, 2005–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 49.7% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Montenegro peaked at 75.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2017.
That places Montenegro 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 65.2% | — |
| 2006 | 59.3% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -33.7% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +22.1% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | -6.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 49.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 5.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 49.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 3.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.8% | 54.4% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 41.2% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 42.8% | 53.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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- 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 1.42 % 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 10.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Montenegro?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Montenegro was 49.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Montenegro ranks 46th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.