Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 45.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Myanmar, 1990–2024
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 Myanmar is 45.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Myanmar peaked at 73.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1999.
Myanmar ranks 50th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.1% | — |
| 1991 | 46.3% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 40.0% | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -39.6% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +61.6% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | +4.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 45.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 45.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.0%, 9.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +61.6% | 22.4% | 36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 22.4% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 36.1% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 45.2% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 36.4% | 45.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More energy & mining data for Myanmar
- 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 8.7 % 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 28.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Myanmar?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Myanmar was 45.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1999.
- How does Myanmar rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Myanmar ranks 50th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.