Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Netherlands
Netherlands: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Netherlands, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.1% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
The figure is up 21.0% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Netherlands peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 149th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +52.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -35.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -43.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +101.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -41.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -38.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +93.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -44.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +40.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Netherlands?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Netherlands was 0.1% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Netherlands ranks 149th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.