Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 15.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Nicaragua stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of up 47.5% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Nicaragua peaked at 27.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2019.
That places Nicaragua 92nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (% of total) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.7% | — |
| 1991 | 22.4% | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +77.5% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -34.4% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +38.9% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | -50.8% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +47.9% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +66.6% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -45.9% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +60.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +44.1% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +206.4% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -33.1% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +47.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 15.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 15.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +206.4% | 4.9% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 13.1% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 4.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 10.4% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- 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 0.3302 % 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 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Nicaragua?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Nicaragua was 15.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Nicaragua ranks 92nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.