Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 29.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 29.7%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 51.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2024.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd of 47 groups 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 (% of total) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.2% | — |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 41.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 45.7% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 33.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 29.7% | 34.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More energy & mining data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 20.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 71.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 7.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 35.3% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 260.69 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.5% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 58.7% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Pre-demographic dividend was 29.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.