Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Small states
Small states: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 51.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Small states, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Small states recorded 51.1% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 80.1% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Small states peaked at 51.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1990.
Small states ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.0% | — |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 51.1% | +80.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Small states 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +80.1% | 28.4% | 51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 15.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 23.2% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.8% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 28.1% | 51.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More energy & mining data for Small states
- Fuel imports 15.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
- Fuel exports 26.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 5.1% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 7.4% (2023)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.2% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 8.5% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Small states?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Small states was 51.1% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1990.
- How does Small states rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Small states ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.