Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Spain
Spain: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 14.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Spain, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Spain recorded 14.2% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Spain peaked at 23.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2022.
Spain ranks 95th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.2% | — |
| 1991 | 18.2% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | -27.4% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | +59.3% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 12.2% | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +57.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +27.2% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +52.5% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +77.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -47.3% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +75.5% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -36.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +44.0% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 12.2% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 7.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 7.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 7.6% | 14.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Spain?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Spain was 14.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Spain ranks 95th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.