Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Spain
Spain: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 13.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Spain recorded 13.4% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% 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 97th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) 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% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | -5.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 13.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 8.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Spain's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.0%, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 | 11.8% | 7.6% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Spain?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Spain was 13.4% in 2025, 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 97th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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.