Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 33.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income stood at 33.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 105.2% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income peaked at 33.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2023.
That places Upper middle income 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.9% | — |
| 1991 | 25.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 25.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 26.2% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | +105.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Upper middle income 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 | +105.2% | 16.1% | 33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 25.5% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.5% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.5% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 16.1% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 14.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 9.6% (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.2% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 4,606 kWh per capita (2024)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 9.8% (2024)
- Combustible renewables and waste 6.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income was 33.1% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Upper middle income ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.