Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 35.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income stood at 35.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 117.8% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income peaked at 35.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2023.
That places Upper middle income 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 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 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -4.9% |
| 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% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | +117.8% |
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 | 21.2% | 16.2% | 35.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 8 Central African Republic 96.2% compare
- 9 Tajikistan 94.4% compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 90.0% compare
- 11 Uganda 89.8% compare
- 12 Norway 88.9% compare
- 13 Zambia 87.8% compare
- 14 Guinea 87.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Upper middle income was 35.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. 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.