Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Cuba
Cuba: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 10.93 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.93 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
145th
of 215 countries
All-time high
13.28 kilowatt-hours
in 2009
All-time low
4.43 kilowatt-hours
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Cuba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 10.93 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Cuba peaked at 13.28 kilowatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.43 kilowatt-hours, in 2015.
Cuba ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 6.28 kilowatt-hours | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 8.95 kilowatt-hours | +42.4% |
| 2003 | 11.6 kilowatt-hours | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 8.01 kilowatt-hours | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 6.22 kilowatt-hours | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 7.98 kilowatt-hours | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 10.63 kilowatt-hours | +33.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4 kilowatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 13.28 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 8.85 kilowatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 8.85 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.73 kilowatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 11.51 kilowatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 8.86 kilowatt-hours | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 4.43 kilowatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 5.33 kilowatt-hours | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 7.11 kilowatt-hours | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 12.47 kilowatt-hours | +75.3% |
| 2019 | 12.5 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.84 kilowatt-hours | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 10.79 kilowatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 10.85 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 10.89 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.93 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 10.93 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 268.46 kilowatt-hours, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 10.93 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 198.75 kilowatt-hours, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.34 kilowatt-hours | 6.22 kilowatt-hours | 13.28 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.96 kilowatt-hours | 4.43 kilowatt-hours | 12.5 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.66 kilowatt-hours | 9.84 kilowatt-hours | 10.93 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 142 Senegal 16.75 kilowatt-hours compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 15.45 kilowatt-hours compare
- 144 Haiti 13.59 kilowatt-hours compare
- 146 Togo 9.52 kilowatt-hours compare
- 147 Burkina Faso 3.82 kilowatt-hours compare
- 148 Bangladesh 3.7 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Cuba?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Cuba was 10.93 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 13.28 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- How does Cuba rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Cuba ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.