Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 93.98 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 93.98 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nicaragua peaked at 95.26 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.47 kilowatt-hours, in 2019.
Nicaragua ranks 110th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.81 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 37.34 kilowatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 58.25 kilowatt-hours | +56.0% |
| 2003 | 55.65 kilowatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 60.69 kilowatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 80.49 kilowatt-hours | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 57.21 kilowatt-hours | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 54.57 kilowatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 95.04 kilowatt-hours | +74.2% |
| 2009 | 51.27 kilowatt-hours | -46.1% |
| 2010 | 87.15 kilowatt-hours | +70.0% |
| 2011 | 75.61 kilowatt-hours | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 71.17 kilowatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 76.87 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 65.94 kilowatt-hours | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 47.16 kilowatt-hours | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 68.99 kilowatt-hours | +46.3% |
| 2017 | 74.41 kilowatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 64.06 kilowatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 35.47 kilowatt-hours | -44.6% |
| 2020 | 86.82 kilowatt-hours | +144.7% |
| 2021 | 90.3 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 89.14 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.26 kilowatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 93.98 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 93.98 kilowatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.57 kilowatt-hours, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 93.98 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 198.75 kilowatt-hours, 47% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +144.7% | 35.47 kilowatt-hours | 86.82 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.23 kilowatt-hours | 37.34 kilowatt-hours | 95.04 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.68 kilowatt-hours | 35.47 kilowatt-hours | 87.15 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1 kilowatt-hours | 86.82 kilowatt-hours | 95.26 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 107 Uganda 99.97 kilowatt-hours compare
- 108 Indonesia 96.27 kilowatt-hours compare
- 109 Papua New Guinea 94.55 kilowatt-hours compare
- 111 Cote d'Ivoire 93.94 kilowatt-hours compare
- 112 Mauritius 86.53 kilowatt-hours compare
- 113 United Kingdom 79.8 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % 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 (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nicaragua?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Nicaragua was 93.98 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 95.26 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.47 kilowatt-hours in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Nicaragua ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.