Share of primary energy from hydropower in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of primary energy from hydropower was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.6%
Change on year
down 39.3%
World rank
33rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2024
All-time low
0.6%
in 1991
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from hydropower in Slovakia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.6% for share of primary energy from hydropower in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from hydropower in Slovakia peaked at 2.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.
That places Slovakia 33rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from hydropower in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.2% | — |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | -15.3% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -26.0% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +37.4% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -30.6% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +61.3% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -21.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +32.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | +13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +45.2% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +86.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -39.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More energy & mining data for Slovakia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.9653 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from hydropower in Slovakia?
- Share of primary energy from hydropower in Slovakia was 1.6% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from hydropower recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from hydropower recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Slovakia ranks 33rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from hydropower rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.