Electricity generation from hydropower in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.75 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.75 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
106th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.22 terawatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
0.31 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.75 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Afghanistan peaked at 1.22 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.31 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 106th 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 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.63 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | +44.4% |
| 2010 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.71 terawatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.86 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.97 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 1 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.74 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.75 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.75 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.36 terawatt-hours, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.586 terawatt-hours | 0.31 terawatt-hours | 0.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.911 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.816 terawatt-hours | 0.74 terawatt-hours | 0.99 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.06 % 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 (2020)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower in Afghanistan?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Afghanistan was 0.75 terawatt-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 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Afghanistan ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.