Electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia
Georgia: Electricity generation from hydropower was 10.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.64 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
53rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
11 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
5.26 terawatt-hours
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 10.64 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia peaked at 11 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.26 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Georgia 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 5.49 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 6.7 terawatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 6.46 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.99 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 6.17 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.26 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 6.75 terawatt-hours | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 7.09 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 7.34 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.27 terawatt-hours | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 7.81 terawatt-hours | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 7.15 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 8.19 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 8.25 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.37 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.24 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 9.12 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.85 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 8.93 terawatt-hours | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 8.25 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 10.18 terawatt-hours | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 10.77 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 10.86 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 11 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 10.64 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 10.64 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 terawatt-hours, 5.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 10.64 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.04 terawatt-hours, 2.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3 terawatt-hours | 5.26 terawatt-hours | 7.34 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.62 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | 9.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 11 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More energy & mining data for Georgia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.71 % 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 11.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia was 10.64 terawatt-hours in 2025, 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 11 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Georgia rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Georgia ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.