Electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.65 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua is 0.65 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua peaked at 0.65 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.19 terawatt-hours, in 2001.
That places Nicaragua 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +57.9% |
| 2003 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | -27.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +76.7% |
| 2009 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | -45.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +72.4% |
| 2011 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | -43.9% |
| 2020 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +147.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.65 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8 terawatt-hours, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.65 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.24 terawatt-hours, 2.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from hydropower 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 | +147.8% | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 0.57 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.317 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 0.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.405 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.614 terawatt-hours | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 0.65 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 in Nicaragua?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua was 0.65 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 terawatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Nicaragua ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.