Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Armenia
Armenia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 28.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Armenia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 28.0% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Armenia peaked at 40.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2001.
Armenia ranks 66th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 16.7% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +84.7% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -33.9% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +16.1% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | +26.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 28.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 28.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.5%, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 16.7% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 26.2% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 19.1% | 28.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More energy & mining data for Armenia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.89 % 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 6.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from hydropower in Armenia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Armenia was 28.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2001.
- How does Armenia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Armenia ranks 66th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.