Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia
Georgia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 78.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia stood at 78.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia peaked at 93.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2006.
Georgia ranks 18th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.8% | — |
| 2001 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 78.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 6.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 78.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.5%, 6.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 70.4% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 74.3% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 73.9% | 80.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.2% compare
- 17 Mozambique 82.4% compare
- 19 Greenland 78.3% compare
- 20 Ecuador 77.9% compare
- 21 Sudan 77.9% compare
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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Georgia was 78.8% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2006.
- How does Georgia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Georgia ranks 18th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.