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.
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
- Fuel imports 11.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 13.6% (2024)
- Gas production 0.1008 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1008 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 60.4% (2023)
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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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.