Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Moldova
Moldova: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 5.7% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Moldova peaked at 7.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2016.
Moldova ranks 118th 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +47.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +7.8% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 43% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 5.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.5%, 50% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More energy & mining data for Moldova
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 13.69 % 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 17.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from hydropower in Moldova?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Moldova was 5.7% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2016.
- How does Moldova rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Moldova ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.