Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0%
Change on year
down 49.6%
World rank
152nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2000
All-time low
0.0%
in 1987
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Netherlands, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.0% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
The figure is down 49.6% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Netherlands peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
Netherlands ranks 152nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -67.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +96.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +1663.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +151.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +50.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -36.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +83.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +81.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -44.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +26.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -49.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 4% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.5%, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +1663.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 149 Jordan 0.1% compare
- 150 Denmark 0.1% compare
- 151 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 153 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 154 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 155 American Samoa 0.0%
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 155 Aruba 0.0%
- 155 Bahamas 0.0%
- 155 Bahrain 0.0%
- 155 Barbados 0.0%
- 155 Benin 0.0%
- 155 Bermuda 0.0%
- 155 Botswana 0.0%
- 155 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 155 Brunei 0.0%
- 155 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 155 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 155 Chad 0.0%
- 155 Comoros 0.0%
- 155 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 155 Cyprus 0.0%
- 155 Djibouti 0.0%
- 155 East Timor 0.0%
- 155 Eritrea 0.0%
- 155 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 155 Gambia 0.0%
- 155 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 155 Grenada 0.0%
- 155 Guam 0.0%
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 155 Guyana 0.0%
- 155 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 155 Israel 0.0% compare
- 155 Kiribati 0.0%
- 155 Kuwait 0.0%
- 155 Libya 0.0%
- 155 Macao 0.0%
- 155 Maldives 0.0%
- 155 Malta 0.0%
- 155 Martinique 0.0%
- 155 Montserrat 0.0%
- 155 Nauru 0.0%
- 155 Niger 0.0%
- 155 Oman 0.0%
- 155 Palestine 0.0%
- 155 Qatar 0.0%
- 155 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 155 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 155 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%
- 155 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 155 Seychelles 0.0%
- 155 Singapore 0.0%
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 155 Somalia 0.0%
- 155 South Sudan 0.0%
- 155 Tonga 0.0%
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 155 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 155 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 155 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 155 Western Sahara 0.0%
- 155 Yemen 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Netherlands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4174 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from hydropower in Netherlands?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Netherlands was 0.0% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Netherlands ranks 152nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.