Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 14.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua is 14.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua peaked at 15.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2019.
Nicaragua ranks 92nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.7% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +52.9% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +68.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -46.7% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +63.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -43.0% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +199.5% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 14.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.3%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +199.5% | 5.0% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.7% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 5.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.9% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % 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 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Nicaragua was 14.4% in 2024, 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Nicaragua ranks 92nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.