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Electricity production from hydroelectric sources

Hydropower is the largest renewable source of electricity, and makes river flows a material factor in supply.

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Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
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Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
YearWorldEast Asia & Pacific
2025 15.2%6.8%
2024 14.6%12.8%
2023 14.5%12.4%
2022 15.2%13.8%
2021 15.4%13.9%
2020 16.6%15.1%
2019 16.1%14.8%
2018 16.2%15.0%
2017 16.2%15.3%
2016 16.5%15.7%
2015 16.4%15.6%
2014 16.5%15.2%
2013 16.6%14.1%
2012 16.5%14.2%
2011 16.1%12.5%
2010 16.4%13.3%
2009 16.6%12.9%
2008 16.2%13.0%
2007 15.9%11.7%
2006 16.4%12.0%
2005 16.5%11.9%
2004 16.5%12.3%
2003 16.2%11.8%
2002 16.8%12.5%
2001 16.9%13.1%
2000 17.4%12.2%
1999 17.8%12.2%
1998 18.3%13.0%
1997 18.7%12.7%
1996 18.8%12.9%
1995 19.2%13.9%

Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.

World and regions

  1. Latin America & Caribbean 37.0% 2025
  2. Sub-Saharan Africa 29.9% 2024
  3. Europe & Central Asia 16.4% 2025
  4. World 15.2% 2025
  5. North America 11.6% 2025
  6. South Asia 8.2% 2024
  7. East Asia & Pacific 6.8% 2025
  8. Middle East & North Africa 3.3% 2024

Years differ where countries report on different schedules.

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Series code
EG.ELC.HYRO.ZS
Unit
% of total
Publisher
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Publisher’s last update
2026-10-08
Retrieved by CEII
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:45:25 GMT
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.

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World map of Hydro in power mix, latest available year by country
Ranking of all 209 economies
#Economy% of totalYear
1🇧🇹 Bhutan100.0%2021
2🇱🇸 Lesotho99.6%2021
3🇵🇾 Paraguay99.4%2024
4🇳🇵 Nepal98.7%2024
5🇨🇩 DR Congo98.5%2024
6🇪🇹 Ethiopia97.1%2024
7🇨🇫 Central African Republic96.2%2021
8🇹🇯 Tajikistan92.5%2024
9🇦🇱 Albania90.5%2024
10🇻🇪 Venezuela90.2%2024
11🇺🇬 Uganda89.8%2024
12🇳🇴 Norway89.6%2025
13🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan87.8%2024
14🇬🇳 Guinea87.4%2021
15🇨🇲 Cameroon85.3%2024
16🇸🇩 Sudan83.2%2024
17🇲🇿 Mozambique83.0%2024
18🇬🇪 Georgia79.7%2024
19🇿🇲 Zambia78.5%2024
20🇳🇦 Namibia78.1%2024
21🇦🇩 Andorra75.9%2021
22🇱🇦 Laos75.5%2024
23🇬🇱 Greenland74.5%2021
24🇨🇷 Costa Rica74.3%2025
25🇦🇴 Angola73.1%2024
26🇲🇼 Malawi72.5%2021
27🇨🇴 Colombia72.1%2025
28🇦🇫 Afghanistan71.7%2021
29🇸🇱 Sierra Leone70.5%2021
30🇮🇸 Iceland69.9%2025
31🇪🇨 Ecuador65.8%2024
32🇰🇵 North Korea61.2%2024
33🇧🇮 Burundi59.6%2021
34🇵🇦 Panama58.5%2024
35🇲🇱 Mali56.6%2021
36🇷🇼 Rwanda55.9%2024
37🇱🇷 Liberia55.7%2021
38🇨🇭 Switzerland54.9%2025
39🇨🇦 Canada54.0%2025
40🇳🇿 New Zealand53.6%2025
41🇧🇷 Brazil51.7%2025
42🇸🇿 Eswatini50.9%2024
43🇦🇹 Austria50.7%2025
44🇵🇪 Peru50.5%2024
45🇫🇯 Fiji50.1%2021
46🇲🇪 Montenegro49.7%2024
47🇸🇷 Suriname46.7%2024
48🇱🇻 Latvia46.1%2025
49🇹🇿 Tanzania45.9%2024
50🇲🇲 Myanmar45.7%2024
51🇭🇷 Croatia44.7%2024
52🇬🇦 Gabon44.0%2024
53🇺🇾 Uruguay41.7%2024
54🇱🇰 Sri Lanka41.0%2024
55🇸🇪 Sweden40.2%2025
56🇬🇭 Ghana38.7%2024
57🇰🇭 Cambodia38.5%2024
58🇲🇬 Madagascar36.6%2024
59🇱🇺 Luxembourg36.3%2025
60🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea35.3%2021
61🇵🇹 Portugal34.5%2025
62🇧🇿 Belize33.4%2021
63🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina32.0%2024
64🇨🇬 Congo31.4%2024
65🇻🇳 Vietnam30.3%2024
66🇭🇳 Honduras30.2%2024
67🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea29.5%2024
68🇼🇸 Samoa28.8%2021
69🇸🇮 Slovenia28.5%2025
70🇰🇪 Kenya28.3%2024
71🇷🇸 Serbia28.0%2024
72🇷🇴 Romania27.2%2024
73🇳🇬 Nigeria26.4%2024
74🇬🇹 Guatemala26.3%2024
75🇸🇻 El Salvador26.0%2024
76🇨🇮 Ivory Coast24.4%2024
77🇫🇴 Faroe Islands23.7%2021
78🇵🇫 French Polynesia23.1%2021
79🇧🇴 Bolivia23.0%2024
80🇨🇱 Chile22.7%2025
81🇵🇰 Pakistan22.7%2024
82🇦🇲 Armenia21.9%2024
83🇲🇰 North Macedonia21.7%2024
84🇿🇼 Zimbabwe20.5%2024
85🇦🇷 Argentina19.8%2025
86🇩🇲 Dominica19.5%2021
87🇭🇹 Haiti18.3%2024
88🇷🇺 Russia17.3%2024
89🇲🇾 Malaysia16.2%2024
90🇹🇷 Türkiye15.8%2025
91🇮🇹 Italy15.7%2025
92🇳🇮 Nicaragua15.3%2024
93🇫🇮 Finland15.0%2025
94🇳🇨 New Caledonia14.6%2021
95🇨🇳 China13.9%2024
96🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13.4%2021
97🇪🇸 Spain13.4%2025
98🇸🇰 Slovakia11.9%2025
99🇫🇷 France11.5%2025
100🇻🇺 Vanuatu10.7%2021
101🇦🇿 Azerbaijan10.6%2024
102🇺🇦 Ukraine10.0%2024
103🇱🇧 Lebanon9.3%2024
104🇺🇿 Uzbekistan9.1%2024
105🇰🇿 Kazakhstan9.1%2024
106🇯🇵 Japan8.7%2025
107🇵🇭 Philippines8.6%2024
108🇱🇹 Lithuania8.2%2025
109🇮🇳 India7.7%2024
110🇲🇽 Mexico7.6%2025
111🇧🇬 Bulgaria7.5%2024
112🇹🇬 Togo7.4%2024
113🇬🇷 Greece6.6%2025
114🇪🇬 Egypt6.6%2024
115🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe5.9%2021
116🇺🇸 United States5.8%2025
117🇩🇴 Dominican Republic5.7%2024
118🇮🇩 Indonesia5.6%2024
119🇦🇺 Australia5.0%2025
120🇩🇪 Germany4.7%2025
121 Kosovo4.3%2021
122🇮🇷 Iran4.3%2024
123🇲🇩 Moldova4.1%2024
124🇧🇫 Burkina Faso4.1%2024
125🇸🇾 Syria4.0%2024
126🇲🇺 Mauritius3.5%2024
127🇨🇿 Czechia3.5%2025
128🇹🇭 Thailand3.3%2024
129🇮🇪 Ireland3.1%2025
130🇯🇲 Jamaica2.7%2024
131🇿🇦 South Africa2.6%2024
132🇬🇧 United Kingdom2.2%2025
133🇮🇶 Iraq2.2%2024
134🇧🇪 Belgium1.7%2025
135🇵🇱 Poland1.5%2025
136🇲🇦 Morocco1.5%2024
137🇫🇲 Micronesia1.4%2021
138🇰🇷 South Korea1.3%2025
139🇧🇩 Bangladesh0.9%2024
140🇸🇧 Solomon Islands0.9%2021
141🇧🇾 Belarus0.7%2024
142🇭🇺 Hungary0.6%2025
143🇲🇳 Mongolia0.6%2024
144🇪🇪 Estonia0.5%2025
145🇨🇺 Cuba0.5%2024
146🇹🇱 Timor-Leste0.3%2021
147🇵🇷 Puerto Rico0.2%2021
148🇯🇴 Jordan0.1%2024
149🇹🇳 Tunisia0.1%2024
150🇩🇿 Algeria0.0%2024
151🇳🇱 Netherlands0.0%2025
152🇩🇰 Denmark0.0%2025
153🇹🇲 Turkmenistan0.0%2023
154🇧🇯 Benin0.0%2021
155🇭🇰 Hong Kong0.0%2024
156🇬🇾 Guyana0.0%2021
157🇦🇸 American Samoa0.0%2021
158🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda0.0%2021
159🇦🇼 Aruba0.0%2021
160🇧🇸 Bahamas0.0%2021
161🇧🇭 Bahrain0.0%2023
162🇧🇧 Barbados0.0%2021
163🇧🇼 Botswana0.0%2021
164🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands0.0%2021
165🇧🇳 Brunei0.0%2021
166🇨🇻 Cape Verde0.0%2021
167🇰🇾 Cayman Islands0.0%2021
168🇹🇩 Chad0.0%2021
169🇰🇲 Comoros0.0%2021
170🇨🇼 Curaçao0.0%2021
171🇨🇾 Cyprus0.0%2021
172🇩🇯 Djibouti0.0%2021
173🇪🇷 Eritrea0.0%2021
174🇬🇲 Gambia0.0%2021
175🇬🇮 Gibraltar0.0%2015
176🇬🇩 Grenada0.0%2021
177🇬🇺 Guam0.0%2021
178🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau0.0%2021
179🇮🇱 Israel0.0%2024
180🇰🇮 Kiribati0.0%2021
181🇰🇼 Kuwait0.0%2021
182🇱🇾 Libya0.0%2021
183🇲🇻 Maldives0.0%2021
184🇲🇹 Malta0.0%2021
185🇲🇭 Marshall Islands0.0%2021
186🇲🇷 Mauritania0.0%2021
187🇳🇷 Nauru0.0%2021
188🇳🇪 Niger0.0%2021
189🇴🇲 Oman0.0%2021
190🇵🇼 Palau0.0%2021
191🇶🇦 Qatar0.0%2021
192🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia0.0%2021
193🇸🇳 Senegal0.0%2021
194🇸🇨 Seychelles0.0%2021
195🇸🇬 Singapore0.0%2021
196🇸🇽 Sint Maarten0.0%2021
197🇸🇴 Somalia0.0%2021
198🇸🇸 South Sudan0.0%2021
199🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0%2021
200🇱🇨 Saint Lucia0.0%2021
201🇲🇫 Saint Martin0.0%2021
202🇹🇴 Tonga0.0%2021
203🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago0.0%2021
204🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands0.0%2021
205🇹🇻 Tuvalu0.0%2021
206🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.0%2021
207🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands0.0%2021
208🇵🇸 Palestine0.0%2021
209🇾🇪 Yemen0.0%2021

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