environmental2025
Share of electricity generated by hydropower
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
23.5%
Median: 9.9%
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
100.0%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic100.0%
2Lesotho100.0%
3Bhutan100.0%
4Paraguay99.5%
5Nepal98.8%
By Region
South America45.9%(7 countries)
Oceania29.6%(2 countries)
Africa29.2%(9 countries)
North America26.5%(4 countries)
Other25.8%(132 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 23.5%)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (132)
Europe (32)
Asia (27)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.0% |
| 2 | Lesotho | 100.0% |
| 3 | Bhutan | 100.0% |
| 4 | Paraguay | 99.5% |
| 5 | Nepal | 98.8% |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 96.5% |
| 7 | Albania | 95.9% |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 94.4% |
| 9 | Malawi | 92.3% |
| 10 | Venezuela | 91.1% |
| 11 | Norway | 90.0% |
| 12 | Zambia | 86.2% |
| 13 | Uganda | 86.1% |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 85.7% |
| 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.7% |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 84.2% |
| 17 | Mozambique | 82.4% |
| 18 | Georgia | 78.8% |
| 19 | Greenland | 78.3% |
| 20 | Ecuador | 77.9% |
| 21 | Sudan | 77.9% |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 76.5% |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 75.8% |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 74.8% |
| 25 | Guinea | 74.4% |
| 26 | Burundi | 73.5% |
| 27 | Cameroon | 72.0% |
| 28 | Iceland | 70.7% |
| 29 | Angola | 70.6% |
| 30 | Colombia | 69.2% |
| 31 | North Korea | 62.7% |
| 32 | Namibia | 61.0% |
| 33 | Montenegro | 58.5% |
| 34 | Eswatini | 57.4% |
| 35 | Peru | 56.1% |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 55.6% |
| 37 | New Zealand | 54.8% |
| 38 | Panama | 53.1% |
| 39 | French Guiana | 53.1% |
| 40 | Canada | 52.8% |
| 41 | Liberia | 52.6% |
| 42 | Switzerland | 52.3% |
| 43 | Fiji | 52.2% |
| 44 | Austria | 51.8% |
| 45 | Brazil | 51.8% |
| 46 | Suriname | 51.7% |
| 47 | Belize | 51.1% |
| 48 | Latvia | 46.7% |
| 49 | Myanmar | 46.1% |
| 50 | Rwanda | 46.0% |
| 51 | Sweden | 40.0% |
| 52 | Guatemala | 39.9% |
| 53 | Croatia | 39.3% |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 38.2% |
| 55 | Madagascar | 37.0% |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.6% |
| 57 | Ghana | 35.4% |
| 58 | Gabon | 35.0% |
| 59 | Vietnam | 33.0% |
| 60 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31.7% |
| 61 | Nigeria | 30.9% |
| 62 | Honduras | 30.4% |
| 63 | El Salvador | 30.3% |
| 64 | Cambodia | 29.9% |
| 65 | Portugal | 29.7% |
| 66 | Armenia | 28.0% |
| 67 | Bolivia | 27.9% |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.8% |
| 69 | Slovenia | 27.2% |
| 70 | Uruguay | 27.2% |
| 71 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.8% |
| 72 | Faroe Islands | 26.5% |
| 73 | French Polynesia | 26.4% |
| 74 | Romania | 24.3% |
| 75 | Chile | 22.2% |
| 76 | Serbia | 22.2% |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 21.1% |
| 78 | Kenya | 20.9% |
| 79 | Pakistan | 20.2% |
| 80 | Republic of the Congo | 20.1% |
| 81 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 19.9% |
| 82 | Samoa | 18.8% |
| 83 | Haiti | 18.6% |
| 84 | Malaysia | 17.5% |
| 85 | New Caledonia | 17.3% |
| 86 | Argentina | 17.1% |
| 87 | Russian Federation | 16.7% |
| 88 | Türkiye | 16.2% |
| 89 | Italy | 15.8% |
| 90 | Mali | 15.4% |
| 91 | Finland | 15.1% |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 14.4% |
| 93 | Dominica | 13.3% |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3% |
| 95 | People's Republic of China | 13.2% |
| 96 | Lebanon | 13.1% |
| 97 | Reunion | 12.7% |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 12.5% |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 11.5% |
| 100 | Spain | 11.4% |
| 101 | Togo | 11.3% |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.1% |
| 103 | Slovakia | 10.9% |
| 104 | France | 10.4% |
| 105 | Philippines | 10.3% |
| 106 | Mauritania | 10.1% |
| 107 | Ukraine | 9.9% |
| 108 | India | 8.5% |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 8.5% |
| 110 | Mexico | 8.1% |
| 111 | Indonesia | 7.3% |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 7.3% |
| 113 | Japan | 7.2% |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 6.7% |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 6.7% |
| 116 | Egypt | 6.1% |
| 117 | Greece | 5.9% |
| 118 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.7% |
| 119 | United States of America | 5.3% |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 5.3% |
| 121 | Australia | 4.3% |
| 122 | Senegal | 4.1% |
| 123 | Thailand | 4.0% |
| 124 | Lithuania | 3.9% |
| 125 | Germany | 3.9% |
| 126 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.3% |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 3.2% |
| 128 | Mauritius | 3.2% |
| 129 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.0% |
| 130 | Jamaica | 2.4% |
| 131 | Czech Republic | 2.3% |
| 132 | Ireland | 2.1% |
| 133 | Morocco | 2.0% |
| 134 | Belarus | 2.0% |
| 135 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1.9% |
| 136 | United Kingdom | 1.9% |
| 137 | Iraq | 1.3% |
| 138 | Poland | 1.0% |
| 139 | South Africa | 0.8% |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 0.6% |
| 141 | Mongolia | 0.6% |
| 142 | Cuba | 0.6% |
| 143 | South Korea | 0.6% |
| 144 | Belgium | 0.6% |
| 145 | Guadeloupe | 0.6% |
| 146 | Hungary | 0.6% |
| 147 | Estonia | 0.5% |
| 148 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% |
| 149 | Jordan | 0.1% |
| 150 | Denmark | 0.1% |
| 151 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 152 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 154 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 157 | Chad | 0.0% |
| 158 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 159 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 160 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 161 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 162 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 163 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 164 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 165 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 166 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 167 | Gibraltar | 0.0% |
| 168 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 169 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 170 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 171 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 172 | Hong Kong | 0.0% |
| 173 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 174 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 175 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 176 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 177 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 178 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 179 | Martinique | 0.0% |
| 180 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 181 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 182 | Nauru | 0.0% |
| 183 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 184 | Niger | 0.0% |
| 185 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 186 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 187 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 188 | Saint Helena | 0.0% |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 191 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 192 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 193 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 194 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 195 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 196 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 197 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 198 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 199 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 200 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 202 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0% |
| 203 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 204 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
| 205 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 206 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 207 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 208 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 209 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 210 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 211 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 212 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
| 213 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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