environmental2024

Share of primary energy consumption that comes from hydropower

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data79 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
8.1%
Median: 3.1%
Countries Covered
79
with available data
Highest
Norway
63.9%
Lowest
United Arab Emirates
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Norway63.9%
2Iceland51.3%
3Switzerland33.2%
4Austria27.1%
5Sweden26.7%
By Region
South America19.0%(6 countries)
Oceania13.3%(2 countries)
Europe10.8%(31 countries)
North America8.9%(3 countries)
Other5.8%(10 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 (63.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.1%)

South America (6)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
North America (3)
Other (10)
Asia (23)
Africa (4)

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 2024; 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
1Norway63.9%
2Iceland51.3%
3Switzerland33.2%
4Austria27.1%
5Sweden26.7%
6Brazil26.3%
7Venezuela25.8%
8New Zealand24.7%
9Ecuador24.3%
10Canada21.9%
11Colombia21.9%
12Peru21.2%
13Latvia20.5%
14Slovenia16.7%
15Croatia16.3%
16Sri Lanka15.4%
17Vietnam14.9%
18Portugal13.7%
19Chile12.7%
20The Republic of North Macedonia11.4%
21Pakistan10.8%
22Finland10.7%
23Romania9.6%
24Türkiye8.8%
25Italy8.0%
26Argentina7.4%
27France7.0%
28People's Republic of China6.8%
29Slovakia6.7%
30Malaysia6.1%
31Russian Federation5.7%
32Spain5.3%
33Ukraine5.2%
34Philippines4.1%
35Japan4.1%
36Bulgaria3.7%
37Azerbaijan3.4%
38India3.4%
39Kazakhstan3.2%
40Egypt3.1%
41Uzbekistan2.9%
42Mexico2.5%
43Greece2.5%
44United States of America2.2%
45Indonesia2.2%
46Australia1.9%
47Germany1.7%
48Czech Republic1.7%
49Lithuania1.5%
50Islamic Republic of Iran1.3%
51Thailand1.1%
52Ireland1.0%
53Taiwan, Province of China0.8%
54United Kingdom0.7%
55Luxembourg0.7%
56Poland0.5%
57Iraq0.5%
58Bangladesh0.5%
59South Korea0.3%
60Hungary0.2%
61Belarus0.2%
62Belgium0.2%
63South Africa0.2%
64Estonia0.1%
65Morocco0.1%
66Denmark0.0%
67Netherlands0.0%
68Israel0.0%
69Algeria0.0%
70Turkmenistan0.0%
71Cyprus0.0%
72Hong Kong0.0%
73Kuwait0.0%
74Oman0.0%
75Qatar0.0%
76Saudi Arabia0.0%
77Singapore0.0%
78Trinidad and Tobago0.0%
79United Arab Emirates0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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