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Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
24.7% (share) of total electricity production
Median: 9.0% (share) of total electricity production
Countries Covered
208
with available data
Highest
Bhutan
100.0% (share) of total electricity production
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0% (share) of total electricity production
Top 5 Countries
1Bhutan100.0% (share) of total electricity production
2Lesotho99.6% (share) of total electricity production
3Paraguay99.6% (share) of total electricity production
4Democratic Republic of the Congo99.5% (share) of total electricity production
5Nepal99.1% (share) of total electricity production
By Region
South America45.0% (share) of total electricity production(7 countries)
Africa29.7% (share) of total electricity production(9 countries)
Oceania29.0% (share) of total electricity production(2 countries)
Other26.5% (share) of total electricity production(128 countries)
North America24.5% (share) of total electricity production(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% (share) of total electricity production)High (100.0% (share) of total electricity production)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 24.7% (share) of total electricity production)

South America (7)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Other (128)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Bhutan100.0% (share) of total electricity production
2Lesotho99.6% (share) of total electricity production
3Paraguay99.6% (share) of total electricity production
4Democratic Republic of the Congo99.5% (share) of total electricity production
5Nepal99.1% (share) of total electricity production
6Albania96.7% (share) of total electricity production
7Ethiopia96.5% (share) of total electricity production
8Central African Republic96.2% (share) of total electricity production
9Tajikistan94.4% (share) of total electricity production
10Venezuela90.0% (share) of total electricity production
11Uganda89.8% (share) of total electricity production
12Norway88.9% (share) of total electricity production
13Zambia87.8% (share) of total electricity production
14Guinea87.4% (share) of total electricity production
15Kyrgyzstan86.7% (share) of total electricity production
16Mozambique82.8% (share) of total electricity production
17Sudan79.9% (share) of total electricity production
18Lao People's Democratic Republic75.9% (share) of total electricity production
19Andorra75.9% (share) of total electricity production
20Georgia75.5% (share) of total electricity production
21Cameroon74.7% (share) of total electricity production
22Greenland74.5% (share) of total electricity production
23Malawi72.5% (share) of total electricity production
24Ecuador71.7% (share) of total electricity production
25Afghanistan71.7% (share) of total electricity production
26Angola71.5% (share) of total electricity production
27Sierra Leone70.5% (share) of total electricity production
28Namibia70.0% (share) of total electricity production
29Iceland68.2% (share) of total electricity production
30Costa Rica66.6% (share) of total electricity production
31North Korea62.8% (share) of total electricity production
32Suriname61.0% (share) of total electricity production
33Austria59.9% (share) of total electricity production
34Burundi59.6% (share) of total electricity production
35Switzerland59.1% (share) of total electricity production
36Colombia58.3% (share) of total electricity production
37Mali56.6% (share) of total electricity production
38Brazil56.1% (share) of total electricity production
39Liberia55.7% (share) of total electricity production
40Canada55.4% (share) of total electricity production
41Eswatini53.9% (share) of total electricity production
42Montenegro53.1% (share) of total electricity production
43New Zealand52.6% (share) of total electricity production
44Latvia50.8% (share) of total electricity production
45Fiji50.1% (share) of total electricity production
46Rwanda49.7% (share) of total electricity production
47Luxembourg48.9% (share) of total electricity production
48Peru47.8% (share) of total electricity production
49Croatia47.0% (share) of total electricity production
50Panama46.9% (share) of total electricity production
51Gabon46.2% (share) of total electricity production
52Zimbabwe45.1% (share) of total electricity production
53Myanmar44.2% (share) of total electricity production
54Bosnia and Herzegovina39.3% (share) of total electricity production
55Sri Lanka38.0% (share) of total electricity production
56Ghana37.9% (share) of total electricity production
57Sweden37.7% (share) of total electricity production
58Madagascar37.2% (share) of total electricity production
59Portugal36.4% (share) of total electricity production
60Papua New Guinea35.3% (share) of total electricity production
61Republic of the Congo35.0% (share) of total electricity production
62Cambodia34.5% (share) of total electricity production
63Belize33.4% (share) of total electricity production
64Slovenia33.1% (share) of total electricity production
65Serbia32.7% (share) of total electricity production
66Romania32.2% (share) of total electricity production
67Equatorial Guinea31.8% (share) of total electricity production
68Guatemala30.6% (share) of total electricity production
69Chile29.6% (share) of total electricity production
70Vietnam29.4% (share) of total electricity production
71Samoa28.8% (share) of total electricity production
72Kenya28.3% (share) of total electricity production
73Uruguay27.2% (share) of total electricity production
74Honduras27.0% (share) of total electricity production
75Pakistan26.8% (share) of total electricity production
76United Republic of Tanzania25.5% (share) of total electricity production
77Argentina24.5% (share) of total electricity production
78Faroe Islands23.7% (share) of total electricity production
79The Republic of North Macedonia23.6% (share) of total electricity production
80Cote d'Ivoire23.5% (share) of total electricity production
81French Polynesia23.1% (share) of total electricity production
82Nigeria22.2% (share) of total electricity production
83Türkiye21.5% (share) of total electricity production
84Italy20.2% (share) of total electricity production
85Dominica19.5% (share) of total electricity production
86Bolivia19.4% (share) of total electricity production
87El Salvador18.8% (share) of total electricity production
88Armenia18.7% (share) of total electricity production
89Slovakia18.0% (share) of total electricity production
90Haiti17.9% (share) of total electricity production
91Russian Federation17.4% (share) of total electricity production
92Finland17.2% (share) of total electricity production
93Malaysia16.5% (share) of total electricity production
94New Caledonia14.6% (share) of total electricity production
95Spain14.2% (share) of total electricity production
96France13.6% (share) of total electricity production
97People's Republic of China13.5% (share) of total electricity production
98Saint Vincent and the Grenadines13.4% (share) of total electricity production
99Togo12.8% (share) of total electricity production
100Lithuania12.5% (share) of total electricity production
101Ukraine11.7% (share) of total electricity production
102Vanuatu10.7% (share) of total electricity production
103Nicaragua10.4% (share) of total electricity production
104Uzbekistan9.3% (share) of total electricity production
105Lebanon8.8% (share) of total electricity production
106Philippines8.7% (share) of total electricity production
107Japan8.7% (share) of total electricity production
108Bulgaria7.8% (share) of total electricity production
109Kazakhstan7.8% (share) of total electricity production
110Greece7.4% (share) of total electricity production
111India7.2% (share) of total electricity production
112Egypt7.2% (share) of total electricity production
113Mexico6.2% (share) of total electricity production
114Azerbaijan6.0% (share) of total electricity production
115Dominican Republic5.9% (share) of total electricity production
116Sao Tome and Principe5.9% (share) of total electricity production
117United States of America5.8% (share) of total electricity production
118Indonesia5.7% (share) of total electricity production
119Germany5.7% (share) of total electricity production
120Australia5.3% (share) of total electricity production
121Burkina Faso5.0% (share) of total electricity production
122Czech Republic4.8% (share) of total electricity production
123Moldova, Republic of4.7% (share) of total electricity production
124Islamic Republic of Iran4.4% (share) of total electricity production
125Ireland3.5% (share) of total electricity production
126Thailand3.4% (share) of total electricity production
127Syrian Arab Republic3.0% (share) of total electricity production
128South Africa2.9% (share) of total electricity production
129Mauritius2.9% (share) of total electricity production
130United Kingdom2.8% (share) of total electricity production
131Jamaica2.4% (share) of total electricity production
132Belgium2.1% (share) of total electricity production
133Poland1.9% (share) of total electricity production
134South Korea1.5% (share) of total electricity production
135Micronesia, Federated States of1.4% (share) of total electricity production
136Morocco1.2% (share) of total electricity production
137Iraq1.0% (share) of total electricity production
138Solomon Islands0.9% (share) of total electricity production
139Mongolia0.8% (share) of total electricity production
140Belarus0.7% (share) of total electricity production
141Bangladesh0.6% (share) of total electricity production
142Hungary0.6% (share) of total electricity production
143Cuba0.5% (share) of total electricity production
144Estonia0.5% (share) of total electricity production
145Timor-Leste0.3% (share) of total electricity production
146Puerto Rico0.2% (share) of total electricity production
147Jordan0.1% (share) of total electricity production
148Netherlands0.1% (share) of total electricity production
149Denmark0.1% (share) of total electricity production
150Tunisia0.0% (share) of total electricity production
151Algeria0.0% (share) of total electricity production
152Turkmenistan0.0% (share) of total electricity production
153Benin0.0% (share) of total electricity production
154Hong Kong0.0% (share) of total electricity production
155Guyana0.0% (share) of total electricity production
156Cape Verde0.0% (share) of total electricity production
157Cayman Islands0.0% (share) of total electricity production
158Chad0.0% (share) of total electricity production
159Comoros0.0% (share) of total electricity production
160Cyprus0.0% (share) of total electricity production
161Eritrea0.0% (share) of total electricity production
162Djibouti0.0% (share) of total electricity production
163Republic of The Gambia0.0% (share) of total electricity production
164State of Palestine0.0% (share) of total electricity production
165Gibraltar0.0% (share) of total electricity production
166Kiribati0.0% (share) of total electricity production
167Grenada0.0% (share) of total electricity production
168Guam0.0% (share) of total electricity production
169Israel0.0% (share) of total electricity production
170Kuwait0.0% (share) of total electricity production
171Libya0.0% (share) of total electricity production
172Maldives0.0% (share) of total electricity production
173Malta0.0% (share) of total electricity production
174Mauritania0.0% (share) of total electricity production
175Oman0.0% (share) of total electricity production
176Nauru0.0% (share) of total electricity production
177Curaçao0.0% (share) of total electricity production
178Aruba0.0% (share) of total electricity production
179Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0% (share) of total electricity production
180Niger0.0% (share) of total electricity production
181Marshall Islands0.0% (share) of total electricity production
182Palau0.0% (share) of total electricity production
183Guinea-Bissau0.0% (share) of total electricity production
184Qatar0.0% (share) of total electricity production
185Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0% (share) of total electricity production
186Saint Lucia0.0% (share) of total electricity production
187Saint Martin (French part)0.0% (share) of total electricity production
188Saudi Arabia0.0% (share) of total electricity production
189Senegal0.0% (share) of total electricity production
190Seychelles0.0% (share) of total electricity production
191Singapore0.0% (share) of total electricity production
192Somalia0.0% (share) of total electricity production
193South Sudan0.0% (share) of total electricity production
194Tonga0.0% (share) of total electricity production
195Trinidad and Tobago0.0% (share) of total electricity production
196United Arab Emirates0.0% (share) of total electricity production
197Turks and Caicos Islands0.0% (share) of total electricity production
198Tuvalu0.0% (share) of total electricity production
199Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0% (share) of total electricity production
200Yemen0.0% (share) of total electricity production
201American Samoa0.0% (share) of total electricity production
202Antigua and Barbuda0.0% (share) of total electricity production
203Bahamas0.0% (share) of total electricity production
204Bahrain0.0% (share) of total electricity production
205Barbados0.0% (share) of total electricity production
206Botswana0.0% (share) of total electricity production
207Virgin Islands, British0.0% (share) of total electricity production
208Brunei Darussalam0.0% (share) of total electricity production
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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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