Data for 2005
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005
Figures for 2005, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. 5 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 51 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 13.683. Against 2004, 114 values changed (51 up, 63 down), 1 country joined.
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2005
Highest5 countries share it
100.000Lowest51 countries share it
0.000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 172 countries · select a heading to sort
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 100.000 | 100.000 | 2.62 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 100.000 | 100.000 | 0.09 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 100.000 | 100.000 | 3.51 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 100.000 | 100.000 | 0.46 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 100.000 | 100.000 | 51.17 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 99.864 | 99.864 | 7.33 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 99.848 | 99.848 | 13.15 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 99.329 | 99.329 | 8.94 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 99.298 | 99.298 | 17.09 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 99.203 | 99.203 | 2.51 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 98.863 | 99.468 | 137.25 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 98.701 | 98.701 | 5.39 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 98.225 | 98.225 | 1.69 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 94.192 | 94.192 | 3.96 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 93.878 | 96.429 | 1.96 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 86.979 | 87.500 | 7.68 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 85.694 | 85.694 | 7.20 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 85.621 | 89.542 | 1.53 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 85.483 | 85.483 | 14.81 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 84.411 | 84.411 | 2.63 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 82.641 | 82.789 | 6.74 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 81.395 | 81.395 | 0.43 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 81.250 | 81.250 | 0.16 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 80.720 | 100.000 | 8.61 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 79.365 | 96.703 | 8.19 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 78.895 | 80.016 | 49.94 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 73.280 | 73.280 | 105.39 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 71.951 | 71.951 | 0.82 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 70.902 | 72.275 | 25.50 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 67.683 | 69.512 | 4.92 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 65.157 | 65.157 | 2.87 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 63.918 | 64.261 | 5.82 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 62.025 | 62.025 | 0.79 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 60.377 | 61.321 | 1.06 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 58.824 | 58.824 | 0.34 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 57.636 | 63.508 | 64.37 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 57.093 | 57.093 | 22.77 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 54.355 | 64.407 | 42.48 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 53.946 | 54.100 | 13.05 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 53.877 | 54.035 | 12.64 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 52.632 | 52.632 | 0.19 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 52.457 | 52.457 | 9.36 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 50.955 | 51.592 | 1.57 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 50.211 | 53.658 | 52.22 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 49.834 | 49.834 | 6.02 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 48.634 | 50.000 | 3.66 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 48.521 | 48.521 | 1.69 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 47.273 | 47.273 | 0.55 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 45.971 | 51.288 | 158.36 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 45.455 | 45.455 | 0.11 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 44.776 | 66.716 | 6.70 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 43.750 | 43.750 | 0.16 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 41.871 | 56.115 | 6.95 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 40.000 | 44.000 | 0.25 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 39.673 | 40.900 | 4.89 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 38.202 | 52.809 | 0.89 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 36.842 | 36.842 | 0.19 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 35.294 | 35.294 | 0.51 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 34.064 | 34.081 | 59.33 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 33.725 | 56.863 | 5.10 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 32.994 | 33.036 | 23.55 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 32.635 | 33.693 | 94.56 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 31.818 | 31.818 | 35.86 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 31.566 | 35.101 | 3.96 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 30.741 | 33.092 | 5.53 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 30.201 | 33.557 | 1.49 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 28.783 | 28.783 | 6.08 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 25.806 | 96.774 | 0.62 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 25.044 | 26.984 | 5.67 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 25.000 | 25.000 | 0.12 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 25.000 | 25.000 | 0.08 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 24.476 | 24.587 | 161.63 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 24.309 | 32.597 | 3.62 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 22.899 | 23.627 | 15.11 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 21.470 | 21.470 | 6.94 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 21.429 | 21.429 | 0.14 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 19.737 | 19.737 | 30.40 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 19.529 | 33.248 | 70.56 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 19.231 | 19.231 | 0.52 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 18.733 | 18.733 | 47.67 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 18.085 | 19.149 | 1.88 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 15.879 | 16.173 | 2,500.26 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 15.035 | 35.664 | 2.86 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 14.831 | 32.367 | 56.57 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 14.805 | 14.933 | 31.34 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 14.318 | 15.442 | 13.34 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 13.047 | 13.047 | 22.84 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 12.242 | 16.438 | 294.63 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 11.973 | 12.057 | 36.08 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 10.280 | 17.931 | 46.01 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 10.000 | 10.000 | 0.10 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 9.811 | 11.698 | 2.65 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 9.797 | 9.797 | 43.89 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 9.434 | 9.434 | 0.53 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 8.866 | 8.866 | 11.73 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 8.810 | 9.660 | 569.14 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 8.548 | 10.914 | 58.73 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 6.537 | 8.749 | 4,034.99 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 6.353 | 14.603 | 289.46 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 6.030 | 6.030 | 5.97 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.867 | 24.779 | 2.26 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 4.748 | 4.748 | 26.96 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.545 | 4.545 | 0.88 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 3.121 | 3.190 | 14.42 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.905 | 3.820 | 81.93 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 2.687 | 6.269 | 3.35 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.461 | 7.383 | 25.60 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.008 | 3.614 | 7.47 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 1.622 | 1.622 | 33.91 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.417 | 2.479 | 155.29 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 1.106 | 1.422 | 12.66 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.622 | 0.622 | 9.65 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.561 | 0.561 | 24.96 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.559 | 5.231 | 35.75 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.456 | 3.192 | 15.35 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.344 | 2.501 | 84.38 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.196 | 1.078 | 10.20 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.129 | 0.129 | 30.96 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.091 | 7.571 | 98.53 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.062 | 0.082 | 48.61 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.055 | 27.162 | 36.08 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.19 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.24 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.91 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.09 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.37 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.99 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.11 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.06 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.16 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.26 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 4.167 | 0.24 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.48 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.12 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.05 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.38 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.30 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.29 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.20 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.15 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.90 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 1.538 | 0.65 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.38 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.02 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 43.73 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.20 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 22.32 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 7.882 | 2.03 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.27 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.24 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3.40 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.01 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.03 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.23 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.65 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.50 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.40 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.19 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.32 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.04 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.30 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.07 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.29 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.05 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.284 | 7.05 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.82 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.13 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.97 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.05 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4.77 |
02In 2005
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
Lowest
- Yemenshared0.000
- Vanuatushared0.000
- United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
- British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
- Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.000
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 13.683. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest6 share it
Lowest47 share it
Middle country: 17.185
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
United States4,034.99Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 4.57
032004 → 2005
Since 2004
What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 114values changed, of 171 in both
- 51 · 63rose · fell
- 57unchanged
Rose most
- Iraq1.517 → 19.737+18.220
- Mali19.841 → 30.201+10.360
- Eswatini17.241 → 25.806+8.565
- Sierra Leone16.667 → 25.000+8.333
- Chile42.667 → 50.211+7.544
Fell most
- Tanzania77.011 → 48.634−28.377
- São Tomé and Príncipe25.000 → 0.000−25.000
- Portugal22.090 → 10.280−11.810
- New Zealand63.804 → 54.355−9.449
- Bolivia47.020 → 39.673−7.347
+ MontenegroChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
117 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 51 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 172 countries has every column.
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Ember (2005). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2005
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07Questions
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005: questions and answers
Which country has the highest hydropower in Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005?
5 countries share the highest reading, 100.000, so no single country is named.
What year does Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 describe?
2005.
How many countries does Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 cover?
172.
Where can I download Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005?
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Is Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2005 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.