Data for 2008

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2008

Figures for 2008, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2008 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. 6 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 50 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 13.34. Against 2007, 113 values changed (65 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2008

Highest6 countries share it

100.00

Lowest50 countries share it

0.00

Shaded 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.

172countries
3measures per country
2008the year it describes
116distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2008: every country, as published by Ember.

AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.00	100.000	3.76
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.00	100.000	6.89
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	100.00	100.000	0.11
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	100.00	100.000	3.72
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.00	100.000	0.58
ParaguayPRYSouth America	100.00	100.000	55.46
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	99.93	99.933	14.97
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	99.90	99.895	9.53
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	99.64	99.642	2.79
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	98.67	98.668	7.51
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	98.48	99.405	141.19
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	97.83	97.833	16.15
BelizeBLZCentral America	95.24	95.238	0.21
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	89.41	92.941	1.70
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	88.54	88.535	1.57
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.50	87.500	0.16
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	85.71	85.714	11.69
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	84.61	84.606	8.38
ColombiaCOLSouth America	82.81	83.886	55.48
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	80.44	80.435	0.46
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	77.78	77.778	4.05
Costa RicaCRICentral America	77.77	92.766	9.40
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	75.28	100.000	16.34
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	74.84	75.885	7.63
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	74.29	75.709	5.64
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	73.68	73.918	8.32
VenezuelaVENSouth America	72.79	72.791	119.30
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	69.96	74.249	2.33
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	69.23	69.231	0.78
TogoTGOWestern Africa	69.23	69.231	0.13
GuineaGINWestern Africa	64.20	64.198	0.81
PanamaPANCentral America	61.74	62.053	6.43
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	61.48	61.480	6.62
EcuadorECUSouth America	60.47	60.573	18.49
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	60.41	60.408	23.06
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	59.55	60.899	4.45
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	59.54	69.167	64.38
FijiFJIMelanesia	59.52	67.857	0.84
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	59.01	60.911	5.27
PeruPERSouth America	58.71	60.130	32.43
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	58.48	59.322	1.18
SurinameSURSouth America	56.95	56.954	1.51
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	55.17	55.172	0.29
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	54.42	54.417	2.83
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	54.05	54.054	0.37
UruguayURYSouth America	51.31	61.231	8.77
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	50.98	64.231	43.39
GabonGABMiddle Africa	48.62	49.171	1.81
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	46.08	54.310	149.90
KenyaKENEastern Africa	45.85	72.683	6.15
SamoaWSMPolynesia	45.46	45.455	0.11
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	45.23	45.696	12.78
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	41.94	54.954	8.68
ChileCHLSouth America	40.28	45.526	59.46
BoliviaBOLSouth America	38.68	39.696	5.92
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	36.84	36.842	0.57
HaitiHTICaribbean	36.74	36.735	0.49
HondurasHNDCentral America	35.03	38.117	6.48
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	34.43	63.279	6.10
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	33.33	37.037	0.27
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	33.33	33.333	0.06
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	32.47	34.542	5.79
MaliMLIWestern Africa	31.49	34.254	1.81
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	30.17	30.169	5.90
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	29.87	31.244	93.01
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	27.08	27.131	21.12
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	26.52	26.549	64.86
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	25.96	25.964	36.82
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	25.71	28.369	5.64
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	25.00	25.000	0.20
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	24.93	36.657	3.41
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24.50	26.264	16.41
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	24.19	25.806	1.86
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	23.19	97.101	0.69
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	22.12	35.902	77.35
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	21.31	21.311	0.61
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	20.00	20.000	0.05
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	18.22	19.025	3,495.76
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	16.77	17.351	198.37
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	16.18	33.903	60.82
NicaraguaNICCentral America	15.77	35.417	3.36
DominicaDMACaribbean	15.39	15.385	0.13
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	15.00	32.289	45.34
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	14.29	14.286	0.14
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	14.08	15.923	28.70
ItalyITASouthern Europe	13.36	18.667	311.57
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	13.31	13.312	6.31
FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.96	12.757	566.98
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	10.22	10.222	21.62
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	9.45	10.541	14.61
IraqIRQWestern Asia	9.44	9.436	36.88
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	8.94	8.941	50.22
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	8.33	8.333	0.72
SenegalSENWestern Africa	7.77	9.122	2.96
SpainESPSouthern Europe	7.54	20.062	309.79
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	6.99	7.063	41.06
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.32	6.323	6.01
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.27	6.586	44.49
United StatesUSANorthern America	6.05	9.181	4,107.53
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	5.32	9.247	62.18
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	4.78	10.294	2.72
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	4.30	23.438	2.56
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	3.78	6.147	4.23
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3.38	3.378	1.48
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3.24	12.162	29.93
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	3.00	4.501	13.33
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2.97	2.972	12.45
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2.75	2.805	34.23
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.43	4.467	83.28
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.39	4.278	154.50
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.79	3.959	17.68
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.70	0.696	40.23
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.69	0.688	23.25
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.53	5.872	40.02
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.49	5.321	83.06
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.42	0.495	14.15
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.28	1.890	10.58
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.21	0.487	14.37
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.11	0.200	35.05
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.09	8.973	106.21
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.08	27.686	36.48
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.04	0.070	56.79
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	0.000	0.19
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.30
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.91
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	0.000	2.25
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	22.82
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	0.000	1.05
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.23
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.70
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.18
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	3.42
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	3.448	0.29
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.62
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.14
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.04
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	0.000	0.03
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	0.197	5.07
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.34
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.28
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.24
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.19
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	0.000	1.88
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.03
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	1.408	0.71
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.00	0.000	37.93
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	0.000	0.02
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	51.75
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.25
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	0.000	28.67
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	14.876	1.21
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.41
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	0.000	2.31
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.00	0.250	4.00
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	0.000	0.02
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.22
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	16.05
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.43
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	21.62
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.20
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.35
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.34
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	0.000	0.08
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.32
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	0.000	0.05
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	0.259	7.73
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	0.000	15.04
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.19
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.97
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	0.000	0.06
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	6.55

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Albaniashared100.00
Burundishared100.00
Bhutanshared100.00
Laosshared100.00
Lesothoshared100.00

Lowest

Yemenshared0.00
Vanuatushared0.00
United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00
British Virgin Islandsshared0.00
Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 13.34. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest44 share it
Middle country: 16.637
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States4,107.53
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 5.46

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
113values changed, of 172 in both
65 · 48rose · fell
59unchanged

Rose most

Togo47.37 → 69.23+21.86
Ghana53.02 → 73.68+20.66
Equatorial Guinea7.69 → 25.00+17.31
Belize81.82 → 95.24+13.42
Ecuador51.88 → 60.47+8.58

Fell most

Uruguay85.50 → 51.31−34.19
Namibia98.09 → 88.54−9.55
Iraq17.27 → 9.44−7.83
Peru65.32 → 58.71−6.61
Portugal21.60 → 15.00−6.60

Changes 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.

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116 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 50 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 172 countries has every column.

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Ember (2008). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2008

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