Data for 2009

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2009

Figures for 2009, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2009 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. 6 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 49 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 14.29. Against 2008, 112 values changed (64 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2009

Highest6 countries share it

100.00

Lowest49 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
2009the year it describes
117distinct 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, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by Ember.

AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.00	100.000	5.20
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.00	100.000	6.93
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	100.00	100.000	0.12
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	100.00	100.000	3.37
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.00	100.000	0.65
ParaguayPRYSouth America	100.00	100.000	54.94
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	99.94	99.940	16.79
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	99.90	99.899	9.89
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	99.68	99.675	3.08
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	98.85	98.848	7.81
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	98.64	98.635	16.12
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	95.66	96.572	130.97
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	94.00	94.667	1.50
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	92.08	92.077	10.98
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	89.22	92.814	1.67
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	88.12	88.115	8.33
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	87.64	87.640	0.89
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	87.50	87.500	0.16
BelizeBLZCentral America	79.17	79.167	0.24
Costa RicaCRICentral America	77.38	95.130	9.24
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	76.17	76.398	8.94
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	75.47	75.466	6.97
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	75.00	75.000	2.76
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	74.90	75.720	7.29
TogoTGOWestern Africa	73.33	73.333	0.15
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	72.77	100.000	16.71
VenezuelaVENSouth America	71.89	71.891	119.57
ColombiaCOLSouth America	71.61	72.687	56.75
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	69.34	70.557	5.74
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	66.60	66.599	4.91
GuineaGINWestern Africa	65.00	65.000	0.80
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	63.42	63.415	0.41
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	62.12	63.914	5.57
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	61.77	71.258	66.21
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	61.35	62.185	1.19
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	61.11	61.111	0.54
PeruPERSouth America	59.20	60.601	32.92
UruguayURYSouth America	58.36	68.166	8.67
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	57.85	63.636	2.42
PanamaPANCentral America	56.44	56.729	6.91
SurinameSURSouth America	56.21	56.209	1.53
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	55.83	71.688	42.95
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	55.51	56.030	13.35
FijiFJIMelanesia	55.42	62.651	0.83
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	55.00	56.250	4.80
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	52.95	52.951	23.38
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	51.61	51.613	0.31
GabonGABMiddle Africa	51.37	51.913	1.83
EcuadorECUSouth America	50.28	50.385	18.16
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	48.41	50.681	6.61
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	48.21	58.426	136.60
MaliMLIWestern Africa	42.95	46.154	1.56
ChileCHLSouth America	41.48	48.683	60.37
HondurasHNDCentral America	40.38	47.376	6.86
SamoaWSMPolynesia	38.46	38.462	0.13
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	36.77	36.765	5.44
BoliviaBOLSouth America	36.55	37.842	6.21
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	36.21	36.207	0.58
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	36.07	37.265	5.85
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	33.33	37.037	0.27
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	33.33	33.333	0.06
KenyaKENEastern Africa	32.82	60.611	6.55
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	32.66	45.791	8.91
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	30.30	96.970	0.66
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	29.23	30.278	96.11
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	28.74	29.896	16.39
HaitiHTICaribbean	28.17	28.169	0.71
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	27.95	27.950	37.71
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	26.97	27.001	57.59
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	26.84	56.752	5.85
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	25.22	37.092	3.37
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	22.89	22.941	19.79
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	22.73	22.727	0.22
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	20.62	22.165	1.94
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	18.62	18.622	6.82
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	18.57	18.571	0.70
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	18.46	19.583	194.81
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	17.61	30.114	72.06
ItalyITASouthern Europe	17.16	24.186	286.36
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	16.85	18.974	25.93
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	16.77	37.039	49.38
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	16.67	16.667	0.06
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	16.57	17.886	3,714.65
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	15.81	32.574	61.92
DominicaDMACaribbean	15.39	15.385	0.13
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	14.29	14.286	0.77
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	14.29	14.286	0.14
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	12.93	12.934	50.10
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	12.15	12.149	18.85
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	10.62	11.782	13.75
FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.49	12.886	528.87
SpainESPSouthern Europe	9.08	25.482	290.72
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	8.87	13.523	60.34
IraqIRQWestern Asia	8.53	8.534	37.85
NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.41	30.725	3.45
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	8.11	8.698	42.31
SenegalSENWestern Africa	7.87	9.508	3.05
United StatesUSANorthern America	6.82	10.548	3,939.82
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.65	5.654	6.19
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.78	4.777	12.98
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	4.67	23.735	2.57
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	4.32	4.384	43.34
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.03	4.839	1.24
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	3.49	8.571	3.15
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3.22	14.868	27.98
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	3.18	7.500	4.40
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.98	5.708	81.64
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2.87	4.645	14.64
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.58	5.760	150.86
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.18	1.262	37.23
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.85	3.892	17.73
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.78	0.779	38.50
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.74	0.738	23.04
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.64	8.048	35.91
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.52	1.180	15.26
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.50	0.743	4.04
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.42	0.490	14.28
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.37	6.061	89.76
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.34	6.150	8.78
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.13	0.362	30.37
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.09	9.640	112.35
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.06	27.779	36.25
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.04	0.164	54.73
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	0.000	0.18
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.33
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	3.158	0.95
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	0.000	2.14
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	22.56
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	0.000	1.07
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.13
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.62
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.19
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	3.62
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	3.226	0.31
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.63
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.17
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.05
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	0.000	0.03
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	0.576	5.21
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.35
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.29
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.24
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.20
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	0.000	1.87
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.03
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	1.205	0.83
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.00	0.000	38.62
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	0.000	0.02
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	53.22
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.25
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	0.000	30.38
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	12.329	1.46
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.39
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	0.000	2.17
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	0.000	0.02
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.26
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	18.45
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.50
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	24.16
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.22
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.36
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.35
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	0.000	0.08
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.33
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	0.000	0.05
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	0.255	7.84
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	0.000	15.98
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.20
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.92
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	0.000	0.06
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	0.000	6.75

02In 2009

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 14.29. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest43 share it
Middle country: 18.229
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States3,939.82
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 5.51

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
112values changed, of 172 in both
64 · 48rose · fell
60unchanged

Rose most

Sudan25.71 → 48.41+22.70
Montenegro54.42 → 75.00+20.58
Afghanistan69.23 → 87.64+18.41
Myanmar61.48 → 75.47+13.99
Mali31.49 → 42.95+11.46

Fell most

Republic of the Congo80.44 → 61.11−19.32
Belize95.24 → 79.17−16.07
Kenya45.85 → 32.82−13.03
Uganda69.96 → 57.85−12.11
Colombia82.81 → 71.61−11.19

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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117 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 49 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 (2009). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2009

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