Data for 2013

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2013

Figures for 2013, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. 4 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 50 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 13.32. Against 2012, 119 values changed (59 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2013

Highest4 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.

173countries
3measures per country
2013the year it describes
120distinct 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, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by Ember.

AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.00	100.00	6.96
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.00	100.00	7.53
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.00	100.00	0.14
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.00	100.00	0.51
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	99.94	100.00	15.36
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.88	99.88	8.16
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	99.85	99.85	13.30
ParaguayPRYSouth America	99.79	100.00	60.51
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	99.77	99.77	17.11
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	99.14	99.71	3.50
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	98.59	98.59	14.87
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	96.25	97.96	133.14
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	94.07	95.56	1.35
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	93.49	100.00	3.07
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	93.39	93.39	13.92
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	90.73	93.66	2.05
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	82.35	88.24	0.17
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	82.06	82.06	9.98
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	80.44	80.44	0.46
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	79.52	80.97	10.35
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	77.48	80.18	1.11
GuineaGINWestern Africa	73.85	73.85	0.65
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	70.87	100.00	17.99
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	70.79	72.55	12.46
UruguayURYSouth America	70.41	84.13	11.66
BelizeBLZCentral America	70.27	94.60	0.37
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	68.30	69.40	6.34
ColombiaCOLSouth America	67.69	69.22	73.51
Costa RicaCRICentral America	66.54	88.22	10.19
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	65.10	78.23	64.55
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	63.45	63.45	3.94
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	62.74	62.90	12.99
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	62.63	62.68	21.97
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	62.50	62.50	0.16
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	61.84	66.57	13.94
VenezuelaVENSouth America	61.82	61.89	135.13
FijiFJIMelanesia	59.09	63.64	0.88
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	57.91	58.04	8.15
PanamaPANCentral America	57.54	57.88	8.95
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	57.30	57.87	1.78
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	55.49	57.23	1.73
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	53.40	74.19	42.70
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	52.41	53.77	9.54
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	51.67	93.33	0.60
PeruPERSouth America	51.28	53.94	43.51
MaliMLIWestern Africa	50.46	54.09	2.20
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	48.49	50.30	1.65
KenyaKENEastern Africa	48.39	78.34	8.08
EcuadorECUSouth America	47.19	47.63	23.16
SurinameSURSouth America	47.16	47.16	1.76
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	46.94	56.94	6.20
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	45.95	67.59	10.12
GabonGABMiddle Africa	44.50	44.98	2.09
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	40.54	40.54	0.37
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	40.10	54.04	153.03
HondurasHNDCentral America	33.01	44.09	8.21
BoliviaBOLSouth America	32.14	33.80	7.81
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	31.03	37.93	0.29
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	30.39	32.19	104.88
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	29.41	29.41	0.85
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	29.30	32.34	15.80
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	29.27	60.76	6.32
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	28.72	30.05	5.99
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	28.71	28.71	7.49
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	27.27	58.53	50.35
ChileCHLSouth America	27.02	35.70	72.84
DominicaDMACaribbean	26.67	26.67	0.15
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	26.00	26.05	39.23
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	25.94	26.11	6.09
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	25.71	34.63	58.19
SamoaWSMPolynesia	25.00	25.00	0.12
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	24.74	28.82	240.15
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	24.69	35.16	4.01
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	22.06	25.00	0.68
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	20.84	21.76	7.63
ItalyITASouthern Europe	18.45	39.16	286.02
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	18.42	18.56	28.93
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	18.33	20.32	2.51
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	18.02	35.97	71.26
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	17.35	21.43	0.98
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	17.02	22.32	28.50
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	16.78	20.00	5,420.96
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.67	16.00	0.75
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	14.29	14.29	0.14
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	14.29	14.29	0.07
HaitiHTICaribbean	13.33	13.33	1.05
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	13.32	26.41	75.23
SpainESPSouthern Europe	13.10	39.58	281.46
TogoTGOWestern Africa	12.50	12.50	0.32
FranceFRAWestern Europe	12.47	17.24	576.75
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	12.41	36.52	4.19
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	11.92	12.04	25.17
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	11.27	25.48	56.37
NicaraguaNICCentral America	11.03	52.28	4.17
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	10.61	13.04	17.72
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	10.44	10.44	54.61
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	9.39	16.06	43.02
SenegalSENWestern Africa	8.14	9.71	3.81
IraqIRQWestern Asia	8.08	8.17	58.90
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.87	6.87	4.51
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	6.70	6.70	18.80
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	6.52	19.57	1.84
United StatesUSANorthern America	6.51	12.83	4,055.61
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	6.32	6.71	23.25
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3.18	10.83	85.91
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.15	20.28	2.86
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	2.80	9.32	4.29
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.34	22.29	25.62
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.76	2.01	53.34
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.49	10.42	163.78
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1.20	2.39	5.02
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.69	9.18	30.27
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.68	4.88	19.25
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.55	0.55	59.89
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.46	14.30	81.95
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.44	0.95	31.51
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.37	1.35	21.48
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.33	2.37	18.14
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.29	0.35	17.26
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.23	9.26	13.28
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.11	12.03	100.56
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.05	0.93	61.32
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.03	46.11	34.61
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	0.00	0.15
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.33
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	15.96	0.94
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	0.00	1.88
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	0.00	25.91
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	0.00	1.01
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.13
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.92
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.20
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.00	4.40
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	21.95	0.41
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.62
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	3.57	0.28
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.06
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	0.00	0.03
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	7.69	4.29
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.43
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.27
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.25
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.20
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	0.00	1.74
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.02
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	4.08	0.98
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.00	0.10	39.01
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	0.00	0.03
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	0.02	60.99
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.30
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	0.03	37.93
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	58.54	0.41
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	0.00	0.42
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	1.77	2.26
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	0.00	0.02
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.44
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	0.00	26.24
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	0.00	0.53
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	0.23	34.75
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	4.55	0.22
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.38
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	2.27	0.44
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	0.00	0.08
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.35
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.47
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	0.00	0.05
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	0.00	9.50
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	0.00	18.87
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.21
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.82
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	14.29	0.07
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	0.00	8.50

02In 2013

At either end

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

Highest

Albaniashared100.00
Bhutanshared100.00
Central African Republicshared100.00
Lesothoshared100.00
Laos99.94

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

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest8 share it
Lowest36 share it
Middle country: 21.76
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina5,420.96
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 6.20

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
119values changed, of 173 in both
59 · 60rose · fell
54unchanged

Rose most

Cambodia36.36 → 57.30+20.94
Uruguay51.13 → 70.41+19.28
Central African Republic83.33 → 100.00+16.67
Croatia45.79 → 61.84+16.05
Belize55.26 → 70.27+15.01

Fell most

Togo28.13 → 12.50−15.63
Latvia60.13 → 46.94−13.20
Angola70.86 → 57.91−12.94
Samoa36.36 → 25.00−11.36
Burundi93.33 → 82.35−10.98

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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120 distinct values among 173
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 173 countries has every column.

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Ember (2013). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2013

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