Data for 2014

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2014

Figures for 2014, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2014 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. 5 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 50 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 11.01. Against 2013, 119 values changed (47 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2014

Highest5 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
2014the 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by Ember.

AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.00	100.00	4.72
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.00	100.00	7.15
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.00	100.00	0.17
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	100.00	100.00	15.12
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.00	100.00	0.52
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.89	99.89	8.74
ParaguayPRYSouth America	99.73	99.98	55.43
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	99.21	100.00	3.80
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	99.01	99.01	16.16
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	98.66	98.66	16.40
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	97.39	99.35	1.53
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	96.69	97.18	14.52
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	96.16	97.91	140.88
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	91.20	91.20	14.43
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	90.78	94.47	2.17
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	88.85	97.21	3.23
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	83.62	86.21	1.16
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	81.25	81.25	0.48
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	80.18	80.18	10.29
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	80.00	80.00	0.15
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	77.78	83.33	0.18
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	77.30	78.44	11.41
UruguayURYSouth America	74.35	94.76	12.98
BelizeBLZCentral America	72.22	91.67	0.36
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	70.51	100.00	17.80
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	67.09	74.01	13.43
ColombiaCOLSouth America	67.06	69.09	70.46
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	66.63	81.56	61.55
Costa RicaCRICentral America	65.39	89.77	10.17
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	63.46	63.61	13.08
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	62.85	64.01	6.89
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	61.36	62.96	14.39
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	60.46	61.11	3.06
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	59.92	59.96	21.48
GuineaGINWestern Africa	59.16	59.16	0.71
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	56.08	79.10	42.92
VenezuelaVENSouth America	55.79	55.87	115.23
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	55.21	55.21	3.17
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	55.07	55.17	9.86
MaliMLIWestern Africa	54.98	58.17	2.51
PanamaPANCentral America	54.09	55.81	9.30
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	53.41	55.11	1.76
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	52.20	52.82	9.56
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	51.16	52.91	1.72
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	48.78	48.78	0.41
PeruPERSouth America	48.55	52.37	45.73
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	47.92	95.83	0.48
EcuadorECUSouth America	46.88	47.54	24.19
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	45.49	68.42	10.64
FijiFJIMelanesia	43.96	48.35	0.91
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	41.52	55.84	153.56
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	41.37	42.65	6.26
GabonGABMiddle Africa	39.70	40.20	1.99
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	38.72	54.48	5.14
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	38.71	51.61	0.31
KenyaKENEastern Africa	35.65	76.41	9.20
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	35.51	38.48	17.15
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	34.86	34.86	1.09
TogoTGOWestern Africa	34.29	34.29	0.35
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	32.90	32.98	33.44
ChileCHLSouth America	32.51	42.84	70.17
HondurasHNDCentral America	31.08	40.60	8.30
SurinameSURSouth America	30.22	30.22	1.82
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	30.09	32.83	107.91
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	30.06	60.95	51.80
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	28.96	41.77	64.92
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	28.41	60.16	6.30
BoliviaBOLSouth America	26.87	28.68	8.30
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	26.16	26.16	7.53
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	25.00	29.41	0.68
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	23.60	33.41	4.28
SamoaWSMPolynesia	23.08	23.08	0.13
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	22.85	23.70	8.27
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	22.49	23.98	5.38
ItalyITASouthern Europe	21.17	43.64	276.53
DominicaDMACaribbean	20.00	20.00	0.15
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	19.68	38.59	68.10
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	18.33	22.07	5,781.27
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	17.48	21.36	1.03
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	16.57	16.70	32.28
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	16.13	20.89	251.95
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	15.52	23.00	27.13
SpainESPSouthern Europe	14.27	40.18	274.44
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	12.50	12.50	0.08
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	11.84	25.61	77.23
FranceFRAWestern Europe	11.26	16.60	566.31
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	11.01	11.15	21.25
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	10.89	10.89	55.75
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	10.84	40.92	3.69
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	10.23	11.36	0.88
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	9.80	15.75	46.92
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	9.64	11.63	3.01
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	9.03	24.55	49.62
NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.97	53.81	4.46
HaitiHTICaribbean	8.74	8.74	1.03
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.64	10.13	17.28
SenegalSENWestern Africa	7.42	9.09	4.18
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	7.14	7.14	0.14
United StatesUSANorthern America	6.18	13.35	4,096.01
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.96	6.15	5.37
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	5.76	20.94	1.91
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	5.24	5.56	24.63
IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.25	4.33	69.03
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	3.29	9.86	4.26
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.06	20.41	2.94
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.75	25.02	25.86
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.25	10.79	84.98
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.38	12.54	158.35
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1.30	3.90	5.38
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.11	1.39	56.05
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1.06	1.17	17.97
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	1.02	10.75	29.39
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.52	4.38	19.43
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.41	17.15	71.20
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.39	0.39	64.27
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.38	1.66	21.06
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.35	0.84	34.74
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.33	0.38	18.27
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.26	3.11	18.97
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.24	11.17	12.45
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.11	11.41	102.10
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.06	56.15	32.04
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.02	1.58	60.86
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	0.00	0.15
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.34
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	17.02	0.94
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	0.00	1.92
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	0.04	27.26
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	0.97	1.03
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.34
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	0.00	2.31
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.20
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.00	4.50
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	20.93	0.43
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.62
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	3.33	0.30
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.05
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	0.00	0.03
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	7.14	4.34
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.10
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	1.70
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.03
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	4.00	1.00
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.00	0.10	39.74
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	0.00	0.03
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	0.02	65.15
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.30
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	0.03	37.73
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	40.63	0.64
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	1.85	0.54
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	3.56	2.25
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	0.00	0.03
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	2.22	0.45
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	0.00	29.13
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	0.00	0.34
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	0.28	38.80
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	4.55	0.22
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.38
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	2.22	0.45
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	0.00	0.09
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.35
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	0.00	0.48
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	0.00	0.05
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	0.00	9.41
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	0.00	20.40
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	0.00	0.23
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	1.28	0.78
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	14.29	0.07
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	0.13	7.66

02In 2014

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

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest30 share it
Middle country: 21.36
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina5,781.27
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 5.38

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
119values changed, of 173 in both
47 · 72rose · fell
54unchanged

Rose most

Togo12.50 → 34.29+21.79
Sierra Leone62.50 → 80.00+17.50
Tanzania28.72 → 41.37+12.66
Rwanda40.54 → 48.78+8.24
Faroe Islands31.03 → 38.71+7.68

Fell most

Suriname47.16 → 30.22−16.94
Fiji59.09 → 43.96−15.13
Guinea73.85 → 59.16−14.69
Kenya48.39 → 35.65−12.74
Myanmar70.79 → 61.36−9.43

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 (2014). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2014

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