Data for 2018

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2018

Figures for 2018, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. 4 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 50 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 12.649. Against 2017, 118 values changed (58 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2018

Highest4 countries share it

100.000

Lowest50 countries share it

0.000

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
2018the year it describes
121distinct 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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by Ember.

AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.000	100.000	8.55
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.000	100.000	6.89
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.000	100.000	0.15
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.000	100.000	0.52
ParaguayPRYSouth America	99.781	100.000	59.34
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.713	99.904	10.46
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	98.140	100.000	4.84
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	95.231	98.020	145.94
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	93.161	93.161	19.74
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	91.834	91.834	15.43
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	84.651	92.791	4.30
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	84.214	84.644	16.28
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	81.811	82.475	12.04
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	81.097	81.797	17.14
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	80.851	98.582	1.41
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	80.769	80.769	0.52
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	79.487	82.906	1.17
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	78.919	79.452	13.14
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	78.453	81.768	1.81
ColombiaCOLSouth America	74.402	76.333	78.21
Costa RicaCRICentral America	72.203	98.601	11.44
PanamaPANCentral America	70.179	77.768	11.20
EcuadorECUSouth America	70.031	71.912	29.23
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	69.477	100.000	19.69
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	68.571	71.429	0.35
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	64.875	65.078	34.42
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	62.963	66.667	0.27
GuineaGINWestern Africa	61.340	62.371	1.94
BelizeBLZCentral America	60.976	92.683	0.41
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	59.524	83.398	43.73
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	58.902	59.756	16.40
VenezuelaVENSouth America	58.319	58.369	99.71
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	58.203	77.408	64.67
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	58.197	58.899	8.54
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	57.946	58.924	8.18
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	56.953	72.337	13.52
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	56.701	58.179	21.64
PeruPERSouth America	56.243	61.131	54.62
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	55.526	59.211	3.80
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	55.102	95.918	0.49
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	53.552	55.673	9.43
SurinameSURSouth America	52.105	53.158	1.90
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	51.027	51.269	24.83
FijiFJIMelanesia	50.909	59.091	1.10
GabonGABMiddle Africa	46.763	47.122	2.78
UruguayURYSouth America	44.901	97.536	14.61
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	40.376	40.711	14.91
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	40.336	43.277	2.38
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	40.075	66.113	13.25
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	38.082	55.797	163.36
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	37.805	41.463	0.82
MaliMLIWestern Africa	37.673	40.166	3.61
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	36.161	51.935	6.72
KenyaKENEastern Africa	35.310	86.283	11.30
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	34.091	35.065	3.08
TogoTGOWestern Africa	33.333	35.000	0.60
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.593	32.593	1.35
HondurasHNDCentral America	32.441	62.822	9.71
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	31.907	34.938	5.61
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	31.707	31.707	0.41
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	31.429	48.571	0.35
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	30.506	31.737	7.31
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	30.171	30.435	7.59
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	29.963	77.941	5.44
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	29.183	29.880	10.04
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	29.156	32.382	16.12
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	29.016	29.725	36.67
ChileCHLSouth America	28.009	45.866	81.76
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	27.564	40.877	64.07
SamoaWSMPolynesia	26.667	40.000	0.15
BoliviaBOLSouth America	25.996	29.582	10.04
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	23.529	29.412	0.68
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	21.234	50.403	58.35
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	21.191	25.678	129.02
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	20.975	21.166	36.71
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	19.907	32.257	300.15
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	19.495	22.936	4.36
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	18.938	45.764	70.23
HaitiHTICaribbean	18.269	18.269	1.04
DominicaDMACaribbean	18.182	18.182	0.11
ItalyITASouthern Europe	17.056	39.995	286.06
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	16.807	25.332	7,133.23
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	14.726	75.342	2.92
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	13.466	21.793	26.66
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	13.333	13.333	0.15
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	13.014	30.137	1.46
SpainESPSouthern Europe	12.649	38.272	271.40
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	12.500	25.000	0.08
FranceFRAWestern Europe	11.299	19.757	576.24
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	11.073	20.168	46.51
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	10.910	30.679	52.61
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	9.404	23.371	99.74
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	9.375	70.833	0.96
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	9.343	9.359	63.15
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	9.143	12.000	3.50
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	8.980	13.776	19.60
NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.817	58.710	4.65
SenegalSENWestern Africa	7.287	14.170	4.94
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	6.964	7.760	25.13
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	6.952	14.439	1.87
United StatesUSANorthern America	6.822	17.450	4,201.55
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.019	5.948	5.38
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	4.545	14.646	3.96
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.846	20.513	3.12
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3.360	3.495	22.32
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.223	33.312	31.04
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1.877	10.859	86.84
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.849	1.910	98.41
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1.598	2.209	21.28
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.364	1.769	79.15
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1.218	6.697	6.57
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.163	12.760	169.43
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.821	2.077	38.99
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.686	11.763	32.05
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.673	3.462	20.80
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.393	23.230	73.87
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.226	2.657	17.69
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.156	1.068	76.75
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.098	10.604	20.37
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.096	2.629	20.92
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.081	16.087	12.37
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.062	16.693	113.10
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.033	68.686	30.21
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.000	0.000	0.16
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000	2.778	0.36
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000	16.495	0.97
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000	0.000	2.00
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.000	0.034	29.55
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000	2.885	1.04
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.19
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.000	0.322	3.11
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.16
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	4.30
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.000	20.930	0.43
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000	1.493	0.67
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000	5.882	0.34
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.10
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.000	40.000	0.05
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.000	9.486	5.06
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.05
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.000	12.821	0.39
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.39
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.23
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.000	4.046	1.73
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.08
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.000	2.632	1.14
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.000	0.410	36.57
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.000	2.724	69.02
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.03
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.000	0.121	74.13
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.000	0.029	34.18
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.000	27.692	0.65
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.000	3.797	0.79
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.000	10.152	1.97
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.04
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.000	1.887	0.53
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.000	0.132	37.76
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.000	14.286	0.42
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.000	0.312	48.06
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000	4.348	0.23
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000	2.439	0.41
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000	0.000	0.10
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000	1.923	0.52
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000	0.000	0.10
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000	5.405	0.37
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.54
TongaTONPolynesia	0.000	14.286	0.07
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000	0.108	9.23
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	25.36
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.26
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000	1.613	0.62
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.000	13.754	3.49

02In 2018

At either end

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

Highest

Albaniashared100.000
Bhutanshared100.000
Central African Republicshared100.000
Lesothoshared100.000
Paraguay99.781

Lowest

Yemenshared0.000
United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.000
Tongashared0.000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 12.649. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 25.678
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina7,133.23
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 6.72

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
118values changed, of 173 in both
58 · 60rose · fell
55unchanged

Rose most

Liberia0.000 → 31.707+31.707
Cambodia40.875 → 57.946+17.071
Montenegro41.129 → 55.526+14.397
Vanuatu0.000 → 12.500+12.500
North Macedonia19.821 → 31.907+12.086

Fell most

Latvia58.167 → 36.161−22.006
Malawi95.288 → 78.453−16.835
Namibia89.831 → 80.851−8.980
Uruguay52.404 → 44.901−7.503
Guinea68.362 → 61.340−7.022

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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121 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 50 countries share 0.000. 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 (2018). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2018

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