Data for 2019

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2019

Figures for 2019, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2019 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 49 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 10.479. Against 2018, 119 values changed (43 up, 76 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2019

Highest3 countries share it

100.000

Lowest49 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
2019the year it describes
123distinct 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, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by Ember.

BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.000	100.00	8.65
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.000	100.00	0.15
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.000	100.00	0.39
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.746	99.92	11.79
ParaguayPRYSouth America	99.718	100.00	49.59
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	99.615	100.00	5.20
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	98.537	100.00	6.15
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	93.619	97.94	133.83
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	92.778	96.11	1.80
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	91.583	91.58	14.97
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	91.460	91.46	20.96
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	90.000	95.00	0.20
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	88.210	96.94	4.58
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	83.673	83.67	0.49
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	83.562	87.67	1.46
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	83.367	84.65	14.79
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	78.620	79.36	18.99
EcuadorECUSouth America	75.994	77.78	32.45
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	75.295	76.05	11.86
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	72.756	73.20	15.82
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	68.853	100.00	19.36
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	68.841	96.38	1.38
Costa RicaCRICentral America	67.863	99.12	11.42
ColombiaCOLSouth America	67.251	69.49	78.78
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	66.667	69.23	0.39
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	63.188	63.48	31.24
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	62.947	63.75	16.22
GuineaGINWestern Africa	62.927	63.90	2.05
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	60.749	61.47	8.28
VenezuelaVENSouth America	58.297	58.38	85.15
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	57.874	82.42	43.75
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	57.759	77.30	70.69
BelizeBLZCentral America	55.769	86.54	0.52
PeruPERSouth America	55.302	60.54	56.87
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	54.451	56.26	19.32
UruguayURYSouth America	50.467	98.26	16.07
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	49.175	51.65	8.48
FijiFJIMelanesia	49.123	57.90	1.14
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	47.522	56.27	3.43
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	47.059	50.59	0.85
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	46.939	91.84	0.49
SurinameSURSouth America	46.569	47.55	2.04
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	46.482	48.56	8.67
GabonGABMiddle Africa	46.127	46.48	2.84
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	46.087	66.01	12.65
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	46.064	46.40	23.88
PanamaPANCentral America	43.814	52.75	11.64
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	41.908	42.31	17.30
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	38.814	58.75	168.42
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	36.032	38.46	2.47
MaliMLIWestern Africa	35.958	38.32	3.81
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	35.197	63.86	12.70
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	32.764	49.53	6.44
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	32.364	33.11	10.66
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.143	32.14	1.40
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	31.918	33.21	7.77
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	31.375	32.18	7.49
BoliviaBOLSouth America	31.340	36.16	10.37
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	30.952	30.95	0.42
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	29.529	43.80	300.18
SamoaWSMPolynesia	29.412	41.18	0.17
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	28.194	31.72	15.89
KenyaKENEastern Africa	27.768	88.67	11.56
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	26.992	27.76	3.89
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	26.515	41.92	58.76
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	26.316	39.47	0.38
ChileCHLSouth America	26.232	46.21	83.98
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	25.665	28.51	36.86
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	24.880	30.21	134.97
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	24.797	71.48	6.17
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	23.598	26.40	4.28
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	23.188	28.99	0.69
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	23.121	23.34	36.46
HondurasHNDCentral America	22.795	52.91	10.66
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	19.761	22.83	5.87
TogoTGOWestern Africa	19.672	21.31	0.61
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	18.102	46.47	68.61
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	17.093	53.12	51.60
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	17.032	26.49	7,471.53
HaitiHTICaribbean	16.038	16.04	1.06
ItalyITASouthern Europe	15.973	39.94	289.99
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	15.456	23.57	28.21
DominicaDMACaribbean	14.286	14.29	0.14
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	13.333	13.33	0.15
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.739	29.94	1.57
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	11.111	33.33	0.09
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	10.479	73.95	3.34
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	10.280	74.77	1.07
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	10.164	10.18	63.56
FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.063	19.96	565.52
SpainESPSouthern Europe	9.112	37.33	270.52
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	9.091	9.09	0.11
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	8.408	13.81	3.33
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	8.342	33.58	47.95
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7.573	20.79	106.03
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	6.875	16.25	1.60
United StatesUSANorthern America	6.796	18.30	4,158.38
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.702	17.13	43.72
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.109	12.55	21.28
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	5.973	6.90	25.95
SenegalSENWestern Africa	5.326	13.40	5.82
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.272	6.50	5.69
NicaraguaNICCentral America	5.022	56.99	4.58
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	4.447	5.19	21.59
IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.305	4.36	115.21
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	3.448	12.72	4.64
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3.360	3.50	22.32
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.096	21.67	3.23
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.883	38.71	30.87
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.345	11.74	85.72
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1.297	9.94	6.94
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.201	15.60	163.22
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.952	1.40	85.11
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.840	2.57	40.46
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.676	4.30	20.70
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.642	13.71	34.28
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.324	20.98	92.69
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.318	3.13	22.02
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.263	28.12	7.61
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.261	3.81	19.15
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.184	1.07	81.61
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.097	14.42	20.53
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.068	78.55	29.37
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.058	18.99	120.05
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.000	0.00	0.16
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000	2.78	0.36
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000	17.17	0.99
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000	0.00	2.01
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.000	0.06	33.11
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000	3.77	1.06
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000	1.85	0.54
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.000	0.40	2.51
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000	0.00	0.16
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000	0.00	4.93
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.000	18.18	0.44
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000	2.78	0.72
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000	5.71	0.35
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.00	0.11
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.000	25.00	0.04
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.000	10.10	5.15
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	0.00	0.09
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.000	12.50	0.40
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000	0.00	0.46
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000	0.00	0.24
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.000	4.57	1.75
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000	0.00	0.08
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.000	3.48	1.15
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.000	0.43	36.94
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.000	4.83	72.71
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.000	25.00	0.04
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.000	0.13	75.04
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.000	0.03	34.63
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.000	26.19	0.84
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.000	3.70	0.81
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.000	10.15	2.07
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.00	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.00	0.04
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.000	2.99	0.67
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.000	0.15	38.89
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.000	14.82	0.81
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.000	0.26	50.00
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000	4.35	0.23
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000	2.38	0.42
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000	7.02	0.57
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000	0.00	0.10
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000	5.41	0.37
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.000	0.00	0.55
TongaTONPolynesia	0.000	14.29	0.07
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000	0.11	9.20
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.000	0.00	22.50
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.00	0.26
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000	1.52	0.66
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.000	14.63	3.28

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

Bhutanshared100.000
Central African Republicshared100.000
Lesothoshared100.000
DR Congo99.746
Paraguay99.718

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

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest15 share it
Middle country: 26.40
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina7,471.53
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 6.44

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
119values changed, of 173 in both
43 · 76rose · fell
54unchanged

Rose most

Sierra Leone62.963 → 90.000+27.037
Malawi78.453 → 92.778+14.325
Türkiye19.907 → 29.529+9.622
Rwanda37.805 → 47.059+9.254
São Tomé and Príncipe0.000 → 9.091+9.091

Fell most

Panama70.179 → 43.814−26.365
Togo33.333 → 19.672−13.661
North Macedonia31.907 → 19.761−12.146
Namibia80.851 → 68.841−12.010
Cambodia57.946 → 46.482−11.464

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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123 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 49 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
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Every one of the 173 countries has every column.

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Ember (2019). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2019

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