Data for 2021

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2021

Figures for 2021, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 100.00; 47 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 12.62. Against 2020, 119 values changed (55 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2021

Highest3 countries share it

100.00

Lowest47 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
2021the year it describes
124distinct 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by Ember.

BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.00	100.000	10.82
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.00	100.000	0.15
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.00	100.000	0.53
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	99.55	100.000	8.94
ParaguayPRYSouth America	99.34	100.000	40.84
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	98.96	100.000	9.63
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	92.53	100.000	14.19
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	92.35	95.628	1.83
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	91.63	99.319	157.13
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	90.69	91.986	17.72
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	90.06	90.058	20.72
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	90.00	95.000	0.20
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	88.05	97.533	5.27
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	85.60	85.601	15.14
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	84.31	84.314	0.51
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	82.03	82.980	18.86
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	80.54	81.171	12.64
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	80.19	87.736	1.06
EcuadorECUSouth America	79.61	81.196	32.12
VenezuelaVENSouth America	79.20	79.235	82.93
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	75.02	75.430	16.85
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	73.27	73.541	44.90
Costa RicaCRICentral America	72.98	100.000	12.73
GuineaGINWestern Africa	72.53	73.077	3.64
ColombiaCOLSouth America	71.95	75.071	84.36
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	70.04	100.000	19.39
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	69.20	70.712	8.57
PanamaPANCentral America	68.87	78.365	12.11
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	66.67	69.231	0.39
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	64.24	97.351	1.51
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	62.82	63.324	25.63
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	62.19	62.901	8.41
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	61.86	62.655	17.70
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	58.12	79.121	66.67
PeruPERSouth America	55.96	61.572	56.99
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	55.09	81.722	43.55
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	55.00	59.000	1.00
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	53.32	61.804	3.77
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	51.91	58.702	9.71
FijiFJIMelanesia	51.89	62.264	1.06
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	50.98	96.078	0.51
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	47.60	49.349	19.98
SurinameSURSouth America	47.37	48.325	2.09
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	47.19	69.689	15.11
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	46.33	63.590	5.85
GabonGABMiddle Africa	46.28	46.622	2.96
BelizeBLZCentral America	44.44	86.111	0.36
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	43.05	73.497	15.47
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	43.01	67.383	171.78
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	35.72	36.879	8.65
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	34.21	34.211	0.38
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	34.10	34.783	22.08
HondurasHNDCentral America	33.90	61.421	11.12
MaliMLIWestern Africa	33.76	39.086	3.94
UruguayURYSouth America	32.96	84.615	15.99
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.87	32.867	1.43
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	30.44	33.202	2.53
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	30.21	34.894	15.59
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	29.93	33.502	37.46
BoliviaBOLSouth America	29.81	38.454	10.87
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	29.73	44.980	58.56
KenyaKENEastern Africa	29.65	89.822	12.38
SamoaWSMPolynesia	29.41	47.059	0.17
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	28.50	32.254	7.72
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	26.22	29.837	5.53
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	25.67	86.037	7.09
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	25.58	39.535	0.43
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	25.55	26.277	4.11
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	24.20	64.080	49.22
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	23.00	23.877	11.35
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	22.34	29.281	148.32
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	22.30	24.724	4.53
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	21.90	52.947	72.11
ChileCHLSouth America	21.52	48.888	88.10
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	21.21	28.788	0.66
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	20.26	20.663	39.20
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	16.93	35.400	327.88
ItalyITASouthern Europe	15.90	40.747	285.49
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	15.31	28.090	8,495.85
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	14.78	22.337	2.91
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	14.34	22.795	29.70
DominicaDMACaribbean	14.29	14.286	0.14
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	14.29	14.286	0.14
NicaraguaNICCentral America	14.25	69.121	4.21
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	13.29	28.481	1.58
TogoTGOWestern Africa	12.68	22.535	0.71
HaitiHTICaribbean	12.62	12.621	1.03
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	12.50	25.000	0.08
SpainESPSouthern Europe	10.94	46.445	270.75
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	10.88	40.800	54.24
FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.82	22.187	550.31
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	10.21	21.834	47.22
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	9.09	9.091	0.11
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	8.94	80.488	1.23
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	8.84	60.930	4.30
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	8.69	22.135	105.76
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	7.60	18.129	1.71
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.00	17.779	21.43
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	6.96	7.027	71.44
United StatesUSANorthern America	5.93	20.743	4,153.62
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	5.90	9.284	10.34
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4.81	6.607	6.66
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.66	20.270	6.66
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	4.61	5.470	27.79
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.68	21.405	2.99
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3.46	3.869	21.71
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	3.22	13.333	4.35
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.88	12.718	83.66
IraqIRQWestern Asia	2.78	3.096	120.46
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.36	37.051	31.74
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.31	17.093	178.79
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1.08	11.156	7.44
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.90	3.079	41.25
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.76	1.411	95.65
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.67	4.431	17.83
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.58	19.141	36.10
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.42	22.887	99.40
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.28	39.917	7.19
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.26	4.649	19.36
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.14	3.105	21.90
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.09	22.987	21.36
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.07	33.452	120.89
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.06	79.283	32.92
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.04	0.035	28.40
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.03	7.852	74.12
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.01	0.946	85.60
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	0.000	0.17
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	5.714	0.35
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	17.000	1.00
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	0.490	2.04
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	0.118	33.91
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	7.547	1.06
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	1.770	1.13
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	0.402	2.49
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.17
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	5.70
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	18.605	0.43
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	2.857	0.70
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	4.651	0.43
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.13
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	50.000	0.04
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	15.234	5.12
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	35.000	0.20
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	11.905	0.42
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.50
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.23
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	4.598	1.74
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.08
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	3.509	1.14
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.00	0.718	36.22
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	25.000	0.04
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	0.260	80.80
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	0.029	34.79
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	42.000	0.50
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	5.952	0.84
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	12.162	2.22
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	0.000	0.04
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	2.817	0.71
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	1.707	41.00
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	24.176	0.91
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	0.290	51.79
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	4.545	0.22
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	2.500	0.40
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	13.333	0.60
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	0.000	0.10
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	10.526	0.38
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	1.754	0.57
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	14.286	0.07
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	0.108	9.27
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.26
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	3.030	0.66
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	17.123	2.92

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

Bhutanshared100.00
Central African Republicshared100.00
Lesothoshared100.00
Albania99.55
Paraguay99.34

Lowest

Yemenshared0.00
United States Virgin Islandsshared0.00
British Virgin Islandsshared0.00
Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.00
Tongashared0.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 12.62. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest9 share it
Lowest11 share it
Middle country: 28.481
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina8,495.85
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 7.44

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
119values changed, of 173 in both
55 · 64rose · fell
54unchanged

Rose most

Guinea60.08 → 72.53+12.45
Zimbabwe56.78 → 69.20+12.41
Montenegro42.77 → 53.32+10.54
North Korea53.11 → 62.82+9.70
Colombia62.30 → 71.95+9.65

Fell most

Namibia75.00 → 64.24−10.76
Belize54.55 → 44.44−10.10
Türkiye25.78 → 16.93−8.85
Madagascar37.96 → 30.44−7.53
DR Congo99.68 → 92.53−7.15

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.

The site’s method

124 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 47 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 173 countries has every column.

05The files

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Ember (2021). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2021

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