Data for 2022
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022
Figures for 2022, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. 3 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 47 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 12.500. Against 2021, 119 values changed (48 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2022
Highest3 countries share it
100.000Lowest47 countries share it
0.000Shaded 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.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 173 countries · select a heading to sort
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 100.000 | 100.000 | 10.77 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 100.000 | 100.000 | 0.14 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 100.000 | 100.000 | 0.48 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 99.456 | 100.000 | 44.11 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 98.972 | 100.000 | 10.70 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 97.704 | 100.000 | 6.97 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 92.694 | 92.694 | 21.49 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 92.350 | 95.628 | 1.83 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 90.000 | 95.000 | 0.20 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 88.186 | 98.645 | 145.42 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 87.776 | 88.906 | 19.47 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 87.037 | 87.037 | 0.54 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 86.609 | 97.391 | 5.75 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 86.153 | 100.000 | 15.31 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 86.107 | 86.107 | 13.82 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 82.669 | 83.691 | 19.56 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 78.327 | 78.363 | 82.36 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 77.083 | 86.458 | 0.96 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 75.965 | 100.000 | 12.44 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 75.901 | 76.136 | 51.04 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 75.579 | 76.211 | 14.25 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 74.531 | 76.013 | 33.06 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 73.750 | 74.500 | 4.00 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 73.021 | 75.563 | 17.31 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 70.879 | 74.354 | 82.86 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 70.322 | 71.752 | 16.78 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 70.156 | 100.000 | 19.87 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 66.667 | 69.231 | 0.39 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 66.286 | 77.224 | 12.25 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 65.772 | 67.338 | 8.94 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 64.172 | 64.908 | 8.15 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 62.524 | 63.089 | 26.55 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 59.792 | 86.936 | 43.25 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 59.091 | 98.485 | 1.32 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 58.416 | 65.446 | 10.10 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 56.075 | 60.748 | 1.07 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 54.672 | 75.944 | 5.03 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 54.545 | 96.364 | 0.55 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 53.846 | 57.692 | 1.04 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 53.715 | 78.191 | 64.47 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 52.226 | 84.644 | 13.48 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 51.064 | 87.234 | 0.47 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 49.633 | 55.242 | 59.90 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 47.649 | 47.962 | 3.19 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 43.602 | 44.550 | 2.11 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 43.505 | 53.172 | 3.31 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 40.376 | 68.321 | 173.05 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 39.011 | 40.860 | 23.25 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 38.723 | 63.475 | 14.10 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 38.291 | 90.781 | 14.86 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 37.788 | 42.857 | 4.34 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 35.271 | 36.047 | 23.22 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 34.245 | 59.665 | 11.33 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 33.786 | 90.799 | 6.63 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 33.333 | 33.333 | 0.39 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 31.788 | 31.788 | 1.51 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 31.061 | 35.227 | 2.64 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 29.314 | 30.353 | 9.62 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 28.846 | 34.109 | 9.88 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 27.083 | 45.833 | 0.48 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 26.761 | 33.803 | 0.71 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 26.566 | 27.359 | 12.61 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 25.539 | 43.149 | 54.74 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 25.000 | 43.750 | 0.16 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 24.684 | 28.186 | 34.84 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 24.422 | 35.733 | 11.67 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 24.289 | 24.711 | 38.00 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 23.578 | 30.464 | 13.36 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 23.457 | 87.809 | 12.96 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 22.808 | 31.294 | 152.01 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 22.727 | 27.104 | 5.94 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 22.715 | 55.327 | 91.04 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 21.212 | 21.818 | 4.95 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 20.795 | 41.911 | 320.56 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 18.812 | 18.812 | 1.01 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 18.692 | 53.568 | 72.17 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 18.519 | 21.133 | 4.59 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 17.476 | 26.214 | 3.09 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 15.789 | 45.538 | 4.37 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 14.816 | 29.576 | 8,800.42 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 14.116 | 59.594 | 46.33 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 13.889 | 64.120 | 4.32 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 13.866 | 21.929 | 26.54 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 13.333 | 13.333 | 0.15 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 13.333 | 13.333 | 0.15 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 12.805 | 27.439 | 1.64 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 12.500 | 25.000 | 0.08 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 11.386 | 74.752 | 4.04 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 11.111 | 11.111 | 0.09 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 10.137 | 35.857 | 280.17 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 9.710 | 24.188 | 468.37 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 9.045 | 22.160 | 111.55 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 8.889 | 20.000 | 0.90 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 8.632 | 9.218 | 75.07 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 7.558 | 19.153 | 50.28 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 7.470 | 43.449 | 51.67 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 6.631 | 18.448 | 22.17 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 6.126 | 42.803 | 287.15 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 5.803 | 22.350 | 4,286.89 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 5.529 | 6.358 | 28.94 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 5.441 | 9.568 | 5.33 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 4.959 | 85.950 | 1.21 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 4.734 | 15.385 | 1.69 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 4.330 | 19.693 | 7.16 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.167 | 19.551 | 3.12 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 3.735 | 4.382 | 20.08 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 2.673 | 12.918 | 4.49 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 2.496 | 12.863 | 83.73 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.072 | 39.213 | 33.79 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1.980 | 2.264 | 133.86 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 1.103 | 21.103 | 178.60 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.995 | 3.389 | 37.18 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.774 | 9.806 | 7.75 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.767 | 4.281 | 15.65 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.694 | 1.555 | 102.25 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.503 | 21.409 | 35.78 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 0.286 | 25.898 | 94.33 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.251 | 5.377 | 19.90 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.224 | 31.991 | 8.94 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.089 | 23.128 | 22.57 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.047 | 3.036 | 21.41 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.042 | 40.097 | 119.96 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.031 | 0.031 | 32.60 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.028 | 80.859 | 35.16 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.026 | 9.718 | 76.87 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.022 | 0.940 | 91.47 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.000 | 5.556 | 0.18 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.000 | 5.556 | 0.36 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.000 | 17.000 | 1.00 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.976 | 2.05 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.000 | 0.224 | 35.68 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.000 | 7.339 | 1.09 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.000 | 2.020 | 0.99 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.391 | 2.56 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.17 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5.60 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.000 | 28.000 | 0.50 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.000 | 2.857 | 0.70 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.000 | 5.128 | 0.39 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.14 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.000 | 50.000 | 0.04 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.000 | 16.730 | 5.26 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 35.000 | 0.20 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.000 | 11.364 | 0.44 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.51 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.24 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.000 | 7.778 | 1.80 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.08 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.000 | 2.344 | 1.28 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.000 | 0.914 | 36.10 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.000 | 25.000 | 0.04 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.000 | 2.228 | 85.29 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.000 | 0.028 | 35.11 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.000 | 40.816 | 0.49 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.000 | 7.059 | 0.85 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.000 | 13.043 | 2.30 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.01 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.04 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 2.532 | 0.79 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.000 | 4.481 | 42.40 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.000 | 33.333 | 1.02 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.000 | 1.315 | 54.75 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.000 | 4.545 | 0.22 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.000 | 2.500 | 0.40 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.000 | 14.516 | 0.62 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.000 | 9.091 | 0.11 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.000 | 19.048 | 0.42 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.000 | 1.961 | 0.51 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.000 | 12.500 | 0.08 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.000 | 0.105 | 9.50 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.26 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.000 | 2.941 | 0.68 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.000 | 16.832 | 3.03 |
02In 2022
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
- Paraguay99.456
- Nepal98.972
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 12.500. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest9 share it
Lowest9 share it
Middle country: 29.576
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China8,800.42Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 7.16
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 119values changed, of 173 in both
- 48 · 71rose · fell
- 54unchanged
Rose most
- Lebanon5.899 → 15.789+9.890
- Guatemala43.051 → 52.226+9.175
- Sudan61.864 → 70.322+8.458
- Latvia46.325 → 54.672+8.347
- El Salvador25.670 → 33.786+8.116
Fell most
- Portugal24.197 → 14.116−10.081
- Montenegro53.316 → 43.505−9.811
- Myanmar47.598 → 39.011−8.587
- Croatia47.187 → 38.723−8.464
- Slovenia30.212 → 23.578−6.634
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.
124 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 47 countries share 0.000. 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.
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07Questions
Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest hydropower in Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022?
3 countries share the highest reading, 100.000, so no single country is named.
What year does Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 cover?
173.
Where can I download Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2024.