Data for 2023

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2023

Figures for 2023, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 48 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 11.207. Against 2022, 111 values changed (55 up, 56 down), 1 left.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2023

Highest2 countries share it

100.000

Lowest48 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.

172countries
3measures per country
2023the 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by Ember.

BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.000	100.000	11.16
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.000	100.000	0.14
ParaguayPRYSouth America	99.548	100.000	53.04
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	98.972	100.000	10.70
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	96.670	100.000	9.01
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	94.206	94.206	21.23
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	92.350	95.628	1.83
VenezuelaVENSouth America	90.300	90.342	71.96
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	88.987	98.470	153.63
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	87.821	89.003	19.46
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	86.471	86.471	13.60
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	86.308	97.054	5.77
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	85.861	100.000	15.63
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	85.714	95.238	0.21
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	82.565	83.567	19.96
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	79.256	80.979	14.51
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	78.689	81.967	0.61
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	77.320	86.598	0.97
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	76.482	76.711	52.30
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	75.260	76.091	14.43
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	74.000	76.000	0.50
GuineaGINWestern Africa	73.750	74.500	4.00
Costa RicaCRICentral America	72.867	99.915	11.72
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	72.438	73.269	7.22
EcuadorECUSouth America	71.831	73.618	35.82
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	71.238	74.032	15.75
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	71.176	100.000	19.81
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	69.841	97.884	1.89
ColombiaCOLSouth America	64.272	66.121	84.36
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	62.126	62.687	26.72
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	61.017	89.625	42.89
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	60.606	96.970	0.66
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	59.404	77.743	6.38
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	57.377	57.377	0.61
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	57.298	84.756	70.98
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	54.655	56.156	9.99
BelizeBLZCentral America	53.333	88.889	0.45
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	52.983	60.859	4.19
FijiFJIMelanesia	52.174	63.478	1.15
SurinameSURSouth America	52.023	53.179	1.73
PeruPERSouth America	48.842	54.378	60.87
PanamaPANCentral America	46.911	60.641	13.11
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	46.789	70.126	17.44
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	45.455	49.091	1.10
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	44.692	46.493	21.10
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	39.861	69.407	166.05
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	39.516	43.952	2.48
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	37.894	67.270	14.91
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	37.819	38.519	24.30
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	35.588	42.132	13.60
GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.135	35.521	2.59
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	32.283	40.514	15.55
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	31.853	49.798	56.95
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	31.477	34.961	39.33
HondurasHNDCentral America	31.065	54.363	12.49
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	29.144	30.146	10.98
UruguayURYSouth America	27.457	92.434	12.82
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	26.761	33.803	0.71
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	26.531	46.939	0.49
ChileCHLSouth America	26.112	63.140	89.23
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	26.094	74.469	46.14
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	25.667	36.545	148.01
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	25.544	26.490	10.57
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	24.916	87.793	5.98
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	24.476	24.476	1.43
BoliviaBOLSouth America	23.665	33.307	12.55
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	23.478	32.174	6.90
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	22.761	23.507	5.36
HaitiHTICaribbean	22.353	22.353	0.85
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	22.263	22.678	40.92
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	21.142	23.679	4.73
KenyaKENEastern Africa	20.859	89.766	12.80
SamoaWSMPolynesia	20.000	40.000	0.15
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	19.926	42.009	319.79
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	19.075	27.977	8.65
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	18.646	51.889	81.52
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	17.476	26.214	3.09
MaliMLIWestern Africa	16.140	19.800	6.01
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	15.882	22.723	29.53
ItalyITASouthern Europe	15.492	44.550	261.55
NicaraguaNICCentral America	14.381	62.389	4.52
DominicaDMACaribbean	13.333	13.333	0.15
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	13.333	13.333	0.15
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	13.104	30.001	9,402.74
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	12.500	25.000	0.08
TogoTGOWestern Africa	11.268	26.761	0.71
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	11.146	34.076	6.28
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	11.111	11.111	0.09
FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.776	26.890	518.75
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	10.048	21.531	2.09
SpainESPSouthern Europe	8.957	51.514	279.11
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	8.644	21.426	116.73
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	8.594	9.896	76.80
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	8.491	83.774	5.30
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	7.807	49.826	48.93
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	7.685	25.075	40.08
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	6.383	89.362	1.41
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	5.985	17.264	24.56
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	5.638	6.531	29.09
United StatesUSANorthern America	5.619	22.679	4,253.91
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	5.325	15.976	1.69
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.039	9.606	6.35
SenegalSENWestern Africa	3.780	16.951	8.20
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3.113	14.697	75.80
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2.998	3.517	25.02
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.980	45.276	31.54
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2.752	17.431	3.27
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	2.516	12.159	4.77
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.456	27.707	165.52
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.952	1.214	145.01
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.934	3.210	41.74
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.724	9.168	8.29
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.645	1.708	100.73
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.619	26.393	35.54
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.608	3.647	19.74
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.487	33.435	82.13
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.348	48.780	5.74
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.251	5.377	19.90
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.084	21.960	23.77
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.059	86.397	33.89
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.058	47.382	119.96
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.047	3.947	21.28
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.031	0.031	32.60
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.021	0.949	95.88
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.000	0.000	0.17
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000	5.556	0.36
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000	17.000	1.00
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000	0.905	2.21
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.000	0.240	37.47
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000	8.182	1.10
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000	3.000	1.00
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.000	0.310	3.23
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	5.556	0.36
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.14
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.000	50.000	0.04
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.000	20.450	5.33
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	35.000	0.20
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.000	10.204	0.49
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	2.899	1.38
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.000	0.954	37.75
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.000	11.791	77.43
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.000	25.000	0.04
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.000	2.128	89.76
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.000	0.030	33.75
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.000	33.333	0.66
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.000	7.059	0.85
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.000	13.617	2.35
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.04
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.000	2.062	0.97
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.000	4.889	45.00
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.000	40.000	0.85
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.000	3.565	56.38
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	1.786	0.56
TongaTONPolynesia	0.000	14.286	0.07
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000	0.105	9.52
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.26
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000	2.941	0.68
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.000	10.156	5.12

02In 2023

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
Paraguay99.548
Nepal98.972
Albania96.670

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

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest10 share it
Middle country: 29.001
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina9,402.74
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 7.71

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
111values changed, of 172 in both
55 · 56rose · fell
61unchanged

Rose most

Liberia33.333 → 57.377+24.044
Portugal14.116 → 26.094+11.978
Venezuela78.327 → 90.300+11.973
Namibia59.091 → 69.841+10.750
Montenegro43.505 → 52.983+9.478

Fell most

Cambodia58.416 → 35.588−22.828
Mali37.788 → 16.140−21.648
Panama66.286 → 46.911−19.375
Guatemala52.226 → 37.894−14.332
Gabon47.649 → 35.135−12.514

− Lesotho

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 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 48 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 172 countries has every column.

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Ember (2023). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2023

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