Hydro share of electricity · World
Published Our World in Data series · Energy · OWID.hydro_share_elec
13.96 % · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.96 | % |
| 2024 | 14.33 | % |
| 2023 | 14.29 | % |
| 2022 | 14.95 | % |
| 2021 | 15.18 | % |
| 2020 | 16.27 | % |
| 2019 | 15.76 | % |
| 2018 | 15.78 | % |
| 2017 | 15.94 | % |
| 2016 | 16.26 | % |
| 2015 | 16.17 | % |
| 2014 | 16.3 | % |
Source & interpretation
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Values are displayed in %. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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