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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2011

Figures for 2011, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

This is the share of a country’s electricity generation that came from hydropower. It is the reason countries such as Norway, Paraguay and Nepal run on clean power without a wind or solar boom.

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2011 covers 172 countries on 3 measures. 4 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 49 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 12.598. Against 2010, 119 values changed (50 up, 69 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2011

Highest4 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.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2011, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 172 countries · select a heading to sort

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2011: every country, as published by Ember.
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia100.000100.0006.97
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia100.000100.00012.84
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa100.000100.0000.49
ParaguayPRYSouth America100.000100.00057.62
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa99.91399.91311.49
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia99.75499.75416.24
NepalNPLSouthern Asia99.711100.0003.46
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa99.33799.33716.59
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa98.84998.8497.82
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe98.56898.5684.19
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa96.55297.2411.45
NorwayNORNorthern Europe95.51396.808125.93
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia93.27193.27115.01
MalawiMWIEastern Africa90.86393.9091.97
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa88.23588.2350.17
BurundiBDIEastern Africa86.66793.3330.15
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa83.33383.3330.18
ColombiaCOLSouth America78.42881.75061.70
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia77.94477.94410.02
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia77.92277.9220.77
BelizeBLZCentral America75.75893.9390.33
GreenlandGRLNorthern America75.55675.5560.45
SudanSDNNorthern Africa75.20676.6168.51
GuineaGINWestern Africa74.54574.5450.55
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa73.98075.0005.88

02In 2011

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Bhutanshared100.000
  2. Laosshared100.000
  3. Lesothoshared100.000
  4. Paraguayshared100.000
  5. Zambia99.913

Lowest

  1. Yemenshared0.000
  2. Vanuatushared0.000
  3. United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
  4. British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
  5. Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 12.598. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Renewables (% of generation)

    Highest6 share it

    Lowest42 share it

    Middle country: 19.182

  • Total generation (TWh)

    HighestChina4,702.12

    LowestMontserrat0.01

    Middle country: 5.83

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 119values changed, of 172 in both
  • 50 · 69rose · fell
  • 53unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do.

04Caveats

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How values are stored

  • 121 distinct values among 172

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 49 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 172 countries has every column.

05The files

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What this site changed: Reshaped to one row per country, with its ISO code; no value recalculated, rescaled or rounded. In full

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Ember (2011). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2011

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