Data for 2016

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2016

Figures for 2016, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 covers 200 countries on 3 measures. 4 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; 51 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 10.589. Against 2015, 145 values changed (71 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.

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Hydro Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2016

Highest4 countries share it

100.000

Lowest51 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.

200countries
3measures per country
2016the year it describes
147distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by Ember.

AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.000	100.000	7.78
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	100.000	100.000	7.88
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	100.000	100.000	0.17
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	100.000	100.000	0.52
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	99.889	99.889	9.02
ParaguayPRYSouth America	99.734	100.000	63.94
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	99.282	100.000	4.18
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	96.474	98.054	148.03
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	96.462	96.462	17.24
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	93.628	94.308	11.77
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	93.344	100.000	12.47
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	91.892	95.946	1.48
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	90.233	93.953	2.15
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	87.533	98.143	3.77
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	86.540	86.540	13.15
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	84.298	87.603	1.21
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	83.333	83.333	0.48
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	82.715	82.715	18.86
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	80.418	80.505	11.49
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	77.778	88.889	0.18
Costa RicaCRICentral America	73.204	98.250	10.86
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	72.042	100.000	18.17
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	68.772	68.772	25.49
BelizeBLZCentral America	68.421	94.737	0.38
GuineaGINWestern Africa	67.081	68.323	1.61
BrazilBRASouth America	65.800	80.468	578.89
ColombiaCOLSouth America	63.621	65.616	76.17
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	61.905	61.905	0.21
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	61.616	78.742	64.87
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	60.900	61.603	7.11
PanamaPANCentral America	59.926	66.636	10.88
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	59.467	84.334	43.15
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	58.599	58.599	3.14
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	57.923	58.561	10.98
CanadaCANNorthern America	57.774	64.565	667.13
EcuadorECUSouth America	57.732	59.978	27.16
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	56.661	61.882	61.10
UruguayURYSouth America	56.525	96.828	13.87
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	55.251	56.211	14.57
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	54.365	66.349	12.60
VenezuelaVENSouth America	53.840	53.925	116.94
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	53.753	55.188	18.12
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	53.213	53.381	23.81
FijiFJIMelanesia	51.579	54.737	0.95
MaliMLIWestern Africa	49.007	51.987	3.02
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	46.898	47.628	5.48
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	46.875	50.000	0.64
PeruPERSouth America	46.794	50.397	51.63
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	46.316	48.421	1.90
SurinameSURSouth America	42.857	43.956	1.82
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	41.838	42.217	13.17
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	41.562	44.909	7.17
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	39.784	57.175	155.89
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	39.408	54.206	6.42
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	37.710	38.721	2.97
GabonGABMiddle Africa	37.443	37.900	2.19
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	35.687	35.871	179.17
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	34.751	36.217	6.82
KenyaKENEastern Africa	34.194	89.256	9.68
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	33.748	36.767	5.63
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	33.642	61.804	11.86
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	33.571	33.571	1.40
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	33.333	91.667	0.36
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	32.817	32.817	7.10
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	32.258	48.387	0.31
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	31.564	31.677	17.71
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	29.700	32.984	14.31
ChileCHLSouth America	28.936	42.890	78.83
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	28.075	41.996	64.22
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	27.946	28.127	38.61
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	27.726	31.177	16.23
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	26.622	54.699	59.05
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	26.471	30.882	0.68
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	26.184	29.170	122.90
DominicaDMACaribbean	25.000	25.000	0.16
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	24.501	32.886	274.40
HondurasHNDCentral America	24.194	48.065	9.30
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	22.982	44.233	68.75
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	22.304	22.469	36.54
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	21.753	59.416	6.16
TogoTGOWestern Africa	21.277	21.277	0.94
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	20.964	29.769	4.77
ArgentinaARGSouth America	20.213	21.396	147.18
SamoaWSMPolynesia	20.000	33.333	0.15
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	18.899	24.707	6,102.38
BoliviaBOLSouth America	18.280	20.753	9.30
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	16.922	17.020	1,090.97
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	16.269	24.739	26.80
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	15.190	58.228	0.79
ItalyITASouthern Europe	14.838	37.772	285.95
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	14.761	16.422	10.23
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.141	16.162	0.99
SpainESPSouthern Europe	13.447	38.652	270.70
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	12.781	13.464	156.67
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	12.500	12.500	0.16
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	12.397	57.851	3.63
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	12.279	12.660	94.63
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	11.685	11.685	58.71
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	11.207	25.000	1.16
FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.887	17.715	558.84
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	10.290	27.656	53.84
MexicoMEXCentral America	9.374	15.290	320.35
NicaraguaNICCentral America	9.368	52.288	4.59
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	9.216	14.438	1,394.93
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	9.091	9.091	0.11
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	8.933	24.210	90.79
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	8.713	15.810	44.53
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.987	11.076	18.78
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	7.921	16.832	318.58
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	7.807	8.410	24.85
SenegalSENWestern Africa	7.531	8.996	4.78
JapanJPNEastern Asia	7.467	14.268	1,063.70
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	7.325	9.236	3.14
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	7.014	8.412	188.19
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	6.827	16.164	258.23
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.481	6.481	1.08
United StatesUSANorthern America	6.388	15.288	4,087.56
IranIRNSouthern Asia	5.389	5.452	286.14
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	5.377	16.489	30.87
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	5.118	5.283	18.17
UkraineUKREastern Europe	4.666	5.626	164.58
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	4.181	4.181	5.98
IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.113	4.187	81.93
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3.932	4.103	5.85
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3.279	21.967	3.05
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3.203	29.482	641.52
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	2.673	12.249	4.49
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	2.484	4.180	264.12
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.439	11.451	82.00
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.244	25.116	30.30
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1.969	8.937	179.82
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1.958	2.215	19.41
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1.587	4.409	5.67
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.583	24.474	339.18
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1.462	1.795	69.09
PolandPOLEastern Europe	1.289	13.741	166.00
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.816	10.194	31.88
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.508	3.232	560.98
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.439	16.902	84.31
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.417	1.281	33.57
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.339	1.890	20.64
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.329	13.065	12.17
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.310	0.479	71.04
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.292	4.428	20.55
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.255	3.209	19.63
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.245	3.232	252.81
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.203	4.372	19.67
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.088	12.969	113.96
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.066	60.493	30.40
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.000	0.000	0.17
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.34
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000	14.894	0.94
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000	0.000	1.97
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.000	0.035	28.52
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000	1.905	1.05
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.27
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.000	0.000	2.69
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.22
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000	0.000	4.27
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.000	20.000	0.45
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.67
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000	6.452	0.31
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.06
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.000	0.000	0.03
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.000	8.793	4.89
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.09
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.27
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.30
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.22
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.000	4.023	1.74
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.08
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.000	3.636	1.10
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.000	0.367	38.12
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.000	2.537	67.01
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.03
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.000	0.029	70.10
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.30
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.000	0.032	31.42
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.000	20.202	0.99
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.000	1.493	0.67
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.000	16.279	0.86
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.01
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000	0.000	0.03
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.000	1.429	0.70
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.000	0.000	34.23
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.000	7.547	0.53
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.000	0.306	42.44
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000	4.348	0.23
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.39
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000	2.000	0.50
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000	0.000	0.10
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000	2.778	0.36
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.000	0.000	0.52
TongaTONPolynesia	0.000	0.000	0.06
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000	0.106	9.42
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.000	0.000	22.53
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000	0.000	0.25
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000	1.299	0.77
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.000	14.286	0.07
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.000	3.326	4.81

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

Albaniashared100.000
Bhutanshared100.000
Central African Republicshared100.000
Lesothoshared100.000
DR Congo99.889

Lowest

Yemenshared0.000
Vanuatushared0.000
United States Virgin Islandsshared0.000
British Virgin Islandsshared0.000
Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 10.589. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Renewables (% of generation)
Highest8 share it
Lowest26 share it
Middle country: 20.478
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina6,102.38
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 9.96

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 200 in both
71 · 74rose · fell
55unchanged

Rose most

Suriname25.269 → 42.857+17.588
Dominica13.333 → 25.000+11.667
Portugal16.934 → 26.622+9.688
Montenegro49.667 → 58.599+8.932
Fiji43.011 → 51.579+8.568

Fell most

Laos86.015 → 68.772−17.243
Sri Lanka45.420 → 29.700−15.720
Sierra Leone75.000 → 61.905−13.095
Zimbabwe52.033 → 41.562−10.471
Mozambique92.982 → 82.715−10.267

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

147 distinct values among 200
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 51 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 200 countries has every column.

05The files

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Ember (2016). Hydro Share of Electricity Generation, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/hydro-electricity/2016

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