Share of electricity generation that comes from hydropower (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: Our World in Data — Energy (Ember, Energy Institute). Retrieved 27 Jun 2026.
| Period | Hydropower Share of Electricity |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% |
53 countries carry a recent hydropower's share of electricity generation figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.