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DEFINITION:
This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by water-driven turbines, expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Lesotho | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=2 | Mozambique | 99.9% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
=2 | Paraguay | 99.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
4 | Malawi | 99.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
5 | Zambia | 99.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
6 | Bhutan | 98.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 98.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
8 | Burundi | 98.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
9 | Laos | 97.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
10 | Nepal | 92.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
11 | Norway | 91.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
12 | Tajikistan | 91% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
13 | Albania | 90.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
14 | Ethiopia | 89.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
15 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
16 | Togo | 78.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
17 | Afghanistan | 76.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
18 | Montenegro | 75.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
19 | Iceland | 73% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
20 | Cameroon | 72.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
21 | Brazil | 71% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
22 | Latvia | 70.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
23 | Tanzania | 66.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
24 | Namibia | 66.7% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
25 | Colombia | 66.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=26 | Sudan | 66.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=26 | South Sudan | 66.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
28 | Switzerland | 65.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
29 | Uganda | 65.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
30 | Venezuela | 64.3% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
31 | Georgia | 62.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=32 | Ghana | 59.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=32 | Uruguay | 59.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
34 | Central African Republic | 56.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
35 | Costa Rica | 55.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
36 | Canada | 54.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 54.66% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
37 | New Zealand | 54.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
38 | Sierra Leone | 52.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
39 | North Korea | 52.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
40 | Mali | 51.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 49.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
43 | Congo, Republic of the | 48.8% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
44 | Panama | 47.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
45 | Rwanda | 47.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
46 | Burma | 46.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
47 | Suriname | 46.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 45.58% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
48 | Sweden | 45.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
49 | Fiji | 45.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
50 | Vietnam | 45% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
51 | Kenya | 44.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
52 | Croatia | 44.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
53 | Sri Lanka | 44.6% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
54 | Angola | 43.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 42.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
56 | Ecuador | 42.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
57 | Gabon | 41% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
58 | Swaziland | 40.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 39.92% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
59 | Peru | 39.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
60 | Bolivia | 39.3% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 38.66% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 37.86% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 37.36% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
61 | Mauritania | 36.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 36.31% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
62 | Republic of Macedonia | 35.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
63 | Madagascar | 34.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
64 | Chile | 33.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
65 | Slovenia | 33.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
66 | Armenia | 33.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
67 | Zimbabwe | 33.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
68 | Nigeria | 32.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 32.14% of total installed capacity | 2009 | |||
=69 | Turkey | 32% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=69 | Belize | 32% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 31.61% of total installed capacity | 2009 | |||
=71 | Guinea | 31.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=71 | El Salvador | 31.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 31.38% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
73 | Guatemala | 31.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=74 | Iraq | 31% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
=74 | Faroe Islands | 31% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=76 | Papua New Guinea | 30.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=76 | Honduras | 30.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
78 | Pakistan | 29.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
79 | Samoa | 29.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 28.17% of total installed capacity | 2009 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 27.93% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
80 | Argentina | 27.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
81 | Romania | 27% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 26.73% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
82 | Serbia | 26.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 26.53% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
83 | French Polynesia | 25.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.95% of total installed capacity | 2009 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 24.88% of total installed capacity | 2009 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 24.73% of total installed capacity | 2009 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 24.18% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
84 | Austria | 23.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 22.82% of total installed capacity | 2009 | |||
=85 | China | 21.8% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
=85 | Bulgaria | 21.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 21.63% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
87 | Portugal | 21.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
88 | Haiti | 21% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
89 | Philippines | 20.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
90 | Slovakia | 20.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
91 | India | 19.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
92 | Morocco | 19.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
93 | Finland | 18.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
94 | Mexico | 18.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
95 | Italy | 18% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 17.49% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
96 | Comoros | 16.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 16.47% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
97 | Greece | 16.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
98 | New Caledonia | 15.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
99 | Azerbaijan | 15.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 15.16% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
100 | Russia | 15.1% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
=101 | Uzbekistan | 14.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 14.89% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
103 | France | 14.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
104 | Iran | 13.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
105 | Australia | 13.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
106 | Spain | 13% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
107 | Burkina Faso | 12.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
108 | Lebanon | 12.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
109 | Kazakhstan | 11.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
110 | Moldova | 11.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
111 | Thailand | 10.9% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
112 | Syria | 10.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
113 | Egypt | 10.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 10.23% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
=114 | Indonesia | 9.9% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
=114 | Ukraine | 9.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
116 | Nicaragua | 9.5% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
117 | Dominican Republic | 9.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
118 | Malaysia | 8.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
119 | Japan | 7.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
120 | United States | 7.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
121 | Mauritius | 6.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
122 | Dominica | 6.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
123 | Czech Republic | 5.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
124 | Taiwan | 5.3% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 4.44% of total installed capacity | 2010 | |||
125 | Cambodia | 3.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
126 | Bangladesh | 3.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
127 | Lithuania | 3.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
128 | Germany | 3% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
129 | Ireland | 2.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=130 | Puerto Rico | 2.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=130 | Poland | 2.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
132 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
133 | Algeria | 2.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
134 | Jamaica | 2.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
135 | Luxembourg | 2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
136 | South Korea | 1.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
137 | United Kingdom | 1.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
138 | Tunisia | 1.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
139 | Benin | 1.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
140 | South Africa | 1.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
141 | Hungary | 1% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
=142 | Cuba | 0.6% of total installed capacity | 2011 | ||
=142 | Belgium | 0.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
144 | Jordan | 0.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
145 | Guyana | 0.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=146 | Estonia | 0.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=146 | Belarus | 0.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=148 | Netherlands | 0.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=148 | Denmark | 0.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
=150 | Hong Kong | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=150 | Macau | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=150 | Bermuda | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=150 | The Bahamas | 0.0 | 2012 | ||
=150 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 2011 | ||
=150 | Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Liberia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Vanuatu | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Nauru | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Libya | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Barbados | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | American Samoa | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Gibraltar | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Qatar | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Israel | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Senegal | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Cape Verde | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Oman | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Greenland | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Niue | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Yemen | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | West Bank | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Guam | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Solomon Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Cyprus | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Mongolia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Somalia | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Cook Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Tonga | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Western Sahara | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Cayman Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Chad | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Niger | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Brunei | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Grenada | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Malta | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Montserrat | 0.0 | 2010 | ||
=150 | Singapore | 0.0 | 2010 |