 Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the kinetic energy of falling or flowing water.In 2015 hydropower generated 16.6% of the world's total electricity and 70% of all renewable electricity, which continues the rapid rate of increase experienced between 2003 and 2009.Hydropower is produced in 150 countries, with the Asia-Pacific region generating 32 percent of global hydropower in 2010.