In 2022, the total generation of electricity from hydropower sources in Australia amounted to over 16.5 thousand gigawatt hours. This reflected an increase in total generation compared to the previous year, accounting for almost one-fifth of Australia's renewable energy generation.
Total generation of electricity from hydropower in Australia from 2013 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours)
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Clean Energy Council. (April 17, 2023). Total generation of electricity from hydropower in Australia from 2013 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124113/australia-hydroelectricity-generation/
Clean Energy Council. "Total generation of electricity from hydropower in Australia from 2013 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. April 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124113/australia-hydroelectricity-generation/
Clean Energy Council. (2023). Total generation of electricity from hydropower in Australia from 2013 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124113/australia-hydroelectricity-generation/
Clean Energy Council. "Total Generation of Electricity from Hydropower in Australia from 2013 to 2022 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124113/australia-hydroelectricity-generation/
Clean Energy Council, Total generation of electricity from hydropower in Australia from 2013 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124113/australia-hydroelectricity-generation/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Total generation of electricity from hydropower in Australia from 2013 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], Clean Energy Council, April 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124113/australia-hydroelectricity-generation/