In 2022, global hydropower consumption amounted to 40.68 exajoules. This represented a slight increase of roughly 0.7 percent in comparison to the previous year, and also is highest figure recorded since the year 2000.
Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules)
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Kearney. (June 26, 2023). Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Kearney. "Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Kearney. (2023). Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Kearney. "Hydropower Consumption Worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Kearney, Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph], Kearney, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/