In 2022, China was the leader in additions to hydropower capacity with 13 gigawatts added. Laos, Canada, and France -the only European country in the ranking- were next, having added around one gigawatts of hydropower capacity each.
Additions to worldwide hydropower capacity in 2022, by major country (in gigawatts)
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REN21. (June 13, 2023). Additions to worldwide hydropower capacity in 2022, by major country (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472644/global-hydropower-capacity-additions-by-major-country/
REN21. "Additions to worldwide hydropower capacity in 2022, by major country (in gigawatts)." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472644/global-hydropower-capacity-additions-by-major-country/
REN21. (2023). Additions to worldwide hydropower capacity in 2022, by major country (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/472644/global-hydropower-capacity-additions-by-major-country/
REN21. "Additions to Worldwide Hydropower Capacity in 2022, by Major Country (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472644/global-hydropower-capacity-additions-by-major-country/
REN21, Additions to worldwide hydropower capacity in 2022, by major country (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/472644/global-hydropower-capacity-additions-by-major-country/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Additions to worldwide hydropower capacity in 2022, by major country (in gigawatts) [Graph], REN21, June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/472644/global-hydropower-capacity-additions-by-major-country/