In 2021, Paraguay produced over 79 percent of its electricity capacity from the Itaipu Dam - a hydroelectric dam located on the Paraná river. Brazil also makes use of the Itaipu Dam, where it accounted for some 8.4 percent of the country's electricity capacity that year. Meanwhile, an additional 6.2 percent of the Brazilian electricity capacity came from the output of the Belo Monte Dam, on the Xingu river. South America is home to some of the largest hydroelectric dams in the world.
Share of national electricity capacity from hydroelectric dams in selected countries worldwide in 2021
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