Hydroelectric power plants were the main source of electricity in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022. This energy source accounted for almost 780 terawatt-hours of electricity generated that year, or 46 percent of the electricity generation mix of the region. Non-renewable thermal energy followed.
Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by source
(in gigawatt-hours)
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Organización Latinoamericana de Energía. (December 29, 2023). Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by source (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392832/electricity-generation-latin-america-by-source/
Organización Latinoamericana de Energía. "Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by source (in gigawatt-hours)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392832/electricity-generation-latin-america-by-source/
Organización Latinoamericana de Energía. (2023). Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by source (in gigawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392832/electricity-generation-latin-america-by-source/
Organización Latinoamericana de Energía. "Electricity Generation in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2022, by Source (in Gigawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392832/electricity-generation-latin-america-by-source/
Organización Latinoamericana de Energía, Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by source (in gigawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392832/electricity-generation-latin-america-by-source/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by source (in gigawatt-hours) [Graph], Organización Latinoamericana de Energía, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392832/electricity-generation-latin-america-by-source/
