In 2022, hydropower accounted for the largest share of electricity generation capacity in Latin American and the Caribbean, with almost 42 percent of the total installed capacity in the region. Non-renewable thermal energy followed with a 38 percent share. Hydropower accounted for 46 percent of the electricity generation mix of the region that same year.
Distribution of electricity generation capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by source
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Organización Latinoamericana de Energía. (December 29, 2023). Distribution of electricity generation capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1392848/electricity-generation-capacity-latin-america-by-source/
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