As of April 2024, China was by far the country with the greatest prospective hydropower capacity in the world, with approximately 561.55 gigawatts in its prospective hydro projects. India, United States , Nepal, and Pakistan followed the Asian nation in the ranking.
Leading countries worldwide by prospective hydropower capacity as of April 2024
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Global Energy Monitor. (April 30, 2024). Leading countries worldwide by prospective hydropower capacity as of April 2024 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414412/global-prospective-hydropower-capacity-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. "Leading countries worldwide by prospective hydropower capacity as of April 2024 (in megawatts)." Chart. April 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414412/global-prospective-hydropower-capacity-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. (2024). Leading countries worldwide by prospective hydropower capacity as of April 2024 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414412/global-prospective-hydropower-capacity-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor. "Leading Countries Worldwide by Prospective Hydropower Capacity as of April 2024 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414412/global-prospective-hydropower-capacity-by-country/
Global Energy Monitor, Leading countries worldwide by prospective hydropower capacity as of April 2024 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414412/global-prospective-hydropower-capacity-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading countries worldwide by prospective hydropower capacity as of April 2024 (in megawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, April 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414412/global-prospective-hydropower-capacity-by-country/