Ranking of countries by prospective hydropower capacity globally 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 11, 2024

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 (in megawatts)

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April 2024

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Worldwide

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as of April 2024

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Includes hydropower plants with capacities of 75 megawatts or more.

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Prospective capacity includes the capacity of plants under construction, in the pre-construction phase, or announced.

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