The statistic represents the cumulative increase in hydropower generation in the United States between 2000 and 2015. In 2015, the generation of hydropower decreased by around 3.2 percent over the previous year.
Cumulative increase in hydropower generation in the United States from 2000 to 2015
Characteristic
Percentage change
2015
-3.2%
2014
-3.4%
2013
-2.8%
2012
-13.5%
2011
22.7%
2010
-4.8%
2009
7.3%
2008
3%
2007
-14.4%
2006
7%
2005
0.7%
2004
-2.7%
2003
4.3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage change-13.8%-13.8%-21.3%-21.3%21.8%21.8%4.3%4.3%-2.7%-2.7%0.7%0.7%7%7%-14.4%-14.4%3%3%7.3%7.3%-4.8%-4.8%22.7%22.7%-13.5%-13.5%-2.8%-2.8%-3.4%-3.4%-3.2%-3.2%2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
-30%-20%-10%0%10%20%30%
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US Department of Energy. (November 15, 2016). Cumulative increase in hydropower generation in the United States from 2000 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184211/increase-in-us-electricity-generation-from-hydropower-since-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Cumulative increase in hydropower generation in the United States from 2000 to 2015." Chart. November 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184211/increase-in-us-electricity-generation-from-hydropower-since-2000/
US Department of Energy. (2016). Cumulative increase in hydropower generation in the United States from 2000 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184211/increase-in-us-electricity-generation-from-hydropower-since-2000/
US Department of Energy. "Cumulative Increase in Hydropower Generation in The United States from 2000 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184211/increase-in-us-electricity-generation-from-hydropower-since-2000/
US Department of Energy, Cumulative increase in hydropower generation in the United States from 2000 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184211/increase-in-us-electricity-generation-from-hydropower-since-2000/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Cumulative increase in hydropower generation in the United States from 2000 to 2015 [Graph], US Department of Energy, November 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184211/increase-in-us-electricity-generation-from-hydropower-since-2000/
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