China's hydropower consumption amounted to 12.23 exajoules in 2022, slightly down from 12.25 exajoules in the previous year. The East Asian country recorded its highest consumption volume in 2020. China has one of the largest hydroelectric facilities in the world located on the Yangtze River and is the leading hydroelectricity consumer in the world, with over 30 percent of the world's consumption.
Hydropower consumption in China from 2004 to 2022
(in exajoules)
This report was previously published by BP.
Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Hydropower consumption in China from 2004 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265551/hydropower-consumption-in-china-in-oil-equivalent-since-1998/
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