North American hydropower consumption amounted to 6.5 exajoules in 2022, up from 6.28 exajoules in the previous year. Canada accounts for the majority of the consuption of hydropower in the region, with a consumption share of around 57 percent in 2021.
Hydropower consumption in North America from 1998 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 North America from 1998 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265565/north-american-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
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