This statistic represents the total installed capacity of hydropower worldwide in 2015 with projections up to 2021. In 2021, it is projected that there would be a worldwide cumulative hydropower capacity totaling over 1.3 terawatts.
Installed capacity of hydropower energy worldwide from 2015 to 2021
(in gigawatts)
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IEA. (October 25, 2016). Installed capacity of hydropower energy worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/781926/hydroelectric-electricity-capacity-by-region/
IEA. "Installed capacity of hydropower energy worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in gigawatts)." Chart. October 25, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/781926/hydroelectric-electricity-capacity-by-region/
IEA. (2016). Installed capacity of hydropower energy worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/781926/hydroelectric-electricity-capacity-by-region/
IEA. "Installed Capacity of Hydropower Energy Worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781926/hydroelectric-electricity-capacity-by-region/
IEA, Installed capacity of hydropower energy worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781926/hydroelectric-electricity-capacity-by-region/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Installed capacity of hydropower energy worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in gigawatts) [Graph], IEA, October 25, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/781926/hydroelectric-electricity-capacity-by-region/