Madhumitha Jaganmohan
Research expert covering climate and environmental sustainability
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Global hydropower installed capacity 2014-2022
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Largest hydropower producing countries 2022
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Hydroelectric power generation in the U.S. 2022
Global hydropower installed capacity 2014-2022
Cumulative hydropower and pumped storage installed capacity worldwide from 2014 to 2022 (in gigawatts)
Hydropower global capacity in key countries 2022
Cumulative hydropower capacity worldwide in 2022, by major country (in gigawatts)
Global hydropower production 2010-2021
Hydroelectric energy production worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in terawatt hours)
Largest hydropower producing countries 2022
Largest hydroelectric power generating countries worldwide in 2022 (in terawatt hours)
Global hydropower consumption 2000-2022
Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2022 (in exajoules)
Global hydropower consumption 2022, by country
Leading countries by hydropower consumption worldwide in 2022 (in exajoules)
Global share of hydropower consumption 2022, by country
Distribution of hydropower consumption worldwide in 2022, by country
Key facts about dams in the U.S. 2022
Selected figures about dams in the United States as of 2022
Dam ownership in the U.S. 2022
Number of dams in the United States as of 2022, by primary ownership
Number of dams in the U.S. 2024, by state
Number of dams in the United States as of 2024, by state and territory
Oldest hydroelectric facilities in the U.S. 2020
Ranking of the oldest hydroelectric power facilities in the United States as of 2020, by year of first operation
Hazard risk of dams in the U.S. 2020
Breakdown of dams in the United States, by hazard risk as of 2020
Number of incidents at dams in the U.S. 2010-2020
Number of potentially hazardous incidents at dams in the United States from 2010 to 2020
U.S. hydropower capacity 2012-2023
Hydropower capacity in the United States from 2012 to 2023 (in megawatts)
Number of conventional hydropower plants in the U.S. 2016-2021
Number of operational conventional hydroelectric facilities in the United States from 2016 to 2021
Pumped storage capacity in the U.S. 2010-2023
Capacity of pumped storage hydropower in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in megawatts)
Pumped storage hydropower capacity in the U.S. 2022, by project status
Pumped storage hydropower capacity in the United States as of May 2022, by project status (in megawatts)
Largest hydropower plants by capacity in the U.S. 2022
Largest operational conventional hydroelectric facilities in the United States as of July 2022, by nameplate capacity (in megawatts)
U.S. pumped storage hydropower facilities 2022, by year of operation
Number of pumped storage hydropower plants in the United States in 2022, by year of operation start
Pumped storage hydropower capacity additions in the U.S. 2022, by state
Proposed pumped storage hydropower capacity additions in the United States as of May 2022, by state (in megawatts)
Hydroelectric power generation in the U.S. 2022
Net generation of conventional hydroelectric power in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in terawatt hours)
Conventional hydroelectricity production in the U.S. 2023, by key state
Leading conventional hydropower producing states in the United States in 2023 (in gigawatt hours)
Hydropower consumption in the U.S. 2006-2022
Consumption of hydroelectric power in the United States from 2006 and 2022 (in trillion British thermal units)
Hydropower consumption in the U.S. 2022, by key state
Leading hydroelectric power consuming states in the United States in 2022 (in million kilowatt hours)
Global hydropower sector job share by country 2022
Distribution of hydropower jobs worldwide in 2022, by country
Hydroelectric power generation industry employment in the U.S. 2010-2022
Number of employees in the hydroelectric power generation industry in the United States from 2010 to 2022
Hydropower capacity additions outlook in the U.S. 2023-2050
Forecast cumulative capacity additions for hydroelectric power in the United States from 2023 to 2050 (in gigawatts)
Capital costs for a hydroelectric power plant in the U.S. 2017-2050
Projected capital expenditures for a typical hydropower plant in the United States in selected years from 2017 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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