In 2019, the hydropower consumption in Central and South America amounted to 6.37 exajoules, down from 6.43 exajoules a year earlier. That year, hydropower consumption in Brazil accounted for more than half of the region's demand.
Hydropower consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019
(in exajoules)
According to the source the data is based on gross primary hydroelectric generation and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. Converted on the basis of thermal equivalence assuming 38% conversion efficiency in a thermal power station.
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BP. (June 17, 2020). Hydropower consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/
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BP. "Hydropower Consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/
BP, Hydropower consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/ (last visited January 19, 2022)
