This statistic shows global hydropower consumption between 1998 and 2018. In 2018, hydropower consumption amounted to approximately 948.8 million metric tons of oil equivalent worldwide. According to the source, the data are based on gross primary hydroelectric generation and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply.
Global hydropower consumption from 1998 to 2018
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
Consumption in million metric tons of oil equivalent
According to the source, the data are based on gross primary hydroelectric generation and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. They were converted on the basis of thermal equivalence assuming 38 percent conversion efficiency in a modern thermal power station. The values prior to 2008 were taken from previous publications.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Global hydropower consumption from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Global hydropower consumption from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. (2019). Global hydropower consumption from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Global Hydropower Consumption from 1998 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP, Global hydropower consumption from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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