In 2021, global hydropower consumption amounted to 40.26 exajoules. This represented a decrease of roughly two percent in comparison to the previous year, when consumption of hydropower across the globe recorded its highest figure since the year 2000. Between 2000 and 2021, worldwide consumption of hydropower increased by roughly 13.7 exajoules.
Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in exajoules)
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BP. (June 28, 2022). Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. (2022). Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP. "Hydropower Consumption Worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
BP, Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in exajoules) [Graph], BP, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265692/global-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/