The statistic represents the 15 countries with the highest share of hydropower consumption in 2018. The United States accounted for approximately 6.9 percent of the world's hydropower consumption that year.
Countries with the highest share of hydropower consumption in 2018
Based on gross generation from renewable sources including wind, geothermal, solar, biomass and waste, and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. Converted on the basis of thermal equivalence assuming 38 percent conversion efficiency in a modern thermal power station.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Countries with the highest share of hydropower consumption in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274012/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-hydropower-consumption/
BP. "Countries with the highest share of hydropower consumption in 2018." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274012/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-hydropower-consumption/
BP. (2019). Countries with the highest share of hydropower consumption in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274012/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-hydropower-consumption/
BP. "Countries with The Highest Share of Hydropower Consumption in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274012/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-hydropower-consumption/
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