This statistic displays the new capacity of hydropower that was added worldwide in 2019, by region. During this year, there was 204.35 gigawatts of hydropower added in North and Central America. There was an estimated 1.31 terawatts of hydropower development around the world this year.
New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2019, by region
(in gigawatts)
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International Hydropower Association. (June 10, 2020). New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2019, by region (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 27, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/
International Hydropower Association. "New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2019, by region (in gigawatts)." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/
International Hydropower Association. (2020). New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2019, by region (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 27, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/
International Hydropower Association. "New Capacity of Hydropower Energy Worldwide in 2019, by Region (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/
International Hydropower Association, New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2019, by region (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/ (last visited November 27, 2021)
