In 2021, there was nearly 21.9 gigawatts of hydropower added in East Asia and Pacific. In total, hydropower capacity additions around the world that year amounted to roughly 26.4 gigawatts.
New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2021, by region (in megawatts)
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International Hydropower Association. (July 5, 2022). New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2021, by region (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/
International Hydropower Association. "New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2021, by region (in megawatts)." Chart. July 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/
International Hydropower Association. (2022). New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2021, by region (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/
International Hydropower Association. "New Capacity of Hydropower Energy Worldwide in 2021, by Region (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/
International Hydropower Association, New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2021, by region (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
New capacity of hydropower energy worldwide in 2021, by region (in megawatts) [Graph], International Hydropower Association, July 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/474642/global-hydro-energy-added-capacity-by-region/