China was the largest consumer of hydroelectricity in the Asia-Pacific region, consuming around 11.5 exajoules in 2023. In the same year, the second-largest consumer of hydroelectricity in the region was India, which consumed about 1.4 exajoules.
Hydroelectricity consumption in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023, by country or territory
(in exajoules)
Hydroelectricity in this statistic is based on gross primary hydroelectric generation and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. Converted on the basis of thermal equivalence, where 'Input-equivalent’ energy is the amount of fuel that would be required by thermal power stations to generate the reported electricity output.
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