This statistic shows the leading countries based on total hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018. That year, Brazil ranked first in the region, with a hydropower energy capacity of 104,195 megawatts, followed by Venezuela, with a capacity of 15,138 megawatts.
Leading countries based on hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018
(in megawatts)
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IRENA. (March 31, 2019). Leading countries based on hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665552/countries-with-the-largest-hydropower-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/
IRENA. "Leading countries based on hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in megawatts)." Chart. March 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665552/countries-with-the-largest-hydropower-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/
IRENA. (2019). Leading countries based on hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665552/countries-with-the-largest-hydropower-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/
IRENA. "Leading Countries Based on Hydropower Capacity in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2018 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665552/countries-with-the-largest-hydropower-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/
IRENA, Leading countries based on hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665552/countries-with-the-largest-hydropower-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited January 29, 2020)
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