Global investments in hydropower reached roughly 7.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. Investments in hydropower have fluctuated in the last years, peaking in 2017 at over 25 billion U.S. dollars. The total hydropower capacity installed worldwide stood at 1.36 terawatts as of the end of 2021.
Investments in hydropower worldwide from 2013 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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IRENA, & Climate Policy Initiative. (March 28, 2023). Investments in hydropower worldwide from 2013 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1386068/global-investment-in-hydropower/
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Investments in hydropower worldwide from 2013 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IRENA, & Climate Policy Initiative, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1386068/global-investment-in-hydropower/