* Based on gross primary hydroelectric production and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. Converted on the basis of thermal equivalence assuming a conversion efficiency of 38 percent in a modern thermal power plant.
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Hydroelectric energy consumption in Central and South America 2006-2018
This statistic represents hydroelectric energy consumption in Central and South America between 2006 and 2018, measured in millions of tons of oil equivalent. In 2018, approximately *** million tons of oil equivalent of hydroelectric energy were consumed in Central and South America. This figure represented an increase compared to the 2006 level, when about *** million tons of oil equivalent of hydroelectric energy were also consumed. It is noted that in 2016, global hydroelectric energy consumption exceeded *** million tons of oil equivalent for the first time.
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