According to the source the data is based on gross primary hydroelectric generation and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. Converted on the basis of thermal equivalence assuming 38% conversion efficiency in a thermal power station.
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Central & South America: hydropower consumption 2009-2019
In 2019, the hydropower consumption in Central and South America amounted to **** exajoules, down from **** exajoules a year earlier. That year, hydropower consumption in Brazil accounted for more than half of the region's demand.
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BP. (June 17, 2020). Hydropower consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/
BP. "Hydropower consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 17, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/
BP. (2020). Hydropower consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in exajoules). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/
BP. "Hydropower Consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in Exajoules)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Jun 2020, /statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/
BP, Hydropower consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in exajoules) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Hydropower consumption in Central and South America from 2009 to 2019 (in exajoules) [Graph], BP, June 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/265566/hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent-in-south-and-central-america/
