Figures were calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ using the source's data for hydropower capacity in Central America and the Caribbean, South America, and Mexico.
This statistic was compiled using different releases of the report.
Figures have been rounded.
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Hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010-2024
The hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to nearly gigawatts in 2024, an increase of approximately **** percent in comparison to 2010. In 2023, hydropower represented around ** percent of the region's renewable energy capacity, which was estimated at around * gigawatts.
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ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. (March 28, 2025). Hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2024 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/665559/hydropower-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/
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Hydropower capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2024 (in gigawatts) [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, March 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/665559/hydropower-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/