
Manya Rathore
Research expert covering India

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Global hydropower installed capacity 2014-2023

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Largest hydropower producing countries 2025

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Hydroelectric power generation in the U.S. 2024

Global hydropower installed capacity 2014-2023
Cumulative hydropower and pumped storage installed capacity worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in gigawatts)

Hydropower global capacity in key countries 2023
Cumulative hydropower capacity worldwide in 2023, by major country (in gigawatts)

Global hydropower production 2010-2023
Hydroelectric energy production worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt hours)

Largest hydropower producing countries 2025
Largest hydroelectric power generating countries worldwide in 2025 (in terawatt hours)

Global hydropower consumption 2000-2024
Hydropower consumption worldwide from 2000 to 2024 (in exajoules)

Global hydropower consumption 2025, by country
Leading countries by hydropower consumption worldwide in 2025 (in exajoules)

Global share of hydropower consumption 2023, by country
Distribution of hydropower consumption worldwide in 2023, by country

Key facts about dams in the U.S. 2024
Selected figures about dams in the United States as of November 2024

Dam ownership in the U.S. 2024
Number of dams in the United States as of November 2024, by primary ownership

Number of dams in the U.S. 2025, by state
Number of dams in the United States as of April 2025, by state and territory

Oldest hydroelectric facilities in the U.S. 2023
Ranking of the oldest hydroelectric power facilities in the United States as of 2023, by year of first operation

U.S. hydropower capacity 2012-2024
Hydropower capacity in the United States from 2012 to 2024 (in megawatts)

Number of conventional hydropower plants in the U.S. 2016-2023
Number of operational conventional hydroelectric facilities in the United States from 2016 to 2023

Pumped storage capacity in the U.S. 2010-2024
Capacity of pumped storage hydropower in the United States from 2010 to 2024 (in megawatts)

Pumped storage hydropower capacity in the U.S. 2023, by project status
Pumped storage hydropower capacity in the United States as of May 2023, by project status (in megawatts)

Largest hydropower plants by capacity in the U.S. 2024
Largest operational conventional hydroelectric facilities in the United States as of June 2024, by nameplate capacity (in megawatts)

U.S. pumped storage hydropower facilities 2024, by year of operation
Number of pumped storage hydropower plants in the United States in 2024, by year of operation start

Hydroelectric power generation in the U.S. 2024
Net generation of conventional hydroelectric power in the United States from 2000 to 2024 (in terawatt hours)

Conventional hydroelectricity production in the U.S. 2023, by key state
Leading conventional hydropower producing states in the United States in 2023 (in gigawatt hours)

Hydropower consumption in the U.S. 2010-2024
Consumption of hydroelectric power in the United States from 2010 and 2024 (in trillion British thermal units)

Hydropower consumption in the U.S. 2022, by key state
Leading hydroelectric power consuming states in the United States in 2022 (in million kilowatt hours)

Global hydropower sector job share by country 2022
Distribution of hydropower jobs worldwide in 2022, by country

Hydroelectric power generation industry employment in the U.S. 2010-2022
Number of employees in the hydroelectric power generation industry in the United States from 2010 to 2022

Hydropower capacity additions outlook in the U.S. 2023-2050
Forecast cumulative capacity additions for hydroelectric power in the United States from 2023 to 2050 (in gigawatts)

Capital costs for a hydroelectric power plant in the U.S. 2022-2050
Projected capital expenditures for a typical hydropower plant in the United States in selected years from 2022 to 2050 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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