Hydropower capacity growth

Increase in total installed hydropower generating capacity during a year.

Unit billion watts Industry Electricity and Gas Utilities

Records
1
Regions
1
Period
2025
Sources
1
Verification 1 verified data points Updated 17 Sep 2026 Last verified 17 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Hydropower capacity growth

Global, 2025

1 observation
28 billion watts Global · 2025 · IHA · full record
Source: IHA · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

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1 record · 1 region · 2025

Hydropower capacity growth: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2025 28 billion watts IHA · 31 Dec 2025 actual

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