Share of global hydropower capacity additions

China remained the world's largest hydropower market in 2025, accounting for more than 40% of global capacity additions.

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APA

International Hydropower Association. (2025). World Hydropower Outlook 2026: Global Capacity & Data 2026 World Hydropower Outlook. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2026-world-hydropower-outlook. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_5FFP5ZG55A5RRB7KWDHHQY7CN0

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MLA

International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook 2026: Global Capacity & Data 2026 World Hydropower Outlook." 2025, https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2026-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_5FFP5ZG55A5RRB7KWDHHQY7CN0.

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Chicago

International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook 2026: Global Capacity & Data 2026 World Hydropower Outlook." 2025. https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2026-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_5FFP5ZG55A5RRB7KWDHHQY7CN0.

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BibTeX

@misc{iha2025shareqy7cn0, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {World Hydropower Outlook 2026: Global Capacity \& Data 2026 World Hydropower Outlook}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_5FFP5ZG55A5RRB7KWDHHQY7CN0}, note = {Original source: https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2026-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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