Hydropower capacity growth (GW)

STO-REC-STATX5V1EHT2 National
24.6GW

Global · 2024

Hydropower capacity growth worldwide (GW) came in at 24.6 GW in 2024 (IHA).

Original source
Publisher
IHA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Capacity surges worldwide
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Global hydropower capacity grew by 24.6GW in 2024, including 16.2GW of conventional hydropower and 8.4GW of pumped storage hydropower.

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APA
International Hydropower Association. (2024). World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_X5V1EHK0PGAKJ6Q00TY7GT4KPK
MLA
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook." 2024, https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_X5V1EHK0PGAKJ6Q00TY7GT4KPK.
Chicago
International Hydropower Association. "World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook." 2024. https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_X5V1EHK0PGAKJ6Q00TY7GT4KPK.
BibTeX
@misc{iha2024hydropowergt4kpk, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends \& Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_X5V1EHK0PGAKJ6Q00TY7GT4KPK}, note = {Original source: https://www.hydropower.org/publications/2025-world-hydropower-outlook. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Hydropower Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
World Hydropower Outlook 2025: Global Growth, Trends & Net Zero Progress 2025 World Hydropower Outlook
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Capacity surges worldwide
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
See source

Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_X5V1EHK0PGAKJ6Q00TY7GT4KPK