In 2023, China remained the number one country with the highest hydropower capacity with ** percent of the global share. Brazil followed, with **** percent of the world's hydropower capacity. At that time, the United States held about *** percent of the world's hydropower capacities.
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REN21. (September 2, 2024). Distribution of worldwide hydropower capacity as of 2023, by major country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/472639/global-hydropower-capacity-share-by-major-country/
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