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Global hydropower capacity 2015-2021

Installed capacity of hydropower energy worldwide from 2015 to 2021 (in gigawatts)
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The data describes the total installed capacity of hydropower worldwide in 2015 with projections up to 2021. In 2021, it is projected that there would be a worldwide cumulative hydropower capacity totaling over 1.3 terawatts.

2015 1205
2016 1232
2017 1258
2018 1283
2019 1305
2020 1324
2021 1340