How Water Powers The World

Data from BP and Ember compiled by Our World in Data shows how water powers the world, with Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, in particular, primarily relying on water power.

The two power sources that have gained popularity since the turn of the century, solar and wind, are frequently the only ones mentioned when discussing the importance and viability of renewable energy.

Despite the fact that even so-called developed countries like Norway, Austria, and Canada generate sizable portions of their electricity through hydropower plants, hydropower and its significance in the generation of electricity in other countries are frequently overlooked.

However, based on data from BP and Ember compiled by Our World in Data, Statista's Florian Zandt demonstrates in the infographic below that Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, in particular, primarily rely on water power.

In 2020, hydropower produced almost all of the electricity in the Central African Repub...

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