As of 2022, Asia was the global region with the highest hydropower production, at nearly 1.98 petawatt hours. North America and South America ranked second and third, at some 713 and 710 terawatt hours, respectively.
Hydroelectric production worldwide in 2022, by region
(in gigawatt hours)
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