Africa's hydropower consumption amounted to 1.47 exajoules in 2022, slightly up from 1.44 exajoules in the previous year. Between 1998 and 2022, consumption of hydropower in the African continent increased by approximately 800 petajoules, reaching a consumption peak in the latter year.
Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022 (in exajoules)
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. (2023). Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute. "Hydropower Consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
Energy Institute, Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/