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Wind installed capacity2025

Installed wind generation capacity at year end, in gigawatts. Capacity and electricity generation are separate measures.

IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data148 / 217No observation: 69
First-ranked country or territoryChina640.63 GW

Top 10

GW · 2025
01China
640.63
02United States
158.37
03Germany
77.87
04India
54.51
05Brazil
34.87
06Spain
33.3
07United Kingdom
33.09
08France
25.65
09Canada
18.15
10Sweden
17.38

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Wind installed capacity · 2025 · GW
RankCountry / territoryValue (GW)Year
01China640.632025
02United States158.372025
03Germany77.872025
04India54.512025
05Brazil34.872025
06Spain33.32025
07United Kingdom33.092025
08France25.652025
09Canada18.152025
10Sweden17.382025
11Türkiye14.782025
12Australia14.532025
13Italy13.572025
14Netherlands11.782025
15Poland10.62025
16Finland9.382025
17Denmark7.552025
18Mexico7.512025
19Japan6.252025
20Vietnam6.242025
21Chile5.882025
22Belgium5.852025
23Greece5.712025
24Portugal5.612025
25Norway5.162025
26Ireland5.132025
27Argentina4.52025
28South Africa4.332025
29Austria4.292025
30Romania3.282025
31Egypt3.032025
32Russia2.882025
33Lithuania2.512025
34Morocco2.452025
35South Korea2.452025
36Kazakhstan1.912025
37Pakistan1.852025
38Ukraine1.762025
39Uzbekistan1.652025
40Thailand1.542025
41Uruguay1.522025
42Croatia1.382025
43Peru1.342025
44New Zealand1.262025
45Laos1.152025
46Serbia0.82025
47Bulgaria0.712025
48Estonia0.712025
49Jordan0.632025
50Philippines0.522025
51Ethiopia0.52025
52Dominican Republic0.482025
53Costa Rica0.442025
54Kenya0.442025
55Saudi Arabia0.42025
56Iran0.382025
57Czechia0.372025
58Israel0.352025
59Panama0.342025
60Hungary0.322025
61Bosnia & Herzegovina0.272025
62Sri Lanka0.272025
63Moldova0.252025
64Tunisia0.242025
65Honduras0.242025
66Luxembourg0.232025
67Nicaragua0.192025
68Cyprus0.172025
69Senegal0.162025
70Mongolia0.162025
71Indonesia0.152025
72Mauritania0.142025
73Bolivia0.142025
74Latvia0.132025
75Puerto Rico0.132025
76Belarus0.122025
77Montenegro0.122025
78Switzerland0.112025
79United Arab Emirates0.112025
80Guatemala0.112025
81North Macedonia0.12025
82Jamaica0.12025
83Djibouti0.082025
84Ecuador0.072025
85Curaçao0.072025
86Faroe Islands0.072025
87Azerbaijan0.062025
88Bangladesh0.062025
89New Caledonia0.062025
90El Salvador0.052025
91Venezuela0.052025
92Oman0.052025
93Cape Verde0.042025
94Colombia0.032025
95Georgia0.022025
96Aruba0.022025
97Cuba0.022025
98Kuwait0.012025
99Mauritius0.012025
100Fiji0.012025
101Algeria0.012025
102Namibia0.012025
103Seychelles0.012025
104Syria02025
105Slovenia02025
106Slovakia02025
107Iceland02025
108Somalia02025
109Vanuatu02025
110Lebanon02025
111Armenia02025
112Bahrain02025
113Tanzania02025
114St. Kitts & Nevis02025
115North Korea02025
116Maldives02025
117Tonga02025
118Gambia02025
119Barbados02025
120Chad02025
121Eritrea02025
121Micronesia02025
123British Virgin Islands02025
124Cayman Islands02025
124Hong Kong SAR China02025
126Bhutan02025
127Samoa02025
128Afghanistan02025
129Bahamas02025
130Guam02025
131Cambodia02025
132French Polynesia02025
133Dominica02025
134Nepal02025
135Madagascar02025
136Singapore02025
136U.S. Virgin Islands02025
138Grenada02025
139Greenland02025
140Malta02025
141Guyana02025
142Haiti02025
143Belize02025
143Ghana02025
143Paraguay02025
146Marshall Islands02025
147Trinidad & Tobago02025
148Myanmar (Burma)02025
148 / 148 · Economies with data

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No observation (69)

Albania · American Samoa · Andorra · Angola · Antigua & Barbuda · Benin · Bermuda · Botswana · Brunei · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Channel Islands · Comoros · Congo - Brazzaville · Congo - Kinshasa · Côte d’Ivoire · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Gabon · Gibraltar · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Iraq · Isle of Man · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kyrgyzstan · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Macao SAR China · Malawi · Malaysia · Mali · Monaco · Mozambique · Nauru · Niger · Nigeria · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Palestinian Territories · Papua New Guinea · Qatar · Rwanda · San Marino · Sierra Leone · Sint Maarten · Solomon Islands · South Sudan · St. Lucia · St. Martin · St. Vincent & Grenadines · Sudan · Suriname · São Tomé & Príncipe · Tajikistan · Timor-Leste · Togo · Turkmenistan · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · Uganda · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Installed wind generation capacity at year end, in gigawatts. Capacity and electricity generation are separate measures.
Unit
GW
Source & definition
IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data · owid-grapher:cumulative-installed-wind-energy-capacity-gigawatts
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Original metadata
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity including both onshore and offshore wind sources, measured in gigawatts (GW). 

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    "unit": "gigawatts",
    "timespan": "2000-2025",
    "type": "Numeric",
    "owidVariableId": 1305913,
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    "lastUpdated": "2026-07-28",
    "nextUpdate": "2027-07-28",
    "citationShort": "IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data",
    "citationLong": "IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. “Total wind capacity” [dataset]. IRENA, “Renewable Energy Statistics” [original data].",
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  },
  "sourceNote": "Cumulative installed wind energy capacity including both onshore and offshore wind sources, measured in gigawatts (GW). "
}

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