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Wind installed capacity2020

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 data144 / 217No observation: 73
First-ranked country or territoryChina281.99 GW

Top 10

GW · 2020
01China
281.99
03Germany
62.2
04India
38.56
05Spain
26.82
07France
17.46
08Brazil
17.22
09Canada
13.53
10Italy
10.87

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Wind installed capacity · 2020 · GW
RankCountry / territoryValue (GW)Year
01China281.992020
02United States118.482020
03Germany62.22020
04India38.562020
05Spain26.822020
06United Kingdom24.462020
07France17.462020
08Brazil17.222020
09Canada13.532020
10Italy10.872020
11Australia10.212020
12Sweden9.982020
13Türkiye8.832020
14Mexico72020
15Netherlands6.652020
16Poland6.32020
17Denmark6.262020
18Portugal5.122020
19Belgium4.672020
20Ireland4.312020
21Greece4.122020
22Japan4.122020
23Norway4.032020
24Austria3.232020
25Romania3.012020
26Argentina2.622020
27Finland2.592020
28South Africa2.522020
29Chile2.292020
30South Korea1.652020
31Uruguay1.522020
32Thailand1.512020
33Morocco1.442020
34Ukraine1.42020
35Egypt1.382020
36Pakistan1.242020
37Russia1.042020
38Croatia0.82020
39Bulgaria0.72020
40New Zealand0.692020
41Lithuania0.542020
42Jordan0.532020
43Vietnam0.522020
44Kazakhstan0.492020
45Philippines0.442020
46Peru0.412020
47Serbia0.42020
48Costa Rica0.392020
49Dominican Republic0.372020
50Czechia0.342020
51Kenya0.342020
52Ethiopia0.322020
53Hungary0.322020
54Estonia0.322020
55Iran0.312020
56Panama0.272020
57Tunisia0.242020
58Honduras0.242020
59Nicaragua0.192020
60Sri Lanka0.182020
61Senegal0.162020
62Cyprus0.162020
63Mongolia0.162020
64Indonesia0.152020
65Luxembourg0.152020
66Montenegro0.122020
67Belarus0.112020
68Guatemala0.112020
69Jamaica0.12020
70Puerto Rico0.12020
71Switzerland0.092020
72Bosnia & Herzegovina0.092020
73Latvia0.082020
74Azerbaijan0.072020
75Venezuela0.052020
76Oman0.052020
77Curaçao0.052020
78Moldova0.042020
79New Caledonia0.042020
80North Macedonia0.042020
81El Salvador0.042020
82Mauritania0.032020
83Aruba0.032020
84Israel0.032020
85Bolivia0.032020
86Cape Verde0.032020
87Ecuador0.022020
88Georgia0.022020
89Faroe Islands0.022020
90Colombia0.022020
91Cuba0.022020
92Kuwait0.012020
93Mauritius0.012020
94Fiji0.012020
95Algeria0.012020
96Namibia0.012020
97Seychelles0.012020
98Slovakia02020
99Somalia02020
100Vanuatu02020
101Slovenia02020
102Lebanon02020
102Saudi Arabia02020
104Armenia02020
105Bangladesh02020
106Tanzania02020
107St. Kitts & Nevis02020
108Iceland02020
109North Korea02020
110Maldives02020
111Tonga02020
112Gambia02020
113Chad02020
114Eritrea02020
114Micronesia02020
116Hong Kong SAR China02020
117British Virgin Islands02020
118Cayman Islands02020
119Uzbekistan02020
120Bahrain02020
121Bhutan02020
122Samoa02020
123Afghanistan02020
124Bahamas02020
125Guam02020
126Cambodia02020
127French Polynesia02020
128Dominica02020
129Nepal02020
130Madagascar02020
131Malta02020
131Singapore02020
131U.S. Virgin Islands02020
134Grenada02020
135Barbados02020
136Greenland02020
137Guyana02020
138Haiti02020
139Belize02020
139Ghana02020
139Paraguay02020
142Marshall Islands02020
143Trinidad & Tobago02020
144Myanmar (Burma)02020

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No observation (73)

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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",
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    "lastUpdated": "2026-07-28",
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    "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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