THE GLOBAL INDEX #099
Wind installed capacity2023
Installed wind generation capacity at year end, in gigawatts. Capacity and electricity generation are separate measures.
China441.89 GWTop 10
GW · 2023Complete ranking
Download CSV ↓| Rank | Country / territory | Value (GW) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | China | 441.89 | 2023 |
| 02 |  United States | 147.52 | 2023 |
| 03 |  Germany | 69.44 | 2023 |
| 04 |  India | 44.74 | 2023 |
| 05 |  Spain | 30.87 | 2023 |
| 06 |  United Kingdom | 30.16 | 2023 |
| 07 |  Brazil | 29.11 | 2023 |
| 08 |  France | 23.1 | 2023 |
| 09 |  Sweden | 16.22 | 2023 |
| 10 |  Canada | 16.14 | 2023 |
| 11 |  Australia | 12.91 | 2023 |
| 12 |  Italy | 12.31 | 2023 |
| 13 |  Türkiye | 11.81 | 2023 |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 10.8 | 2023 |
| 15 |  Poland | 9.34 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Mexico | 7.32 | 2023 |
| 17 |  Denmark | 7.29 | 2023 |
| 18 |  Finland | 6.95 | 2023 |
| 19 |  Vietnam | 5.89 | 2023 |
| 20 |  Portugal | 5.54 | 2023 |
| 21 |  Belgium | 5.45 | 2023 |
| 22 |  Japan | 5.37 | 2023 |
| 23 |  Greece | 5.23 | 2023 |
| 24 |  Norway | 5.06 | 2023 |
| 25 |  Ireland | 4.74 | 2023 |
| 26 |  Chile | 4.53 | 2023 |
| 27 |  Austria | 3.9 | 2023 |
| 28 |  Argentina | 3.71 | 2023 |
| 29 |  South Africa | 3.44 | 2023 |
| 30 |  Romania | 3.03 | 2023 |
| 31 |  Russia | 2.53 | 2023 |
| 32 |  South Korea | 2.16 | 2023 |
| 33 |  Morocco | 2.08 | 2023 |
| 34 |  Egypt | 1.89 | 2023 |
| 35 |  Pakistan | 1.85 | 2023 |
| 36 |  Ukraine | 1.76 | 2023 |
| 37 |  Thailand | 1.54 | 2023 |
| 38 |  Uruguay | 1.52 | 2023 |
| 39 |  Kazakhstan | 1.39 | 2023 |
| 40 |  Lithuania | 1.28 | 2023 |
| 41 |  Croatia | 1.16 | 2023 |
| 42 |  New Zealand | 1.15 | 2023 |
| 43 |  Peru | 1.02 | 2023 |
| 44 |  Bulgaria | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 45 |  Jordan | 0.63 | 2023 |
| 46 |  Serbia | 0.51 | 2023 |
| 47 |  Philippines | 0.44 | 2023 |
| 48 |  Kenya | 0.44 | 2023 |
| 49 |  Dominican Republic | 0.42 | 2023 |
| 50 |  Costa Rica | 0.41 | 2023 |
| 51 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.4 | 2023 |
| 52 |  Iran | 0.36 | 2023 |
| 53 |  Israel | 0.34 | 2023 |
| 54 |  Czechia | 0.34 | 2023 |
| 55 |  Estonia | 0.34 | 2023 |
| 56 |  Panama | 0.34 | 2023 |
| 57 |  Hungary | 0.32 | 2023 |
| 58 |  Ethiopia | 0.32 | 2023 |
| 59 |  Sri Lanka | 0.27 | 2023 |
| 60 |  Tunisia | 0.24 | 2023 |
| 61 |  Honduras | 0.24 | 2023 |
| 62 |  Luxembourg | 0.21 | 2023 |
| 63 |  Nicaragua | 0.19 | 2023 |
| 64 |  Senegal | 0.16 | 2023 |
| 65 |  Cyprus | 0.16 | 2023 |
| 66 |  Mongolia | 0.15 | 2023 |
| 67 |  Indonesia | 0.15 | 2023 |
| 68 |  Moldova | 0.14 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Mauritania | 0.14 | 2023 |
| 70 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0.14 | 2023 |
| 70 |  Bolivia | 0.14 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Latvia | 0.13 | 2023 |
| 73 |  Belarus | 0.12 | 2023 |
| 74 |  Montenegro | 0.12 | 2023 |
| 75 |  Guatemala | 0.11 | 2023 |
| 76 |  Jamaica | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 77 |  United Arab Emirates | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 78 |  Puerto Rico | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 79 |  Switzerland | 0.09 | 2023 |
| 80 |  Djibouti | 0.08 | 2023 |
| 81 |  North Macedonia | 0.07 | 2023 |
| 82 |  Ecuador | 0.07 | 2023 |
| 83 |  Azerbaijan | 0.07 | 2023 |
| 84 |  Faroe Islands | 0.07 | 2023 |
| 85 |  New Caledonia | 0.06 | 2023 |
| 86 |  El Salvador | 0.05 | 2023 |
| 87 |  Venezuela | 0.05 | 2023 |
| 88 |  Oman | 0.05 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Curaçao | 0.05 | 2023 |
| 90 |  Colombia | 0.03 | 2023 |
| 91 |  Aruba | 0.03 | 2023 |
| 92 |  Cape Verde | 0.03 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Georgia | 0.02 | 2023 |
| 94 |  Cuba | 0.02 | 2023 |
| 95 |  Kuwait | 0.01 | 2023 |
| 96 |  Mauritius | 0.01 | 2023 |
| 97 |  Fiji | 0.01 | 2023 |
| 98 |  Algeria | 0.01 | 2023 |
| 99 |  Namibia | 0.01 | 2023 |
| 100 |  Seychelles | 0.01 | 2023 |
| 101 |  Syria | 0 | 2023 |
| 102 |  Slovakia | 0 | 2023 |
| 103 |  Iceland | 0 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Somalia | 0 | 2023 |
| 105 |  Slovenia | 0 | 2023 |
| 106 |  Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Lebanon | 0 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Armenia | 0 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Bangladesh | 0 | 2023 |
| 110 |  Bahrain | 0 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Tanzania | 0 | 2023 |
| 112 |  St. Kitts & Nevis | 0 | 2023 |
| 113 |  North Korea | 0 | 2023 |
| 114 |  Maldives | 0 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Tonga | 0 | 2023 |
| 116 |  Gambia | 0 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Barbados | 0 | 2023 |
| 118 |  Chad | 0 | 2023 |
| 119 |  Eritrea | 0 | 2023 |
| 119 |  Micronesia | 0 | 2023 |
| 121 |  British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Hong Kong SAR China | 0 | 2023 |
| 124 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Bhutan | 0 | 2023 |
| 126 |  Samoa | 0 | 2023 |
| 127 |  Afghanistan | 0 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Bahamas | 0 | 2023 |
| 129 |  Guam | 0 | 2023 |
| 130 |  Cambodia | 0 | 2023 |
| 131 |  French Polynesia | 0 | 2023 |
| 132 |  Dominica | 0 | 2023 |
| 133 |  Nepal | 0 | 2023 |
| 134 |  Madagascar | 0 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Singapore | 0 | 2023 |
| 135 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 |
| 137 |  Grenada | 0 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Malta | 0 | 2023 |
| 139 |  Greenland | 0 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Guyana | 0 | 2023 |
| 141 |  Haiti | 0 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Belize | 0 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Ghana | 0 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Paraguay | 0 | 2023 |
| 145 |  Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 |
| 146 |  Trinidad & Tobago | 0 | 2023 |
| 147 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 0 | 2023 |
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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
Original metadata
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity including both onshore and offshore wind sources, measured in gigawatts (GW).
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"timespan": "2000-2025",
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