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Wind installed capacity2024

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 data147 / 217No observation: 70
First-ranked country or territoryChina521.27 GW

Top 10

GW · 2024
01China
521.27
02United States
152.2
03Germany
72.74
04India
48.16
05Brazil
32.92
06Spain
32.18
07United Kingdom
32.08
08France
24.24
09Canada
17.8
10Sweden
16.82

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Wind installed capacity · 2024 · GW
RankCountry / territoryValue (GW)Year
01China521.272024
02United States152.22024
03Germany72.742024
04India48.162024
05Brazil32.922024
06Spain32.182024
07United Kingdom32.082024
08France24.242024
09Canada17.82024
10Sweden16.822024
11Australia13.742024
12Italy12.962024
13Türkiye12.872024
14Netherlands11.72024
15Poland10.152024
16Finland8.362024
17Mexico7.512024
18Denmark7.512024
19Vietnam6.182024
20Japan5.872024
21Belgium5.642024
22Portugal5.62024
23Greece5.372024
24Norway5.162024
25Ireland4.942024
26Chile4.722024
27Argentina4.322024
28Austria4.092024
29South Africa3.442024
30Romania3.12024
31Russia2.572024
32Morocco2.42024
33South Korea2.362024
34Egypt2.22024
35Pakistan1.852024
36Lithuania1.832024
37Ukraine1.762024
38Thailand1.542024
39Kazakhstan1.522024
40Uruguay1.522024
41Croatia1.32024
42New Zealand1.262024
43Peru1.032024
44Bulgaria0.712024
45Estonia0.692024
46Jordan0.632024
47Serbia0.62024
48Uzbekistan0.52024
49Philippines0.442024
50Kenya0.442024
51Dominican Republic0.432024
52Ethiopia0.42024
53Costa Rica0.42024
54Saudi Arabia0.42024
55Iran0.382024
56Czechia0.362024
57Israel0.352024
58Panama0.342024
59Hungary0.322024
60Sri Lanka0.272024
61Tunisia0.242024
62Honduras0.242024
63Bosnia & Herzegovina0.222024
64Luxembourg0.212024
65Nicaragua0.192024
66Senegal0.162024
67Moldova0.162024
68Cyprus0.162024
69Mongolia0.162024
70Indonesia0.152024
71Mauritania0.142024
72Bolivia0.142024
73Latvia0.132024
74Puerto Rico0.132024
75Belarus0.122024
76Montenegro0.122024
77United Arab Emirates0.112024
78Guatemala0.112024
79Switzerland0.12024
80Jamaica0.12024
81Djibouti0.082024
82North Macedonia0.072024
83Ecuador0.072024
84Curaçao0.072024
85Faroe Islands0.072024
86Azerbaijan0.072024
87Bangladesh0.062024
88New Caledonia0.062024
89El Salvador0.052024
90Venezuela0.052024
91Oman0.052024
92Colombia0.032024
93Aruba0.032024
94Cape Verde0.032024
95Georgia0.022024
96Cuba0.022024
97Kuwait0.012024
98Mauritius0.012024
99Fiji0.012024
100Algeria0.012024
101Namibia0.012024
102Seychelles0.012024
103Syria02024
104Slovakia02024
105Iceland02024
106Somalia02024
107Slovenia02024
108Vanuatu02024
109Lebanon02024
110Armenia02024
111Bahrain02024
112Tanzania02024
113St. Kitts & Nevis02024
114North Korea02024
115Maldives02024
116Tonga02024
117Gambia02024
118Barbados02024
119Chad02024
120Eritrea02024
120Micronesia02024
122British Virgin Islands02024
123Cayman Islands02024
123Hong Kong SAR China02024
125Bhutan02024
126Samoa02024
127Afghanistan02024
128Bahamas02024
129Guam02024
130Cambodia02024
131French Polynesia02024
132Dominica02024
133Nepal02024
134Madagascar02024
135Singapore02024
135U.S. Virgin Islands02024
137Grenada02024
138Greenland02024
139Malta02024
140Guyana02024
141Haiti02024
142Belize02024
142Ghana02024
142Paraguay02024
145Marshall Islands02024
146Trinidad & Tobago02024
147Myanmar (Burma)02024
147 / 147 · Economies with data

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No observation (70)

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 · Laos · 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",
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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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