Below, we show the world''s leading countries in wind power capacity in 2024: With nearly 522,000 MW of wind turbine capacity, China by far is the global leader. Even more
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This dataset contains yearly electricity generation, capacity, emissions, import and demand data for over 200 geographies. You can find more about Ember''s methodology in this
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From China''s mega-projects to Germany''s community wind cooperatives, the 2025 rankings reveal a fragmented but determined global effort. One thing''s clear: countries combining
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In Q4 2023, wind power exceeded coal in European electricity generation for the first time, generating 193 TWh compared to coal''s 184 TWh. Despite wind installation challenges, wind generation rose by
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With 117 GW of new installations worldwide 2024 marked another record year for wind energy. Onshore wind with 109 GW connected to the grid accounted for about 83% of new installations, reaching a
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The United States ranked second by a wide margin, with roughly half of China''s production. Germany and Brazil were third and fourth in the ranking, respectively. Already have an
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The United States is the second-largest producer of wind power, and generated 341.40 TWh of wind power in 2021, equal to just over 21% of total global production. Together, China and the United
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Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022: The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 11.16 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 762.67 billion kilowatthours and the
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The world''s installed wind power capacity now meets well over 10% of global electricity demand – and much more than nuclear power. More than 30 countries now have a share of wind
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There was an additional 93 GW of global wind power capacity installed in 2020, the second largest annual increase on record so far. This represented a 56% increase in global capacity
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