Wind electricity capacity - Country rankings

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Wind electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 189 countries was 3.89 million kilowatts.The highest value was in China: 281.99 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million kilowatts; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration

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Countries	Wind electricity capacity, 2020	Global rank	Available data
China	281.99	1	2000 - 2020
USA	118.38	2	2000 - 2020
Germany	62.18	3	2000 - 2020
India	38.56	4	2000 - 2020
Spain	27.09	5	2000 - 2020
UK	24.67	6	2000 - 2020
France	17.38	7	2000 - 2020
Brazil	17.2	8	2000 - 2020
Canada	13.58	9	2000 - 2020
Italy	10.84	10	2000 - 2020
Sweden	9.69	11	2000 - 2020
Australia	9.46	12	2000 - 2020
Turkey	8.83	13	2000 - 2020
Mexico	8.13	14	2000 - 2020
Netherlands	6.6	15	2000 - 2020
Poland	6.27	16	2000 - 2020
Denmark	6.24	17	2000 - 2020
Portugal	5.24	18	2000 - 2020
Belgium	4.69	19	2000 - 2020
Ireland	4.3	20	2000 - 2020
Japan	4.21	21	2000 - 2020
Greece	4.11	22	2000 - 2020
Norway	3.98	23	2000 - 2020
Austria	3.22	24	2000 - 2020
Romania	3.02	25	2000 - 2020
South Africa	2.64	26	2000 - 2020
Argentina	2.62	27	2000 - 2020
Finland	2.47	28	2000 - 2020
Chile	2.15	29	2000 - 2020
South Korea	1.64	30	2000 - 2020
Thailand	1.51	31	2000 - 2020
Uruguay	1.51	32	2000 - 2020
Morocco	1.41	33	2000 - 2020
Ukraine	1.4	34	2000 - 2020
Egypt	1.38	35	2000 - 2020
Honduras	1.24	36	2000 - 2020
Pakistan	1.24	37	2000 - 2020
Haiti	1	38	2000 - 2020
Russia	0.95	39	2000 - 2020
Taiwan	0.85	40	2000 - 2020
Croatia	0.79	41	2000 - 2020
New Zealand	0.78	42	2000 - 2020
Bulgaria	0.7	43	2000 - 2020
Vietnam	0.6	44	2000 - 2020
Lithuania	0.54	45	2000 - 2020
Jordan	0.52	46	2000 - 2020
Colombia	0.51	47	2000 - 2020
Philippines	0.44	48	2000 - 2020
Serbia	0.4	49	2006 - 2020
Peru	0.38	50	2000 - 2020
Domin. Rep.	0.37	51	2000 - 2020
Czechia	0.34	52	2000 - 2020
Kenya	0.34	53	2000 - 2020
Estonia	0.32	54	2000 - 2020
Ethiopia	0.32	55	2000 - 2020
Hungary	0.32	56	2000 - 2020
Iran	0.3	57	2000 - 2020
Panama	0.27	58	2000 - 2020
Sri Lanka	0.25	59	2000 - 2020
Tunisia	0.24	60	2000 - 2020
Nicaragua	0.19	61	2000 - 2020
Luxembourg	0.17	62	2000 - 2020
Cyprus	0.16	63	2000 - 2020
Mongolia	0.16	64	2000 - 2020
Indonesia	0.15	65	2000 - 2020
Belarus	0.12	66	2000 - 2020
Montenegro	0.12	67	2006 - 2020
Guatemala	0.11	68	2000 - 2020
Jamaica	0.1	69	2000 - 2020
Puerto Rico	0.1	70	2000 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz.	0.09	71	2000 - 2020
Switzerland	0.09	72	2000 - 2020
Latvia	0.08	73	2000 - 2020
Azerbaijan	0.07	74	2000 - 2020
Venezuela	0.07	75	2000 - 2020
Oman	0.05	76	2000 - 2020
Senegal	0.05	77	2000 - 2020
N. Caledonia	0.04	78	2000 - 2020
North Macedonia	0.04	79	2000 - 2020
Aruba	0.03	80	2000 - 2020
Bolivia	0.03	81	2000 - 2020
Cape Verde	0.03	82	2000 - 2020
Israel	0.03	83	2000 - 2020
Mauritania	0.03	84	2000 - 2020
Moldova	0.03	85	2000 - 2020
Ecuador	0.02	86	2000 - 2020
Faroe Isl.	0.02	87	2000 - 2020
Georgia	0.02	88	2000 - 2020
Algeria	0.01	89	2000 - 2020
Cuba	0.01	90	2000 - 2020
Fiji	0.01	91	2000 - 2020
Kuwait	0.01	92	2000 - 2020
Mauritius	0.01	93	2000 - 2020
Namibia	0.01	94	2000 - 2020
Seychelles	0.01	95	2000 - 2020
Slovenia	0.01	96	2000 - 2020
Afghanistan	0	97	2000 - 2020
Albania	0	98	2000 - 2020
Angola	0	99	2000 - 2020
Ant.& Barb.	0	100	2000 - 2020
Armenia	0	101	2000 - 2020
Bahamas	0	102	2000 - 2020
Bahrain	0	103	2000 - 2020
Bangladesh	0	104	2000 - 2020
Barbados	0	105	2000 - 2020
Belize	0	106	2000 - 2020
Benin	0	107	2000 - 2020
Bermuda	0	108	2000 - 2020
Bhutan	0	109	2000 - 2020
Botswana	0	110	2000 - 2020
Brunei	0	111	2000 - 2020
Burkina Faso	0	112	2000 - 2020
Burma	0	113	2000 - 2020
Burundi	0	114	2000 - 2020
Cambodia	0	115	2000 - 2020
Cameroon	0	116	2000 - 2020
C.A. Republic	0	117	2000 - 2020
Chad	0	118	2000 - 2020
Comoros	0	119	2000 - 2020
DR Congo	0	120	2000 - 2020
Djibouti	0	121	2000 - 2020
Dominica	0	122	2000 - 2020
El Salvador	0	123	2000 - 2020
Eq. Guinea	0	124	2000 - 2020
Eritrea	0	125	2000 - 2020
Gabon	0	126	2000 - 2020
Gambia	0	127	2000 - 2020
Ghana	0	128	2000 - 2020
Gibraltar	0	129	2000 - 2020
Grenada	0	130	2000 - 2020
Guinea	0	131	2000 - 2020
G.-Bissau	0	132	2000 - 2020
Guyana	0	133	2000 - 2020
Hong Kong	0	134	2000 - 2020
Iceland	0	135	2000 - 2020
Iraq	0	136	2000 - 2020
Ivory Coast	0	137	2000 - 2020
Kiribati	0	138	2000 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan	0	139	2000 - 2020
Laos	0	140	2000 - 2020
Lebanon	0	141	2000 - 2020
Lesotho	0	142	2000 - 2020
Liberia	0	143	2000 - 2020
Libya	0	144	2000 - 2020
Macao	0	145	2000 - 2020
Madagascar	0	146	2000 - 2020
Malawi	0	147	2000 - 2020
Malaysia	0	148	2000 - 2020
Maldives	0	149	2000 - 2020
Mali	0	150	2000 - 2020
Malta	0	151	2000 - 2020
Montserrat	0	152	2000 - 2020
Mozambique	0	153	2000 - 2020
Nepal	0	154	2000 - 2020
Niger	0	155	2000 - 2020
Nigeria	0	156	2000 - 2020
North Korea	0	157	2000 - 2020
Papua N.G.	0	158	2000 - 2020
Paraguay	0	159	2000 - 2020
Qatar	0	160	2000 - 2020
R. of Congo	0	161	2000 - 2020
Rwanda	0	162	2000 - 2020
Saint Lucia	0	163	2000 - 2020
St. Vincent & ...	0	164	2000 - 2020
Samoa	0	165	2000 - 2020
S.T.&Principe	0	166	2000 - 2020
Saudi Arabia	0	167	2000 - 2020
Sierra Leone	0	168	2000 - 2020
Singapore	0	169	2000 - 2020
Slovakia	0	170	2000 - 2020
Solomon Isl.	0	171	2000 - 2020
Somalia	0	172	2000 - 2020
Sudan	0	173	2000 - 2020
Suriname	0	174	2000 - 2020
Swaziland	0	175	2000 - 2020
Syria	0	176	2000 - 2020
Tajikistan	0	177	2000 - 2020
Tanzania	0	178	2000 - 2020
Togo	0	179	2000 - 2020
Tonga	0	180	2000 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago	0	181	2000 - 2020
Turkmenistan	0	182	2000 - 2020
Uganda	0	183	2000 - 2020
UA Emirates	0	184	2000 - 2020
Uzbekistan	0	185	2000 - 2020
Vanuatu	0	186	2000 - 2020
Yemen	0	187	2000 - 2020
Zambia	0	188	2000 - 2020
Zimbabwe	0	189	2000 - 2020

Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from wind in million kilowatts.

1. China

2. USA

3. Germany

4. India

5. Spain

6. UK

7. France

8. Brazil

9. Canada

10. Italy

11. Sweden

12. Australia

13. Turkey

14. Mexico

15. Netherlands

16. Poland

17. Denmark

18. Portugal

19. Belgium

20. Ireland

21. Japan

22. Greece

23. Norway

24. Austria

25. Romania

26. South Africa

27. Argentina

28. Finland

29. Chile

30. South Korea

31. Thailand

32. Uruguay

33. Morocco

34. Ukraine

35. Egypt

36. Honduras

37. Pakistan

38. Haiti

39. Russia

40. Taiwan

41. Croatia

42. New Zealand

43. Bulgaria

44. Vietnam

45. Lithuania

46. Jordan

47. Colombia

48. Philippines

49. Serbia

50. Peru

51. Domin. Rep.

52. Czechia

53. Kenya

54. Estonia

55. Ethiopia

56. Hungary

57. Iran

58. Panama

59. Sri Lanka

60. Tunisia

61. Nicaragua

62. Luxembourg

63. Cyprus

64. Mongolia

65. Indonesia

66. Belarus

67. Montenegro

68. Guatemala

69. Jamaica

70. Puerto Rico

71. Bosnia & Herz.

72. Switzerland

73. Latvia

74. Azerbaijan

75. Venezuela

76. Oman

77. Senegal

78. N. Caledonia

79. North Macedonia

80. Aruba

81. Bolivia

82. Cape Verde

83. Israel

84. Mauritania

85. Moldova

86. Ecuador

87. Faroe Isl.

88. Georgia

89. Algeria

90. Cuba

91. Fiji

92. Kuwait

93. Mauritius

94. Namibia

95. Seychelles

96. Slovenia

97. Afghanistan

98. Albania

99. Angola

100. Ant.& Barb.

101. Armenia

102. Bahamas

103. Bahrain

104. Bangladesh

105. Barbados

106. Belize

107. Benin

108. Bermuda

109. Bhutan

110. Botswana

111. Brunei

112. Burkina Faso

113. Burma

114. Burundi

115. Cambodia

116. Cameroon

117. C.A. Republic

118. Chad

119. Comoros

120. DR Congo

121. Djibouti

122. Dominica

123. El Salvador

124. Eq. Guinea

125. Eritrea

126. Gabon

127. Gambia

128. Ghana

129. Gibraltar

130. Grenada

131. Guinea

132. G.-Bissau

133. Guyana

134. Hong Kong

135. Iceland

136. Iraq

137. Ivory Coast

138. Kiribati

139. Kyrgyzstan

140. Laos

141. Lebanon

142. Lesotho

143. Liberia

144. Libya

145. Macao

146. Madagascar

147. Malawi

148. Malaysia

149. Maldives

150. Mali

151. Malta

152. Montserrat

153. Mozambique

154. Nepal

155. Niger

156. Nigeria

157. North Korea

158. Papua N.G.

159. Paraguay

160. Qatar

161. R. of Congo

162. Rwanda

163. Saint Lucia

164. St. Vincent & ...

165. Samoa

166. S.T.&Principe

167. Saudi Arabia

168. Sierra Leone

169. Singapore

170. Slovakia

171. Solomon Isl.

172. Somalia

173. Sudan

174. Suriname

175. Swaziland

176. Syria

177. Tajikistan

178. Tanzania

179. Togo

180. Tonga

181. Tr.&Tobago

182. Turkmenistan

183. Uganda

184. UA Emirates

185. Uzbekistan

186. Vanuatu

187. Yemen

188. Zambia

189. Zimbabwe

281.99

118.38

62.18

38.56

27.09

24.67

17.38

17.20

13.58

10.84

9.69

9.46

8.83

8.13

6.60

6.27

6.24

5.24

4.69

4.30

4.21

4.11

3.98

3.22

3.02

2.64

2.62

2.47

2.15

1.64

1.51

1.41

1.40

1.38

1.24

1.00

0.95

0.85

0.79

0.78

0.70

0.60

0.54

0.52

0.51

0.44

0.40

0.38

0.37

0.34

0.32

0.30

0.27

0.25

0.24

0.19

0.17

0.16

0.15

0.12

0.11

0.10

0.09

0.08

0.07

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

0.00

70.5

141

211.5

281.99

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