Wind electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Wind electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 4.73 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 365.44 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1981 to 2022. 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, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 365.44 1 2000 - 2022
USA 141.4 2 1981 - 2022
Germany 66.32 3 2000 - 2022
India 41.93 4 2000 - 2022
Spain 29.31 5 2000 - 2022
UK 28.54 6 2000 - 2022
Brazil 24.16 7 2000 - 2022
France 21.12 8 2000 - 2022
Canada 15.3 9 2000 - 2022
Sweden 14.56 10 2000 - 2022
Italy 11.78 11 2000 - 2022
Turkey 11.4 12 2000 - 2022
Australia 10.13 13 2000 - 2022
Netherlands 9.31 14 2000 - 2022
Poland 7.99 15 2000 - 2022
Mexico 7.31 16 2000 - 2022
Denmark 7.09 17 2000 - 2022
Finland 5.61 18 2000 - 2022
Portugal 5.46 19 2000 - 2022
Belgium 5.25 20 2000 - 2022
Norway 5.13 21 2000 - 2022
Greece 4.88 22 2000 - 2022
Vietnam 4.63 23 2000 - 2022
Ireland 4.62 24 2000 - 2022
Japan 4.58 25 2000 - 2022
Chile 3.83 26 2000 - 2022
Austria 3.74 27 2000 - 2022
Argentina 3.31 28 2000 - 2022
South Africa 3.1 29 2000 - 2022
Romania 3.02 30 2000 - 2022
Russia 2.22 31 2000 - 2022
South Korea 1.89 32 2000 - 2022
Ukraine 1.76 33 2000 - 2022
Egypt 1.64 34 2000 - 2022
Taiwan 1.58 35 2000 - 2022
Morocco 1.56 36 2000 - 2022
Thailand 1.55 37 2000 - 2022
Uruguay 1.51 38 2000 - 2022
Pakistan 1.44 39 2000 - 2022
Kazakhstan 1.11 40 2000 - 2022
Croatia 1.04 41 2000 - 2022
New Zealand 0.91 42 2000 - 2022
Lithuania 0.81 43 2000 - 2022
Bulgaria 0.7 44 2000 - 2022
Jordan 0.61 45 2000 - 2022
Kenya 0.44 46 2000 - 2022
Philippines 0.44 47 2000 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 0.42 48 2000 - 2022
Peru 0.41 49 2000 - 2022
Ethiopia 0.4 50 2000 - 2022
Serbia 0.4 51 2006 - 2022
Czechia 0.34 52 2000 - 2022
Iran 0.34 53 2000 - 2022
Estonia 0.32 54 2000 - 2022
Hungary 0.32 55 2000 - 2022
Panama 0.27 56 2000 - 2022
Sri Lanka 0.25 57 2000 - 2022
Tunisia 0.25 58 2000 - 2022
Honduras 0.24 59 2000 - 2022
Nicaragua 0.19 60 2000 - 2022
Luxembourg 0.17 61 2000 - 2022
Cyprus 0.16 62 2000 - 2022
Mongolia 0.16 63 2000 - 2022
Senegal 0.16 64 2000 - 2022
Indonesia 0.15 65 2000 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 0.14 66 2000 - 2022
Latvia 0.14 67 2000 - 2022
Bolivia 0.13 68 2000 - 2022
Montenegro 0.12 69 2006 - 2022
Belarus 0.11 70 2000 - 2022
Guatemala 0.11 71 2000 - 2022
Jamaica 0.1 72 2000 - 2022
Moldova 0.1 73 2000 - 2022
Puerto Rico 0.1 74 2000 - 2022
Switzerland 0.09 75 2000 - 2022
Azerbaijan 0.07 76 2000 - 2022
Venezuela 0.07 77 2000 - 2022
El Salvador 0.05 78 2000 - 2022
Oman 0.05 79 2000 - 2022
N. Caledonia 0.04 80 2000 - 2022
North Macedonia 0.04 81 2000 - 2022
Aruba 0.03 82 2000 - 2022
Cape Verde 0.03 83 2000 - 2022
Georgia 0.03 84 2000 - 2022
Israel 0.03 85 2000 - 2022
Mauritania 0.03 86 2000 - 2022
Colombia 0.02 87 2000 - 2022
Djibouti 0.02 88 2000 - 2022
Ecuador 0.02 89 2000 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.02 90 2000 - 2022
Algeria 0.01 91 2000 - 2022
Cuba 0.01 92 2000 - 2022
Fiji 0.01 93 2000 - 2022
Kuwait 0.01 94 2000 - 2022
Mauritius 0.01 95 2000 - 2022
Namibia 0.01 96 2000 - 2022
Seychelles 0.01 97 2000 - 2022
Afghanistan 0 98 2000 - 2022
Albania 0 99 2000 - 2022
Angola 0 100 2000 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 0 101 2000 - 2022
Armenia 0 102 2000 - 2022
Bahamas 0 103 2000 - 2022
Bahrain 0 104 2000 - 2022
Bangladesh 0 105 2000 - 2022
Barbados 0 106 2000 - 2022
Belize 0 107 2000 - 2022
Benin 0 108 2000 - 2022
Bermuda 0 109 2000 - 2022
Bhutan 0 110 2000 - 2022
Botswana 0 111 2000 - 2022
Brunei 0 112 2000 - 2022
Burkina Faso 0 113 2000 - 2022
Burma 0 114 2000 - 2022
Burundi 0 115 2000 - 2022
Cambodia 0 116 2000 - 2022
Cameroon 0 117 2000 - 2022
C.A. Republic 0 118 2000 - 2022
Chad 0 119 2000 - 2022
Comoros 0 120 2000 - 2022
DR Congo 0 121 2000 - 2022
Dominica 0 122 2000 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 0 123 2000 - 2022
Eritrea 0 124 2000 - 2022
Gabon 0 125 2000 - 2022
Gambia 0 126 2000 - 2022
Ghana 0 127 2000 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 128 2000 - 2022
Grenada 0 129 2000 - 2022
Guinea 0 130 2000 - 2022
G.-Bissau 0 131 2000 - 2022
Guyana 0 132 2000 - 2022
Haiti 0 133 2000 - 2022
Hong Kong 0 134 2000 - 2022
Iceland 0 135 2000 - 2022
Iraq 0 136 2000 - 2022
Ivory Coast 0 137 2000 - 2022
Kiribati 0 138 2000 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 0 139 2000 - 2022
Laos 0 140 2000 - 2022
Lebanon 0 141 2000 - 2022
Lesotho 0 142 2000 - 2022
Liberia 0 143 2000 - 2022
Libya 0 144 2000 - 2022
Macao 0 145 2000 - 2022
Madagascar 0 146 2000 - 2022
Malawi 0 147 2000 - 2022
Malaysia 0 148 2000 - 2022
Maldives 0 149 2000 - 2022
Mali 0 150 2000 - 2022
Malta 0 151 2000 - 2022
Montserrat 0 152 2000 - 2022
Mozambique 0 153 2000 - 2022
Nepal 0 154 2000 - 2022
Niger 0 155 2000 - 2022
Nigeria 0 156 2000 - 2022
North Korea 0 157 2000 - 2022
Papua N.G. 0 158 2000 - 2022
Paraguay 0 159 2000 - 2022
Qatar 0 160 2000 - 2022
R. of Congo 0 161 2000 - 2022
Rwanda 0 162 2000 - 2022
Saint Lucia 0 163 2000 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0 164 2000 - 2022
Samoa 0 165 2000 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 0 166 2000 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0 167 2000 - 2022
Sierra Leone 0 168 2000 - 2022
Singapore 0 169 2000 - 2022
Slovakia 0 170 2000 - 2022
Slovenia 0 171 2000 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 0 172 2000 - 2022
Somalia 0 173 2000 - 2022
Sudan 0 174 2000 - 2022
Suriname 0 175 2000 - 2022
Swaziland 0 176 2000 - 2022
Syria 0 177 2000 - 2022
Tajikistan 0 178 2000 - 2022
Tanzania 0 179 2000 - 2022
Togo 0 180 2000 - 2022
Tonga 0 181 2000 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 0 182 2000 - 2022
Turkmenistan 0 183 2000 - 2022
Uganda 0 184 2000 - 2022
UA Emirates 0 185 2000 - 2022
Uzbekistan 0 186 2000 - 2022
Vanuatu 0 187 2000 - 2022
Yemen 0 188 2000 - 2022
Zambia 0 189 2000 - 2022
Zimbabwe 0 190 2000 - 2022



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

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1. China
2. USA
3. Germany
4. India
5. Spain
6. UK
7. Brazil
8. France
9. Canada
10. Sweden
11. Italy
12. Turkey
13. Australia
14. Netherlands
15. Poland
16. Mexico
17. Denmark
18. Finland
19. Portugal
20. Belgium
21. Norway
22. Greece
23. Vietnam
24. Ireland
25. Japan
26. Chile
27. Austria
28. Argentina
29. South Africa
30. Romania
31. Russia
32. South Korea
33. Ukraine
34. Egypt
35. Taiwan
36. Morocco
37. Thailand
38. Uruguay
39. Pakistan
40. Kazakhstan
41. Croatia
42. New Zealand
43. Lithuania
44. Bulgaria
45. Jordan
46. Kenya
47. Philippines
48. Domin. Rep.
49. Peru
50. Ethiopia
51. Serbia
52. Czechia
53. Iran
54. Estonia
55. Hungary
56. Panama
57. Sri Lanka
58. Tunisia
59. Honduras
60. Nicaragua
61. Luxembourg
62. Cyprus
63. Mongolia
64. Senegal
65. Indonesia
66. Bosnia & Herz.
67. Latvia
68. Bolivia
69. Montenegro
70. Belarus
71. Guatemala
72. Jamaica
73. Moldova
74. Puerto Rico
75. Switzerland
76. Azerbaijan
77. Venezuela
78. El Salvador
79. Oman
80. N. Caledonia
81. North Macedonia
82. Aruba
83. Cape Verde
84. Georgia
85. Israel
86. Mauritania
87. Colombia
88. Djibouti
89. Ecuador
90. Faroe Isl.
91. Algeria
92. Cuba
93. Fiji
94. Kuwait
95. Mauritius
96. Namibia
97. Seychelles
98. Afghanistan
99. Albania
100. Angola
101. Ant.& Barb.
102. Armenia
103. Bahamas
104. Bahrain
105. Bangladesh
106. Barbados
107. Belize
108. Benin
109. Bermuda
110. Bhutan
111. Botswana
112. Brunei
113. Burkina Faso
114. Burma
115. Burundi
116. Cambodia
117. Cameroon
118. C.A. Republic
119. Chad
120. Comoros
121. DR Congo
122. Dominica
123. Eq. Guinea
124. Eritrea
125. Gabon
126. Gambia
127. Ghana
128. Gibraltar
129. Grenada
130. Guinea
131. G.-Bissau
132. Guyana
133. Haiti
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. Slovenia
172. Solomon Isl.
173. Somalia
174. Sudan
175. Suriname
176. Swaziland
177. Syria
178. Tajikistan
179. Tanzania
180. Togo
181. Tonga
182. Tr.&Tobago
183. Turkmenistan
184. Uganda
185. UA Emirates
186. Uzbekistan
187. Vanuatu
188. Yemen
189. Zambia
190. Zimbabwe
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