Wind electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Wind electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 189 countries was 4.35 million kilowatts.The highest value was in China: 328.97 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
China 328.97 1 2000 - 2021
USA 132.4 2 2000 - 2021
Germany 63.87 3 2000 - 2021
India 40.07 4 2000 - 2021
Spain 27.5 5 2000 - 2021
UK 25.73 6 2000 - 2021
Brazil 21.16 7 2000 - 2021
France 18.68 8 2000 - 2021
Canada 14.3 9 2000 - 2021
Sweden 12.08 10 2000 - 2021
Italy 11.28 11 2000 - 2021
Turkey 10.61 12 2000 - 2021
Australia 8.95 13 2000 - 2021
Netherlands 7.8 14 2000 - 2021
Mexico 7.69 15 2000 - 2021
Denmark 7.01 16 2000 - 2021
Poland 6.96 17 2000 - 2021
Portugal 5.25 18 2000 - 2021
Belgium 4.78 19 2000 - 2021
Norway 4.65 20 2000 - 2021
Japan 4.47 21 2000 - 2021
Greece 4.46 22 2000 - 2021
Ireland 4.33 23 2000 - 2021
Vietnam 4.12 24 2000 - 2021
Austria 3.52 25 2000 - 2021
Argentina 3.29 26 2000 - 2021
Finland 3.26 27 2000 - 2021
Chile 3.14 28 2000 - 2021
Romania 3.01 29 2000 - 2021
South Africa 2.96 30 2000 - 2021
Russia 1.96 31 2000 - 2021
Ukraine 1.76 32 2000 - 2021
South Korea 1.71 33 2000 - 2021
Egypt 1.64 34 2000 - 2021
Thailand 1.51 35 2000 - 2021
Uruguay 1.51 36 2000 - 2021
Morocco 1.44 37 2000 - 2021
Pakistan 1.34 38 2000 - 2021
Kazakhstan 1.17 39 2000 - 2021
Taiwan 1.06 40 2000 - 2021
Croatia 0.99 41 2000 - 2021
New Zealand 0.82 42 2000 - 2021
Bulgaria 0.71 43 2000 - 2021
Lithuania 0.67 44 2000 - 2021
Jordan 0.62 45 2000 - 2021
Kenya 0.44 46 2000 - 2021
Philippines 0.44 47 2000 - 2021
Peru 0.41 48 2000 - 2021
Serbia 0.4 49 2006 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 0.37 50 2000 - 2021
Czechia 0.34 51 2000 - 2021
Estonia 0.32 52 2000 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.32 53 2000 - 2021
Hungary 0.32 54 2000 - 2021
Iran 0.31 55 2000 - 2021
Panama 0.27 56 2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0.25 57 2000 - 2021
Tunisia 0.25 58 2000 - 2021
Honduras 0.24 59 2000 - 2021
Nicaragua 0.19 60 2000 - 2021
Cyprus 0.16 61 2000 - 2021
Luxembourg 0.16 62 2000 - 2021
Mongolia 0.16 63 2000 - 2021
Senegal 0.16 64 2000 - 2021
Indonesia 0.15 65 2000 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 0.14 66 2000 - 2021
Bolivia 0.13 67 2000 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0.13 68 2000 - 2021
Montenegro 0.12 69 2006 - 2021
Belarus 0.11 70 2000 - 2021
Guatemala 0.11 71 2000 - 2021
Jamaica 0.1 72 2000 - 2021
Switzerland 0.09 73 2000 - 2021
Latvia 0.08 74 2000 - 2021
Azerbaijan 0.07 75 2000 - 2021
Venezuela 0.07 76 2000 - 2021
Moldova 0.05 77 2000 - 2021
Oman 0.05 78 2000 - 2021
El Salvador 0.04 79 2000 - 2021
N. Caledonia 0.04 80 2000 - 2021
North Macedonia 0.04 81 2000 - 2021
Aruba 0.03 82 2000 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.03 83 2000 - 2021
Israel 0.03 84 2000 - 2021
Mauritania 0.03 85 2000 - 2021
Colombia 0.02 86 2000 - 2021
Djibouti 0.02 87 2000 - 2021
Ecuador 0.02 88 2000 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0.02 89 2000 - 2021
Georgia 0.02 90 2000 - 2021
Algeria 0.01 91 2000 - 2021
Cuba 0.01 92 2000 - 2021
Fiji 0.01 93 2000 - 2021
Kuwait 0.01 94 2000 - 2021
Mauritius 0.01 95 2000 - 2021
Namibia 0.01 96 2000 - 2021
Seychelles 0.01 97 2000 - 2021
Afghanistan 0 98 2000 - 2021
Albania 0 99 2000 - 2021
Angola 0 100 2000 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0 101 2000 - 2021
Armenia 0 102 2000 - 2021
Bahamas 0 103 2000 - 2021
Bahrain 0 104 2000 - 2021
Bangladesh 0 105 2000 - 2021
Barbados 0 106 2000 - 2021
Belize 0 107 2000 - 2021
Benin 0 108 2000 - 2021
Bermuda 0 109 2000 - 2021
Bhutan 0 110 2000 - 2021
Botswana 0 111 2000 - 2021
Brunei 0 112 2000 - 2021
Burkina Faso 0 113 2000 - 2021
Burma 0 114 2000 - 2021
Burundi 0 115 2000 - 2021
Cameroon 0 116 2000 - 2021
C.A. Republic 0 117 2000 - 2021
Chad 0 118 2000 - 2021
Comoros 0 119 2000 - 2021
DR Congo 0 120 2000 - 2021
Dominica 0 121 2000 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 0 122 2000 - 2021
Eritrea 0 123 2000 - 2021
Gabon 0 124 2000 - 2021
Gambia 0 125 2000 - 2021
Ghana 0 126 2000 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 127 2000 - 2021
Grenada 0 128 2000 - 2021
Guinea 0 129 2000 - 2021
G.-Bissau 0 130 2000 - 2021
Guyana 0 131 2000 - 2021
Haiti 0 132 2000 - 2021
Hong Kong 0 133 2000 - 2021
Iceland 0 134 2000 - 2021
Iraq 0 135 2000 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0 136 2000 - 2021
Kiribati 0 137 2000 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 0 138 2000 - 2021
Laos 0 139 2000 - 2021
Lebanon 0 140 2000 - 2021
Lesotho 0 141 2000 - 2021
Liberia 0 142 2000 - 2021
Libya 0 143 2000 - 2021
Macao 0 144 2000 - 2021
Madagascar 0 145 2000 - 2021
Malawi 0 146 2000 - 2021
Malaysia 0 147 2000 - 2021
Maldives 0 148 2000 - 2021
Mali 0 149 2000 - 2021
Malta 0 150 2000 - 2021
Montserrat 0 151 2000 - 2021
Mozambique 0 152 2000 - 2021
Nepal 0 153 2000 - 2021
Niger 0 154 2000 - 2021
Nigeria 0 155 2000 - 2021
North Korea 0 156 2000 - 2021
Papua N.G. 0 157 2000 - 2021
Paraguay 0 158 2000 - 2021
Qatar 0 159 2000 - 2021
R. of Congo 0 160 2000 - 2021
Rwanda 0 161 2000 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0 162 2000 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0 163 2000 - 2021
Samoa 0 164 2000 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 0 165 2000 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0 166 2000 - 2021
Sierra Leone 0 167 2000 - 2021
Singapore 0 168 2000 - 2021
Slovakia 0 169 2000 - 2021
Slovenia 0 170 2000 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 0 171 2000 - 2021
Somalia 0 172 2000 - 2021
Sudan 0 173 2000 - 2021
Suriname 0 174 2000 - 2021
Swaziland 0 175 2000 - 2021
Syria 0 176 2000 - 2021
Tajikistan 0 177 2000 - 2021
Tanzania 0 178 2000 - 2021
Togo 0 179 2000 - 2021
Tonga 0 180 2000 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 0 181 2000 - 2021
Turkmenistan 0 182 2000 - 2021
Uganda 0 183 2000 - 2021
UA Emirates 0 184 2000 - 2021
Uzbekistan 0 185 2000 - 2021
Vanuatu 0 186 2000 - 2021
Yemen 0 187 2000 - 2021
Zambia 0 188 2000 - 2021
Zimbabwe 0 189 2000 - 2021


Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from wind in million kilowatts.
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. Mexico
16. Denmark
17. Poland
18. Portugal
19. Belgium
20. Norway
21. Japan
22. Greece
23. Ireland
24. Vietnam
25. Austria
26. Argentina
27. Finland
28. Chile
29. Romania
30. South Africa
31. Russia
32. Ukraine
33. South Korea
34. Egypt
35. Thailand
36. Uruguay
37. Morocco
38. Pakistan
39. Kazakhstan
40. Taiwan
41. Croatia
42. New Zealand
43. Bulgaria
44. Lithuania
45. Jordan
46. Kenya
47. Philippines
48. Peru
49. Serbia
50. Domin. Rep.
51. Czechia
52. Estonia
53. Ethiopia
54. Hungary
55. Iran
56. Panama
57. Sri Lanka
58. Tunisia
59. Honduras
60. Nicaragua
61. Cyprus
62. Luxembourg
63. Mongolia
64. Senegal
65. Indonesia
66. Bosnia & Herz.
67. Bolivia
68. Puerto Rico
69. Montenegro
70. Belarus
71. Guatemala
72. Jamaica
73. Switzerland
74. Latvia
75. Azerbaijan
76. Venezuela
77. Moldova
78. Oman
79. El Salvador
80. N. Caledonia
81. North Macedonia
82. Aruba
83. Cape Verde
84. Israel
85. Mauritania
86. Colombia
87. Djibouti
88. Ecuador
89. Faroe Isl.
90. Georgia
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. Cameroon
117. C.A. Republic
118. Chad
119. Comoros
120. DR Congo
121. Dominica
122. Eq. Guinea
123. Eritrea
124. Gabon
125. Gambia
126. Ghana
127. Gibraltar
128. Grenada
129. Guinea
130. G.-Bissau
131. Guyana
132. Haiti
133. Hong Kong
134. Iceland
135. Iraq
136. Ivory Coast
137. Kiribati
138. Kyrgyzstan
139. Laos
140. Lebanon
141. Lesotho
142. Liberia
143. Libya
144. Macao
145. Madagascar
146. Malawi
147. Malaysia
148. Maldives
149. Mali
150. Malta
151. Montserrat
152. Mozambique
153. Nepal
154. Niger
155. Nigeria
156. North Korea
157. Papua N.G.
158. Paraguay
159. Qatar
160. R. of Congo
161. Rwanda
162. Saint Lucia
163. St. Vincent & ...
164. Samoa
165. S.T.&Principe
166. Saudi Arabia
167. Sierra Leone
168. Singapore
169. Slovakia
170. Slovenia
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
328.97
132.40
63.87
40.07
27.50
25.73
21.16
18.68
14.30
12.08
11.28
10.61
8.95
7.80
7.69
7.01
6.96
5.25
4.78
4.65
4.47
4.46
4.33
4.12
3.52
3.29
3.26
3.14
3.01
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1.76
1.71
1.64
1.51
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1.44
1.34
1.17
1.06
0.99
0.82
0.71
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0.62
0.44
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164.5
246.7
328.97
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