Wind electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Wind electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 46 countries was 9.31 million kilowatts. The highest value was in China: 365.96 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1981 to 2023. 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 365.96 1 2000 - 2023
India 41.93 2 2000 - 2023
Vietnam 5.07 3 2000 - 2023
Japan 4.48 4 2000 - 2023
South Korea 1.95 5 2000 - 2023
Pakistan 1.85 6 2000 - 2023
Taiwan 1.58 7 2000 - 2023
Thailand 1.55 8 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan 1.11 9 2000 - 2023
Jordan 0.61 10 2000 - 2023
Philippines 0.44 11 2000 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.4 12 2000 - 2023
Iran 0.34 13 2000 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.25 14 2000 - 2023
Mongolia 0.16 15 2000 - 2023
Indonesia 0.15 16 2000 - 2023
Israel 0.14 17 2000 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.07 18 2000 - 2023
Oman 0.05 19 2000 - 2023
Georgia 0.02 20 2000 - 2023
Kuwait 0.01 21 2000 - 2023
Afghanistan 0 22 2000 - 2023
Armenia 0 23 2000 - 2023
Bahrain 0 24 2000 - 2023
Bangladesh 0 25 2000 - 2023
Bhutan 0 26 2000 - 2023
Brunei 0 27 2000 - 2023
Burma 0 28 2000 - 2023
Cambodia 0 29 2000 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 30 2000 - 2023
Iraq 0 31 2000 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0 32 2000 - 2023
Laos 0 33 2000 - 2023
Macao 0 34 2000 - 2023
Malaysia 0 35 2000 - 2023
Maldives 0 36 2000 - 2023
Nepal 0 37 2000 - 2023
North Korea 0 38 2000 - 2023
Qatar 0 39 2000 - 2023
Singapore 0 40 2000 - 2023
Syria 0 41 2000 - 2023
Tajikistan 0 42 2000 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 43 2000 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 44 2000 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0 45 2000 - 2023
Yemen 0 46 2000 - 2023



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

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1. China
2. India
3. Vietnam
4. Japan
5. South Korea
6. Pakistan
7. Taiwan
8. Thailand
9. Kazakhstan
10. Jordan
11. Philippines
12. Saudi Arabia
13. Iran
14. Sri Lanka
15. Mongolia
16. Indonesia
17. Israel
18. Azerbaijan
19. Oman
20. Georgia
21. Kuwait
22. Afghanistan
23. Armenia
24. Bahrain
25. Bangladesh
26. Bhutan
27. Brunei
28. Burma
29. Cambodia
30. Hong Kong
31. Iraq
32. Kyrgyzstan
33. Laos
34. Macao
35. Malaysia
36. Maldives
37. Nepal
38. North Korea
39. Qatar
40. Singapore
41. Syria
42. Tajikistan
43. Turkmenistan
44. UA Emirates
45. Uzbekistan
46. Yemen
365.96
41.93
5.07
4.48
1.95
1.85
1.58
1.55
1.11
0.61
0.44
0.40
0.34
0.25
0.16
0.15
0.14
0.07
0.05
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
91.5
183
274.5
365.96


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