Wind electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Wind electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 43 countries was 5.9 million kilowatts. The highest value was in Germany: 66.16 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Albania: 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
Germany 66.16 1 2000 - 2023
Spain 30.11 2 2000 - 2023
UK 28.76 3 2000 - 2023
France 20.81 4 2000 - 2023
Sweden 14.28 5 2000 - 2023
Italy 11.82 6 2000 - 2023
Turkey 11.4 7 2000 - 2023
Netherlands 8.76 8 2000 - 2023
Poland 8.15 9 2000 - 2023
Denmark 7.09 10 2000 - 2023
Finland 5.68 11 2000 - 2023
Portugal 5.54 12 2000 - 2023
Belgium 5.3 13 2000 - 2023
Norway 5.06 14 2000 - 2023
Greece 4.7 15 2000 - 2023
Ireland 4.54 16 2000 - 2023
Austria 3.58 17 2000 - 2023
Romania 3.01 18 2000 - 2023
Russia 2.22 19 2000 - 2023
Ukraine 1.76 20 2000 - 2023
Croatia 0.99 21 2000 - 2023
Lithuania 0.95 22 2000 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.7 23 2000 - 2023
Serbia 0.4 24 2006 - 2023
Czechia 0.34 25 2000 - 2023
Estonia 0.32 26 2000 - 2023
Hungary 0.32 27 2000 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.17 28 2000 - 2023
Cyprus 0.16 29 2000 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.14 30 2000 - 2023
Belarus 0.12 31 2000 - 2023
Moldova 0.12 32 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 0.12 33 2006 - 2023
Switzerland 0.09 34 2000 - 2023
Latvia 0.08 35 2000 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.07 36 2000 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.02 37 2000 - 2023
Albania 0 38 2000 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 39 2000 - 2023
Iceland 0 40 2000 - 2023
Malta 0 41 2000 - 2023
Slovakia 0 42 2000 - 2023
Slovenia 0 43 2000 - 2023



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

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1. Germany
2. Spain
3. UK
4. France
5. Sweden
6. Italy
7. Turkey
8. Netherlands
9. Poland
10. Denmark
11. Finland
12. Portugal
13. Belgium
14. Norway
15. Greece
16. Ireland
17. Austria
18. Romania
19. Russia
20. Ukraine
21. Croatia
22. Lithuania
23. Bulgaria
24. Serbia
25. Czechia
26. Estonia
27. Hungary
28. Luxembourg
29. Cyprus
30. Bosnia & Herz.
31. Belarus
32. Moldova
33. Montenegro
34. Switzerland
35. Latvia
36. North Macedonia
37. Faroe Isl.
38. Albania
39. Gibraltar
40. Iceland
41. Malta
42. Slovakia
43. Slovenia
66.16
30.11
28.76
20.81
14.28
11.82
11.40
8.76
8.15
7.09
5.68
5.54
5.30
5.06
4.70
4.54
3.58
3.01
2.22
1.76
0.99
0.95
0.70
0.40
0.34
0.32
0.32
0.17
0.16
0.14
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.09
0.08
0.07
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
16.5
33.1
49.6
66.16


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