Wind electricity capacity - Country rankings
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Wind electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 47 countries was 0.09 million kilowatts. The highest value was in South Africa: 3.16 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Angola: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3.16 | 1 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 0.44 | 2 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 0.4 | 3 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Senegal | 0.16 | 4 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 0.03 | 5 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 0.03 | 6 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 0.01 | 7 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 0.01 | 8 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Seychelles | 0.01 | 9 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Angola | 0 | 10 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Benin | 0 | 11 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Botswana | 0 | 12 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 13 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 0 | 14 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 15 | 2000 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | 0 | 16 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Chad | 0 | 17 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 0 | 18 | 2000 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | 0 | 19 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 0 | 20 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 21 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Gabon | 0 | 22 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 0 | 23 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 0 | 24 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Guinea | 0 | 25 | 2000 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 0 | 26 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 27 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 0 | 28 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Liberia | 0 | 29 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 30 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Malawi | 0 | 31 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mali | 0 | 32 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 33 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Niger | 0 | 34 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 35 | 2000 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 0 | 36 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 37 | 2000 - 2023 |
| S.T.&Principe | 0 | 38 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 39 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Somalia | 0 | 40 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Sudan | 0 | 41 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Swaziland | 0 | 42 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 43 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Togo | 0 | 44 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 0 | 45 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Zambia | 0 | 46 | 2000 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 47 | 2000 - 2023 |
Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from wind in million kilowatts.
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