Ranked: The Top Countries by Wind Power Capacity in 2024
This visual shows the top 15 countries by total installed wind turbine capacity, based on data from the Energy Institute''s 2025 Statistical Review of World Energy report.
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This visual shows the top 15 countries by total installed wind turbine capacity, based on data from the Energy Institute''s 2025 Statistical Review of World Energy report.
China tops the list with nearly 442,000 megawatts of total installed wind energy capacity in 2023, according to IRENA. Its offshore wind capacity has skyrocketed in the past decade, from 440...
Top 15 Countries Leading the Charge in Wind Power Installations as of 2023. 1. China Dominates the Global Wind Market with Over 440 GW. China continues to lead the world in wind
China, with 145,362 MW of installed capacity, is the world''s largest generator of electricity from wind energy. India is the second largest in Asia with an installed capacity of 25,088 MW. [6]
Leading countries in wind power generation worldwide in 2024 (in terawatt hours) [Graph].
The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 11.16 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 762.67 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 billion kilowatthours.
The countries with the largest market volume for new wind turbines were in 2024: China (86,7 GW), Brazil (5,4 GW), United States (4,2 GW), India (3,4 GW), Australia (3,3 GW), Germany
China is currently the country that uses the most wind energy, representing a third of global wind energy generation. Germany has the highest installed capacity for wind energy (at 59. 3
Together, China and the United States generated 50.6% of the world''s wind power in 2021. A full 9% of the country''s electricity came from wind power in 2021, making wind the largest source of renewable
Here is the list of world''s leading renewable energy generating countries in the world. 1. China is a global leader in wind energy generation. The country had a significant installed capacity
China, with 145,362 MW of installed capacity, is the world''s largest
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