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social2024

Total wind capacity

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•156 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
7.3gigawatts
Median: 0.1gigawatts
Countries Covered
156
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
521.3gigawatts
Lowest
Myanmar
0.0gigawatts
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China521.3gigawatts
2United States of America152.7gigawatts
3Germany72.8gigawatts
4India48.2gigawatts
5Brazil33.0gigawatts
By Region
North America44.4gigawatts(4 countries)
Asia25.9gigawatts(23 countries)
Europe8.5gigawatts(32 countries)
Oceania8.3gigawatts(2 countries)
South America6.4gigawatts(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0gigawatts)High (521.3gigawatts)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.3gigawatts)

North America (4)
Asia (23)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (7)
Other (81)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China521.3gigawatts
2United States of America152.7gigawatts
3Germany72.8gigawatts
4India48.2gigawatts
5Brazil33.0gigawatts
6United Kingdom32.1gigawatts
7Spain31.8gigawatts
8France24.6gigawatts
9Canada17.5gigawatts
10Sweden17.2gigawatts
11Australia15.3gigawatts
12Italy13.0gigawatts
13Türkiye13.0gigawatts
14Netherlands11.7gigawatts
15Poland10.1gigawatts
16Finland8.4gigawatts
17Denmark7.6gigawatts
18Mexico7.3gigawatts
19Vietnam6.2gigawatts
20Japan5.9gigawatts
21Belgium5.6gigawatts
22Portugal5.6gigawatts
23Greece5.4gigawatts
24Norway5.2gigawatts
25Ireland4.9gigawatts
26Chile4.7gigawatts
27Argentina4.3gigawatts
28Austria4.0gigawatts
29Taiwan, Province of China3.9gigawatts
30South Africa3.4gigawatts
31Romania3.1gigawatts
32Russian Federation2.6gigawatts
33Morocco2.4gigawatts
34South Korea2.3gigawatts
35Egypt2.2gigawatts
36Pakistan1.8gigawatts
37Lithuania1.8gigawatts
38Ukraine1.8gigawatts
39Thailand1.5gigawatts
40Uruguay1.5gigawatts
41Kazakhstan1.5gigawatts
42New Zealand1.3gigawatts
43Croatia1.2gigawatts
44Peru1.2gigawatts
45Bulgaria0.7gigawatts
46Jordan0.6gigawatts
47Serbia0.6gigawatts
48Estonia0.6gigawatts
49Uzbekistan0.5gigawatts
50Philippines0.4gigawatts
51Kenya0.4gigawatts
52Dominican Republic0.4gigawatts
53Ethiopia0.4gigawatts
54Saudi Arabia0.4gigawatts
55Costa Rica0.4gigawatts
56Islamic Republic of Iran0.4gigawatts
57Czech Republic0.4gigawatts
58Israel0.3gigawatts
59Panama0.3gigawatts
60Hungary0.3gigawatts
61Sri Lanka0.3gigawatts
62Tunisia0.2gigawatts
63Honduras0.2gigawatts
64Bosnia and Herzegovina0.2gigawatts
65Luxembourg0.2gigawatts
66Nicaragua0.2gigawatts
67Senegal0.2gigawatts
68Cyprus0.2gigawatts
69Mongolia0.2gigawatts
70Indonesia0.2gigawatts
71Mauritania0.1gigawatts
72Bolivia0.1gigawatts
73Latvia0.1gigawatts
74Puerto Rico0.1gigawatts
75Moldova, Republic of0.1gigawatts
76Belarus0.1gigawatts
77Montenegro0.1gigawatts
78Guatemala0.1gigawatts
79Switzerland0.1gigawatts
80Jamaica0.1gigawatts
81United Arab Emirates0.1gigawatts
82Djibouti0.1gigawatts
83The Republic of North Macedonia0.1gigawatts
84Ecuador0.1gigawatts
85Curaçao0.1gigawatts
86Faroe Islands0.1gigawatts
87Azerbaijan0.1gigawatts
88Bangladesh0.1gigawatts
89New Caledonia0.1gigawatts
90Guadeloupe0.1gigawatts
91El Salvador0.1gigawatts
92Venezuela0.1gigawatts
93Oman0.1gigawatts
94Colombia0.0gigawatts
95Aruba0.0gigawatts
96Cape Verde0.0gigawatts
97Georgia0.0gigawatts
98Cuba0.0gigawatts
99Martinique0.0gigawatts
100Kuwait0.0gigawatts
101Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0gigawatts
102Mauritius0.0gigawatts
103Fiji0.0gigawatts
104Algeria0.0gigawatts
105Reunion0.0gigawatts
106Namibia0.0gigawatts
107Seychelles0.0gigawatts
108Slovakia0.0gigawatts
109Iceland0.0gigawatts
110Somalia0.0gigawatts
111Slovenia0.0gigawatts
112Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0gigawatts
113Vanuatu0.0gigawatts
114Lebanon0.0gigawatts
115Armenia0.0gigawatts
116Bahrain0.0gigawatts
117United Republic of Tanzania0.0gigawatts
118Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0gigawatts
119North Korea0.0gigawatts
120Maldives0.0gigawatts
121Tonga0.0gigawatts
122Republic of The Gambia0.0gigawatts
123Barbados0.0gigawatts
124Chad0.0gigawatts
125Eritrea0.0gigawatts
126Micronesia, Federated States of0.0gigawatts
127Virgin Islands, British0.0gigawatts
128Cayman Islands0.0gigawatts
129Hong Kong0.0gigawatts
130Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0gigawatts
131Syrian Arab Republic0.0gigawatts
132Bhutan0.0gigawatts
133Samoa0.0gigawatts
134Afghanistan0.0gigawatts
135Bahamas0.0gigawatts
136Guam0.0gigawatts
137Cambodia0.0gigawatts
138French Polynesia0.0gigawatts
139Dominica0.0gigawatts
140Nepal0.0gigawatts
141Madagascar0.0gigawatts
142Singapore0.0gigawatts
143Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0gigawatts
144Grenada0.0gigawatts
145Greenland0.0gigawatts
146Malta0.0gigawatts
147Cook Islands0.0gigawatts
148Guyana0.0gigawatts
149Haiti0.0gigawatts
150Ghana0.0gigawatts
151Paraguay0.0gigawatts
152Belize0.0gigawatts
153Tokelau0.0gigawatts
154Marshall Islands0.0gigawatts
155Trinidad and Tobago0.0gigawatts
156Myanmar0.0gigawatts
Showing 156 of 156 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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