China Is The World Leader in Wind Energy 🇨🇳

What We're Showing

The top 15 countries by total megawatts of installed wind turbine capacity, as of 2023. The average annual growth rate of wind turbine capacity from 2013 to 2023 is also shown with the shading in the visualization.

Figures come from the Energy Institute's Statistical Review of World Energy 2024 report.

Key Takeaways

• China is the world leader in wind energy, with a total of 441,895 megawatts of wind turbine capacity, almost three times as many megawatts as second-place United States.
• China also saw some of the highest growth rates in wind turbine installations in the past decade, second only to Brazil, where Chinese energy companies are actively expanding their presence.
• Overall, wind energy is seeing strong growth globally, with European countries like Germany, Spain, the UK, France, and Sweden making up a majority of the top producers.