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Wind power generation by country

The countries generating the most electricity from wind since 2000.

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What the data shows

  • In 2024, China ranks #1 with 997 TWh, ahead of United States (452 TWh) and Germany (142 TWh).
  • Back in 2000, Germany was #1 with 9 TWh.
  • The top spot changed hands twice: United States in 2008 and China in 2016.
  • Biggest climber: Brazil, from #11 in 2007 to #4 in 2024.
  • Brazil wasn't on the board in 2000 but is in the top 5 by 2024.

About this chart

Germany, Spain and Denmark pioneered wind power. The United States and China scaled it up, and China has generated more wind electricity than any other country since the mid-2010s.

Figures cover onshore and offshore wind, from Ember and the Energy Institute.

The data

Source: Ember and Energy Institute via Our World in Data (owid/energy-data), electricity from wind, terawatt-hours. Retrieved November 3, 2026.

Wind power by country, Electricity from wind, TWh per year, 2000–2024
Date🇨🇳 China🇺🇸 United States🇩🇪 Germany🇧🇷 Brazil🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇮🇳 India🇪🇸 Spain🇨🇦 Canada🇫🇷 France🇸🇪 Sweden🇮🇹 Italy🇩🇰 Denmark
20001 TWh6 TWh9 TWh0 TWh1 TWh2 TWh5 TWh0 TWh0 TWh0 TWh1 TWh4 TWh
20011 TWh7 TWh10 TWh0 TWh1 TWh2 TWh7 TWh0 TWh0 TWh0 TWh1 TWh4 TWh
20021 TWh10 TWh16 TWh0 TWh1 TWh2 TWh9 TWh0 TWh0 TWh1 TWh1 TWh5 TWh
20031 TWh11 TWh19 TWh0 TWh1 TWh3 TWh12 TWh1 TWh0 TWh1 TWh1 TWh6 TWh
20041 TWh14 TWh26 TWh0 TWh2 TWh5 TWh16 TWh1 TWh1 TWh1 TWh2 TWh7 TWh
20052 TWh18 TWh28 TWh0 TWh3 TWh6 TWh21 TWh2 TWh1 TWh1 TWh2 TWh7 TWh
20064 TWh27 TWh31 TWh0 TWh4 TWh9 TWh23 TWh2 TWh2 TWh1 TWh3 TWh6 TWh
20075 TWh34 TWh41 TWh1 TWh5 TWh12 TWh28 TWh3 TWh4 TWh1 TWh4 TWh7 TWh
200813 TWh55 TWh41 TWh1 TWh7 TWh14 TWh33 TWh4 TWh6 TWh2 TWh5 TWh7 TWh
200928 TWh74 TWh39 TWh1 TWh9 TWh16 TWh38 TWh7 TWh8 TWh2 TWh7 TWh7 TWh
201049 TWh95 TWh39 TWh2 TWh10 TWh19 TWh44 TWh9 TWh10 TWh3 TWh9 TWh8 TWh
201174 TWh120 TWh50 TWh3 TWh16 TWh24 TWh43 TWh10 TWh12 TWh6 TWh10 TWh10 TWh
2012103 TWh141 TWh52 TWh5 TWh20 TWh27 TWh49 TWh11 TWh15 TWh7 TWh13 TWh10 TWh
2013138 TWh168 TWh53 TWh7 TWh28 TWh30 TWh56 TWh11 TWh16 TWh10 TWh15 TWh11 TWh
2014160 TWh182 TWh58 TWh12 TWh32 TWh33 TWh52 TWh13 TWh17 TWh11 TWh15 TWh13 TWh
2015186 TWh191 TWh81 TWh22 TWh40 TWh33 TWh49 TWh27 TWh21 TWh16 TWh15 TWh14 TWh
2016241 TWh227 TWh80 TWh33 TWh37 TWh43 TWh49 TWh31 TWh21 TWh15 TWh18 TWh13 TWh
2017305 TWh254 TWh106 TWh42 TWh50 TWh53 TWh49 TWh32 TWh25 TWh18 TWh18 TWh15 TWh
2018366 TWh273 TWh110 TWh48 TWh57 TWh60 TWh51 TWh33 TWh29 TWh17 TWh18 TWh14 TWh
2019405 TWh296 TWh126 TWh56 TWh64 TWh63 TWh56 TWh33 TWh35 TWh20 TWh20 TWh16 TWh
2020466 TWh338 TWh132 TWh57 TWh76 TWh60 TWh56 TWh36 TWh40 TWh28 TWh19 TWh16 TWh
2021656 TWh378 TWh114 TWh72 TWh65 TWh68 TWh62 TWh37 TWh37 TWh27 TWh21 TWh16 TWh
2022763 TWh434 TWh125 TWh82 TWh80 TWh70 TWh63 TWh39 TWh38 TWh33 TWh20 TWh19 TWh
2023886 TWh421 TWh141 TWh96 TWh82 TWh82 TWh64 TWh41 TWh50 TWh34 TWh24 TWh19 TWh
2024997 TWh452 TWh142 TWh108 TWh83 TWh82 TWh62 TWh47 TWh45 TWh40 TWh22 TWh20 TWh

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Which country generates the most wind power?

In 2024, China ranks #1 with 997 TWh, followed by United States (452 TWh) and Germany (142 TWh). Source: Ember and Energy Institute via Our World in Data (owid/energy-data), electricity from wind, terawatt-hours.

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Ember and Energy Institute via Our World in Data (owid/energy-data), electricity from wind, terawatt-hours. Retrieved November 3, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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