Wind Energy Capacity by Country (2025)

Data

Note: Wind Energy Capacity by Country, 2025

What the data shows

This ranking lists installed wind power capacity in gigawatts (GW) for 2025. China is in a class of its own, with 640.6 GW, more than the next 19 countries on this list combined.

• China leads with 640.63 GW, roughly four times the capacity of the United States.
• The United States is second at 158.83 GW, with Germany third at 77.81 GW.
• India (54.51 GW) and Brazil (34.87 GW) complete the top five as fast-growing wind markets.
• The United Kingdom (33.40 GW) and Spain (33.30 GW) are nearly tied at sixth and seventh.
• France (25.65 GW), Canada (17.74 GW), and Sweden (17.38 GW) fill out the top ten.
• Australia, Turkey, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Denmark, Mexico, Vietnam, and Japan round out the top 20.

How wind power works

Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy of moving air into electricity. When wind spins the blades, a generator inside the nacelle produces power that feeds into the grid, with capacity measured in the maximum output the equipment can deliver.

• Onshore wind is now among the cheapest sources of new electricity in many countries.
• Offshore wind, which uses turbines anchored at sea, has grown fastest in Europe and is expanding in China and the US.
• Denmark, despite its modest 7.55 GW, generates a larger share of its electricity from wind than almost any other country, often above 50%.
• Wind output varies with weather, so grids pair it with storage, other renewables, or flexible conventional plants.

Why China dominates

China's lead reflects a massive national push: huge manufacturing scale, aggressive five-year plans for renewables, and a domestic grid big enough to absorb turbines in bulk.

• China builds more wind capacity in a single year than many countries have in total.
• Most of the world's wind turbine manufacturing now happens in China, which also drives down global costs.
• Vietnam's 6.24 GW makes it the top wind market in Southeast Asia, helped by strong coastal winds.

Fun Facts

• China's 640.6 GW is enough to power more than 400 million average homes at typical load factors.
• The US windiest state, Texas, has more wind capacity than most countries on this list.
• A single modern offshore turbine can stand over 250 meters tall, taller than the Eiffel Tower.
• Denmark gets over half its electricity from wind, the highest share of any major economy.
• Global wind capacity passed 1,000 GW in 2024, and China accounts for more than 40% of it.
• Wind power became cost-competitive with fossil fuels in the 2010s, triggering most of the recent growth.
• Offshore wind is expanding quickly because sea winds are stronger and steadier than land winds.