Global cumulative installed capacity of wind power 2022, by country
cumulative capacity of installed wind energy reached 906 gigawatts in 2022, a generous increase over the last decades. The potential of wind energy around the world is immense, and wind power can often be accessed from remote places, as seen in the rise of offshore wind energy.
China is by far the largest installer of wind power capacity in the world, more than doubling the second-ranked United States. As of 2022, China had cumulatively installed over 395 gigawatts of wind energy, in comparison to 122.2 gigawatts of wind energy installed in the United States. Worldwide,