In 2022, the United States and Norway were the countries with the highest average wind capacity factor worldwide at 35 percent. The United Kingdom came in third place with a 34 percent capacity factor. Germany and France had a wind capacity factor of 22 percent each.
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IEA Wind TCP. (October 3, 2023). Average capacity factor of wind turbines in selected countries worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476617/wind-turbines-average-capacity-factor-selected-countries/
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IEA Wind TCP. (2023). Average capacity factor of wind turbines in selected countries worldwide in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476617/wind-turbines-average-capacity-factor-selected-countries/
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Average capacity factor of wind turbines in selected countries worldwide in 2022 [Graph], IEA Wind TCP, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1476617/wind-turbines-average-capacity-factor-selected-countries/