Ranked: The Top Countries by Wind Power Capacity in 2024
September 22, 2025
By Dorothy Neufeld
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Key Takeaways- China leads with 521,746 MW of installed wind capacity, growing 18% year-over-year, far outpacing all other countries.
- The U.S. ranks second with 153,152 MW but shows no growth from 2023 to 2024, similar to Germany, Spain, and the UK.
- Among smaller markets, Brazil (+13%), Australia (+18%), and Türkiye (+10%) stand out for double-digit growth.
As turbine blades have grown bigger, wind power energy has grown more efficient, allowing the industry to scale. Meanwhile, Big Tech is pouring billions into clean tech like wind and solar, driving demand across the industry.
This visual shows the top 15 countries by total installed wind turbine capacity, based on data from the Energy Institute’s 2025 Statistical Review of World Energy report.
Global Wind Power Energy Giants
Below, we show the world’s leading countries in wind power capacity in 2024:
Rank Country Total installed wind turbine capacity
in 2024 (MW)Growth rate
(2023-2024)|
| 1 | ???? China | 521,746 | 18.1% | | 2 | ???? U.S. | 153,152 | 0.0% | | 3 | ???? Germany | 72,823 | 0.0% | | 4 | ???? India | 48,163 | 7.7% | | 5 | ???? Brazil | 32,959 | 13.2% | | 6 | ???? Spain | 31,811 | 0.0% | | 7 | ???? UK | 30,902 | 0.0% | | 8 | ???? France | 24,592 | 6.3% | | 9 | ???? Canada | 18,376 | 8.2% | | 10 | ???? Sweden | 17,239 | 6.3% | | 11 | ???? Australia | 15,288 | 18.4% | | 12 | ???? Italy | 12,992 | 5.6% | | 13 | ???? Türkiye | 12,973 | 9.9% | | 14 | ???? Netherlands | 11,679 | 8.8% | | 15 | ???? Poland | 10,059 | 7.7% |
With nearly 522,000 MW of wind turbine capacity, China by far is the global leader.
Even more impressively, capacity growth climbed 18.1% in 2024, fueled by innovation and national funding support. Given this massive wind energy buildout, China reached its 1,200 gigawatts of clean energy target from wind and solar for 2030 six years ahead of time.
The American wind market in 2024, however, tells a different story. Last year, growth came to a halt across the world’s second-largest wind market, driven by wind conditions and supply chain bottlenecks.
Similarly, Germany saw stagnant growth last year, however, wind power continues to stand as the largest source of clean power in the country, at 23.1% of the total in 2024. |
