Country-wise Installed Wind Power Capacity

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The table below provides end-of-year installed wind power capacity (in megawatts) for the countries of the world for the years 2002 through 2010. The data source for the 2002 through 2010 figures is the World Wind Energy Association:

Country-wise Installed Wind Power Capacity (MW) 2002-2010 (Source: World Wind Energy Association)
Rank Nation 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Last Yr % growth 5 Yr avg % growth
1 China 468 567 764 1266 2599 5912 12210 25777 42287 64.0 84.8
2 United States 4685 6370 6725 9149 11603 16818.8 25170 35159 40180 15.2 31.6
3 Germany 12001 14609.1 16628.8 18427.5 20622 22247.4 23902.8 25777 27214 5.6 10.3
4 Spain 4830 6202 8263 10027.9 11630 15145.1 16740.3 19149 20676 7.4 43.8
5 India 1702 2110 3000 4430 6270 7850 9587 10925 13065 16.3 35.4
6 Italy 785 904 1265 1718.3 2123.4 2726.1 3736 4850 5797 16.3 63.4
7 France 148 248 386 757.2 1567 2455 3404 4521 5660 20.1 68.9
8 United Kingdom 552 648 888 1353 1962.9 2389 3287.9 4092 5200 19.4 38.4
9 Canada 236 322 444 683 1460 1846 2369 3319 4009 40.1 49.1
10 Denmark 2880 3110 3124 3128 3136 3125 3160 3497 3752 6.8 0.3
11 Portugal 194 299 522 1022 1716 2130 2862 3535 3702 23.5 57.1
12 Netherlands 682 908 1078 1224 1559 1747 2225 2229 2237 0.2 19.6
13 Sweden 345 404 452 509.1 571.2 831 1066.9 1579 2163 48.0 21.4
14 Japan 334 506 896.2 1040 1309 1528 1880 2056 2304 9.4 30.0
15 Australia 103 197.2 379 579 817.3 817.3 1494 1877 1880 25.6 49.9
16 Ireland 137 186 338.9 495.2 746 805 1244.7 1260 1428 22.7 46.3
17 Turkey 19.4 20.6 20.6 20.1 64.6 206.8 333.4 796.5 1329 76.0 74.5
18 Greece 276 365 473 573.3 757.6 873.3 989.7 1109 1208 12.0 22.1
19 Poland 28.2 58.2 58.2 73 153 276 544 725 1107 41.1 52.0
20 Austria 139.3 415 606 819 964.5 981.5 994.9 995 1011 0.0 19.1
21 Brazil 22 23.8 23.8 28.6 236.9 247.1 338.5 606 931 77.3 70.1
22 Belgium 44 68 95 167.4 194.3 286.9 383.6 555 911 44.6 41.3
23 Egypt 69 180 145 145 230 310 390 430 550 10.3 16.7
24 Taiwan 0 0 13 103.7 187.7 279.9 358.2 436 519 21.8 129.0
25 Mexico 0 0 2.2 2.2 84 85 85 402 517 28.0 -
26 New Zealand 35 36.3 168.1 168.2 171 321.8 325.3 497 506 52.9 55.1
27 Romania 0 0 0 0.9 2.8 7.8 7 14 462 100.0 138.0
28 Norway 97.3 100 270 268 325 333 428 431 441 0.5 33.7
29 Bulgaria 0 10 10 14 36 57 120 177 375 36.0 73.6
30 South Korea 16 18.7 22.5 119.1 176.3 192.1 278 364.4 379 31.1 71.6
31 Hungary 1.2 2 3.5 17.5 60.9 65 127 201 295 58.3 129.4
32 Morocco 53.9 53.9 53.9 64 64 125.2 125.2 253 286 13.2 18.4
33 Czech Republic 3 10 16.5 29.5 56.5 116 150 191 215 27.3 71.9
34 Finland 41 51 82 82 86 110 140 147 197 2.8 22.4
35 Chile 1.3 2 2 2 2 20.1 20.1 78 172 0.0 58.6
36 Estonia 2 3.7 22.1 33 33 58.6 78.3 142.3 148.6 4.6 84.1
37 Costa Rica 69.9 69.9 69.9 71 74 74 74 123 123 0.0 1.1
38 Tunisia 19 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 114 0.0 14.9
39 Lithuania 0.2 2 7 7 55 52.3 54.4 91 - 68.0 93.6
40 Ukraine 46 56.4 68.8 77.3 85.6 89 90 90 - 0.0 9.8
41 Iran 11 11 25 31.6 47.4 66.5 82 82 92 23.3 49.4
42 Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 - - -
43 Luxembourg 16.1 21.5 35.3 35.3 35.3 35.3 35.3 35.3 - 0.0 10.4
44 Argentina 25.7 25.7 25.6 26.8 27.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 60 0.0 3.0
45 Philippines 0 0 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2 33 33 - 31.8
46 Jamaica 0 0 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 29.7 - 43.5 -
47 Latvia 24 24 26.7 22.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 28.5 - 5.9 4.6
48 Croatia 0 0 6 6 17.2 17.2 18.2 27.8 - 52.9 -
49 Netherlands Antilles 0 0 0 0 17.2 17.2 18.2 24.3 - 97.6 -
50 South Africa 13 16.4 16.55 16.6 16.6 16.6 21.8 21.8 - 0.0 5.9
51 Guadeloupe 0 0 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 - 0.0 -
52 Uruguay 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.2 0.2 0.6 20.5 20.5 - 0.0 152.4
53 Colombia 0 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 20 - 0.0 0.0
54 Switzerland 5.3 5.3 8.7 11.6 11.6 11.6 13.8 17.6 - 29.0 21.1
55 Russia 10.7 10.8 10.8 14 15.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 - 0.0 8.8
56 Guyana 0 0 10.2 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 - 0.0 -
57 Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 8.8 - 600.0 -
56 Cuba 0.5 0.45 0.45 0.5 0.5 2.1 7.2 7.2 - 0.0 74.1
57 Israel 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 - 0.0 -3.0
58 Slovakia 0 2 5 5 5 5 6 6 - 0.0 20.6
59 Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 - 0.0 -
60 Faroe Islands 0 0 0.15 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 - 0.0 -
61 Cape Verde 0 0 2.78 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 - 0.0 -
62 Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 4 2.5 - 0.0 -
65 Mongolia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 2.4 - 0.0 -
66 Nigeria 0.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 - 0.0 0.0
67 Belarus 0 0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.9 - 77.3 -
68 Antarctica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 1.6 - 600.0 -
69 Jordan 0 1.5 1.45 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 - 0.0 5.9
70 Indonesia 0 0 0.5 0.8 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 - 16.7 -
71 Martinique 0 0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 - 0.0 -
72 Falkland Islands 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 - 0.0 -
73 Eritrea 0 0 0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 - 0.0 -
74 Peru 0 0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 - 0.0 -
75 Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 - 0.0 -
75 Namibia 0 0 0 0 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 - 0.0 -
75 Syria 0 0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 - 22.5 -
78 Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 -
78 Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 -
78 North Korea 0 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 -
81 Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 -
81 Bolivia 0 0 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 - 0.0 -
World 31180 39295 47693 59024.1 74122.8 93930.4 120902.9 159213.3 194390 31.7 25.3
European Union 23159 28599 34383 40722 48122 56614 65255 74767 84074 11.1 42.8


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