Global Wind Power Generation

Updated on 08.25.2022

Middle School

Life and earth sciences

5 min read

production from has been growing steadily for several years now, at a rate of over 10% per year. China, which assures almost a third of world production ahead of the United States and Germany, is the main driver behind this trend.

Global Wind Power Generation (in terawatt- hours – TWh)

Source: BP Statistical Review 2022
Country	2020	2021	2020-2021 Change
China	466,5	655,6	28,8%
United States	341,4	383,6	11,0%
Germany	132,1	117,7	-12,2%
Brazil	57,1	72,3	21,1%
India	60,4	68,1	11,3%
United Kingdom	75,4	64,5	-16,9%
Spain	56,4	62,4	9,5%
France	39,7	37,0	-7,5%
Canada	35,6	35,1	-1,5%
Turkey	24,8	31,1	20,3%
Sweden	27,5	27,3	-0,8%
Total World	1 596,4	1 861,9	14,3%