WWEA Annual Report 2024: A Challenging Year for Windpower
WWEA Annual Report 2024: A Challenging Year for Windpower • Total capacity exceeds 1''174 Gigawatt, • 121 Gigawatt added in 2024, slightly less than the last year • Dramatic 18% decline
• Annual growth rate falls from 13,0% to 11,5% • China installs 87 Gigawatt, 72% of new global capacity • Brazil becomes second largest market and joins top 5 wind power nations The full report can be downloaded here as PDF file
According to preliminary statistics published today by the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power capacity has now reached 1'173'581 Megawatt – well below the estimates published by WWEA in autumn 2024.
The Asia-Pacific region remains at the forefront, with China accounting for 70% of global installations. Europe holds its position as the second-largest wind market, adding 16.4 GW of new capacity — 12.9 GW of which comes from the EU-27.
In 2024, the Asian country added some 79.8 gigawatts of wind power, which translates to more than two-thirds of the global capacity added that year. Overall, China accounted for roughly half of cumulative wind power installations worldwide as of the end of 2024. Find up-to-date statistics and facts on the global wind power market.
WWEA Annual Report 2024: A Challenging Year for Windpower • Total capacity exceeds 1''174 Gigawatt, • 121 Gigawatt added in 2024, slightly less than the last year • Dramatic 18% decline
Global cumulative wind power capacity passed the first 1 terawatt (TW) milestone in 2023, and now totals 1,021 GW, following year-over-year growth of 13%. Onshore wind had the best
The 2 TW milestone is expected to be achieved in just seven years Compared with the 2030 global outlook released alongside last year''s Global Wind Report, GWEC Market Intelligence
China is by far the largest installer of wind power in the world, more than tripling the second-ranked United States.
Find up-to-date statistics and facts on the global wind power market.
Year-on-year percentage change in wind electricity production comparison between November 2024 and November 2023 - Chart and data by the International Energy Agency.
Change in energy generation relative to the previous year, using the substitution method and measured in terawatt-hours.
Share of wind power in electricity generation and consumption The world''s installed wind power capacity now meets well over 10% of global electricity demand – and much more than nuclear
The Asia-Pacific region remains at the forefront, with China accounting for 70% of global installations. Europe holds its position as the second-largest wind market, adding 16.4 GW of new
In the US less wind power capacity has been added each year compared to the years preceding the signing of the influential 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and the EU has also experienced
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