Wind power in 2025
Wind turbines made 2,712 TWh of electricity in 2025, 8.5% of all the world's, up 8.1% on 2024. It was the first year solar made more: 2,779 TWh.
| Wind generation | 2,712 TWh |
|---|---|
| Share of the world's electricity | 8.5% |
| Change on 2024 | +204 TWh (+8.1%) |
| Wind capacity, end of 2025 | 1,291 GW |
| Solar generation, for comparison | 2,779 TWh (8.8%) |
Where wind grew most
| Country | 2025, TWh | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,135 | +138 | +13.9% |
| India | 104 | +22 | +27.5% |
| United States | 464 | +12 | +2.8% |
| Brazil | 118 | +9.1 | +8.4% |
| Australia | 39 | +6.5 | +20.0% |
| Canada | 51 | +4.6 | +9.9% |
| Egypt | 9.3 | +3.2 | +51.5% |
| Türkiye | 39 | +2.9 | +7.9% |
| United Kingdom | 86 | +2.6 | +3.1% |
| Argentina | 19 | +2.4 | +15.2% |
The biggest producers of wind power
| Country | 2025, TWh | Share of the world's wind | On 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,135 | 41.9% | +13.9% |
| United States | 464 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| Germany | 136 | 5.0% | −3.9% |
| Brazil | 118 | 4.3% | +8.4% |
| India | 104 | 3.8% | +27.5% |
| United Kingdom | 86 | 3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spain | 59 | 2.2% | −5.5% |
| Canada | 51 | 1.9% | +9.9% |
| France | 46 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| Türkiye | 39 | 1.5% | +7.9% |
Where wind makes the most of the power
Wind's share of each country's electricity in 2025, among countries generating 10 TWh or more.
| Country | Wind's share | All electricity, TWh |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 58.7% | 35 |
| Uruguay | 40.6% | 12 |
| Ireland | 38.0% | 31 |
| United Kingdom | 29.4% | 292 |
| Finland | 27.4% | 82 |
| Germany | 27.2% | 500 |
| Portugal | 26.8% | 51 |
| Netherlands | 25.0% | 135 |
| Sweden | 22.8% | 170 |
| Croatia | 21.4% | 15 |
The biggest wind farms that began generating in 2025
| # | Wind farm | Country | Capacity | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xinjiang - Chongqing Power Export wind farms | China | 4,200 MW | Onshore |
| 2 | Inner Mongolia Xilingol 2500 MW Guaranteed Offtake wind farms | China | 2,500 MW | Onshore |
| 3 | Xinjiang Gurbantünggüt Desert Renewables Base Mori wind farms | China | 1,600 MW | Onshore |
| 4 | Xinjiang Qitai Renewable Energy Complex wind farm | China | 1,600 MW | Onshore |
| 5 | Inner Mongolia Daihai 1500 MW "Green Energy to Beijing" wind farm | China | 1,500 MW | Onshore |
| 6 | Inner Mongolia Urad Middle Banner (Mengneng) wind farm with storage | China | 1,500 MW | Onshore |
| 7 | Inner Mongolia Baotou Aluminum Captive Power Plant Renewables Substitution wind and solar farm | China | 1,000 MW | Onshore |
| 8 | Inner Mongolia Urad Rear Banner (Mengneng) Guaranteed Off-Take wind-storage farm | China | 1,000 MW | Onshore |
| 9 | Qinghai Haixi Mangya wind farm | China | 1,000 MW | Onshore |
| 10 | Shandong Guohua Kenli Offshore wind farm | China | 1,000 MW | Offshore |
Outside China
| # | Wind farm | Country | Capacity | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borkum Riffgrund 3 | Germany | 959 MW | Offshore |
| 2 | EnBW He Dreiht | Germany | 930 MW | Offshore |
| 3 | Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Project | United Kingdom | 882 MW | Offshore |
| 4 | Horizonte wind farm | Chile | 816 MW | Onshore |
| 5 | Yunlin Offshore wind farm | Taiwan | 640 MW | Offshore |
| 6 | Monsoon wind farm | Laos | 600 MW | Onshore |
| 7 | Wagon Wheel Wind | United States | 598 MW | Onshore |
| 8 | Babilonia (ArcelorMittal) wind farm | Brazil | 554 MW | Onshore |
| 9 | Babilônia Centro wind farm | Brazil | 554 MW | Onshore |
| 10 | Hai Long Offshore wind farm | Taiwan | 532 MW | Offshore |
From our list of the world's wind farms, which holds 794 farms with 96.1 GW whose first turbines generated in 2025; a farm built in phases counts in the year it began, at its full size. It isn't complete: registers and trackers add farms a year or more late, and some of China's biggest projects are listed whole though built in phases.
The turbines
The average new onshore turbine in 2025:
- United States: 3.8 MW, with a 142 m rotor
- Germany: 5.5 MW, with a 153 m rotor
- Sweden: 6.6 MW, with a 164 m rotor
- Canada: 5.4 MW, with a 150 m rotor
Sources
Electricity: Ember's yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0), which gathers each country's official statistics; countries without figures for 2025 yet are left out of the country tables, and the newest year can still be revised. Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
Other years: 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024