Based on a comparison of 163 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in electricity production from wind power with 224,100 GWh followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Chad with 0.300 GWh, Zambia with 0.389 GWh and Central African Republic with 0.400 GWh.
Total electricity production from wind power reached 698,637 GWh in 2019 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 21.5 % less than in the previous year and 97.8 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total electricity production from wind power reached an all time high of 698,637 GWh in 2019 and an all time low of 0.050 GWh in 1983. The average annual growth amounted to 57.1 % since 1976.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 39.0 % of electricity production from wind power in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 70.5 % share while the ten largest countries some 101 % in 2019.
Data for more countries are available at Electricity Production from Wind Power indicator page.
Electricity Production from Wind Power | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Australia | GWh | 3,476 | 4,010 | 5,023 | 6,209 | 8,071 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | GWh | 5.00 | 16.0 | 59.0 | 85.0 | 832 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | GWh | ... | 8.00 | 480 | 1,238 | 2,590 | 3,843 | |||||||||||||||
China | GWh | 15,477 | 29,230 | 44,809 | 75,344 | 131,325 | ||||||||||||||||
France | GWh | 5,194 | 6,391 | 7,753 | 8,659 | 9,585 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | GWh | 31,010 | 36,056 | 38,726 | 38,098 | 39,401 | ||||||||||||||||
India | GWh | 4,111 | 5,812 | 10,420 | 18,778 | 26,035 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | GWh | 21,229 | 21,837 | 22,588 | 21,757 | 24,017 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | GWh | 12,879 | 22,952 | 34,803 | 45,761 | 55,069 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | GWh | 106 | 221 | 239 | 464 | 1,074 | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | GWh | 1,595 | 2,547 | 3,880 | 5,068 | 7,054 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | GWh | 12,662 | 13,177 | 13,351 | 13,051 | 13,778 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | GWh | 7,557 | 17.0 | 191 | 1,013 | 2,818 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | GWh | 17,167 | 28,924 | 39,032 | 54,866 | 77,277 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | GWh | 2,010 | 4,054 | 7,533 | 10,408 | 11,475 |