Based on a comparison of 68 countries in 2017, China ranked the highest in electricity production from wind power with 286,081 GWh followed by USA and Germany. On the other end of the scale was United Arab Emirates with 0.750 GWh, Hong Kong with 0.825 GWh and Venezuela with 1.26 GWh.
Total electricity production from wind power reached 1,122,746 GWh in 2017 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 14.5 % more than in the previous year and 84.8 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total electricity production from wind power reached an all time high of 1,122,746 GWh in 2017 and an all time low of 29.7 GWh in 1983. The average annual growth amounted to 36.3 % since 1976.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 25.5 % of electricity production from wind power in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 57.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 81.8 % in 2017.
Data for more countries are available at Electricity Production from Wind Power indicator page.
Electricity Production from Wind Power | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Australia | GWh | 6,432 | 7,725 | 9,259 | 9,777 | 11,802 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | GWh | 2,705 | 5,050 | 6,576 | 12,210 | 21,626 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | GWh | 10,188 | 11,310 | 17,963 | 22,538 | 26,966 | ||||||||||||||||
China | GWh | 70,331 | 95,978 | 141,197 | 156,078 | 185,766 | ||||||||||||||||
Denmark | GWh | 9,774 | 10,270 | 11,123 | 13,079 | 14,133 | ||||||||||||||||
France | GWh | 12,052 | 14,913 | 16,033 | 17,249 | 21,249 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | GWh | 49,857 | 51,680 | 52,737 | 58,497 | 80,624 | ||||||||||||||||
India | GWh | 23,952 | 27,433 | 30,007 | 33,455 | 32,741 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | GWh | 9,856 | 13,407 | 14,897 | 15,178 | 14,844 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | GWh | 3,205 | 4,747 | 6,004 | 7,678 | 10,858 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | GWh | 42,433 | 49,472 | 55,767 | 52,013 | 49,325 | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | GWh | 6,078 | 7,165 | 9,842 | 11,234 | 16,268 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | GWh | 4,724 | 5,861 | 7,557 | 8,520 | 11,652 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | GWh | 121,391 | 142,244 | 169,535 | 183,490 | 192,645 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | GWh | 15,963 | 19,847 | 28,397 | 31,959 | 40,317 |