Wind capacity as a share of worldwide wind turbine capacity rose 11.1% to 3.85% in the United Kingdom in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, wind capacity as a share of worldwide wind turbine capacity in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 4.30% in 1997 and an all time low of 1.81% in 2002. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, wind capacity as a share of worldwide wind turbine capacity in Belgium amounted to 0.553%, 2.63% in France, 10.9% in Germany and 0.665% in Ireland in 2017.
United Kingdom has been ranked 6th within the group of 44 countries we follow in terms of wind capacity as a share of worldwide wind turbine capacity, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Wind Capacity (As % of Worldwide Wind Turbine Capacity) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | % | 0.486% | 0.511% | 0.548% | 0.589% | 0.573% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.515% | 0.535% | 0.567% | 0.557% | 0.520% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 2.37% | 2.30% | 2.58% | 2.75% | 2.69% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 3.06% | 2.81% | 2.69% | 2.66% | 2.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 12.9% | 11.5% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 10.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | % | 0.759% | 0.671% | 0.693% | 0.660% | 0.599% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 3.12% | 3.01% | 2.82% | 2.48% | 2.20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | 1.04% | 0.946% | 0.895% | 0.818% | 0.816% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.749% | 0.944% | 1.14% | 1.10% | 1.23% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 9.68% | 8.44% | 7.57% | 6.53% | 5.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 2.96% | 3.35% | 3.72% | 3.72% | 3.43% |
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