Cumulative wind capacity installed vs Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Cumulative wind capacity installed and Carbon intensity of electricity generation worldwide, drawn over time. No period has an observed value for both, so the two are not set side by side.

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Cumulative wind capacity installed

Unit: terawatts · 2 observations

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Cumulative wind capacity installedCumulative wind capacity installed. 2 observations from 2023 to 2029, ranging from 1 terawatts to 2 terawatts, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 2 terawatts (2029). terawatts 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 FORECAST 1 2
Cumulative wind capacity installedCumulative wind capacity installed. 2 observations from 2023 to 2029, ranging from 1 terawatts to 2 terawatts, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 2 terawatts (2029). terawatts 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 FORECAST 1 2
Cumulative wind capacity installedCumulative wind capacity installed. 2 observations from 2023 to 2029, ranging from 1 terawatts to 2 terawatts, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 2 terawatts (2029). terawatts 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 FORECAST 1 2
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Cumulative wind capacity installed
Period Type Value
2023 Actual 1 terawatts
2029 Forecast 2 terawatts
Source: GWEC · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Unit: gCO2/kWh · 2 observations

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Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 FORECAST 445 415
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Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 445 gCO2/kWh
2026 Forecast 415 gCO2/kWh
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Cumulative wind capacity installed

The cumulative installed wind power capacity at a milestone point in time.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: GWEC

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Emissions intensity of electricity generation, measured as greenhouse gas emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e) per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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