New wind power capacity installed

Amount of new wind power capacity installed during a year.

Unit gigawatts Industry Electricity and Gas Utilities

Records
6
Regions
6
Period
2025
Sources
1
Verification 6 verified data points Updated 17 Sep 2026 Last verified 17 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Each region's latest published value. Periods differ where publishers release on different schedules; the period sits under each name.

New wind power capacity installed by region

Latest value per region, 2025

6 entries · ranked
New wind power capacity installed by regionNew wind power capacity installed by region. 6 categories, highest is Global at 165 gigawatts. Brazil Germany India United States China Global 2.3 gigawatts 5.7 gigawatts 6.3 gigawatts 6.9 gigawatts 120.5 gigawatts 165 gigawatts
New wind power capacity installed by regionNew wind power capacity installed by region. 6 categories, highest is Global at 165 gigawatts. Brazil Germany India United States China Global 2.3 gigawatts 5.7 gigawatts 6.3 gigawatts 6.9 gigawatts 120.5 gigawatts 165 gigawatts
New wind power capacity installed by regionNew wind power capacity installed by region. 6 categories, highest is Global at 165 gigawatts. Brazil Germany India United States China Global 2.3 gigawatts 5.7 gigawatts 6.3 gigawatts 6.9 gigawatts 120.5 gigawatts 165 gigawatts
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New wind power capacity installed by region
Category Source Type Value
Global GWEC Actual 165 gigawatts
China GWEC Actual 120.5 gigawatts
United States GWEC Actual 6.9 gigawatts
India GWEC Actual 6.3 gigawatts
Germany GWEC Actual 5.7 gigawatts
Brazil GWEC Actual 2.3 gigawatts
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6 records · 6 regions · 2025

New wind power capacity installed: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2025 165 gigawatts GWEC · 31 Dec 2025 actual
China 1 record
2025 120.5 gigawatts GWEC · 31 Dec 2025 actual
United States 1 record
2025 6.9 gigawatts GWEC · 31 Dec 2025 actual
India 1 record
2025 6.3 gigawatts GWEC · 31 Dec 2025 actual
Germany 1 record
2025 5.7 gigawatts GWEC · 31 Dec 2025 actual
Brazil 1 record
2025 2.3 gigawatts GWEC · 31 Dec 2025 actual

Primary documents

Sources

1 document. Each links to the publisher's own copy.

Document Publisher Published Data points
Global Wind Day 2026: Fast Facts about Wind GWEC 6

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