D35 · Electricity and Gas Utilities · 68 measures · 12 regions
Power capacity additions
China had the highest new wind power capacity installed in 2025, at 120.5 gigawatts, ahead of United States (6.9 gigawatts) and India (6.3 gigawatts). Global: 165 gigawatts in 2025.
- 165 gigawatts New wind power capacity installed · Global · 2025
- 68Measures
- 5Countries · 2016–2026
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 4 publishers · 89 records · Next period 2026
New wind power capacity installed
The best-covered measure of power capacity additions. Every point opens its record; the values are one click away under the chart.
New wind power capacity installed by region
Latest value per region, 2025
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Every measure of power capacity additions
68 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.
Power capacity additions by country
Countries ranked on one comparable period:
A page for every country with at least three records:
Frequently asked questions
What does power capacity additions measure?
New electricity generation or storage capacity added to the grid.
What is the latest new wind power capacity installed?
China had the highest new wind power capacity installed in 2025, at 120.5 gigawatts, ahead of United States (6.9 gigawatts) and India (6.3 gigawatts). Global: 165 gigawatts in 2025.
Which country has the highest new wind power capacity installed?
China, at 120.5 gigawatts in 2025, among 5 countries that published that period.
Which countries does this power capacity additions data cover?
5 countries, with a page each for China, United States, India.
Where does the data come from?
From 17 documents published by IEA, EIA, GWEC and 1 more. Every figure links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row it was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual; the newest figure covers 2025, and the next release should cover 2026.
Sources
17 documents from 4 publishers. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Power capacity additions statistics [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/power-capacity-additions
"Power capacity additions statistics." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/power-capacity-additions. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Power capacity additions statistics." Data set, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/power-capacity-additions.
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