Global Wind Report Archive

• 60.4 GW of wind energy capacity was installed globally in 2019, a 19 per cent increase from installations in 2018 and the second-best year for wind historically.
  
• Total capacity for wind energy globally is now over 651 GW, an increase of 10 per cent compared to 2018.
  
• China and US remain the world’s largest onshore wind markets, together accounting for more than 60 per cent of new capacity in 2019.
• Offshore wind is playing an increasingly important role in driving global wind installations, with the sector installing a record 6.1 GW in 2019, accounting for a record share of 10 per cent of new installations.

GWEC released its flagship publication Global Wind Report: Annual Market Update 2016.

• More than 54 GW of clean renewable wind power was installed across the global market in 2016
• More than 90 countries, including 9 with more than 10,000 MW installed, and 29 have now passed the 1,000 MW mark.
• Cumulative capacity grew by 12.6% to reach a total of 486.8 GW.
  

The Global Wind Energy Council launched its flagship publication the Global Wind Report: Annual Market update in Istanbul. The report details wind power’s remarkable growth in 2014, as well as updating GWEC’s rolling 5 year market projections, which show continued growth for the rest of the decade.

• Led by China and Brazil in the first instance, as well as Mexico and South Africa, non-OECD markets outstripped the traditional markets in Europe and North America again in 2014.
• China installed an astonishing 23 GW of new wind power last year, bringing its cumulative total to more than 114 GW.
• Brazil was the world’s 4th largest market in 2014, and entered the top 10 in cumulative rankings for the first time.
• The African market took off in 2014, and Germany, Chile, Canada and Turkey also had record years.
  

GWEC’s annual market update on the status of the global wind industry is the authoritative source of information on wind power markets around the world. It provides you with a comprehensive snapshot of the global industry. This years’s edition includes insights of the most important wind power markets worldwide, future trends with projections for 2012-2016, role of public finance, overview of the current status of global offshore and much more.

• Wind power now present in about 75 countries, with 21 countries having more than 1000 MW installed.
  

This is the sixth annual report on the status of the global wind industry by the Global Wind Energy Council. It provides a comprehensive snapshot of this global industry, now present in about 80 countries. The data and country profiles for this report have been collected through GWEC’s member associations and companies around the world, as well as from other analysts and government contacts. 

• 2010 was a tough year for our industry, and although cumulative market growth was still a healthy 24.1 %, the annual market decreased for the first time in about two decades.
  
• 38.3 GW of new wind power capacity was added around the world last year, and for the first time the majority of that new capacity was in developing countries and emerging economies; driven mainly by the booming wind sectors in China and India, but also with strong growth in Latin America.

The Global Wind 2008 Report includes a five year forecast for the development of the global wind energy market. In the past, these projections have regularly been outstripped by the actual performance of the sector and have had to be adjusted upwards. Despite the economic downturn, this year is no exception.

• We celebrated the 100 GW mark in total global installed wind energy capacity. 

   

The Global Wind 2008 Report includes a five year forecast for the development of the global wind energy market. In the past, these projections have regularly been outstripped by the actual performance of the sector and have had to be adjusted upwards. Despite the economic downturn, this year is no exception.

• We celebrated the 100 GW mark in total global installed wind energy capacity.