Renewables in Motion: Ranking Wind’s Top Nations 2021–2025

1) China

China reached an installed capacity of 561,492 MW in 2024, extending a multi year lead built on vast onshore bases and an expanding offshore fleet. Annual additions again dominated the global tally as worldwide wind hit another record year, highlighting China’s outsized contribution to new capacity and generation growth. System indicators from the national regulator pointed to fresh highs for renewable capacity and output across the power mix, with wind a central driver of the year’s totals.

2) United States

The United States reached an installed capacity of 154,609 MW in 2024, balancing cost headwinds and interconnection queues with a sizeable onshore pipeline and early stage offshore activity. Federal market updates detailed strengthened investment signals, supply chain buildout and a growing development roster across land based and offshore segments. Power sector data also showed springtime records where wind generation surpassed coal on a monthly basis, underscoring resource seasonality and grid mix shifts even as transmission remains a pacing item.

3) Germany

Germany closed 2024 with an installed capacity of 72,683 MW, supported by steady onshore additions, repowering of legacy fleets and an uptick in approvals through the year. National industry statistics tracked rising tender awards and shorter average approval times compared with the prior year, signalling healthier project throughput. Market dashboards showed wind retaining a leading role in generation while offshore arrays in the North and Baltic Seas continued to expand grid connected capacity.

4) India

India reached an installed capacity of 48,163 MW, advancing via utility scale parks, wind solar hybrids and state level procurement that broadened the annual build profile. Policy documentation outlined accelerated capacity additions, manufacturing initiatives and a transmission agenda aimed at reducing curtailment in high resource corridors. Independent tracking highlighted a step up in wind additions during the FY2024 window and identified the states leading new installations across the calendar year.

5) Brazil

Brazil advanced to an installed capacity of 34,000 MW, consolidating its place among the world’s largest onshore wind fleets while pacing additions to load growth and grid availability. Sector coverage detailed a moderate 2024 commissioning cycle after multiple record years, alongside expectations for growth to resume as demand and new corridors develop later in the decade. National press summaries placed the year end fleet near 33.7 GW and noted the industry’s investment trajectory and regional concentration.

6) United Kingdom

The United Kingdom reached an installed capacity of 32,360 MW, with performance anchored by a globally significant offshore fleet and measured onshore repowering across key regions. Sector reviews highlighted active construction across multiple multi GW projects despite a lull in full offshore commissioning, keeping the development pipeline deep through the late. Industry commentary also outlined policy and supply chain priorities, including floating wind milestones and infrastructure plans that frame the next scale up phase.

7) Spain

Spain finished 2024 with an installed capacity of 32,007 MW, with national TSO data confirming wind’s substantial share of the installed fleet and a solid year for new connections across multiple regions. Year end indicators reported a record renewable share in the generation mix with wind again leading output and solar climbing rapidly into third place. Sector analysis described regional concentration in Castile y León and Aragón, incremental repowering and the broader manufacturing footprint that underpins domestic delivery.

8) France

France reached an installed capacity of 24,383 MW, with onshore additions complemented by two bottom fixed arrays reaching full operation offshore to diversify the generation base. Grid dashboards charted wind generation through the year and the gradual contribution from new offshore connections into the system. An annual wind observatory reported employment trends, industrial footprint and the installation cadence required to align with medium term targets, underscoring the need to accelerate permitting and connections.

9) Canada

Canada ended 2024 with an installed capacity of 18,435 MW, with projects advancing across multiple provinces and a growing procurement calendar into the early 2030s. A five-year industry data release summarised cumulative growth, the clean energy procurement pipeline and investment scale expected to flow from announced tenders. Coverage of the same dataset highlighted total wind solar storage surpassing 24 GW nationally and mapped the spread of new grid scale projects by jurisdiction.

10) Sweden

Sweden reached an installed capacity of 17,266 MW, achieving a record year for wind generation despite a slower pace of new investment decisions as projects navigated local planning and market conditions. Quarterly statistics detailed commissioning totals, order flow and a strong fourth quarter production profile, while flagging permitting and investment climate as key variables for near term build. Industry reporting described record output and an outlook for additional capacity through 2027 as grid connections and site approvals progress.