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Wind energy capacity - worldwide through 1998-2017

Annual wind power capacity installations worldwide from 1998 to 2017 (in megawatts)
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The data describes the newly installed wind power capacity around the world between 1998 and 2017. In 2017, new installations of wind power capacity reached approx. 52.49 gigawatts worldwide.

1998 2520
1999 3440
2000 3760
2001 6500
2002 7270
2003 8133
2004 8207
2005 11531
2006 14703
2007 20310
2008 26874
2009 38445
2010 39058
2011 40628
2012 45034
2013 35797
2014 51752
2015 63467
2016 54642
2017 52492