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Worldwide capacity of onshore wind power 2007-2017

Global onshore wind energy capacity from 2007 to 2017 (in megawatts)

The data shows the capacity of onshore wind energy worldwide from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, the global capacity of onshore wind energy reached over 494 gigawatts. Onshore wind turbines have been criticized for their appearance as they tend to be more spread out and impact a large area.

2007	92459
2008	113357
2009	147967
2010	177663
2011	264308
2012	294380
2013	294380
2014	340696
2015	405081
2016	452875
2017	494664

Worldwide capacity of onshore wind power 2007-2017

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