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Worldwide capacity of onshore wind power ranked by country 2017

Global onshore wind energy capacity in 2017, by country (in megawatts)

The data shows the cumulative capacity of onshore wind energy worldwide in 2017, ranked by country. During this year, the capacity of onshore wind energy reached over 504 gigawatts in Germany. Onshore wind turbines have been criticized for their appearance as they tend to be more spread out and impact a large area.

China	161420
United States	87514
Germany	50469
India	32878
Spain	22983
United Kingdom	12973
Canada	12313
Brazil	12294
Italy	9636
France	1903

Worldwide capacity of onshore wind power ranked by country 2017

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