In 2022, the cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States was around 144.2 gigawatts. In comparison, the cumulative installed capacity in Europe was around 255.5 gigawatts the same year.
Cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States and the European Union from 2011 to 2022 (in megawatts)
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GWEC. (March 30, 2023). Cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States and the European Union from 2011 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215646/cumulative-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us-and-the-eu/
GWEC. "Cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States and the European Union from 2011 to 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215646/cumulative-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us-and-the-eu/
GWEC. (2023). Cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States and the European Union from 2011 to 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215646/cumulative-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us-and-the-eu/
GWEC. "Cumulative Installed Wind Power Capacity in The United States and The European Union from 2011 to 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215646/cumulative-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us-and-the-eu/
GWEC, Cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States and the European Union from 2011 to 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215646/cumulative-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us-and-the-eu/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Cumulative installed wind power capacity in the United States and the European Union from 2011 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], GWEC, March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215646/cumulative-installed-wind-power-capacity-in-the-us-and-the-eu/