New installations of wind power worldwide amounted to around 78 gigawatts in 2022. An upward trend in new wind power capacity additions is expected, with new additions forecasted to reach 157 gigawatts in 2027.
Projected global annual wind power capacity in 2022 with forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts)
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GWEC. (March 30, 2023). Projected global annual wind power capacity in 2022 with forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185547/global-wind-market-forecast-by-annual-capacity-since-2010/
GWEC. "Projected global annual wind power capacity in 2022 with forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts)." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185547/global-wind-market-forecast-by-annual-capacity-since-2010/
GWEC. (2023). Projected global annual wind power capacity in 2022 with forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185547/global-wind-market-forecast-by-annual-capacity-since-2010/
GWEC. "Projected Global Annual Wind Power Capacity in 2022 with Forecast until 2027 (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185547/global-wind-market-forecast-by-annual-capacity-since-2010/
GWEC, Projected global annual wind power capacity in 2022 with forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185547/global-wind-market-forecast-by-annual-capacity-since-2010/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Projected global annual wind power capacity in 2022 with forecast until 2027 (in gigawatts) [Graph], GWEC, March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185547/global-wind-market-forecast-by-annual-capacity-since-2010/