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 December 02, 2023, 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 December 02, 2023. 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: December 02, 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, 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 December 02, 2023)
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/