From 2020 to 2021, the global installed wind power capacity increased by around 13 percent. This represented a growth from 92.7 Gigawatts in 2020 to 97.5 Gigawatts of new installed wind power capacity in 2021.
Growth rate of installed wind power capacity worldwide from 2012 to 2021 (in percent)
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WWEA. (March 18, 2022). Growth rate of installed wind power capacity worldwide from 2012 to 2021 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268386/increase-in-wind-power-capacity/
WWEA. "Growth rate of installed wind power capacity worldwide from 2012 to 2021 (in percent)." Chart. March 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268386/increase-in-wind-power-capacity/
WWEA. (2022). Growth rate of installed wind power capacity worldwide from 2012 to 2021 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268386/increase-in-wind-power-capacity/
WWEA. "Growth Rate of Installed Wind Power Capacity Worldwide from 2012 to 2021 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268386/increase-in-wind-power-capacity/
WWEA, Growth rate of installed wind power capacity worldwide from 2012 to 2021 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268386/increase-in-wind-power-capacity/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Growth rate of installed wind power capacity worldwide from 2012 to 2021 (in percent) [Graph], WWEA, March 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268386/increase-in-wind-power-capacity/