Germany's onshore wind energy installed capacity reached 56 gigawatts, and the country had a capacity growth rate of 2.7 percent.
Brazil is the leading country based on wind energy installed capacity, total combined onshore and offshore wind capacity. The leading country recorded a growth rate of 23 percent in 2021, compared to the year prior. At that same time, the world's average growth rate of wind power capacity amounted to 12.6 percent. By comparison, Wind power capacity growth rate in selected countries worldwide as of 2021*
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IRENA. "Wind power capacity growth rate in selected countries worldwide as of 2021*." Chart. July 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268401/growth-of-wind-energy-capacity-by-region/
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IRENA. "Wind Power Capacity Growth Rate in Selected Countries Worldwide as of 2021*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268401/growth-of-wind-energy-capacity-by-region/
IRENA, Wind power capacity growth rate in selected countries worldwide as of 2021* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268401/growth-of-wind-energy-capacity-by-region/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Wind power capacity growth rate in selected countries worldwide as of 2021* [Graph], IRENA, July 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268401/growth-of-wind-energy-capacity-by-region/