About this chart race
This race compares annual electricity generated by wind in terawatt-hours (TWh), rather than installed turbine capacity or the share of national electricity supplied by wind. Germany leads the selected countries at the start in 2000; the United States takes the lead in 2008, followed by China in 2016.
The comparison includes the 17 countries that appeared in the source’s annual top ten at least once between 2000 and 2025. Every selected country has all 26 annual observations. Regional aggregates are excluded, and source-reported zero values are retained. This is a selected-country comparison, not a complete global total.
The source is Our World in Data’s energy dataset, using its wind_electricity_twh indicator, compiled from Ember and the Energy Institute. The dataset was retrieved on 13 October 2026. Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2026 independently reports China’s 2025 wind output at about 1,135 TWh and India’s at about 104 TWh; the downloaded series gives 1,135.44 and 103.98 TWh.
Annual figures may include estimates and later revisions. Values between annual observations are interpolated for animation and are not additional measurements. The ranking describes electricity output, not wind conditions, efficiency, electricity prices or overall energy independence.
This animated ranking shows how annual wind electricity generation changed across 17 series between 2000 and 2025. The bars re-order themselves as the years advance, so overtakes are visible as they happen rather than hidden inside a table. Use the list on the left to choose exactly who competes, drag the slider to jump to any year, or open the table view to read the underlying numbers.
As of 2025, China leads with 1,135.44 TWh.
Included in this race
China, United States, Germany, Brazil, India, United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, France, Sweden, Turkey, Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Portugal, Japan, Greece.
Source
Data from Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data. Check the stated period and methodology. Animated transitions between source observations are visual interpolation, not additional measurements.
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