Largest Onshore Wind Farms in the World 2026
Key Findings
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Gansu (China) leads in Installed Capacity (MW) with 10,000 in 2026.
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Average Installed Capacity (MW) in 2026: 2,116 · median: 1,061.
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Gap in 2026: Gansu (China) is 11× larger than Los Vientos Wind Farm (United States).
About This Dataset
Largest Onshore Wind Farms in the World 2026
The biggest wind farms on land in operation in 2026, ranked by installed capacity in megawatts. The largest are sprawling multi-phase developments across open country, counted as one project even where the turbines stretch over hundreds of square kilometres.
Analysis
Gansu in China is the largest at 10,000 MW, 5.00 times the 2,000 MW of Markbygden Wind Farm. The 10 stations here total 21,156 MW. 5 of them are in the United States, and 5 countries are represented in total. The smallest on the chart, Los Vientos Wind Farm, is rated at 912 MW, 9% of the leader.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia, List of largest power stations
- Coverage
- 10 entities · 2026 · 10 observations
- Measure
- Installed Capacity (MW)
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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