50 GW of global wind installed in 2014, up by 40%

Data from the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)

370 GW of globally installed wind capacity = 5% of world's electricity demand

50 GW installed in 2014

45 GW installed in 2014 in 12 leading countries for wind development
23 GW installed in 2014 in China - #1 wind power country
06 GW installed in 2014 in Germany
05 GW installed in 2014 in the US
03 GW installed in 2014 Brazil

Other notable wind countries and capacity by 2014-end: Spain (22.9 GW), India (22.4 GW), UK (11.9 GW), Canada (9.6 GW), France (9.2 GW), Italy (8.6 GW), Sweden (5.4 GW), and Denmark (4.8 GW).

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