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World and Country Wind
Energy Generating Capacity, 1980-2001
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By
Country
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|
| Year |
World |
Annual
Rate of Growth |
Annual
World Additions |
United
States |
Germany |
Denmark |
India |
Spain |
Other
Countries |
| |
(MW)
|
(%)
|
(MW)
|
(MW)
|
(MW)
|
(MW)
|
(MW)
|
(MW)
|
(MW)
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1980 |
10
|
|
5
|
8
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 1981 |
25
|
|
15
|
18
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 1982 |
95
|
|
65
|
84
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 1983 |
275
|
|
120
|
254
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 1984 |
680
|
|
390
|
653
|
0
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 1985 |
1,020
|
|
420
|
945
|
0
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
| 1986 |
1,350
|
24.5
|
250
|
1,265
|
0
|
82
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| 1987 |
1,450
|
14.2
|
180
|
1,333
|
5
|
115
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| 1988 |
1,580
|
9.0
|
130
|
1,231
|
15
|
197
|
0
|
0
|
137
|
| 1989 |
1,730
|
9.5
|
150
|
1,332
|
27
|
262
|
0
|
0
|
109
|
| 1990 |
1,930
|
11.6
|
200
|
1,484
|
62
|
343
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
| 1991 |
2,170
|
12.4
|
240
|
1,709
|
112
|
413
|
39
|
5
|
0
|
| 1992 |
2,510
|
15.7
|
340
|
1,680
|
180
|
458
|
39
|
50
|
103
|
| 1993 |
2,990
|
19.1
|
480
|
1,635
|
335
|
487
|
79
|
60
|
394
|
| 1994 |
3,488
|
16.7
|
730
|
1,663
|
643
|
539
|
185
|
70
|
388
|
| 1995 |
4,778
|
37.0
|
1,290
|
1,612
|
1,130
|
637
|
576
|
140
|
683
|
| 1996 |
6,070
|
27.0
|
1,292
|
1,614
|
1,548
|
835
|
820
|
230
|
1,023
|
| 1997 |
7,636
|
25.8
|
1,566
|
1,611
|
2,080
|
1,120
|
940
|
512
|
1,373
|
| 1998 |
10,153
|
33.0
|
2,597
|
1,837
|
2,870
|
1,428
|
n/a
|
830
|
3,188
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| 1999 |
13,932
|
37.2
|
3,922
|
2,490
|
4,445
|
1,718
|
1,095
|
1,584
|
2,600
|
| 2000 |
17,785
|
27.7
|
3,853
|
2,550
|
6,110
|
2,300
|
1,220
|
2,235
|
3,370
|
| 2001
(prel) |
23,300
|
31.0
|
5,455
|
4,150
|
8,000
|
2,500
|
1,340
|
3,300
|
4,010
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| Source:
Earth Policy Institute update of Worldwatch Institute, "Wind
Energy Growth Continues," in Vital Signs 2001 (New York:
W.W. Norton & Company, 2001), with data from BTM Consult, AWEA, EWEA,
and Windpower Monthly. |
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Years
When Countries Reached the 100 MW Threshold
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| Year |
Country |
Country's
Population |
Cumulative
Population |
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| 1983 |
United
States |
280 |
280 |
|
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|
| 1987 |
Denmark |
5 |
285 |
|
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| 1991 |
Germany |
83 |
368 |
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|
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| 1994 |
India |
1030 |
1398 |
|
|
|
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| 1995 |
Spain |
40 |
1438 |
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| 1999 |
Canada |
32 |
1470 |
|
China |
1273 |
2743 |
|
Italy |
58 |
2801 |
|
Netherlands |
16 |
2817 |
|
Sweden |
9 |
2826 |
|
United
Kingdom |
60 |
2886 |
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| 2000 |
Greece |
11 |
2897 |
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Ireland |
4 |
2901 |
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Portugal |
10 |
2911 |
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|
| 2001 |
France |
60 |
2971 |
|
Japan |
127 |
3098 |
Country population estimates from CIA World Factbook
2001
Wind information from Worldwatch Institute and Windpower Monthly
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