It isn't the actual number of wind turbines connected to grids around the world that demonstrates the potential of wind energy, but rather their capacity to produce electricity.

Legend:

MW = megawatt

TW = terawatt

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Total capacity worldwide:

2009: 159,213 MW

2010: 203,500 MW

2020: 1,900,000 MW

The top 10 producers of wind energy and the percentage of total global wind power:

1. USA 35.159 MW 22,1%

2. China 26.010 MW 16,3%

3. Deutschland 25.777 MW 16,2%

4. Spanien 19.149 MW 11,5%

5. Indien 10.925 MW 6,8%

6. Italien 4.850 MW 3,0%

7. Frankreich 4.521 MW 2,8%

8. UK 4.092 MW 2,6%

9. Portugal 3.535 MW 2,2%

10. Dänemark 3.497 MW 2,2%

Amount of energy by country sourced from wind power in 2009:

1. Denmark: 20%

2. Portugal: 15%

3. Spain: 14%

4. Germany: 9%

World: 2%

Source: World Wind Energy Report 2009, Publisher World Wind Energy Association.

Autorin: Janine Rabe (mrm)