Below is a breakdown of the major factors that impacted the wind sector in 2025, and what to look out for in 2026 and beyond. • 121 Gigawatt added in 2024, slightly less than the last year • Dramatic 18% decline outside China • Annual growth rate falls from 13,0% to 11,5% • China installs 87 Gigawatt, 72% of new global capacity • Brazil becomes second largest market and joins top 5 wind power nations The full report as of. The worldwide total cumulative installed electricity generation capacity from wind power has increased rapidly since the start of the third millennium, and as of the end of 2023, it amounts to over 1000 GW. Since 2010, more than half of all new wind power was added outside traditional markets of Europe and North America, mainly driven by the continuing boom in China and India. Wind. Wind power and its synonym wind energy are terms that refer to electricity that has been generated by harnessing the power of wind, as opposed to other methods such as solar panels or the burning of fossil fuels.