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World
and Regional Wind Energy Generating Capacity, 1980-99
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By Country
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| Year |
World |
Annual
Additions |
U.S. |
Germany |
Denmark |
India |
Spain |
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MEGAWATTS |
| 1980 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 1981 |
25 |
15 |
18 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| 1982 |
90 |
65 |
84 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
| 1983 |
210 |
120 |
254 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
| 1984 |
600 |
390 |
653 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
| 1985 |
1,020 |
420 |
945 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
| 1986 |
1,270 |
250 |
1,265 |
0 |
82 |
0 |
0 |
| 1987 |
1,450 |
180 |
1,333 |
5 |
115 |
0 |
0 |
| 1988 |
1,580 |
130 |
1,231 |
15 |
197 |
0 |
0 |
| 1989 |
1,730 |
150 |
1,332 |
27 |
262 |
0 |
0 |
| 1990 |
1,930 |
200 |
1,484 |
62 |
343 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
2,170 |
240 |
1,709 |
112 |
413 |
39 |
5 |
| 1992 |
2,510 |
340 |
1,680 |
180 |
458 |
39 |
50 |
| 1993 |
2,990 |
480 |
1,635 |
335 |
487 |
79 |
60 |
| 1994 |
3,680 |
720 |
1,663 |
643 |
539 |
185 |
70 |
| 1995 |
4,820 |
1,294 |
1,612 |
1,130 |
637 |
576 |
140 |
| 1996 |
6,115 |
1,290 |
1,614 |
1,548 |
835 |
820 |
230 |
| 1997 |
7,640 |
1,566 |
1,611 |
2,080 |
1,120 |
940 |
512 |
| 1998 |
9,940 |
2,363 |
1,837 |
2,870 |
1,428 |
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830 |
| 1999 |
13,840
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3,900 |
2,490 |
4,445 |
1,718 |
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1,584 |
| 2000 |
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Compiled by Worldwatch Institute from: Birger Madsen,
BTM Consult, Denmark, 10 January 1998; International Wind Energy Development:
World Market Update 1996 (Denmark, March 1997). See Worldwatch
publication Vital Signs 2000 for
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