Worldwide wind energy production at the end of 2009 was 340 TWh, which is about 2% of worldwide electricity usage.Global wind generation capacity more than quadrupled between 2000 and 2006.
US and Europe together have more than 80% of wind power installations.
Top five countries in installed wind power capacity are United States, Germany, Spain, China, and India.
Global wind energy market currently has total value of more than $40 billion.
The total energy potential of wind power on land and near-shore is around be 72 TW. This is enough to satisfy for over five times the current world's energy use.
Wind power sector grew in 2009 by 31,7 %, which is the highest rate since 2001.
At the end of the 2009 worldwide wind power capacity was 159,213 MW.
Total installed wind power capacity, current and predictions.
On global level, wind energy industry currently employs more than 550,000 people.
At the end of the 2009 offshore wind capacity accounted for just 1,2 % of the total wind capacity worldwide.
Currently world's largest offshore wind farm is Horns Rev 2 wind farm in Denmark, with the capacity of 209 MW.
Roscoe Wind Farm in Texas is the largest wind farm in the world with the capacity of 781 MW.
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