Caption| Trends in wind power generation by region from 1980 to 2020



Between 1980 and 2020: Rapid growth in global wind power generation. It can be seen that since around 2015, wind power generation in the Asia-Pacific region has risen rapidly, surpassing Europe and North America. This year, China's wind power began to develop more rapidly, accounting for more than one-third of the world's installed capacity, driving the rapid growth of wind power generation in the Asia-Pacific region. From "insignificant" to "significant".

From 1980 to 2000: Data show that from 1980 to 1990, wind power generation in the world did not exceed 5TWh, of which North America, dominated by the United States, accounted for the majority, more than 80%; Since 1990, Europe has been driven by both technology and policy, and by 1995 it had surpassed North America. In the Asia-Pacific region, the figures were not large until 1995, and until 2000, the share of the entire Asia-Pacific region was very low, with slow growth, and the total power generation did not exceed 2.5 TWh.

The situation from 1980 to 1990: wind power generation is still very "insignificant", after 1988 North America rose rapidly, but the total amount is still very small, the global wind power generation is only a little more than 3.5TWh, the proportion of global power generation is mainly provided by the United States, Europe began to start slowly, and the Asia-Pacific region is still in the exploration stage.