Wind power in Asia

Wind power in Asia is an important component in the Asian energy industry and one of the key sources of renewable energy in the region. As of April 2016, the installed capacity of wind power in Asia (excluding the Middle East) totalled 175,831 MW.^[1] Asia is the fastest growing region in terms of wind energy, having increased its installed capacity by 33,858 MW in 2005 (a 24% increase over 2014). China, with 145,362 MW of installed capacity, is the world's largest generator of electricity from wind energy. India is the second largest in Asia with an installed capacity of 25,088 MW.^[1] Other key countries include Japan (1,394 MW), Taiwan (188 MW), South Korea (173 MW) and the Philippines (33 MW).^[2]

Statistics

Installed wind power capacity

Installed capacity by countries in 2015 (MW)^[1] China: 145,362 MW (82.7%) India: 25,088 MW (14.3%) Japan: 3,038 MW (1.7%) South Korea: 835 MW (0.5%) Taiwan: 647 MW (0.4%) Rest of Asia (excluding Middle East): 862 MW (0.5%)

Asia wind energy capacity (MW)^[1]
#	Nation	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
1	China	2,599	5,912	12,210	25,104	44,733	62,733	75,564	91,412	114,763	145,104
2	India	6,270	7,850	9,587	10,925	13,064	16,084	18,421	20,150	22,465	25,088
3	Japan	1,309	1,528	1,880	2,056	2,304	2,501	2,614	2,669	2,789	3,038
4	South Korea	176	192	278	348	379	407	483	561	609	835
5	Taiwan	188	280	358	436	519	564	564	614	633	647
6	Pakistan^[3]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	255
7	Thailand	-	-	-	-	-	7	112	223	223	223
8	Philippines	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	66	216	216
9	Iran	47	67	82	91	91	91	91	91	N/A	N/A
10	Sri Lanka	-	-	-	-	-	-	63	63	N/A	N/A
11	Mongolia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	N/A	N/A
-	Rest of Asia	-	-	-	-	-	-	71	87	-	167
World total capacity (MW)		10,589	15,829	24,395	38,960	61,090	82,387	97,983	115,986	141,902	175,831