China’s wind turbine manufacturing capacity reached 68 GW in 2025, accounting for more than half of the global total for the first time, according to GWEC data.
Key findings
- Peak global capacity: World total hit 125 GW in 2025, the highest in the dataset.
- China’s starting point: Just 18 GW in 2010, the smallest value recorded.
- Share surge: China’s share rose from 27.7% in 2010 to 54.4% in 2025.
- Rest-of-world stagnation: World-minus-China capacity grew only from 47 GW to 57 GW over 15 years.
- Overall average: The 16 data points average 58.3 GW, reflecting China’s rapid climb.
What China’s manufacturing dominance means
China’s climb from less than a third of global wind turbine manufacturing to dominating the market is striking. The country added 50 GW of capacity between 2010 and 2025, while the rest of the world managed only 10 GW. This likely reflects aggressive domestic renewable energy targets, massive state-backed investment in wind farms, and a manufacturing ecosystem that drove down costs. The figures show China’s share crossing the 50% threshold after 2020, coinciding with a global push for renewables ahead of climate deadlines.
Meanwhile, the world excluding China has seen almost flat growth in turbine manufacturing capacity, barely moving beyond the 50 GW mark. This suggests that without China’s expansion, global wind energy capacity would have stagnated. For international suppliers and policymakers, China’s central role in the supply chain now carries both opportunity and concentration risk.
With China holding over half of global wind turbine manufacturing capacity, the industry’s trajectory is increasingly tied to Beijing’s policy direction. The 2025 figure of 68 GW, recorded amid ongoing trade tensions and climate commitments, underscores just how pivotal Chinese factories have become.
Source: GWEC · 2026-06-25T21:06:23.772Z
