Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.0004 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Afghanistan, 2012–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Afghanistan stood at 0.0004. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0004 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 2012.
That places Afghanistan 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0001 | — |
| 2013 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 | +300.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0004 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0012, 33% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0004 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.095, 0% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.0004 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
- Gas production 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Gas production per person 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Afghanistan?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Afghanistan was 0.0004 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 in 2017.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Afghanistan ranks 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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