Installed wind energy capacity in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.0002 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed wind energy capacity in French Polynesia, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed wind energy capacity in French Polynesia is 0.0002 gigawatts, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed wind energy capacity in French Polynesia peaked at 0.0004 gigawatts in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 gigawatts, in 2000.
That places French Polynesia 138th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Installed wind energy capacity in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 gigawatts | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 gigawatts | +132.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 gigawatts | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 gigawatts | +0.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.0002 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.347 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.0002 gigawatts is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0068 gigawatts, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0004 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0.0002 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0.0002 gigawatts | 0.0002 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More energy & mining data for French Polynesia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in French Polynesia?
- Installed wind energy capacity in French Polynesia was 0.0002 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 gigawatts in 2008.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 gigawatts in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- French Polynesia ranks 138th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.