Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.1862 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Nicaragua, 2009–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.1862 for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1862 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0399, in 2009.
That places Nicaragua 67th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0399 | — |
| 2010 | 0.063 | +57.9% |
| 2011 | 0.063 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1457 | +131.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1466 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1862 | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1862 | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1862 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.08, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1862 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054, 3.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0399 | 0.0399 | 0.0399 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1536 | 0.063 | 0.1862 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1862 | 0.1862 | 0.1862 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Nicaragua?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Nicaragua was 0.1862 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1862 in 2014.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0399 in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Nicaragua ranks 67th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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