Below you will find the list of countries in terms of production capacity (MW):
| Country | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
| Albania | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Algeria | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argentina | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Armenia | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 2,020 | 1,712 | 1,494 | 817 | 817 | 579 | 379 | 197 | 103 | 71 | 30 | 9 | 9 |
| Austria | 1,011 | 995 | 995 | 982 | 965 | 819 | 606 | 415 | 139 | 94 | 77 | 42 | 30 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belarus | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 911 | 563 | 384 | 287 | 194 | 167 | 95 | 68 | 44 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Brazil | 931 | 606 | 339 | 247 | 237 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Bulgaria | 375 | 177 | 158 | 57 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 4,008 | 3,319 | 2,369 | 1,846 | 1,460 | 683 | 444 | 322 | 236 | 207 | 137 | 125 | 82 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chile | 172 | 168 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 41,800 | 25,104 | 12,210 | 5,912 | 2,599 | 1,266 | 764 | 567 | 468 | 400 | 352 | 262 | 200 |
| Colombia | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 123 | 123 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 30 |
| Croatia | 89 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuba | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 215 | 192 | 150 | 116 | 57 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 3,752 | 3,465 | 3,160 | 3,125 | 3,136 | 3,128 | 3,124 | 3,110 | 2,880 | 2,383 | 2,417 | 1,771 | 1,383 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egypt | 550 | 430 | 390 | 310 | 230 | 145 | 145 | 180 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 36 | 6 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estonia | 149 | 142 | 78 | 59 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faroe Islands | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 197 | 147 | 140 | 110 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 51 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 18 |
| France | 5,660 | 4,492 | 3,404 | 2,455 | 1,567 | 757 | 386 | 248 | 148 | 95 | 68 | 25 | 21 |
| Gambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 27,214 | 25,777 | 23,903 | 22,247 | 20,622 | 18,500 | 18,428 | 16,629 | 12,001 | 8,754 | 6,095 | 4,443 | 2,875 |
| Greece | 1,208 | 1,087 | 990 | 873 | 756 | 573 | 473 | 365 | 276 | 272 | 247 | 158 | 55 |
| Grenada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guyana | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary | 295 | 201 | 127 | 65 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 13,065 | 10,926 | 9,587 | 7,850 | 6,270 | 4,430 | 3,000 | 2,110 | 1,702 | 1,507 | 1,267 | 1,035 | 992 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | 92 | 91 | 82 | 66 | 47 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Ireland | 1,428 | 1,260 | 1,245 | 805 | 746 | 495 | 339 | 186 | 137 | 125 | 119 | 73 | 73 |
| Israel | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 5,797 | 4,850 | 3,736 | 2,726 | 2,123 | 1,718 | 1,265 | 904 | 785 | 682 | 427 | 283 | 178 |
| Jamaica | 30 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2,304 | 2,056 | 1,880 | 1,528 | 1,309 | 1,040 | 896 | 506 | 334 | 275 | 142 | 68 | 30 |
| Jordan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenya | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latvia | 31 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Libya | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 154 | 91 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxembourg | 42 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexico | 517 | 202 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morocco | 286 | 253 | 125 | 125 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 14 | 0 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2,237 | 2,229 | 2,225 | 1,747 | 1,559 | 1,224 | 1,078 | 908 | 682 | 481 | 440 | 409 | 361 |
| New-Zealand | 530 | 497 | 325 | 322 | 171 | 168 | 168 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 24 |
| Nicaragua | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norway | 441 | 431 | 428 | 331 | 325 | 268 | 270 | 100 | 97 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippines | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 1,107 | 725 | 472 | 276 | 153 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3,702 | 3,535 | 2,862 | 2,130 | 1,716 | 1,022 | 522 | 289 | 194 | 131 | 83 | 67 | 51 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 462 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| South Korea | 379 | 348 | 278 | 192 | 176 | 119 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 20,676 | 19,149 | 16,740 | 15,145 | 11,630 | 10,028 | 8,263 | 6,202 | 4,830 | 3,337 | 2,535 | 1,542 | 834 |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2,163 | 1,560 | 1,067 | 831 | 571 | 509 | 452 | 404 | 345 | 295 | 241 | 220 | 178 |
| Switzerland | 42 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiwan | 519 | 436 | 358 | 280 | 187 | 104 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey | 1,329 | 801 | 333 | 207 | 65 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 |
| Ukraine | 87 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| United-Kingdom | 5,204 | 4,051 | 3,288 | 2,389 | 1,963 | 1,353 | 888 | 684 | 552 | 474 | 409 | 347 | 333 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA | 40,200 | 35,159 | 25,170 | 16,819 | 11,603 | 9,149 | 6,725 | 6,370 | 4,685 | 4,258 | 2,564 | 2,534 | 1,820 |
| Vanuatu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |