World and continents capacity
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World capacity
| Year |
Capacity (MW) |
Growth (MW) |
Growth (%) |
| 1995 |
4,800 |
- |
- |
| 1996 |
6,100 |
1,300 |
27.1 |
| 1997 |
7,482 |
1,382 |
22.7 |
| 1998 |
9,670 |
2,188 |
29.3 |
| 1999 |
13,699 |
4,029 |
64.3 |
| 2000 |
18,040 |
4,341 |
31.7 |
| 2001 |
24,318 |
6,279 |
34.9 |
| 2002 |
31,184 |
6,866 |
28.3 |
| 2003 |
39,333 |
8,149 |
26.2 |
| 2004 |
47,661 |
8,329 |
21.2 |
| 2005 |
59,062 |
11,401 |
24 |
| 2006 |
74,174 |
15,112 |
25.6 |
| 2007 |
93,869 |
19,695 |
26.6 |
| 2008 |
121,246 |
27,378 |
29.2 |
| 2009 |
157,909 |
36,664 |
30.3 |
| 2010 |
194,558 |
36,649 |
23.3 |
| 2011 |
237,022 |
42,465 |
21.9 |
| 2012 |
282,683 |
45,661 |
19.3 |
| 2013 |
318,510 |
35,828 |
12.7 |
