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Figure D
Rate of growth of the total installed wind power capacity in some
countries between 2010 and 2011
2. Wind Energy
2-1 Wind Energy in the World
The total installed wind power capacity in the world increased by an
average rate of 20% from about 200 GW in 2010 to 237.7 GW in 2011,
indicating a recovery of the world wind energy market. The average growth
of installed wind power capacity in China was 39.4% between 2010 and
2011, with a total installed wind power capacity of 62.4 GW. Sweden
followed with an average growth rate of 35.6%, and then came Canada,
Turkey, India, and the other countries as illustrated in
Figure (D)
.
2-2 Wind Energy in the Arab Countries
Total installed wind power capacity in Egypt reached 552 MW in
2011 with no change from 2010, while installed wind power capacity
in Tunisia increased by 12% to reach 277 MW in 2011 comparing to
