environmental2024

Share of primary energy consumption that comes from wind power

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data79 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
3.5%
Median: 1.7%
Countries Covered
79
with available data
Highest
Denmark
26.1%
Lowest
Turkmenistan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark26.1%
2Sweden16.7%
3Ireland15.8%
4Finland15.4%
5Portugal13.3%
By Region
Europe6.6%(31 countries)
Oceania4.5%(2 countries)
South America3.1%(6 countries)
North America3.1%(3 countries)
Africa2.5%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (26.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.5%)

Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
South America (6)
North America (3)
Africa (4)
Asia (23)
Other (10)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Denmark26.1%
2Sweden16.7%
3Ireland15.8%
4Finland15.4%
5Portugal13.3%
6Lithuania11.8%
7Germany10.7%
8United Kingdom10.7%
9Spain9.6%
10Greece9.2%
11Netherlands8.9%
12Brazil6.9%
13Morocco6.7%
14Norway6.7%
15Croatia6.4%
16Poland5.6%
17Austria5.6%
18Chile5.0%
19Belgium5.0%
20People's Republic of China5.0%
21Australia4.8%
22France4.6%
23Estonia4.6%
24Romania4.4%
25Türkiye4.3%
26United States of America4.2%
27New Zealand4.1%
28Argentina4.0%
29Italy3.2%
30Canada3.0%
31Luxembourg2.9%
32Peru2.6%
33Vietnam2.1%
34Mexico2.1%
35Taiwan, Province of China2.0%
36South Africa2.0%
37Latvia1.8%
38Bulgaria1.8%
39India1.8%
40Sri Lanka1.7%
41Cyprus1.5%
42Kazakhstan1.4%
43The Republic of North Macedonia1.4%
44Egypt1.3%
45Pakistan1.0%
46Hungary0.6%
47Japan0.6%
48Thailand0.6%
49Philippines0.5%
50Czech Republic0.4%
51Israel0.4%
52Ecuador0.2%
53South Korea0.2%
54Uzbekistan0.2%
55Belarus0.1%
56Switzerland0.1%
57Russian Federation0.1%
58Saudi Arabia0.1%
59Ukraine0.1%
60Islamic Republic of Iran0.1%
61Oman0.1%
62Azerbaijan0.1%
63Colombia0.1%
64Iceland0.0%
65Bangladesh0.0%
66Indonesia0.0%
67United Arab Emirates0.0%
68Slovenia0.0%
69Kuwait0.0%
70Venezuela0.0%
71Slovakia0.0%
72Algeria0.0%
73Hong Kong0.0%
74Trinidad and Tobago0.0%
75Iraq0.0%
76Malaysia0.0%
77Qatar0.0%
78Singapore0.0%
79Turkmenistan0.0%
Showing 79 of 79 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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