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Wind Share of Electricity
Share of electricity generation from wind power, both onshore and offshore.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.8%
Median: 4.0%
Countries Covered
87
with available data
Highest
Denmark
58.4%
Lowest
Armenia
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark58.4%
2Lithuania45.5%
3Ireland36.8%
4Portugal30.4%
5Luxembourg30.0%
By Region
Europe17.1%(30 countries)
Oceania10.8%(2 countries)
South America10.1%(7 countries)
Africa8.5%(5 countries)
North America7.7%(3 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 (58.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.8%)
Europe (30)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (5)
North America (3)
Other (22)
Asia (18)
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
Share of electricity generation from wind power, both onshore and offshore. Source: Our World in Data based on Energy Institute.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 58.4% |
| 2 | Lithuania | 45.5% |
| 3 | Ireland | 36.8% |
| 4 | Portugal | 30.4% |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 30.0% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 29.3% |
| 7 | Germany | 28.1% |
| 8 | Uruguay | 27.5% |
| 9 | Netherlands | 27.5% |
| 10 | Finland | 24.5% |
| 11 | Sweden | 23.4% |
| 12 | Spain | 22.3% |
| 13 | Greece | 21.9% |
| 14 | Morocco | 21.3% |
| 15 | Estonia | 18.7% |
| 16 | Belgium | 18.5% |
| 17 | Croatia | 16.3% |
| 18 | Brazil | 14.5% |
| 19 | Poland | 14.5% |
| 20 | Kenya | 14.1% |
| 21 | Romania | 12.2% |
| 22 | Austria | 12.0% |
| 23 | Chile | 11.9% |
| 24 | Australia | 11.6% |
| 25 | Türkiye | 10.7% |
| 26 | Argentina | 10.6% |
| 27 | United States of America | 10.3% |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 10.2% |
| 29 | New Zealand | 9.9% |
| 30 | People's Republic of China | 9.9% |
| 31 | Norway | 9.3% |
| 32 | Italy | 8.3% |
| 33 | Montenegro | 8.1% |
| 34 | France | 7.7% |
| 35 | Canada | 7.4% |
| 36 | Mongolia | 6.7% |
| 37 | Peru | 6.1% |
| 38 | Mexico | 5.6% |
| 39 | South Africa | 4.5% |
| 40 | Latvia | 4.3% |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 4.2% |
| 42 | Vietnam | 4.2% |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 4.1% |
| 44 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.0% |
| 45 | India | 4.0% |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 3.9% |
| 47 | Taiwan, Province of China | 3.6% |
| 48 | Bolivia | 3.6% |
| 49 | Cyprus | 3.5% |
| 50 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.3% |
| 51 | Pakistan | 3.0% |
| 52 | Serbia | 2.9% |
| 53 | Egypt | 2.6% |
| 54 | Kuwait | 2.0% |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.8% |
| 56 | Hungary | 1.8% |
| 57 | Thailand | 1.7% |
| 58 | Tunisia | 1.6% |
| 59 | El Salvador | 1.6% |
| 60 | Japan | 1.1% |
| 61 | Philippines | 1.0% |
| 62 | Czech Republic | 0.9% |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.6% |
| 64 | South Korea | 0.5% |
| 65 | Belarus | 0.4% |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 0.4% |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% |
| 68 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.3% |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% |
| 70 | Oman | 0.3% |
| 71 | Ecuador | 0.2% |
| 72 | Switzerland | 0.2% |
| 73 | Indonesia | 0.1% |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% |
| 75 | Slovenia | 0.1% |
| 76 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 77 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 78 | Colombia | 0.0% |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 80 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 81 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 82 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 83 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 84 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 87 | Armenia | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data based on Energy Institute (2024).
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