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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
N/A
Median: 1.1%
Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
Denmark
58.4%
Lowest
Myanmar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark58.4%
2Lithuania45.5%
3Ireland36.8%
4Portugal30.4%
5Luxembourg30.0%
By Region
EuropeN/A(41 countries)
AsiaN/A(37 countries)
North AmericaN/A(8 countries)
AfricaN/A(20 countries)
South AmericaN/A(10 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 (30.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: N/A)
Europe (41)
Asia (37)
North America (8)
Africa (20)
South America (10)
Oceania (3)
About This Statistic
The percentage of total electricity generated from wind turbines. Wind power has become one of the cheapest sources of new electricity generation in many regions.
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 | Sri Lanka | % |
| 79 | Chad | % |
| 80 | Colombia | 0.0% |
| 81 | Republic of the Congo | % |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | % |
| 83 | Cuba | % |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | % |
| 85 | Gabon | % |
| 86 | Guyana | % |
| 87 | Hong Kong | % |
| 88 | Iceland | % |
| 89 | Iraq | % |
| 90 | Israel | % |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 92 | Libya | % |
| 93 | Madagascar | % |
| 94 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 95 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 96 | Mozambique | % |
| 97 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | % |
| 99 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 100 | Singapore | % |
| 101 | Slovakia | 0.0% |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | % |
| 103 | South Sudan | % |
| 104 | Sudan | % |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | % |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | % |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | % |
| 109 | Ukraine | % |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | % |
| 111 | Venezuela | % |
| 112 | Yemen | % |
| 113 | Zambia | % |
| 114 | Algeria | % |
| 115 | Angola | % |
| 116 | Bahrain | % |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 118 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | % |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data based on Energy Institute (2024).
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