Wind electricity capacity, percent - Country rankings

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Wind electricity capacity, percent, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 5.31 percent. The highest value was in Ireland: 40.32 percent and the lowest value was in Albania: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The Global Economy, U.S. EIA
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Countries Wind electricity capacity, percent, 2023 Global rank Available data
Ireland 40.32 1 2000 - 2023
Denmark 39.83 2 2000 - 2023
Djibouti 38.03 3 2000 - 2023
Sweden 32.05 4 2000 - 2023
Uruguay 30.66 5 2000 - 2023
Finland 29.33 6 2000 - 2023
Lithuania 28.91 7 2000 - 2023
UK 28.83 8 2000 - 2023
Luxembourg 26.92 9 2000 - 2023
Germany 26.8 10 2000 - 2023
Portugal 26.75 11 2000 - 2023
Spain 25.29 12 2000 - 2023
Croatia 22.52 13 2000 - 2023
Greece 22.36 14 2001 - 2023
Belgium 21.11 15 2000 - 2023
Moldova 18.46 16 2000 - 2023
Netherlands 18.2 17 2000 - 2023
Mauritania 16.87 18 2000 - 2023
Romania 16.08 19 2000 - 2023
China 15.41 20 2000 - 2023
Austria 15.08 21 2000 - 2023
Poland 15.07 22 2000 - 2023
France 14.66 23 2000 - 2023
Estonia 13.92 24 2000 - 2023
Cape Verde 13.89 25 2000 - 2023
Morocco 13.14 26 2000 - 2023
Brazil 13.09 27 2000 - 2023
Norway 12.8 28 2000 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 12.68 29 2000 - 2023
USA 12.46 30 2000 - 2023
Australia 12.31 31 2000 - 2023
Kenya 11.7 32 2000 - 2023
Chile 11.65 33 2000 - 2023
Nicaragua 11.43 34 2000 - 2023
Turkey 11.22 35 2000 - 2023
Montenegro 10.91 36 2006 - 2023
Canada 10.68 37 2000 - 2023
Italy 10.42 38 2000 - 2023
Mongolia 10.33 39 2000 - 2023
New Zealand 10.09 40 2000 - 2023
Aruba 9.9 41 2000 - 2023
India 9.25 42 2000 - 2023
Vanuatu 9.25 43 2000 - 2023
Senegal 9.09 44 2000 - 2023
Jordan 8.93 45 2000 - 2023
Jamaica 8.43 46 2000 - 2023
Argentina 8.01 47 2000 - 2023
Panama 7.94 48 2000 - 2023
Honduras 7.68 49 2000 - 2023
Mexico 6.99 50 2000 - 2023
Cyprus 6.93 51 2000 - 2023
Vietnam 6.9 52 2000 - 2023
Serbia 6.77 53 2006 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 6.42 54 2000 - 2023
Ethiopia 6.02 55 2000 - 2023
Bulgaria 5.84 56 2000 - 2023
South Africa 5.46 57 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan 5.22 58 2000 - 2023
Sri Lanka 5.06 59 2000 - 2023
N. Caledonia 4.94 60 2000 - 2023
North Macedonia 4.48 61 2000 - 2023
Peru 4.42 62 2000 - 2023
Taiwan 4.38 63 2000 - 2023
Latvia 4.28 64 2000 - 2023
Pakistan 4.28 65 2000 - 2023
Tonga 3.89 66 2000 - 2023
Seychelles 3.84 67 2000 - 2023
Tunisia 3.69 68 2000 - 2023
Bolivia 3.28 69 2000 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 3.18 70 2000 - 2023
Egypt 3.17 71 2000 - 2023
Thailand 3.05 72 2000 - 2023
Ukraine 3.03 73 2000 - 2023
Fiji 2.82 74 2000 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 2.71 75 2000 - 2023
Guatemala 2.6 76 2000 - 2023
Hungary 2.28 77 2000 - 2023
Somalia 2.28 78 2000 - 2023
El Salvador 2.16 79 2000 - 2023
Czechia 1.74 80 2000 - 2023
Japan 1.63 81 2000 - 2023
Philippines 1.59 82 2000 - 2023
South Korea 1.54 83 2000 - 2023
Puerto Rico 1.44 84 2000 - 2023
Israel 1.42 85 2000 - 2023
Mauritius 1.27 86 2000 - 2023
Samoa 1.04 87 2000 - 2023
Belarus 0.98 88 2000 - 2023
Ecuador 0.86 89 2000 - 2023
Russia 0.84 90 2000 - 2023
Namibia 0.81 91 2000 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.8 92 2000 - 2023
Gambia 0.75 93 2000 - 2023
Chad 0.67 94 2000 - 2023
Switzerland 0.62 95 2000 - 2023
Dominica 0.59 96 2000 - 2023
Georgia 0.46 97 2000 - 2023
Iran 0.43 98 2000 - 2023
Oman 0.43 99 2000 - 2023
Barbados 0.36 100 2000 - 2023
Eritrea 0.34 101 2000 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.34 102 2000 - 2023
Maldives 0.33 103 2000 - 2023
Cuba 0.23 104 2000 - 2023
Indonesia 0.23 105 2000 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.22 106 2000 - 2023
Venezuela 0.15 107 2000 - 2023
Tanzania 0.14 108 2000 - 2023
Grenada 0.13 109 2000 - 2023
Colombia 0.09 110 2000 - 2023
Armenia 0.07 111 2000 - 2023
Slovenia 0.07 112 2000 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.06 113 2000 - 2023
Iceland 0.06 114 2000 - 2023
Kuwait 0.06 115 2000 - 2023
Slovakia 0.06 116 2000 - 2023
Algeria 0.04 117 2000 - 2023
Bahrain 0.04 118 2000 - 2023
Guyana 0.04 119 2000 - 2023
Bhutan 0.03 120 2000 - 2023
Madagascar 0.02 121 2000 - 2023
North Korea 0.02 122 2000 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.01 123 2000 - 2023
Belize 0.01 124 2000 - 2023
Cambodia 0.01 125 2000 - 2023
Haiti 0.01 126 2000 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.01 127 2000 - 2023
Malta 0.01 128 2000 - 2023
Nepal 0.01 129 2000 - 2023
Syria 0.01 130 2000 - 2023
Albania 0 131 2000 - 2023
Angola 0 132 2000 - 2023
Bahamas 0 133 2000 - 2023
Benin 0 134 2000 - 2023
Bermuda 0 135 2000 - 2023
Botswana 0 136 2000 - 2023
Brunei 0 137 2000 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 138 2000 - 2023
Burma 0 139 2000 - 2023
Burundi 0 140 2000 - 2023
Cameroon 0 141 2000 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 142 2000 - 2023
Comoros 0 143 2000 - 2023
DR Congo 0 144 2000 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 145 2000 - 2023
Gabon 0 146 2000 - 2023
Ghana 0 147 2000 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 148 2000 - 2023
Guinea 0 149 2000 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 150 2000 - 2023
Iraq 0 151 2000 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0 152 2000 - 2023
Kiribati 0 153 2000 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0 154 2000 - 2023
Laos 0 155 2000 - 2023
Lesotho 0 156 2000 - 2023
Liberia 0 157 2000 - 2023
Libya 0 158 2000 - 2023
Macao 0 159 2000 - 2023
Malawi 0 160 2000 - 2023
Malaysia 0 161 2000 - 2023
Mali 0 162 2000 - 2023
Montserrat 0 163 2000 - 2023
Mozambique 0 164 2000 - 2023
Niger 0 165 2000 - 2023
Nigeria 0 166 2000 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0 167 2000 - 2023
Paraguay 0 168 2000 - 2023
Qatar 0 169 2000 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 170 2000 - 2023
Rwanda 0 171 2000 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 172 2000 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 173 2000 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 174 2000 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 175 2000 - 2023
Singapore 0 176 2000 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 177 2000 - 2023
Sudan 0 178 2000 - 2023
Suriname 0 179 2000 - 2023
Swaziland 0 180 2000 - 2023
Tajikistan 0 181 2000 - 2023
Togo 0 182 2000 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 183 2000 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 184 2000 - 2023
Uganda 0 185 2000 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0 186 2000 - 2023
Yemen 0 187 2000 - 2023
Zambia 0 188 2000 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0 189 2000 - 2023


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Definition: Installed capacity to produce electricity from wind as percent of the total electricity generation capacity.

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1. Ireland
2. Denmark
3. Djibouti
4. Sweden
5. Uruguay
6. Finland
7. Lithuania
8. UK
9. Luxembourg
10. Germany
11. Portugal
12. Spain
13. Croatia
14. Greece
15. Belgium
16. Moldova
17. Netherlands
18. Mauritania
19. Romania
20. China
21. Austria
22. Poland
23. France
24. Estonia
25. Cape Verde
26. Morocco
27. Brazil
28. Norway
29. Faroe Isl.
30. USA
31. Australia
32. Kenya
33. Chile
34. Nicaragua
35. Turkey
36. Montenegro
37. Canada
38. Italy
39. Mongolia
40. New Zealand
41. Aruba
42. India
43. Vanuatu
44. Senegal
45. Jordan
46. Jamaica
47. Argentina
48. Panama
49. Honduras
50. Mexico
51. Cyprus
52. Vietnam
53. Serbia
54. Domin. Rep.
55. Ethiopia
56. Bulgaria
57. South Africa
58. Kazakhstan
59. Sri Lanka
60. N. Caledonia
61. North Macedonia
62. Peru
63. Taiwan
64. Latvia
65. Pakistan
66. Tonga
67. Seychelles
68. Tunisia
69. Bolivia
70. Bosnia & Herz.
71. Egypt
72. Thailand
73. Ukraine
74. Fiji
75. Ant.& Barb.
76. Guatemala
77. Hungary
78. Somalia
79. El Salvador
80. Czechia
81. Japan
82. Philippines
83. South Korea
84. Puerto Rico
85. Israel
86. Mauritius
87. Samoa
88. Belarus
89. Ecuador
90. Russia
91. Namibia
92. Azerbaijan
93. Gambia
94. Chad
95. Switzerland
96. Dominica
97. Georgia
98. Iran
99. Oman
100. Barbados
101. Eritrea
102. Saudi Arabia
103. Maldives
104. Cuba
105. Indonesia
106. UA Emirates
107. Venezuela
108. Tanzania
109. Grenada
110. Colombia
111. Armenia
112. Slovenia
113. Afghanistan
114. Iceland
115. Kuwait
116. Slovakia
117. Algeria
118. Bahrain
119. Guyana
120. Bhutan
121. Madagascar
122. North Korea
123. Bangladesh
124. Belize
125. Cambodia
126. Haiti
127. Hong Kong
128. Malta
129. Nepal
130. Syria
131. Albania
132. Angola
133. Bahamas
134. Benin
135. Bermuda
136. Botswana
137. Brunei
138. Burkina Faso
139. Burma
140. Burundi
141. Cameroon
142. C.A. Republic
143. Comoros
144. DR Congo
145. Eq. Guinea
146. Gabon
147. Ghana
148. Gibraltar
149. Guinea
150. G.-Bissau
151. Iraq
152. Ivory Coast
153. Kiribati
154. Kyrgyzstan
155. Laos
156. Lesotho
157. Liberia
158. Libya
159. Macao
160. Malawi
161. Malaysia
162. Mali
163. Montserrat
164. Mozambique
165. Niger
166. Nigeria
167. Papua N.G.
168. Paraguay
169. Qatar
170. R. of Congo
171. Rwanda
172. Saint Lucia
173. St. Vincent & ...
174. S.T.&Principe
175. Sierra Leone
176. Singapore
177. Solomon Isl.
178. Sudan
179. Suriname
180. Swaziland
181. Tajikistan
182. Togo
183. Tr.&Tobago
184. Turkmenistan
185. Uganda
186. Uzbekistan
187. Yemen
188. Zambia
189. Zimbabwe
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38.03
32.05
30.66
29.33
28.91
28.83
26.92
26.80
26.75
25.29
22.52
22.36
21.11
18.46
18.20
16.87
16.08
15.41
15.08
15.07
14.66
13.92
13.89
13.14
13.09
12.80
12.68
12.46
12.31
11.70
11.65
11.43
11.22
10.91
10.68
10.42
10.33
10.09
9.90
9.25
9.25
9.09
8.93
8.43
8.01
7.94
7.68
6.99
6.93
6.90
6.77
6.42
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5.84
5.46
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3.84
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2.82
2.71
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1.74
1.63
1.59
1.54
1.44
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0.67
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