Wind electricity generation - Country rankings
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Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 43 countries was 12.97 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in Germany: 123.75 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Albania: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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| Countries | Wind electricity generation, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 123.75 | 1 | 1991 - 2023 |
| UK | 80.73 | 2 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Spain | 61.17 | 3 | 1980 - 2023 |
| France | 38 | 4 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Turkey | 34.84 | 5 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 32.76 | 6 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 21.25 | 7 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Italy | 20.46 | 8 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Poland | 19.78 | 9 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Denmark | 19.02 | 10 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Norway | 14.82 | 11 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 13.24 | 12 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 12.11 | 13 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Finland | 12.02 | 14 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 11.21 | 15 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Greece | 10.88 | 16 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Austria | 7.25 | 17 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Romania | 7 | 18 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Russia | 5.55 | 19 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 2.14 | 20 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Ukraine | 1.81 | 21 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 1.5 | 22 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 1.5 | 23 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Serbia | 0.95 | 24 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 0.67 | 25 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 0.64 | 26 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 0.59 | 27 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 0.39 | 28 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 0.33 | 29 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Montenegro | 0.33 | 30 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 0.22 | 31 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 0.19 | 32 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Belarus | 0.18 | 33 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Switzerland | 0.15 | 34 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Moldova | 0.14 | 35 | 1992 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 0.11 | 36 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Faroe Isl. | 0.09 | 37 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Iceland | 0.01 | 38 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 0.01 | 39 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Albania | 0 | 40 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | 41 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Malta | 0 | 42 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 43 | 1993 - 2023 |
Definition: Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from wind.
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123.75
80.73
61.17
38.00
34.84
32.76
21.25
20.46
19.78
19.02
14.82
13.24
12.11
12.02
11.21
10.88
7.25
7.00
5.55
2.14
1.81
1.50
1.50
0.95
0.67
0.64
0.59
0.39
0.33
0.33
0.22
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0.18
0.15
0.14
0.11
0.09
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
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30.9
61.9
92.8
123.75
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