Wind electricity generation, percent - Country rankings

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Wind electricity generation, percent, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 185 countries was 5.36 percent. The highest value was in Denmark: 73.04 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 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 generation, percent, 2023 Global rank Available data
Denmark 73.04 1 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 56.48 2 1992 - 2023
Uruguay 48.61 3 1980 - 2023
Luxembourg 48.39 4 1980 - 2023
Ireland 38.23 5 1980 - 2023
UK 35 6 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 34.2 7 1980 - 2023
Portugal 30.81 8 1980 - 2023
Germany 28.47 9 1991 - 2023
Netherlands 26.79 10 1980 - 2023
Spain 23.92 11 1980 - 2023
Greece 23.34 12 1980 - 2023
Sweden 22.82 13 1980 - 2023
Finland 21.71 14 1980 - 2023
Belgium 21.17 15 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 18.62 16 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 16.17 17 1980 - 2023
Kenya 15.95 18 1980 - 2023
Morocco 15.43 19 1980 - 2023
Croatia 15.36 20 1992 - 2023
Poland 15.07 21 1980 - 2023
Brazil 14.71 22 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 14.62 23 1980 - 2023
Estonia 14.45 24 1992 - 2023
Aruba 13.73 25 1986 - 2023
Romania 13.05 26 1980 - 2023
Austria 12.52 27 1980 - 2023
Australia 11.64 28 1980 - 2023
Chile 11.47 29 1980 - 2023
Argentina 11.16 30 1980 - 2023
Turkey 11.15 31 1980 - 2023
France 10.67 32 1980 - 2023
USA 10.01 33 1984 - 2023
China 9.76 34 1980 - 2023
Italy 9.64 35 1980 - 2023
Senegal 9.26 36 1980 - 2023
Norway 9.17 37 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 8.13 38 1980 - 2023
Jordan 7.75 39 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 7.45 40 2006 - 2023
Panama 6.91 41 1980 - 2023
Honduras 6.59 42 1980 - 2023
Mongolia 6.45 43 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 6.27 44 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 6.15 45 1980 - 2023
Canada 6.11 46 1980 - 2023
Mexico 5.74 47 1980 - 2023
South Africa 5.27 48 1980 - 2023
India 5.24 49 1980 - 2023
Vanuatu 5 50 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 4.93 51 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 4.68 52 1980 - 2023
Latvia 4.64 53 1992 - 2023
Vietnam 4.29 54 1980 - 2023
Bulgaria 4.17 55 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 3.93 56 1980 - 2023
Moldova 3.85 57 1992 - 2023
Bolivia 3.83 58 1980 - 2023
Pakistan 3.75 59 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 3.44 60 1980 - 2023
Peru 3.26 61 1980 - 2023
Ethiopia 3.07 62 1980 - 2023
Egypt 2.79 63 1980 - 2023
Serbia 2.59 64 2006 - 2023
El Salvador 2.43 65 1980 - 2023
Chad 2.36 66 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 2.36 67 1992 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 2.27 68 1992 - 2023
Taiwan 2.26 69 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 2.15 70 1992 - 2023
Thailand 2 71 1980 - 2023
Hungary 1.93 72 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 1.59 73 1980 - 2023
Somalia 1.5 74 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 1.39 75 1980 - 2023
Tonga 1.37 76 1980 - 2023
Namibia 1.16 77 1995 - 2023
Japan 1.13 78 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 1.01 79 1992 - 2023
Czechia 0.99 80 1993 - 2023
Israel 0.99 81 1980 - 2023
Seychelles 0.96 82 1980 - 2023
Philippines 0.93 83 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.82 84 1980 - 2023
Russia 0.68 85 1992 - 2023
Dominica 0.65 86 1980 - 2023
Georgia 0.6 87 1992 - 2023
South Korea 0.58 88 1980 - 2023
Belarus 0.44 89 1992 - 2023
Cuba 0.43 90 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0.39 91 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.38 92 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0.31 93 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.29 94 1992 - 2023
Oman 0.26 95 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 0.26 96 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0.25 97 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0.24 98 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0.23 99 1994 - 2023
Ecuador 0.18 100 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 0.13 101 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0.09 102 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0.08 103 1980 - 2023
Colombia 0.07 104 1980 - 2023
Nepal 0.07 105 1980 - 2023
Bahamas 0.05 106 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0.04 107 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 0.04 108 1992 - 2023
Tanzania 0.04 109 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0.03 110 1980 - 2023
Algeria 0.02 111 1980 - 2023
Armenia 0.02 112 1992 - 2023
Madagascar 0.02 113 1980 - 2023
Malta 0.02 114 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 0.02 115 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0.01 116 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0.01 117 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 0.01 118 1993 - 2023
Afghanistan 0 119 1980 - 2023
Albania 0 120 1980 - 2023
Angola 0 121 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 122 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 0 123 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0 124 1980 - 2023
Belize 0 125 1980 - 2023
Benin 0 126 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 127 1980 - 2023
Botswana 0 128 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0 129 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 130 1980 - 2023
Burma 0 131 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0 132 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 0 133 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0 134 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 135 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 136 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 0 137 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 138 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0 139 1980 - 2023
Ghana 0 140 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 141 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0 142 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 143 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0 144 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 145 1980 - 2023
Iraq 0 146 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0 147 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 148 1980 - 2023
Lesotho 0 149 1999 - 2023
Liberia 0 150 1980 - 2023
Libya 0 151 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 152 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0 153 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 0 154 1980 - 2023
Mali 0 155 1980 - 2023
Montserrat 0 156 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 0 157 1980 - 2023
Niger 0 158 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 0 159 1980 - 2023
North Korea 0 160 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0 161 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 162 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0 163 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 164 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0 165 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 166 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 167 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 168 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 169 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0 170 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 171 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0 172 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0 173 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0 174 1980 - 2023
Syria 0 175 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 0 176 1992 - 2023
Togo 0 177 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 178 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 179 1992 - 2023
Uganda 0 180 1980 - 2023
UA Emirates 0 181 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0 182 1992 - 2023
Yemen 0 183 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0 184 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0 185 1980 - 2023


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Definition: Production of electricity from wind as percent of the total electricity generation.

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1. Denmark
2. Lithuania
3. Uruguay
4. Luxembourg
5. Ireland
6. UK
7. Djibouti
8. Portugal
9. Germany
10. Netherlands
11. Spain
12. Greece
13. Sweden
14. Finland
15. Belgium
16. Faroe Isl.
17. Nicaragua
18. Kenya
19. Morocco
20. Croatia
21. Poland
22. Brazil
23. Cape Verde
24. Estonia
25. Aruba
26. Romania
27. Austria
28. Australia
29. Chile
30. Argentina
31. Turkey
32. France
33. USA
34. China
35. Italy
36. Senegal
37. Norway
38. New Zealand
39. Jordan
40. Montenegro
41. Panama
42. Honduras
43. Mongolia
44. Mauritania
45. Jamaica
46. Canada
47. Mexico
48. South Africa
49. India
50. Vanuatu
51. Domin. Rep.
52. Sri Lanka
53. Latvia
54. Vietnam
55. Bulgaria
56. Cyprus
57. Moldova
58. Bolivia
59. Pakistan
60. Guatemala
61. Peru
62. Ethiopia
63. Egypt
64. Serbia
65. El Salvador
66. Chad
67. North Macedonia
68. Bosnia & Herz.
69. Taiwan
70. Kazakhstan
71. Thailand
72. Hungary
73. Tunisia
74. Somalia
75. N. Caledonia
76. Tonga
77. Namibia
78. Japan
79. Ukraine
80. Czechia
81. Israel
82. Seychelles
83. Philippines
84. Puerto Rico
85. Russia
86. Dominica
87. Georgia
88. South Korea
89. Belarus
90. Cuba
91. Gambia
92. Saudi Arabia
93. Mauritius
94. Azerbaijan
95. Oman
96. Switzerland
97. Fiji
98. Maldives
99. Eritrea
100. Ecuador
101. Indonesia
102. Samoa
103. Grenada
104. Colombia
105. Nepal
106. Bahamas
107. Iceland
108. Slovenia
109. Tanzania
110. Guyana
111. Algeria
112. Armenia
113. Madagascar
114. Malta
115. Venezuela
116. Bahrain
117. Bhutan
118. Slovakia
119. Afghanistan
120. Albania
121. Angola
122. Ant.& Barb.
123. Bangladesh
124. Barbados
125. Belize
126. Benin
127. Bermuda
128. Botswana
129. Brunei
130. Burkina Faso
131. Burma
132. Burundi
133. Cambodia
134. Cameroon
135. C.A. Republic
136. Comoros
137. DR Congo
138. Eq. Guinea
139. Gabon
140. Ghana
141. Gibraltar
142. Guinea
143. G.-Bissau
144. Haiti
145. Hong Kong
146. Iraq
147. Ivory Coast
148. Kiribati
149. Lesotho
150. Liberia
151. Libya
152. Macao
153. Malawi
154. Malaysia
155. Mali
156. Montserrat
157. Mozambique
158. Niger
159. Nigeria
160. North Korea
161. Papua N.G.
162. Paraguay
163. Qatar
164. R. of Congo
165. Rwanda
166. Saint Lucia
167. St. Vincent & ...
168. S.T.&Principe
169. Sierra Leone
170. Singapore
171. Solomon Isl.
172. Sudan
173. Suriname
174. Swaziland
175. Syria
176. Tajikistan
177. Togo
178. Tr.&Tobago
179. Turkmenistan
180. Uganda
181. UA Emirates
182. Uzbekistan
183. Yemen
184. Zambia
185. Zimbabwe
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56.48
48.61
48.39
38.23
35.00
34.20
30.81
28.47
26.79
23.92
23.34
22.82
21.71
21.17
18.62
16.17
15.95
15.43
15.36
15.07
14.71
14.62
14.45
13.73
13.05
12.52
11.64
11.47
11.16
11.15
10.67
10.01
9.76
9.64
9.26
9.17
8.13
7.75
7.45
6.91
6.59
6.45
6.27
6.15
6.11
5.74
5.27
5.24
5.00
4.93
4.68
4.64
4.29
4.17
3.93
3.85
3.83
3.75
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3.26
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2.43
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1.39
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1.13
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0.93
0.82
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54.8
73.04


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