Wind electricity generation - Country rankings
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Wind electricity generation, billion kilowatthours, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 190 countries was 13.21 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in China: 997.04 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. 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, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 997.04 | 1 | 1980 - 2024 |
| USA | 451.9 | 2 | 1983 - 2024 |
| Germany | 134.3 | 3 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 105.61 | 4 | 1980 - 2024 |
| India | 90.73 | 5 | 1980 - 2024 |
| UK | 82.86 | 6 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Spain | 61.02 | 7 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Canada | 46.36 | 8 | 1980 - 2024 |
| France | 46.18 | 9 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 40.84 | 10 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 36.46 | 11 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Australia | 35.92 | 12 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 33.02 | 13 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Poland | 25.29 | 14 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Italy | 22.01 | 15 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 20.55 | 16 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Finland | 19.85 | 17 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 19.66 | 18 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 16 | 19 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Norway | 14.53 | 20 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 14.3 | 21 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 13.97 | 22 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 13.49 | 23 | 1980 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 12.57 | 24 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Greece | 11.94 | 25 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 11.35 | 26 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Japan | 11.17 | 27 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 10.51 | 28 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Chile | 10.43 | 29 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Austria | 8.94 | 30 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Russia | 8.28 | 31 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 7.09 | 32 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 6.86 | 33 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 6.32 | 34 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Romania | 6.32 | 35 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 5.16 | 36 | 1980 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 4.31 | 37 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 3.81 | 38 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 3.33 | 39 | 1992 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 3.32 | 40 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 2.65 | 41 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 2.42 | 42 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 2.17 | 43 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Peru | 2.09 | 44 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 1.86 | 45 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 1.75 | 46 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.72 | 47 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 1.5 | 48 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 1.38 | 49 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 1.35 | 50 | 2006 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 1.3 | 51 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 1.12 | 52 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 1.05 | 53 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Panama | 0.96 | 54 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 0.9 | 55 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Iran | 0.9 | 56 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.87 | 57 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 0.75 | 58 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 0.7 | 59 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 0.64 | 60 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 0.56 | 61 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 0.56 | 62 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 0.51 | 63 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 0.48 | 64 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 0.47 | 65 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 0.43 | 66 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 0.43 | 67 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 0.41 | 68 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 0.37 | 69 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 0.37 | 70 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 0.34 | 71 | 2006 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 0.29 | 72 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 0.27 | 73 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 0.23 | 74 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 0.21 | 75 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 0.2 | 76 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 0.2 | 77 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Puerto Rico | 0.18 | 78 | 1980 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 0.17 | 79 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 0.17 | 80 | 1980 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 0.15 | 81 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Aruba | 0.14 | 82 | 1986 - 2024 |
| Oman | 0.12 | 83 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 0.1 | 84 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.09 | 85 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Faroe Isl. | 0.09 | 86 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 0.09 | 87 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 0.08 | 88 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Cuba | 0.07 | 89 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 0.07 | 90 | 1980 - 2024 |
| N. Caledonia | 0.04 | 91 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 0.02 | 92 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 0.02 | 93 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 0.02 | 94 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 0.01 | 95 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 0.01 | 96 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Chad | 0.01 | 97 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 0.01 | 98 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 0.01 | 99 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 0.01 | 100 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 0.01 | 101 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 0.01 | 102 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 0.01 | 103 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 0.01 | 104 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 105 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Albania | 0 | 106 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Angola | 0 | 107 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 0 | 108 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 0 | 109 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 0 | 110 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 0 | 111 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Belize | 0 | 112 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Benin | 0 | 113 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 114 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 0 | 115 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 0 | 116 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 0 | 117 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 118 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Burma | 0 | 119 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 0 | 120 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 121 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 122 | 1980 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 0 | 123 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 0 | 124 | 1980 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 0 | 125 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 0 | 126 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 0 | 127 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 128 | 1994 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 0 | 129 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 0 | 130 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 0 | 131 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 0 | 132 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Gibraltar | 0 | 133 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Grenada | 0 | 134 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 0 | 135 | 1980 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 0 | 136 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 0 | 137 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 0 | 138 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 139 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 0 | 140 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Israel | 0 | 141 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 142 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 143 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 144 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Laos | 0 | 145 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 0 | 146 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 0 | 147 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Libya | 0 | 148 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Macao | 0 | 149 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 150 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 0 | 151 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 152 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0 | 153 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mali | 0 | 154 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Malta | 0 | 155 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Montserrat | 0 | 156 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 157 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Niger | 0 | 158 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 159 | 1980 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 0 | 160 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 0 | 161 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 162 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 0 | 163 | 1980 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 0 | 164 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 165 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | 166 | 1980 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 0 | 167 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 0 | 168 | 1980 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 0 | 169 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 170 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 0 | 171 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 172 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 0 | 173 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 0 | 174 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 0 | 175 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 0 | 176 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Syria | 0 | 177 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 178 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 179 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Togo | 0 | 180 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 0 | 181 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 0 | 182 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 183 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 0 | 184 | 1980 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 0 | 185 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 186 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 187 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 0 | 188 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 0 | 189 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 190 | 1980 - 2024 |
Definition: Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from wind.
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