Countries ranked by wind share of electricity
Denmark ranks first with 57.7%, ahead of Lithuania (44.9%) and Uruguay (40.6%). The world figure is 8.5%. 156 countries ranked, latest data 2025.
Wind share is the percentage of electricity generation that comes from onshore and offshore wind turbines. Countries with windy coastlines, strong grid interconnections and early support schemes (Denmark, Ireland, Uruguay, the UK, Germany) lead this ranking.
Because wind output varies by year, the share can move by a couple of points between a calm and a windy year even when no turbines are added.
Ranking rule. Countries and territories that generate less than 1 TWh of electricity a year (mostly small islands) are left out, because one diesel generator or one solar farm can swing their shares by tens of points. Values older than 2020 are also excluded.
Full ranking
Leaders by continent
North America
- Aruba14%
- Nicaragua12.4%
- Costa Rica12.1%
Oceania
- Australia13.7%
- New Zealand9.7%
- New Caledonia1.3%
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Sources & references
- Our World in Data: Energy dataset (CC BY 4.0) — compiled from the sources below
- Ember: Yearly Electricity Data — generation, shares, carbon intensity
- Energy Institute: Statistical Review of World Energy — primary energy, fossil production
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: International Energy Data — gap-filling for smaller countries