Ranking · 189 countries · 2024
Wind power share of electricity mix by country (2024)
Denmark had the highest wind power share of electricity mix in 2024, at 58.4%, followed by Lithuania (46.1%) and Uruguay (38.6%). The ranking compares 189 countries on 2024 figures from Ember. Zimbabwe ranked last of the 189, at 0%.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: Wind power share of electricity mix · Topic: Electricity generation · Industry: Electricity and Gas Utilities · Period: 2024. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked. 10 other countries have data only for other periods and are omitted.
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2024 · %. Grey means no observation on this map. Small territories remain in the table.
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The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.
Ranks 1–50 of 189 countries. Page 1 of 4.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark DK | 58.4% | +2.1% | 2024 | Ember |
| 2 | Lithuania LT | 46.1% | -3.7% | 2024 | Ember |
| 3 | Uruguay UY | 38.6% | +3.9% | 2024 | Ember |
| 4 | Ireland IE | 37.3% | -0.7% | 2024 | Ember |
| 5 | Djibouti DJ | 35% | +0.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 6 | Luxembourg LU | 30.5% | -14.1% | 2024 | Ember |
| 7 | Portugal PT | 30.3% | +6.5% | 2024 | Ember |
| 8 | United Kingdom GB | 29.3% | +4.4% | 2024 | Ember |
| 9 | Germany DE | 28.6% | +2.9% | 2024 | Ember |
| 10 | Netherlands NL | 27.4% | +11.2% | 2024 | Ember |
| 11 | Finland FI | 24.8% | +34.5% | 2024 | Ember |
| 12 | Sweden SE | 23.5% | +13.9% | 2024 | Ember |
| 13 | Spain ES | 22.1% | -3.9% | 2024 | Ember |
| 14 | Greece GR | 22% | -2.4% | 2024 | Ember |
| 15 | Belgium BE | 18.3% | -2.7% | 2024 | Ember |
| 16 | Croatia HR | 17.5% | +18.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 17 | Estonia EE | 16.8% | +41.5% | 2024 | Ember |
| 18 | Morocco MA | 16.7% | +8.4% | 2024 | Ember |
| 19 | Kenya KE | 16.4% | +4.3% | 2024 | Ember |
| 20 | Cabo Verde CV | 15.4% | +9.9% | 2024 | Ember |
| 21 | Poland PL | 15% | +2.9% | 2024 | Ember |
| 22 | Brazil BR | 14.6% | +7.5% | 2024 | Ember |
| 23 | Aruba AW | 14% | +0.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 24 | Nicaragua NI | 12.4% | +0.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 25 | Romania RO | 12.2% | -8.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 26 | Chile CL | 11.8% | +11.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 27 | Austria AT | 11.7% | +2.8% | 2024 | Ember |
| 28 | Australia AU | 11.6% | -0.4% | 2024 | Ember |
| 29 | Costa Rica CR | 11.3% | -11.3% | 2024 | Ember |
| 30 | Turkiye TR | 10.7% | +1.1% | 2024 | Ember |
| 31 | Argentina AR | 10.6% | +8.7% | 2024 | Ember |
| 32 | United States US | 10.3% | +3.9% | 2024 | Ember |
| 33 | China CN | 9.88% | +5.4% | 2024 | Ember |
| 34 | New Zealand NZ | 9.79% | +19.7% | 2024 | Ember |
| 35 | Norway NO | 9.29% | +2.2% | 2024 | Ember |
| 36 | Italy IT | 8.3% | -8.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 37 | France FR | 8.08% | -17.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 38 | Montenegro ME | 7.65% | +3.4% | 2024 | Ember |
| 39 | Jordan JO | 7.39% | +0.4% | 2024 | Ember |
| 40 | Canada CA | 7.35% | +16.3% | 2024 | Ember |
| 41 | Panama PA | 7.15% | +5.3% | 2024 | Ember |
| 42 | Honduras HN | 6.01% | +8.9% | 2024 | Ember |
| 43 | Jamaica JM | 5.89% | +4.1% | 2024 | Ember |
| 44 | Mongolia MN | 5.78% | -6.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 45 | Mexico MX | 5.56% | -5.6% | 2024 | Ember |
| 46 | Dominican Republic DO | 5.41% | +10.6% | 2024 | Ember |
| 47 | Senegal SN | 5.37% | +16.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 48 | Kosovo XK | 5.33% | -15.5% | 2024 | Ember |
| 49 | Sri Lanka LK | 5.1% | +2.0% | 2024 | Ember |
| 50 | Mauritania MR | 4.83% | +1.0% | 2024 | Ember |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest wind power share of electricity mix?
Denmark, at 58.4% in 2024, ahead of Lithuania (46.1%) and Uruguay (38.6%), among 189 countries ranked on 2024 figures from Ember.
Which country has the lowest wind power share of electricity mix?
Zimbabwe, at 0% in 2024, then Zambia (0%).
What does this ranking measure?
Percentage of electricity generation supplied by wind power.
Which countries are included?
189 countries with 2024 figures: Denmark, Lithuania, Uruguay, Ireland, Djibouti, Luxembourg, Portugal, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Finland and Sweden and 177 more. 10 other countries published figures only for other periods and are left out, so every row compares the same period.
Where does the data come from?
From Ember. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Wind power share of electricity mix by country, 2024. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/wind-power-share-of-electricity-mix-by-country