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Wind power share of electricity mix by country (2024) · Page 2

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%.

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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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Wind power share of electricity mix by country

2024 · 12 highest of 189 countries

Wind power share of electricity mix by countrySelected latest values by region. Periods are labelled individually. Bars start at zero; source records and value types are in the table below.Denmark · 202458.4%Lithuania · 202446.1%Uruguay · 202438.6%Ireland · 202437.3%Djibouti · 202435%Luxembourg · 202430.5%Portugal · 202430.3%United Kingdom · 202429.3%Germany · 202428.6%Netherlands · 202427.4%Finland · 202424.8%Sweden · 202423.5%
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Wind power share of electricity mix by country
RegionPeriodSourceTypeValue
Denmark2024EmberActual58.4%
Lithuania2024EmberActual46.1%
Uruguay2024EmberActual38.6%
Ireland2024EmberActual37.3%
Djibouti2024EmberActual35%
Luxembourg2024EmberActual30.5%
Portugal2024EmberActual30.3%
United Kingdom2024EmberActual29.3%
Germany2024EmberActual28.6%
Netherlands2024EmberActual27.4%
Finland2024EmberActual24.8%
Sweden2024EmberActual23.5%
Source: Ember · percent · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

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Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.

Ranks 51–100 of 189 countries. Page 2 of 4.

# Country Value YoY Period Source
51 South Africa ZA 4.48% -10.0% 2024 Ember
52 Latvia LV 4.42% +4.5% 2024 Ember
53 Saint Kitts and Nevis KN 4.35% -4.4% 2024 Ember
54 Vietnam VN 4.2% +0.2% 2024 Ember
55 Kazakhstan KZ 4.14% +24.3% 2024 Ember
56 India IN 4% -6.5% 2024 Ember
57 Bulgaria BG 3.81% -3.3% 2024 Ember
58 Cyprus CY 3.8% -3.6% 2024 Ember
59 Taiwan, China TW 3.58% +62.0% 2024 Ember
60 Bolivia BO 3.55% +1.1% 2024 Ember
61 Peru PE 3.53% +11.4% 2024 Ember
62 Moldova MD 3.46% +15.7% 2024 Ember
63 Serbia RS 3.38% +24.3% 2024 Ember
64 Ethiopia ET 2.78% -11.7% 2024 Ember
65 Chad TD 2.7% -2.9% 2024 Ember
66 North Macedonia MK 2.69% +15.9% 2024 Ember
67 Egypt EG 2.59% -4.1% 2024 Ember
68 Pakistan PK 2.48% -8.5% 2024 Ember
69 Bosnia and Herzegovina BA 2.38% +13.3% 2024 Ember
70 Guatemala GT 2.34% +2.6% 2024 Ember
71 Somalia SO 2.33% -2.1% 2024 Ember
72 Uzbekistan UZ 2.33% — 2024 Ember
73 El Salvador SV 2.14% -24.6% 2024 Ember
74 Kuwait KW 2.01% +4.7% 2024 Ember
75 Hungary HU 1.82% -0.5% 2024 Ember
76 Tunisia TN 1.73% +8.1% 2024 Ember
77 Thailand TH 1.69% -13.8% 2024 Ember
78 Seychelles SC 1.59% -1.2% 2024 Ember
79 New Caledonia NC 1.28% -0.8% 2024 Ember
80 Namibia NA 1.22% +15.1% 2024 Ember
81 Philippines PH 1.21% +4.3% 2024 Ember
82 Japan JP 1.14% +15.2% 2024 Ember
83 Czechia CZ 0.92% +0.0% 2024 Ember
84 Puerto Rico (US) PR 0.9% +12.5% 2024 Ember
85 Ecuador EC 0.7% +18.6% 2024 Ember
86 Georgia GE 0.65% +4.8% 2024 Ember
87 Israel IL 0.57% -3.4% 2024 Ember
88 South Korea KR 0.54% -1.8% 2024 Ember
89 Belarus BY 0.44% -4.3% 2024 Ember
90 Russia RU 0.38% -5.0% 2024 Ember
91 Cuba CU 0.36% +20.0% 2024 Ember
92 Saudi Arabia SA 0.35% -5.4% 2024 Ember
93 Azerbaijan AZ 0.32% +14.3% 2024 Ember
94 Iran IR 0.32% +0.0% 2024 Ember
95 Mauritius MU 0.29% -6.5% 2024 Ember
96 Switzerland CH 0.23% -4.2% 2024 Ember
97 Oman OM 0.2% -9.1% 2024 Ember
98 Lebanon LB 0.19% +18.8% 2024 Ember
99 Colombia CO 0.17% -32.0% 2024 Ember
100 Indonesia ID 0.13% -7.1% 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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