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Wind power share of electricity mix by country (2024) · Page 4

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 151–189 of 189 countries. Page 4 of 4.

# Country Value YoY Period Source
151 Libya LY 0% — 2024 Ember
152 Macao, China MO 0% — 2024 Ember
153 Madagascar MG 0% — 2024 Ember
154 Malawi MW 0% — 2024 Ember
155 Malaysia MY 0% — 2024 Ember
156 Maldives MV 0% — 2024 Ember
157 Mali ML 0% — 2024 Ember
158 Malta MT 0% — 2024 Ember
159 Mozambique MZ 0% — 2024 Ember
160 Myanmar MM 0% — 2024 Ember
161 Nauru NR 0% — 2024 Ember
162 Niger NE 0% — 2024 Ember
163 Nigeria NG 0% — 2024 Ember
164 Palestine PS 0% — 2024 Ember
165 Papua New Guinea PG 0% — 2024 Ember
166 Paraguay PY 0% — 2024 Ember
167 Qatar QA 0% — 2024 Ember
168 Rwanda RW 0% — 2024 Ember
169 Saint Lucia LC 0% — 2024 Ember
170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC 0% — 2024 Ember
171 Samoa WS 0% — 2024 Ember
172 Sierra Leone SL 0% — 2024 Ember
173 Slovakia SK 0% — 2024 Ember
174 Solomon Islands SB 0% — 2024 Ember
175 South Sudan SS 0% — 2024 Ember
176 Sudan SD 0% — 2024 Ember
177 Suriname SR 0% — 2024 Ember
178 Syria SY 0% — 2024 Ember
179 Tajikistan TJ 0% — 2024 Ember
180 Tanzania TZ 0% — 2024 Ember
181 Timor-Leste TL 0% — 2024 Ember
182 Togo TG 0% — 2024 Ember
183 Tonga TO 0% — 2024 Ember
184 Trinidad and Tobago TT 0% — 2024 Ember
185 Turkmenistan TM 0% — 2024 Ember
186 Uganda UG 0% — 2024 Ember
187 Yemen YE 0% — 2024 Ember
188 Zambia ZM 0% — 2024 Ember
189 Zimbabwe ZW 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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