Wind power share of global electricity demand
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Global · as of 23 Jun 2026
Wind power share of global electricity demand was nearly 10% as of 23 June 2026 (GWEC).
Wind power share of global electricity demand: every country and year, and how it is measured
- Publisher
- GWEC
- Authority tier
- T2 Official
- Locator
- Ben Backwell, CEO, GWEC quote
- Retrieved
- 16 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Wind power now generates almost 10% of global electricity demand, and we are accelerating fast.
Checked: the figure 10%is stated in this passage. If it does not match, the extraction is wrong and we want to know.
Cite this figure
APA
Global Wind Energy Council. (2026). GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-backs-electrify-now-movement-to-accelerate-wind-and-renewable-energy. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- Global Wind Energy Council. "GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy." 2026, https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-backs-electrify-now-movement-to-accelerate-wind-and-renewable-energy. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2.
- Chicago
- Global Wind Energy Council. "GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy." 2026. https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-backs-electrify-now-movement-to-accelerate-wind-and-renewable-energy. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2.
- BibTeX
- @misc{gwec2026wind3g7rv2, author = {{Global Wind Energy Council}}, title = {GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2}, note = {Original source: https://www.gwec.net/news/gwec-backs-electrify-now-movement-to-accelerate-wind-and-renewable-energy. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }
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Primary source
- Publisher
- Global Wind Energy Council · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National and industry official
- Report
- GWEC backs ‘Electrify Now’ movement to accelerate wind and renewable energy
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- Ben Backwell, CEO, GWEC quote
- Retrieved
- 16 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 17 September 2026
- Last revision
- 27 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_GMQCEYEB09Y0Y2RX61363G7RV2