Wind electricity generation — all countries

Wind electricity generation — European Union

Wind electricity generation in the European Union in 2025 — 479.04 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2,151.1%.

2025 479.04 TWh −2.47% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 491.18 TWh2024
Period minimum 21.28 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Wind electricity generation — European Union, 2000–202502004006002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 21.28 TWh2001: 25.75 TWh2002: 35.06 TWh2003: 43.31 TWh2004: 57.54 TWh2005: 68.1 TWh2006: 78.75 TWh2007: 99.95 TWh2008: 113.26 TWh2009: 124.61 TWh2010: 139.88 TWh2011: 165.41 TWh2012: 187.55 TWh2013: 209.55 TWh2014: 222.46 TWh2015: 263.28 TWh2016: 266.91 TWh2017: 312.43 TWh2018: 320.76 TWh2019: 367.29 TWh2020: 398.16 TWh2021: 386.94 TWh2022: 421.83 TWh2023: 478.06 TWh2024: 491.18 TWh2025: 479.04 TWh
Change over the period: +457.76 (+2,151.13%) Average annual rate: 13.27 %
Wind electricity generation — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 479.04 −12.14 −2.47%
2024 491.18 +13.12 +2.74%
2023 478.06 +56.23 +13.33%
2022 421.83 +34.89 +9.02%
2021 386.94 −11.22 −2.82%
2020 398.16 +30.87 +8.4%
2019 367.29 +46.53 +14.51%
2018 320.76 +8.33 +2.67%
2017 312.43 +45.52 +17.05%
2016 266.91 +3.63 +1.38%
2015 263.28 +40.82 +18.35%
2014 222.46 +12.91 +6.16%
2013 209.55 +22 +11.73%
2012 187.55 +22.14 +13.38%
2011 165.41 +25.53 +18.25%
2010 139.88 +15.27 +12.25%
2009 124.61 +11.35 +10.02%
2008 113.26 +13.31 +13.32%
2007 99.95 +21.2 +26.92%
2006 78.75 +10.65 +15.64%
2005 68.1 +10.56 +18.35%
2004 57.54 +14.23 +32.86%
2003 43.31 +8.25 +23.53%
2002 35.06 +9.31 +36.16%
2001 25.75 +4.47 +21.01%
2000 21.28

About the indicator

Electricity generated by wind farms over the year, in terawatt-hours. As with solar, the absolute figure and the share diverge: countries with large power systems come first on generation, small ones with favorable geography on share. Wind generation swings from year to year with how windy it was, and swings of ten percent with an unchanged fleet of turbines are normal here — that is a property of the resource, not a data error.

Important: Generation, not capacity: the capacity factor of onshore wind is about 30%, and higher offshore. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.