Wind electricity generation — all countries

Wind electricity generation — World

Wind electricity generation in the world in 2024 — 2,507.69 TWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7,950.4%.

2024 2,507.69 TWh +8.27% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 2,507.69 TWh2024
Period minimum 31.15 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · terawatt-hours

Wind electricity generation — World, 2000–202401,0002,0003,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 31.15 TWh2001: 38.19 TWh2002: 52.22 TWh2003: 63.2 TWh2004: 85.48 TWh2005: 104.4 TWh2006: 133.2 TWh2007: 171.15 TWh2008: 220.85 TWh2009: 276.26 TWh2010: 345.99 TWh2011: 439.98 TWh2012: 529.26 TWh2013: 634.14 TWh2014: 706.1 TWh2015: 829.63 TWh2016: 960.3 TWh2017: 1,139.44 TWh2018: 1,268.14 TWh2019: 1,420.96 TWh2020: 1,591.46 TWh2021: 1,856.1 TWh2022: 2,105.66 TWh2023: 2,316.2 TWh2024: 2,507.69 TWh
Change over the period: +2,476.54 (+7,950.37%) Average annual rate: 20.06 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World

World 2,507.69 TWh
World computed 2,507.69 TWh
Wind electricity generation — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2024 2,507.69 +191.49 +8.27%
2023 2,316.2 +210.54 +10%
2022 2,105.66 +249.56 +13.45%
2021 1,856.1 +264.64 +16.63%
2020 1,591.46 +170.5 +12%
2019 1,420.96 +152.82 +12.05%
2018 1,268.14 +128.7 +11.3%
2017 1,139.44 +179.14 +18.65%
2016 960.3 +130.67 +15.75%
2015 829.63 +123.53 +17.49%
2014 706.1 +71.96 +11.35%
2013 634.14 +104.88 +19.82%
2012 529.26 +89.28 +20.29%
2011 439.98 +93.99 +27.17%
2010 345.99 +69.73 +25.24%
2009 276.26 +55.41 +25.09%
2008 220.85 +49.7 +29.04%
2007 171.15 +37.95 +28.49%
2006 133.2 +28.8 +27.59%
2005 104.4 +18.92 +22.13%
2004 85.48 +22.28 +35.25%
2003 63.2 +10.98 +21.03%
2002 52.22 +14.03 +36.74%
2001 38.19 +7.04 +22.6%
2000 31.15

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.