Renewable energy sources - wind
China generated the most power by wind energy of 295,023 million-kWH in 2017, followed by United States at 257,249 million-kWH and Germany at 105,693 million-kWH.
| Country | Window energy in million-kWH (2017) |
|---|---|
| China | 295023 |
| United States | 257249 |
| Germany | 105693 |
| United Kingdom | 50004 |
| Spain | 49127 |
| Brazil | 42354 |
| India | 38486 |
| Canada | 28775 |
| France | 24711 |
| Turkey | 17903 |
| Italy | 17742 |
| Sweden | 17609 |
| Poland | 14909 |
| Denmark | 14780 |
| Australia | 12597 |
| Portugal | 12247 |
| Netherlands | 10569 |
| Mexico | 10442 |
| Ireland | 7445 |
| Romania | 7406 |
| Austria | 6574 |
| Belgium | 6510 |
| Japan | 6490 |
| Greece | 5537 |
| South Africa | 5090 |
| Finland | 4795 |
| Uruguay | 3774.5 |
| Chile | 3521 |
| Morocco | 3035 |
| Norway | 2852 |
| Egypt | 2200 |
| Korea, Republic of | 2169 |
| New Zealand | 2141 |
| Other Asia | 1730 |
| Bulgaria | 1504 |
| Pakistan | 1422 |
| Lithuania | 1364 |
| Costa Rica | 1287.679 |
| Croatia | 1204 |
| Thailand | 1109 |
| Philippines | 1093.6 |
| Peru | 1073 |
| Ukraine | 984 |
| Ethiopia | 862 |
| Hungary | 758 |
| Estonia | 723 |
| Nicaragua | 635 |
| Argentina | 612 |
| Czechia | 591 |
| Honduras | 578 |
| Panama | 491.2 |
| Jordan | 449.1 |
| Tunisia | 449 |
| Dominican Republic | 390.4 |
| Sri Lanka | 366.8 |
| Kazakhstan | 339 |
| Curaçao | 313 |
| Iran (Islamic Rep. of) | 306 |
| Jamaica | 289 |
| Viet Nam | 270 |
| Luxembourg | 235 |
| Guatemala | 218.06 |
| Cyprus | 211 |
| Puerto Rico | 193.7 |
| Israel | 180 |
| Latvia | 150 |
| Russian Federation | 140 |
| Aruba | 138.4 |
| Switzerland | 133 |
| North Macedonia | 110.48 |
| Mauritania | 101 |
| Venezuela (Bolivar. Rep.) | 98 |
| Belarus | 97 |
| Montenegro | 95 |
| Georgia | 87.8 |
| Cabo Verde | 76.2 |
| Ecuador | 73.4 |
| Algeria | 68 |
| Kenya | 61.3 |
| Bolivia (Plur. State of) | 60 |
| Faeroe Islands | 59.7 |
| Serbia | 48.457 |
| New Caledonia | 45.1 |
| Bonaire, St Eustatius, Saba | 35.3 |
| Azerbaijan | 22.1 |
| Cuba | 21.1 |
| Mauritius | 14.6 |
| Iceland | 8 |
| St. Kitts-Nevis | 8 |
| Republic of Moldova | 7 |
| Seychelles | 6.6 |
| Indonesia | 6 |
| Nepal | 6 |
| Slovakia | 6 |
| Slovenia | 6 |
| Vanuatu | 5.5 |
| Falkland Is. (Malvinas) | 5.1682 |
| Bangladesh | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.555 |
| Colombia | 3 |
| Armenia | 2.1 |
| Fiji | 2.083 |
| Eritrea | 2 |
| Maldives | 2 |
| St. Helena and Depend. | 1.8609 |
| Bhutan | 1.11 |
| Bahrain | 1 |
| Samoa | 1 |
| British Virgin Islands | 0.7 |
| Guam | 0.5 |
| Tuvalu | 0.2 |
| Tonga | 0.002 |
Global electricity production in 2017 was 25.6 trillion-kWh, of which wind energy accounted for 1.11 trillion-kWh. Which means about 4.35% of the total electricity was produced from wind energy.
Denmark is the top country where 47.6% of the total electricity is generated using wind energy. That is a significant percentage and bodes well for the environment. They are followed by Uruguay with 26.4% and Ireland by 24.1%. Only countries with a total power consumption of more than 10,000 million-kWh are shown in the list and chart.
| Country | Total Electricity | Percent of wind power |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 31040 | 47.6 |
| Uruguay | 14319 | 26.4 |
| Ireland | 30874 | 24.1 |
| Portugal | 59434 | 20.6 |
| Spain | 275726 | 17.8 |
| Germany | 653736 | 16.2 |
| United Kingdom | 338338 | 14.8 |
| Romania | 64296 | 11.5 |
| Costa Rica | 11332 | 11.4 |
| Sweden | 164250 | 10.7 |
| Croatia | 11986 | 10.0 |
| Greece | 55266 | 10.0 |
| Austria | 71323 | 9.2 |
| Morocco | 33192 | 9.1 |
| Netherlands | 117263 | 9.0 |
| Poland | 170467 | 8.7 |
| Belgium | 86608 | 7.5 |
| Brazil | 589327 | 7.2 |
| Finland | 67522 | 7.1 |
| Ethiopia | 13982 | 6.2 |
| Turkey | 297277 | 6.0 |
| United States | 4286423 | 6.0 |
| Italy | 295833 | 6.0 |
| Estonia | 12904 | 5.6 |
| Australia | 258018 | 4.9 |
| New Zealand | 44214 | 4.8 |
| China | 6495143 | 4.5 |
| Panama | 11054 | 4.4 |
| Chile | 79416 | 4.4 |
| France | 562147 | 4.4 |
| Canada | 658399 | 4.4 |
| Bulgaria | 45612 | 3.3 |
| Mexico | 322063 | 3.2 |
| India | 1490293 | 2.6 |
| Sri Lanka | 15004 | 2.4 |
| Hungary | 32871 | 2.3 |
| Tunisia | 20589 | 2.2 |
| Jordan | 20760 | 2.2 |
| Dominican Republic | 19036 | 2.1 |
| Peru | 52743 | 2.0 |
| South Africa | 255134 | 2.0 |
| Norway | 149359 | 1.9 |
| Guatemala | 12272 | 1.8 |
| Puerto Rico | 16582 | 1.2 |
| Pakistan | 123533 | 1.2 |
| Philippines | 95746 | 1.1 |
| Egypt | 194992 | 1.1 |
| Georgia | 11531 | 0.8 |
| Czechia | 87049 | 0.7 |
| Other Asia | 268406 | 0.6 |
| Ukraine | 156037 | 0.6 |
| Japan | 1068322 | 0.6 |
| Kenya | 10128 | 0.6 |
| Thailand | 186546 | 0.6 |
| Argentina | 145618 | 0.4 |
| Korea, Republic of | 566881 | 0.4 |
| Kazakhstan | 103128 | 0.3 |
| Belarus | 34515 | 0.3 |
| Israel | 67675 | 0.3 |
| Ecuador | 28033 | 0.3 |
| Switzerland | 63089 | 0.2 |
| Viet Nam | 198499 | 0.1 |
| Serbia | 37045 | 0.1 |
| Cuba | 20558 | 0.1 |
| Iran (Islamic Rep. of) | 307982 | 0.1 |
| Azerbaijan | 24320 | 0.1 |
| Algeria | 76018 | 0.1 |
| Venezuela (Bolivar. Rep.) | 121415 | 0.1 |
| Iceland | 19239 | 0.0 |
| Slovenia | 16326 | 0.0 |
| Slovakia | 27738 | 0.0 |
| Russian Federation | 1094288 | 0.0 |
| Bangladesh | 73158 | 0.0 |
| Colombia | 75125 | 0.0 |
| Bahrain | 29193 | 0.0 |
| Indonesia | 283647 | 0.0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 355079 | 0.0 |
Growth of wind power generation
Power generation using wind energy is growing rapidly. Starting from about 3.8 billion-kWh in 1990, wind power generation has increased to 1114 billion-kWh in 2017.
| Year | Wind power generated, million-kWh |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3849 |
| 1991 | 4187 |
| 1992 | 4588 |
| 1993 | 5538 |
| 1994 | 7245 |
| 1995 | 7856 |
| 1996 | 9328 |
| 1997 | 11791 |
| 1998 | 15697 |
| 1999 | 21372 |
| 2000 | 30765 |
| 2001 | 37435 |
| 2002 | 51737 |
| 2003 | 62944 |
| 2004 | 82610 |
| 2005 | 101413 |
| 2006 | 128550 |
| 2007 | 164571 |
| 2008 | 205498 |
| 2009 | 276655 |
| 2010 | 340486 |
| 2011 | 434853 |
| 2012 | 522377 |
| 2013 | 646640 |
| 2014 | 707521 |
| 2015 | 826025 |
| 2016 | 948013 |
| 2017 | 1113817 |
| 2018 | 54900 |