In 2022, China was the leading country in the world based on wind energy consumption, with a global consumption share of 36.2 percent. Meanwhile, the United States accounted for approximately 21 percent of the world's wind consumption that year, making it the second largest wind power consumer worldwide.
Leading countries by wind energy consumption worldwide in 2022
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Leading countries by wind energy consumption worldwide in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815204/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-wind-consumption/
Energy Institute. "Leading countries by wind energy consumption worldwide in 2022." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815204/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-wind-consumption/
Energy Institute. (2023). Leading countries by wind energy consumption worldwide in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815204/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-wind-consumption/
Energy Institute. "Leading Countries by Wind Energy Consumption Worldwide in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815204/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-wind-consumption/
Energy Institute, Leading countries by wind energy consumption worldwide in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815204/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-wind-consumption/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Leading countries by wind energy consumption worldwide in 2022 [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/815204/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-wind-consumption/