Wind energy sources accounted for nearly 6.59 percent of electricity generation worldwide in 2021, up from a 6.08 percent share a year earlier. This was nearly double the share compared to 2015 values, the year Paris Agreement was adopted.
Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2021
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$69 USD $49 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on Global wind power
Overview
5
- Premium Statistic Global cumulative installed wind power capacity 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Wind energy capacity worldwide 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Global growth rate of wind power capacity worldwide 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Global wind energy production 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Global share of wind energy consumption 2021, by country
Capacity
5
- Premium Statistic Global capacity of onshore wind power 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Global capacity of offshore wind power 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Global cumulative installed capacity of wind power 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Global newly installed wind power capacity by select country 2021
- Basic Statistic Capacity of the largest wind power farms globally 2023
Wind turbines
4
Economic indicators
4
Companies
5
- Premium Statistic Global commissioned capacity of major wind companies 2021
- Premium Statistic Vestas' revenue FY 2014-2022, by segment
- Premium Statistic Siemens Gamesa's global revenue FY 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic General Electric revenue from energy segments 2017-2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Nordex's revenue FY 2009-2022
Outlook
4
- Premium Statistic Global wind market forecast by annual capacity 2022-2027
- Premium Statistic Global onshore and offshore wind capacity additions 2022-2027
- Premium Statistic Global onshore wind installations forecast 2022-2027 by region
- Premium Statistic Global offshore wind installations forecast by region 2021-2031
Further related statistics
21
- Electricity generation from wind power in Spain 2009-2022
- Electricity generation from wind power New Zealand 2013-2022
- Germany's electricity generation from wind power 2000-2022
- Electricity generation of wind power plants Japan 2022, by prefecture
- Renewable electricity generation Spain by type Spain 2022
- Installed wind power capacity in Mexico 2011-2022
- Wind energy share of electricity generation in the U.S. 2021, by leading state
- Share of clean electricity generation worldwide 2010-2022
- Installed wind power capacity in Uruguay 2011-2022
- Installed wind power capacity in Argentina 2015-2022
- Installed wind power capacity in Costa Rica 2011-2022
- Wind power capacity installations and targets in India 2018-2030
- Installed wind power capacity in the Dominican Republic 2012-2022
- Wind power capacity installed in Portugal 2010-2022
- Monthly production of wind power in Portugal 2022
- Installed capacity of wind power in Kenya 2017-2021
- Wind power capacity addition to offshore facilities worldwide 2000-2022
- Wind power installed in Poland 2021-2023
- Forecast of energy production in wind power plants in Poland 2005-2040
- Global cumulative installed wind power capacity 2001-2022
- Forecast of the wind power generation capacity Japan 2021-2031
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Ember. (March 29, 2022). Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember. "Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2021." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember. (2022). Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember. "Share of Electricity Generation from Wind Energy Sources Worldwide from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember, Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], Ember, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/