Share of electricity generation that comes from wind (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: Our World in Data — Energy (Ember, Energy Institute). Retrieved 27 Jun 2026.
| Period | Wind Share of Electricity |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.98% |
| 2022 | 4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.62% |
| 2018 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.42% |
53 countries carry a recent wind's share of electricity generation figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.