Wind energy sources accounted for nearly 7.33 percent of electricity generation worldwide in 2022, up from a 6.6 percent share a year earlier. This was over 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 2022
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Ember. (July 24, 2023). Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, 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 2022." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/
Ember. (2023). Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. 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 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 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 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Ember, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302053/global-wind-energy-share-electricity-mix/