Germany vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from wind
Germany
133.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
87.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
6th
Primary energy from wind over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 133.68 terawatt-hours against 87.1 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 46.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.0028 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 0.3886 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 26.13 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 22.61 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 75.34 terawatt-hours | 35.43 terawatt-hours | 39.91 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 131.35 terawatt-hours | 78.94 terawatt-hours | 52.41 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 133.68 terawatt-hours against 87.1 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 46.58 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from wind?
- Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.