Ireland vs United States: Primary energy from wind
Ireland
12.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
469.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from wind over time
- Ireland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 469.08 terawatt-hours against 12.06 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 457.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 38.9 times Ireland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2157 terawatt-hours | 0.2157 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 25.87 terawatt-hours | 24.64 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 6.07 terawatt-hours | 196.54 terawatt-hours | 190.47 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 11.44 terawatt-hours | 418.83 terawatt-hours | 407.39 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind, Ireland or United States?
- United States, at 469.08 terawatt-hours against 12.06 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind between Ireland and United States?
- 457.02 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United States rank globally for primary energy from wind?
- Ireland ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 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.