OECD (EI) vs United States: Primary energy from wind

OECD (EI)
1,228 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
469.08 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI) rank
1st
United States rank
2nd

Primary energy from wind over time

  • OECD (EI)
  • United States
02505007501.0k1.2k196519952025

How they compare

OECD (EI) currently reports 1,228 terawatt-hours against 469.08 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 758.92 terawatt-hours.

That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 2.6 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

OECD (EI) ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 3 groups.

OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD (EI) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 0.0009 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.0009 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1980s 0.3497 terawatt-hours 0.2157 terawatt-hours 0.134 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
1990s 8.38 terawatt-hours 3.26 terawatt-hours 5.12 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2000s 103.34 terawatt-hours 25.87 terawatt-hours 77.46 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2010s 536.61 terawatt-hours 196.54 terawatt-hours 340.07 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)
2020s 1,099 terawatt-hours 418.83 terawatt-hours 680.18 terawatt-hours OECD (EI)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from wind, OECD (EI) or United States?
OECD (EI), at 1,228 terawatt-hours against 469.08 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from wind between OECD (EI) and United States?
758.92 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD (EI) and United States?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do OECD (EI) and United States rank globally for primary energy from wind?
OECD (EI) ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
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

Indicator
Primary energy from wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.