Denmark vs OECD (EI): Share of primary energy from wind
Denmark
13.3%
in 2025
OECD (EI)
2.0%
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Denmark
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 13.3% against 2.0% in OECD (EI), a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 6.6 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was OECD (EI) ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 80 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 0.9% | 6.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 1.8% | 10.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Denmark or OECD (EI)?
- Denmark, at 13.3% against 2.0% in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Denmark and OECD (EI)?
- 11.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and OECD (EI) rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Denmark ranks 1st and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.