Ireland vs OECD (EI): Share of primary energy from wind
Ireland
7.6%
in 2025
OECD (EI)
2.0%
in 2025
Ireland rank
4th
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Ireland
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.6% against 2.0% in OECD (EI), a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 3.8 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was OECD (EI) ahead.
Ireland ranks 4th and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and OECD (EI) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2.8% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 1.8% | 5.3% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Ireland or OECD (EI)?
- Ireland, at 7.6% against 2.0% in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Ireland and OECD (EI)?
- 5.6%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and OECD (EI) rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Ireland ranks 4th 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.