Share of electricity generation from wind in Aruba
Aruba: Share of electricity generation from wind was 14.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Aruba, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from wind in Aruba stood at 14.0%.
That represents a change of down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Aruba peaked at 17.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Aruba ranks 24th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 3.2% | — |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +270.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 14.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 9.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 14.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 38.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +270.6% | 3.2% | 11.7% |
| 2012 | +28.7% | 11.8% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More energy & mining data for Aruba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.8588 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 5.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from wind in Aruba?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Aruba was 14.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Aruba rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Aruba ranks 24th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.