Share of electricity generation from wind in Belarus
Belarus: Share of electricity generation from wind was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from wind in Belarus stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 137.2% on the previous year and up 1,076.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Belarus peaked at 1.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 87th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +205.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +170.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +73.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +137.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 22% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +205.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More energy & mining data for Belarus
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from wind in Belarus?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Belarus was 1.0% in 2025, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Belarus ranks 87th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,076.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.