Share of electricity generation from wind in Cuba
Cuba: Share of electricity generation from wind was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Cuba, 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 Cuba stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Cuba peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 94th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cuba, 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 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +96.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +241.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +18.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 69% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +241.8% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2009 | -100.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2011 | +96.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 91 South Korea 0.6% compare
- 92 Israel 0.6% compare
- 93 Ecuador 0.5% compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 0.3% compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
- 97 Iran 0.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Cuba
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1025 % 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 (2020)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- 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 (2020)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 30.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from wind in Cuba?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Cuba was 0.4% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Cuba ranks 94th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba 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.