Electricity generation from solar and wind in OECD (EI)
OECD (EI): Electricity generation from solar and wind was 2,335 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,335 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 10.4%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
2,335 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1965
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Electricity generation from solar and wind in OECD (EI), 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
OECD (EI) recorded 2,335 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar and wind in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 208.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in OECD (EI) peaked at 2,335 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind in OECD (EI), year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0.003 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0.006 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 terawatt-hours | +75.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0105 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0185 terawatt-hours | +76.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0358 terawatt-hours | +93.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0511 terawatt-hours | +42.7% |
| 1985 | 0.076 terawatt-hours | +48.8% |
| 1986 | 0.154 terawatt-hours | +102.7% |
| 1987 | 0.206 terawatt-hours | +33.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3418 terawatt-hours | +65.9% |
| 1989 | 2.91 terawatt-hours | +752.0% |
| 1990 | 3.98 terawatt-hours | +36.8% |
| 1991 | 4.47 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 4.98 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 5.94 terawatt-hours | +19.5% |
| 1994 | 7.13 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 7.77 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 8.9 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 11.53 terawatt-hours | +29.6% |
| 1998 | 15.22 terawatt-hours | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 20.07 terawatt-hours | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 29.94 terawatt-hours | +49.2% |
| 2001 | 36.31 terawatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 50.44 terawatt-hours | +38.9% |
| 2003 | 60.98 terawatt-hours | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 80.81 terawatt-hours | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 99.38 terawatt-hours | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 124.12 terawatt-hours | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 159.16 terawatt-hours | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 202.44 terawatt-hours | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 248.66 terawatt-hours | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 302.59 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 393.39 terawatt-hours | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 476.74 terawatt-hours | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 565.45 terawatt-hours | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 639.46 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 756.35 terawatt-hours | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 838.33 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 977.39 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 1,072 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 1,210 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 1,389 terawatt-hours | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 1,516 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 1,751 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 1,909 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 2,114 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 2,335 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar and wind in OECD (EI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +752.0% | 0.3418 terawatt-hours | 2.91 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.006 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3816 terawatt-hours | 0.0105 terawatt-hours | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 9 terawatt-hours | 3.98 terawatt-hours | 20.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.22 terawatt-hours | 29.94 terawatt-hours | 248.66 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 723.16 terawatt-hours | 302.59 terawatt-hours | 1,210 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,836 terawatt-hours | 1,389 terawatt-hours | 2,335 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar and wind in OECD (EI)?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in OECD (EI) was 2,335 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in OECD (EI)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,335 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in OECD (EI)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does OECD (EI) rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- OECD (EI) ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in OECD (EI)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD (EI) data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.