India vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from wind
India
103.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
85.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
6th
Electricity generation from wind over time
- India
- United Kingdom
How they compare
India currently reports 103.98 terawatt-hours against 85.84 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 18.14 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
India ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.5406 terawatt-hours | 0.389 terawatt-hours | 0.1516 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | 7.12 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 3.61 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | 38.67 terawatt-hours | 35.43 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | 77.7 terawatt-hours | 78.67 terawatt-hours | 0.9717 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, India or United Kingdom?
- India, at 103.98 terawatt-hours against 85.84 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between India and United Kingdom?
- 18.14 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- India ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.