Wind power capacities have steadily increased in the past year, with renewable energies taking up a greater share of the UK's energy mix, following the phase-out of coal.
The United Kingdom generated 80.3 terawatt hours worth of electricity and heat through wind power in 2022. Onshore wind farms produced 35.2 terawatt hours of power, which was less than the amount generated by farms situated offshore. Annual wind power generation for electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours)
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Wind energy in the UK
Overview
6
- Premium Statistic Global cumulative installed wind power capacity 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Wind energy capacity worldwide 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Global wind energy production 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic Global cumulative installed capacity of wind power 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Offshore wind energy total capacity 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Cumulative floating offshore wind energy capacity globally 2022, by country
Capacity and generation
5
- Basic Statistic Number of wind energy generating sites in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2022
- Premium Statistic Wind power capacity in the UK 2010-2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Transmission entry capacity of wind farms in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Load factor of electricity from wind in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Wind energy generation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2022
Offshore sites
5
- Premium Statistic Offshore wind capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual offshore wind energy capacity additions in the UK 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Offshore wind energy used for electricity generation in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Offshore wind installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023 by site
- Premium Statistic Number of offshore wind turbines in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023 by site
Onshore sites
5
- Premium Statistic Onshore wind capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Onshore wind energy used for electricity generation in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Onshore wind installed capacity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023 by site
- Premium Statistic Number of onshore wind turbines in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023 by site
- Premium Statistic Prospective onshore wind power farms UK 2023, by capacity
Outlook
3
Further related statistics
18
- Offshore wind power production in the UK 2010-2020
- Wind-powered generating sets: U.S. export value 2006-2017
- Bioenergy load factor in England 2018-2019, by region
- Wind power: leading U.S. electric utilities 2013
- Offshore wind energy load factors in England 2019-2022, by region
- Onshore wind energy load factors in England 2019-2022, by region
- Cumulative increase in U.S. renewable electricity generation 2000-2015
- Renewable energy load factor in Northern Ireland 2022, by source
- Renewable energy load factors in Scotland 2022, by source
- Renewable energy load factors in Wales 2016-2019, by source
- U.S. states based on wind energy investments 2017
- Saskatchewan's hydro, wave and tidal power generation
- Waste-to-energy-systems: worldwide power generation
- Thermal and biological waste-to-energy-systems: global market
- British Columbia hydro, wave and tidal power generation: outlook 2035
- Power production breakdown in Bulgaria 2022, by source
- Domestic petroleum demand for energy generation Japan FY 2012-2021
- Share of renewable energy in Cyprus 2014-2020
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Offshore wind power production in the UK 2010-2020
- Wind-powered generating sets: U.S. export value 2006-2017
- Bioenergy load factor in England 2018-2019, by region
- Wind power: leading U.S. electric utilities 2013
- Offshore wind energy load factors in England 2019-2022, by region
- Onshore wind energy load factors in England 2019-2022, by region
- Cumulative increase in U.S. renewable electricity generation 2000-2015
- Renewable energy load factor in Northern Ireland 2022, by source
- Renewable energy load factors in Scotland 2022, by source
- Renewable energy load factors in Wales 2016-2019, by source
- U.S. states based on wind energy investments 2017
- Saskatchewan's hydro, wave and tidal power generation
- Waste-to-energy-systems: worldwide power generation
- Thermal and biological waste-to-energy-systems: global market
- British Columbia hydro, wave and tidal power generation: outlook 2035
- Power production breakdown in Bulgaria 2022, by source
- Domestic petroleum demand for energy generation Japan FY 2012-2021
- Share of renewable energy in Cyprus 2014-2020
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (July 27, 2023). Annual wind power generation for electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223328/uk-wind-power-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual wind power generation for electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223328/uk-wind-power-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2023). Annual wind power generation for electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223328/uk-wind-power-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual Wind Power Generation for Electricity and Heat in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2022 (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223328/uk-wind-power-generation/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Annual wind power generation for electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223328/uk-wind-power-generation/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Annual wind power generation for electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223328/uk-wind-power-generation/