Wind Power by Country in 2023: Top 5

3. United Kingdom

Installed Wind Power Capacity (MW) 2022: 28,537

Share of Wind Power as Total Consumption: 25.2%

Final Score: 6.5

In 2023, offshore wind power accounts for around 13% of the United Kingdom’s electricity mix. The country also has around 12.7 gigawatts (GW) of connected offshore wind energy capacity spread across 44 wind farms with over 2,500 turbines. In 2021, the UK installed over 2.3 GW of new offshore wind capacity, which made up 70% of all new offshore wind installations in Europe that year.