Electricity production from wind power sources as a percentage of total rose 5.57% to 0.562% in Japan in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from wind power sources as a percentage of total in Japan reached an all time high of 0.562% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 1990. When compared to Japan's main peers, electricity production from wind power sources as a percentage of total in China amounted to 4.40%, 0.013% in Russia, 0.348% in South Korea and 6.00% in USA in 2017.
Japan has been ranked 46th within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from wind power sources as a percentage of total, 15 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Wind Power Sources (As % of Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Canada | % | 1.60% | 1.78% | 2.71% | 3.41% | 4.06% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 1.49% | 1.92% | 2.60% | 2.76% | 3.19% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | % | 8.13% | 8.20% | 8.26% | 9.33% | 12.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 2.32% | 2.51% | 2.62% | 2.65% | 2.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.404% | 0.427% | 0.472% | 0.472% | 0.507% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 0.564% | 1.24% | 1.41% | 2.12% | 2.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.009% | 0.014% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 0.167% | 0.172% | 0.214% | 0.212% | 0.245% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 2.78% | 3.30% | 3.92% | 4.21% | 4.43% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.040% | 0.035% | 0.055% | 0.049% | 0.112% |
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