Electricity production from wind power sources as a percentage of total rose 27.9% to 9.07% in Netherlands in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from wind power sources as a percentage of total in Netherlands reached an all time high of 9.07% in 2017 and an all time low of 0% in 1985. When compared to Netherlands's main peers, electricity production from wind power sources as a percentage of total in Belgium amounted to 7.68%, 47.9% in Denmark, 16.3% in Germany and 14.8% in United Kingdom in 2017.
Netherlands has been ranked 14th within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from wind power sources as a percentage of total, 8 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 |
| Austria | % | 2.94% | 3.40% | 4.63% | 5.91% | 7.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 2.56% | 3.32% | 4.39% | 6.35% | 7.98% | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 27.7% | 33.5% | 32.0% | 40.6% | 48.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 2.13% | 2.64% | 2.79% | 3.06% | 3.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 8.13% | 8.20% | 8.26% | 9.33% | 12.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 15.9% | 14.5% | 17.4% | 19.5% | 23.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 1.72% | 2.03% | 2.87% | 2.69% | 3.68% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 4.51% | 4.86% | 5.58% | 5.61% | 6.86% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 1.01% | 1.05% | 1.40% | 1.56% | 1.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 1.96% | 2.93% | 3.65% | 4.83% | 6.58% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 4.02% | 4.31% | 6.43% | 7.31% | 10.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 4.34% | 5.45% | 7.93% | 9.45% | 11.9% |
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