The Human Impacts Database

A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.

This quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2019) is reported.


Value:		≈ 1.4 × 10¹⁹ J /yr see this value in other units This is equivalent to... ≈ 4.3 × 10¹¹ W ≈ 0.43 TW
HuID:		85919
Relevant Year(s):		2019
Summary:		This value represents global energy consumption derived from wind power. This is presented in 'input-equivalent' units, meaning the energy that would have been required to produce a given amount of power if the input were a fossil fuel. This is calculated by multiplying the power produced by a conversion factor representative of the efficiency of power production by fossil fuels. BP states that in 2017, this factor was about 40%. Value comes from the U.S. Energy Information Agency.
Method:		The EIA collects data from individual countries. They do not provide an assessment of the uncertainty.
Source:		U.S. Energy Information Administration Electricity. (2020)
Dataset:		Total power generated from wind (EIA_WindGeneration_2022_totals.csv) global resolution regional resolution
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Original Data License:		CC0
Added By:		rbanks