In 2021, the new offshore wind power capacity installations reached 21,106 megawatts worldwide. This figure represents a significant increase compared to previous years, as 2021 saw an unprecedented growth of China's offshore wind capacity by nearly 17,000 megawatts.
Newly installed grid-connected offshore wind power capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts)
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Statistics on Offshore wind energy worldwide
Overview
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Capacity
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- Premium Statistic Global capacity of offshore wind power 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of installed offshore wind capacity worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Offshore wind energy total capacity 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Offshore wind capacity 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Wind power capacity addition to offshore facilities worldwide 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Global offshore wind energy capacity additions 2021, by region
Offshore wind in Europe
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- Basic Statistic Cumulative offshore wind power capacity in Europe 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Capacity additions in offshore wind power in Europe 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Number of offshore wind turbines connected in European countries 2020
- Basic Statistic Market share of leading offshore wind turbine manufacturers in Europe 2020
- Basic Statistic Market share of offshore wind farm owners by cumulative installations in Europe 2020
- Premium Statistic Wind energy investment outlook in Europe 2012-2021, by type
Cost
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Companies
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- Premium Statistic Cumulative offshore wind power capacity installed worldwide 2020, by manufacturer
- Premium Statistic Newly installed offshore wind capacity worldwide in 2021, by manufacturer
- Premium Statistic Installed capacity of the largest offshore wind developers globally 2021
- Premium Statistic Vestas' revenue FY 2014-2022, by segment
- Premium Statistic Siemens Gamesa's global revenue FY 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Orsted 2022, by segment
Pipeline & outlook
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- Basic Statistic Global offshore wind pipeline capacity 2023, by status
- Basic Statistic Global offshore wind pipeline capacity 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Global offshore capacity under construction 2023, by country
- Basic Statistic Global offshore wind farms under construction 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Global offshore wind installations forecast by region 2021-2031
- Premium Statistic New installations of floating offshore wind globally 2021-2031
- Premium Statistic Average global offshore wind turbine rotor diameter 2000-2030
Further related statistics
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- Newly installed offshore wind capacity worldwide in 2021, by manufacturer
- Bonneville Power Administration - cumulative installed capacity
- ERCOT - cumulative installed capacity
- India's installed wind power capacity 2000-2013
- Wind energy capacity in the U.S. and the EU 2011-2021
- China: wind power capacity as a share of cumulative installed capacity
- Market share of wind power project developers in China 2010
- Wind turbine export volume from China 2018, by company
- China - cumulative installed wind power capacity through 2020
- Goldwind wind turbine export volume from China 2018, by destination
- Global electricity potential of offshore wind power plants by region 2018
- Select data on global offshore wind energy costs 2001-2015
- Wind energy penetration in China in 2012
- New York's installed wind power generation capacity 2003-2017
- Monthly installed wind energy generation capacity in Chile 2020-2022
- United Kingdom: net generation capacity of wind energy 2015 to 2050
- Deaths in the shipbuilding industry South Korea 2021, by work experience
- KSOE's construction equipment sales revenue 2015-2020
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Statistics
- Newly installed offshore wind capacity worldwide in 2021, by manufacturer
- Bonneville Power Administration - cumulative installed capacity
- ERCOT - cumulative installed capacity
- India's installed wind power capacity 2000-2013
- Wind energy capacity in the U.S. and the EU 2011-2021
- China: wind power capacity as a share of cumulative installed capacity
- Market share of wind power project developers in China 2010
- Wind turbine export volume from China 2018, by company
- China - cumulative installed wind power capacity through 2020
- Goldwind wind turbine export volume from China 2018, by destination
- Global electricity potential of offshore wind power plants by region 2018
- Select data on global offshore wind energy costs 2001-2015
- Wind energy penetration in China in 2012
- New York's installed wind power generation capacity 2003-2017
- Monthly installed wind energy generation capacity in Chile 2020-2022
- United Kingdom: net generation capacity of wind energy 2015 to 2050
- Deaths in the shipbuilding industry South Korea 2021, by work experience
- KSOE's construction equipment sales revenue 2015-2020
GWEC. (April 4, 2022). Newly installed grid-connected offshore wind power capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264254/added-capacity-to-offshore-wind-power-facilities-worldwide/
GWEC. "Newly installed grid-connected offshore wind power capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts)." Chart. April 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264254/added-capacity-to-offshore-wind-power-facilities-worldwide/
GWEC. (2022). Newly installed grid-connected offshore wind power capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264254/added-capacity-to-offshore-wind-power-facilities-worldwide/
GWEC. "Newly Installed Grid-connected Offshore Wind Power Capacity Worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264254/added-capacity-to-offshore-wind-power-facilities-worldwide/
GWEC, Newly installed grid-connected offshore wind power capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264254/added-capacity-to-offshore-wind-power-facilities-worldwide/ (last visited April 02, 2023)
Newly installed grid-connected offshore wind power capacity worldwide from 2000 to 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph], GWEC, April 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264254/added-capacity-to-offshore-wind-power-facilities-worldwide/