In 2022, the cost of installed offshore wind energy worldwide averaged 3,461 U.S. dollars per kilowatt, a year-over-year increase of over 13 percent. This figure has been on a mostly continual downward trend since 2011, when it reached the peak of the decade at more than 5,900 dollars per kilowatt.
Weighted average cost of installed offshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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Overview
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Capacity
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- Premium Statistic Global capacity of offshore wind power 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of installed offshore wind capacity worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Offshore wind energy total capacity 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Offshore wind capacity 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Wind power capacity addition to offshore facilities worldwide 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Global offshore wind energy capacity additions 2022, by region
Offshore wind in Europe
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- Basic Statistic Cumulative offshore wind power capacity in Europe 2012-2022
- Basic Statistic Capacity additions in offshore wind power in Europe 2022, 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 2012-2022, 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 2018-2022, 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
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- Small wind energy installation costs in the U.S. 2009-2019
- Global cost breakdown of installed onshore wind farms 2014
- Wind power price in select European Union (EU-28) countries 2019
- Newly installed offshore wind capacity worldwide in 2021, by manufacturer
- Installed costs of new wind farms in selected OECD countries 2014
- Wholesale U.S. power prices: minimum and maximum 2016
- Construction materials required for an offshore wind plant 2018
- U.S. small-scale wind power capacity additions 2013-2018
- Total wind power capacity in Italy 2012-2022
- Swedish wind power capacity 2001-2014
- Transport related environmental tax paid by mining industry Australia FY 2008-2017
- Transport related environmental tax manufacturing industry Australia FY 2008-2017
- Usage of various energy payment methods in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
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- Wind power price in select European Union (EU-28) countries 2019
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- Installed costs of new wind farms in selected OECD countries 2014
- Wholesale U.S. power prices: minimum and maximum 2016
- Construction materials required for an offshore wind plant 2018
- U.S. small-scale wind power capacity additions 2013-2018
- Total wind power capacity in Italy 2012-2022
- Swedish wind power capacity 2001-2014
- Transport related environmental tax paid by mining industry Australia FY 2008-2017
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- Usage of various energy payment methods in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
IRENA. (August 29, 2023). Weighted average cost of installed offshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506756/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-offshore-wind-power-worldwide/
IRENA. "Weighted average cost of installed offshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506756/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-offshore-wind-power-worldwide/
IRENA. (2023). Weighted average cost of installed offshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506756/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-offshore-wind-power-worldwide/
IRENA. "Weighted Average Cost of Installed Offshore Wind Energy Worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506756/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-offshore-wind-power-worldwide/
IRENA, Weighted average cost of installed offshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506756/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-offshore-wind-power-worldwide/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Weighted average cost of installed offshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph], IRENA, August 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/506756/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-offshore-wind-power-worldwide/