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Worldwide capacity of offshore wind power 2007-2017

Global offshore wind energy capacity from 2007 to 2017 (in megawatts)
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The data shows the capacity of offshore wind energy worldwide from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, the global capacity of offshore wind energy reached over 19 gigawatts. Stronger winds are available offshore than in comparison to winds used to generate onshore wind energy.

2007 1094
2008 1442
2009 2134
2010 3056
2011 3776
2012 5335
2013 7171
2014 8492
2015 11717
2016 14352
2017 19275