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Country file (126 countries, 1997-2019) GlobalData reports (67)

Countries

Continents

Offshore

Production capacity (MW)

Continent	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
Africa	5,055	4,413	3,785	3,366	2,480	1,639	1,185	993	899	743
North America	115,762	106,827	98,969	89,911	78,809	71,464	68,095	53,550	44,974	38,900
South America	19,183	16,608	14,177	11,115	7,869	4,206	3,069	1,825	1,221	862
Asia	262,338	234,700	209,516	182,753	145,841	118,886	100,142	83,769	59,590	39,812
Europe	181,583	170,859	155,294	143,307	131,545	118,950	107,264	94,365	85,343	75,352
Oceania	6,183	5,623	5,392	5,042	4,661	3,753	3,255	2,676	2,598	2,257
Total	590,104	539,031	487,134	435,494	371,205	318,897	283,009	237,178	194,625	157,927

Continent	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Africa	583	478	336	251	241	262	156	147	147	63
North America	27,786	18,907	13,302	10,000	7,262	6,762	4,991	4,515	2,751	2,709
South America	447	334	301	92	82	72	50	51	39	35
Asia	24,770	16,067	10,685	7,041	4,765	3,257	2,571	2,216	1,794	1,388
Europe	65,817	57,009	48,541	40,910	34,740	28,750	23,281	17,286	13,247	9,464
Oceania	1,859	1,165	1,014	773	573	233	138	106	65	44
Total	121,263	93,961	74,179	59,067	47,664	39,336	31,187	24,321	18,043	13,703

Continent	1998	1997
Africa	6	6
North America	1,932	1,721
South America	31	12
Asia	1,242	1,115
Europe	6,426	4,620
Oceania	33	8
Total	9,670	7,482

Growth (MW)

Continent	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
Africa	642	628	419	886	841	454	191	94	156	160
North America	8,935	7,858	9,058	11,102	7,345	3,368	14,545	8,577	6,074	11,114
South America	2,575	2,430	3,062	3,246	3,663	1,138	1,244	604	359	415
Asia	27,638	25,184	26,763	36,912	26,955	18,744	16,373	24,178	19,778	15,042
Europe	10,724	15,565	11,988	11,762	12,595	11,686	12,899	9,022	9,991	9,535
Oceania	560	231	350	381	908	498	579	78	341	398
Total	51,074	51,896	51,640	64,290	52,307	35,889	45,831	42,552	36,699	36,664

Continent	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Africa	105	142	85	10	-21	106	9	0	84	57
North America	8,879	5,605	3,302	2,738	500	1,771	476	1,764	42	777
South America	113	33	209	10	10	23	-1	12	4	3
Asia	8,703	5,382	3,644	2,275	1,509	686	355	422	406	146
Europe	8,808	8,468	7,631	6,170	5,991	5,469	5,994	4,039	3,783	3,038
Oceania	693	152	241	200	340	95	32	41	21	11
Total	27,302	19,782	15,112	11,403	8,328	8,149	6,866	6,278	4,340	4,032

Continent	1998
Africa	0
North America	211
South America	19
Asia	127
Europe	1,806
Oceania	25
Total	2,188

Growth (%)

Continent	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009
Africa	14.5%	16.6%	12.5%	35.7%	51.3%	38.4%	19.2%	10.5%	21.0%	27.4%
North America	8.4%	7.9%	10.1%	14.1%	10.3%	4.9%	27.2%	19.1%	15.6%	40.0%
South America	15.5%	17.1%	27.5%	41.2%	87.1%	37.1%	68.2%	49.4%	41.6%	92.8%
Asia	11.8%	12.0%	14.6%	25.3%	22.7%	18.7%	19.5%	40.6%	49.7%	60.7%
Europe	6.3%	10.0%	8.4%	8.9%	10.6%	10.9%	13.7%	10.6%	13.3%	14.5%
Oceania	10.0%	4.3%	6.9%	8.2%	24.2%	15.3%	21.6%	3.0%	15.1%	21.4%
Total	9.5%	10.7%	11.9%	17.3%	16.4%	12.7%	19.3%	21.9%	23.2%	30.2%

Continent	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999
Africa	22.0%	42.2%	33.9%	4.1%	-8.0%	67.9%	6.1%	0.0%	133.3%	950.0%
North America	47.0%	42.1%	33.0%	37.7%	7.4%	35.5%	10.5%	64.1%	1.6%	40.2%
South America	33.8%	11.1%	227.4%	11.5%	13.8%	45.1%	-1.6%	31.0%	11.5%	10.9%
Asia	54.2%	50.4%	51.8%	47.8%	46.3%	26.7%	16.0%	23.5%	29.3%	11.8%
Europe	15.5%	17.4%	18.7%	17.8%	20.8%	23.5%	34.7%	30.5%	40.0%	47.3%
Oceania	59.5%	14.9%	31.2%	35.0%	145.7%	68.8%	30.2%	63.1%	47.7%	33.3%
Total	29.1%	26.7%	25.6%	23.9%	21.2%	26.1%	28.2%	34.8%	31.7%	41.7%

Continent	1998
Africa	0.0%
North America	12.3%
South America	154.5%
Asia	11.4%
Europe	39.1%
Oceania	312.5%
Total	29.2%