In 2022, the cost for onshore wind energy worldwide averaged 1,274 U.S. dollar per kilowatt, a decrease of over 10.2 percent in comparison to the previous year. This figure has been on a mostly downward trend since 2010, when it stood at more than 2,170 dollars per kilowatt.
Weighted average cost for installed onshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)
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IRENA. (August 29, 2023). Weighted average cost for installed onshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506774/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-onshore-wind-power-worldwide/
IRENA. "Weighted average cost for installed onshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)." Chart. August 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506774/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-onshore-wind-power-worldwide/
IRENA. (2023). Weighted average cost for installed onshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506774/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-onshore-wind-power-worldwide/
IRENA. "Weighted Average Cost for Installed Onshore Wind Energy Worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars per Kilowatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506774/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-onshore-wind-power-worldwide/
IRENA, Weighted average cost for installed onshore wind energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506774/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-onshore-wind-power-worldwide/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Weighted average cost for installed onshore 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/506774/weighted-average-installed-cost-for-onshore-wind-power-worldwide/