Largest Offshore Wind Farms in the World 2026
Key Findings
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Hornsea 2 (United Kingdom) leads in Installed Capacity (MW) with 1,386 in 2026.
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Average Installed Capacity (MW) in 2026: 935 · median: 879.
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Gap in 2026: Hornsea 2 (United Kingdom) is 1.9× larger than East Anglia ONE (United Kingdom).
About This Dataset
Largest Offshore Wind Farms in the World 2026
The biggest wind farms at sea in operation in 2026, ranked by installed capacity in megawatts. Offshore turbines are larger and run at higher capacity factors than onshore ones because sea winds are stronger and steadier, but the farms cost far more to build and connect.
Analysis
Hornsea 2 in the United Kingdom is the largest at 1,386 MW, 1.14 times the 1,218 MW of Hornsea 1. The 10 stations here total 9,346 MW. 6 of them are in the United Kingdom, and 3 countries are represented in total. The smallest on the chart, East Anglia ONE, is rated at 714 MW, 52% of the leader.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia, List of largest power stations
- Coverage
- 10 entities · 2026 · 10 observations
- Measure
- Installed Capacity (MW)
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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