Global electricity production from biomass 2000-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, May 2, 2024

Global electricity generation from biomass totaled 685 terawatt-hours in 2020. Since the turn of the century, biopower generation has seen an increasing trend. Solid biomass was the main source of biomass electricity, followed by biogas and municipal waste.

Biomass electricity generation worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in terawatt-hours)

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December 2023

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

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This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.

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