In 2020, global production of energy from municipal waste reached 1.47 exajoules, slightly up from the previous year. Municipal waste can be combusted to produce heat and power directly.
Production of energy from municipal waste worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in exajoules)
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World Bioenergy Association. (December 19, 2023). Production of energy from municipal waste worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/481722/municipal-waste-to-energy-production-globally/
World Bioenergy Association. "Production of energy from municipal waste worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in exajoules)." Chart. December 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481722/municipal-waste-to-energy-production-globally/
World Bioenergy Association. (2023). Production of energy from municipal waste worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481722/municipal-waste-to-energy-production-globally/
World Bioenergy Association. "Production of Energy from Municipal Waste Worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481722/municipal-waste-to-energy-production-globally/
World Bioenergy Association, Production of energy from municipal waste worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481722/municipal-waste-to-energy-production-globally/ (last visited June 14, 2024)
Production of energy from municipal waste worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in exajoules) [Graph], World Bioenergy Association, December 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/481722/municipal-waste-to-energy-production-globally/