Global bioenergy production 2009-2020
Bioenergy production worldwide reached nearly 584 terawatt hours in 2020. This was the largest amount produced since 2009, and an increase of some five percent from the previous year. Bioenergy is a renewable source of energy derived from organic and biological materials, and it is widely used around the world. Bioenergy is divided in traditional sources, which refers to the combustion of biomass in the forms of wood or animal waste, and modern sources, which includes the generation of liquid biofuels from sugar cane and other plants.
