primary energy from renewabe municipal waste.
Germany's and the United Kingdom's gross electricity production from municipal waste in electricity-only plants has increased in 2018 compared to 2017. These were the two major producers of electricity from waste in Europe. In 2018, Germany produced 3,794 gigawatt hours of gross electricity while the UK produced 2,110 gigawatt hours. All other leading countries decreased their production in 2018 compared to the previous year. Overall, in 2018 the European Union produced roughly 9,993 metric kilotons of oil equivalent worth of Gross electricity production from renewable municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) in 2017 and 2018* (in gigawatt hours)
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EurObserv'ER. (February 27, 2020). Gross electricity production from renewable municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) in 2017 and 2018* (in gigawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/388402/gross-electricity-production-from-renewable-municipal-waste-in-the-eu/
EurObserv'ER. "Gross electricity production from renewable municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) in 2017 and 2018* (in gigawatt hours)." Chart. February 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/388402/gross-electricity-production-from-renewable-municipal-waste-in-the-eu/
EurObserv'ER. (2020). Gross electricity production from renewable municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) in 2017 and 2018* (in gigawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/388402/gross-electricity-production-from-renewable-municipal-waste-in-the-eu/
EurObserv'ER. "Gross Electricity Production from Renewable Municipal Waste in The European Union (Eu-28) in 2017 and 2018* (in Gigawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/388402/gross-electricity-production-from-renewable-municipal-waste-in-the-eu/
EurObserv'ER, Gross electricity production from renewable municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) in 2017 and 2018* (in gigawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/388402/gross-electricity-production-from-renewable-municipal-waste-in-the-eu/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Gross electricity production from renewable municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) in 2017 and 2018* (in gigawatt hours) [Graph], EurObserv'ER, February 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/388402/gross-electricity-production-from-renewable-municipal-waste-in-the-eu/