Waste electricity generation revenues worldwide 2011-2020

This statistic displays the revenues generated by waste electricity generation worldwide from 2011 to 2020. In 2020, electricity generation from waste generated 3.22 billion U.S. dollars in revenue.

Waste-to-energy industry worldwide

In 2013, global revenues from waste electricity generation reached 5.9 billion U.S. dollars, but by 2016 revenues had fallen to just 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. Revenues began to recover in the following years and totaled 3.34 billion U.S. dollars. However, disruptions caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 saw 2020 revenues drop once again. It is forecast that the global waste for energy market will reach a value of 0.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2027.

Waste-to-energy production

In 2018, the global production of energy from waste reached a high of 2.59 exajoules. That year, waste accounted for 0.44 percent of global electricity generation.