Global waste production for energy 2000-2020

Published by Lucía Fernández, Jun 1, 2023
The global production of energy from waste amounted to 2.65 exajoules in 2020. Municipal waste, for example, can be combusted to produce heat and power directly. The global waste-to-energy market is projected to surpass 50 billion U.S. dollars by 2027.

Production of energy from waste worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in exajoules)

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Release date

December 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Supplementary notes

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.

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