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 October 10, 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 October 10, 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: October 10, 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/
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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/