Biomass and Waste Electricity Generation by Country

Biomass and waste electricity generation by country measures the amount of electricity generated from biomass and waste sources in each country, measured in quadrillion British thermal units (quad Btu) per year. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 78 countries with a reported 2024 value, from 2019 to 2024. The World total stood at 3.01 quad Btu in 2024, up from 3.01 in 2023.

Biomass and waste electricity generation measures the electricity produced from biomass and waste sources, as reported in the EIA dataset.

Biomass and Waste Electricity Generation by Country

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#	Country	2024 (quad Btu)
1	China CN	0.75
2	United States US	0.63
3	Brazil BR	0.2
4	Germany DE	0.17
5	Japan JP	0.16
6	United Kingdom GB	0.13
7	India IN	0.11
8	Indonesia ID	0.09
9	Colombia CO	0.08
10	Thailand TH	0.07
11	South Korea KR	0.05
12	Italy IT	0.05
13	Sweden SE	0.04
14	France FR	0.03
15	Finland FI	0.03
16	Netherlands NL	0.03
17	Canada CA	0.03
18	Türkiye TR	0.03
19	Poland PL	0.03
20	Denmark DK	0.02
21	Spain ES	0.02
22	Czech Republic CZ	0.02
23	Austria AT	0.02
24	Chile CL	0.02
25	Belgium BE	0.01
26	Taiwan TW	0.01
27	Malaysia MY	0.01
28	Mexico MX	0.01
29	Russia RU	0.01
30	Guatemala GT	0.01
31	Portugal PT	0.01
32	Vietnam VN	0.01
33	Uruguay UY	0.01
34	Switzerland CH	0.01
35	Argentina AR	0.01
36	Bulgaria BG	0.01
37	Hungary HU	0.01
38	Pakistan PK	0.01
39	Singapore SG	0.01
40	Slovakia SK	0.01
41	Estonia EE	0.01
42	Philippines PH	0
43	Ireland IE	0
44	Ukraine UA	0
45	El Salvador SV	0
46	Nicaragua NI	0
47	Honduras HN	0
48	New Zealand NZ	0
49	Lithuania LT	0
50	Croatia HR	0
51	Peru PE	0
52	Belarus BY	0
53	Latvia LV	0
54	Uganda UG	0
55	Bolivia BO	0
56	Ecuador EC	0
57	South Africa ZA	0
58	Luxembourg LU	0
59	Cuba CU	0
60	Egypt EG	0
61	Mauritius MU	0
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina BA	0
63	Serbia RS	0
64	Greece GR	0
65	Slovenia SI	0
66	Myanmar MM	0
67	Romania RO	0
68	Paraguay PY	0
69	Macau MO	0
70	Dominican Republic DO	0
71	Eswatini SZ	0
72	Kenya KE	0
73	Norway NO	0
74	Belize BZ	0
75	Hong Kong HK	0
76	Zimbabwe ZW	0
77	Costa Rica CR	0
78	Australia AU	0

China alone accounted for about 25 percent of the World total in 2024, and China and the United States together for about 46 percent; the top three countries accounted for about 52 percent, the top five for about 63 percent, and the top ten for about 79 percent. China's biomass and waste electricity generation was about 1.2 times that of the United States, the second-largest generator.

Countries With the Largest Biomass and Waste Electricity Generation in 2024

China generated the most biomass and waste electricity in 2024 with 0.75 quad Btu. The United States ranked second with 0.63 quad Btu, followed by Brazil (0.20), Germany (0.17), Japan (0.16), the United Kingdom (0.13), India (0.11), Indonesia (0.09), Colombia (0.08), and Thailand (0.07).

Biomass and Waste Electricity Generation Around the World

In Asia, China leads in biomass and waste electricity generation, followed by India, Indonesia and Thailand. In Europe, Germany is the largest generator, followed by the United Kingdom, Italy and France. In North America, the United States leads by a wide margin.

Global Structure in This Dataset

Biomass and waste electricity generation figures are concentrated among the largest generators: the top five generators account for about 63 percent of World generation in 2024, while the top ten account for about 79 percent. The distribution shifted during the period, with the United States remaining the largest generator through 2022 before China moved into first place in 2023 and remained there in 2024.

Largest Changes in Biomass and Waste Electricity Generation, 2023-2024

Colombia recorded the largest increase among the listed countries, rising from 0.0078 quad Btu in 2023 to 0.0757 in 2024, an increase of 0.0679 quad Btu (about 870.5 percent). China rose by 0.0433 quad Btu, and South Korea by 0.0121.

Japan recorded the largest decline, falling from 0.2104 to 0.1576 quad Btu (down 0.0528, about 25.1 percent). The United States fell from 0.6567 to 0.6332 quad Btu (down 0.0235, about 3.6 percent), while Australia declined by 0.0103 quad Btu to zero. The World total rose from 3.01 to 3.01 quad Btu (up 0.0045, about 0.1 percent).

The trend between 2019 and 2024 shows variations across countries, with some recording steady growth and others experiencing fluctuations.

Total and Ratio Analysis for 2019-2024

The World total for biomass and waste electricity generation moved between 2.79 and 3.07 quad Btu in this period. It was 2.79 in 2019, 2.88 in 2020, 3.04 in 2021, 3.07 in 2022, 3.01 in 2023, and then 3.01 in 2024.

Biomass and Waste Electricity Generation by Country

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	China	0.41	0.48	0.58	0.64	0.71	0.75
2	United States	0.8	0.77	0.76	0.71	0.66	0.63
3	Brazil	0.2	0.21	0.2	0.19	0.2	0.2
4	Germany	0.19	0.2	0.19	0.2	0.17	0.17
5	Japan	0.14	0.16	0.18	0.19	0.21	0.16
6	United Kingdom	0.14	0.15	0.16	0.15	0.11	0.13
7	India	0.11	0.11	0.1	0.11	0.12	0.11
8	Indonesia	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.08	0.09	0.09
9	Colombia	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.08
10	Thailand	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.07
11	South Korea	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.05
12	Italy	0.08	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.05	0.05
13	Sweden	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.04
14	France	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03
15	Finland	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.03
16	Netherlands	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03
17	Canada	0.04	0.03	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03
18	Türkiye	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.03
19	Poland	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
20	Denmark	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02
21	Spain	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02
22	Czech Republic	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
23	Austria	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
24	Chile	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
25	Belgium	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01
26	Taiwan	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
27	Malaysia	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
28	Mexico	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
29	Russia	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
30	Guatemala	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
31	Portugal	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
32	Vietnam	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
33	Uruguay	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
34	Switzerland	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
35	Argentina	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
36	Bulgaria	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
37	Hungary	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
38	Pakistan	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
39	Singapore	0	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
40	Slovakia	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
41	Estonia	0	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
42	Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	El Salvador	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	Nicaragua	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Honduras	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	Peru	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	Belarus	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	Bolivia	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Mauritius	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	Myanmar	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	Macau	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Eswatini	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0
74	Belize	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	Costa Rica	0	0	0	0	0	0
78	Australia	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values refer to biomass and waste electricity generation, in quadrillion British thermal units (quad Btu) per year as in the source, and 2024 figures are from the INTL.38-12 series where listed. Where no value is available, the cell is left empty. A value of 0 indicates that the source reports zero. The sum of individually listed countries does not equal the World total where shown, because the source includes estimates and rounding. This page covers biomass and waste electricity generation only and does not include other indicators, which are reported separately in the source.