Bioenergy Power Around the World: Generation by Country
Bioenergy generated 652 TWh worldwide in 2025, 2.0% of all electricity. The largest producers are China, Brazil and Germany. Figures are Ember annual statistics. Bioenergy covers wood, crop waste, biogas and the renewable part of waste burned for power.
Key Facts
- Bioenergy generated 652 TWh of electricity worldwide in 2025, 2.0% of the total.
- China was the largest bioenergy power producer, with 137 TWh in 2025.
- Brazil was the second largest bioenergy power producer, with 61.6 TWh in 2025.
- Germany was the third largest bioenergy power producer, with 50.1 TWh in 2025.
- Bioenergy was the largest source of electricity in 1 country in their latest Ember year.
- Bioenergy's share of world electricity peaked at 2.1% in 2021.
- Reunion got the highest share of its electricity from bioenergy among countries producing at least 1 TWh, 33.9% in 2023.
Where Bioenergy Is Used
Each country's own latest Ember year| Country | Year | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | 2024 | 34.4% |
| Belize | 2024 | 34.0% |
| Reunion | 2023 | 33.9% |
| Macao | 2024 | 30.8% |
| Luxembourg | 2025 | 25.9% |
| Uruguay | 2025 | 24.7% |
| Guatemala | 2024 | 22.2% |
| Estonia | 2025 | 21.8% |
| Denmark | 2025 | 21.4% |
| Nicaragua | 2024 | 19.7% |
| Martinique | 2023 | 15.9% |
| Guadeloupe | 2023 | 15.6% |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 13.9% |
| Finland | 2025 | 12.5% |
| El Salvador | 2025 | 12.1% |
| Thailand | 2025 | 11.0% |
| Fiji | 2024 | 10.4% |
| Lithuania | 2025 | 10.2% |
| Germany | 2025 | 10.1% |
| Mauritius | 2024 | 9.4% |
| Latvia | 2025 | 9.3% |
| Uganda | 2024 | 8.1% |
| Brazil | 2025 | 8.1% |
| Czechia | 2025 | 8.0% |
| Croatia | 2025 | 6.8% |
| Honduras | 2024 | 6.7% |
| Portugal | 2025 | 6.6% |
| Austria | 2025 | 6.3% |
| Samoa | 2024 | 6.3% |
| French Guiana | 2023 | 6.1% |
| Hungary | 2025 | 6.0% |
| Italy | 2025 | 5.9% |
| Sweden | 2025 | 5.9% |
| Chile | 2025 | 5.7% |
| Slovakia | 2025 | 5.4% |
| Indonesia | 2025 | 5.3% |
| Burkina Faso | 2024 | 5.3% |
| Belgium | 2025 | 5.1% |
| Netherlands | 2025 | 5.1% |
| Greenland | 2024 | 5.0% |
| Poland | 2025 | 4.9% |
| Japan | 2025 | 4.6% |
| Bulgaria | 2025 | 4.4% |
| Ireland | 2025 | 3.3% |
| South Korea | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Bolivia | 2025 | 3.2% |
| Singapore | 2025 | 2.8% |
| Malawi | 2024 | 2.7% |
| Chad | 2024 | 2.7% |
| Colombia | 2025 | 2.6% |
| Turkey | 2025 | 2.4% |
| Spain | 2025 | 2.2% |
| Argentina | 2025 | 2.0% |
| Burundi | 2024 | 2.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 2023 | 2.0% |
| Kenya | 2025 | 2.0% |
| Slovenia | 2025 | 1.9% |
| Cuba | 2024 | 1.8% |
| France | 2025 | 1.8% |
| Switzerland | 2025 | 1.7% |
| Bermuda | 2024 | 1.6% |
| Canada | 2025 | 1.5% |
| Mexico | 2025 | 1.5% |
| Guyana | 2024 | 1.5% |
| Senegal | 2024 | 1.4% |
| Greece | 2025 | 1.3% |
| China | 2025 | 1.3% |
| New Zealand | 2025 | 1.3% |
| Madagascar | 2024 | 1.2% |
| Myanmar | 2024 | 1.2% |
| Belarus | 2025 | 1.2% |
| Jamaica | 2024 | 1.2% |
| Philippines | 2025 | 1.2% |
| Mali | 2024 | 1.2% |
| Zimbabwe | 2024 | 1.2% |
| India | 2025 | 1.1% |
| Australia | 2025 | 1.1% |
| Peru | 2025 | 1.1% |
| Serbia | 2025 | 1.1% |
| United States | 2025 | 1.0% |
| Romania | 2025 | 1.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 2025 | 1.0% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2024 | 0.9% |
| Cyprus | 2025 | 0.9% |
| Ecuador | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Malaysia | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Tanzania | 2024 | 0.8% |
| Dominican Republic | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Taiwan | 2025 | 0.8% |
| North Macedonia | 2025 | 0.8% |
| Sudan | 2024 | 0.7% |
| Ukraine | 2022 | 0.7% |
| Mozambique | 2024 | 0.7% |
| Moldova | 2025 | 0.7% |
| Suriname | 2024 | 0.6% |
| Lebanon | 2024 | 0.6% |
| Cameroon | 2024 | 0.6% |
| Republic of the Congo | 2024 | 0.6% |
| Malta | 2025 | 0.5% |
| Paraguay | 2025 | 0.5% |
| Costa Rica | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Hong Kong | 2024 | 0.4% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Zambia | 2024 | 0.4% |
| Gabon | 2024 | 0.4% |
| Panama | 2024 | 0.4% |
| Azerbaijan | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Vietnam | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Pakistan | 2025 | 0.4% |
| Cambodia | 2025 | 0.3% |
| Angola | 2024 | 0.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2025 | 0.3% |
| Qatar | 2025 | 0.2% |
| Papua New Guinea | 2024 | 0.2% |
| Israel | 2025 | 0.2% |
| South Africa | 2025 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 2025 | 0.2% |
| Norway | 2025 | 0.2% |
| Syria | 2024 | 0.1% |
| Morocco | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Ghana | 2024 | 0.1% |
| Laos | 2024 | 0.1% |
| Russia | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2024 | 0.1% |
| Puerto Rico | 2025 | 0.1% |
| Ethiopia | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 2024 | 0.0% |
| American Samoa | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Aruba | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Bahamas | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Bahrain | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Barbados | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Benin | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Bhutan | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Botswana | 2024 | 0.0% |
| British Virgin Islands | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Brunei | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Cayman Islands | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Central African Republic | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Comoros | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Cook Islands | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Djibouti | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Dominica | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Egypt | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Falkland Islands | 2023 | 0.0% |
| French Polynesia | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Gibraltar | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Guam | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Haiti | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Iceland | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Iraq | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Jordan | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Kiribati | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Libya | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Maldives | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Mauritania | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Mongolia | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Montserrat | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Namibia | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Nauru | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 2024 | 0.0% |
| New Caledonia | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 2024 | 0.0% |
| North Korea | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Oman | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Palestine | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Rwanda | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Saint Lucia | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Seychelles | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Solomon Islands | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 2024 | 0.0% |
| South Sudan | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Tajikistan | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Timor-Leste | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Togo | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Tonga | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Turkmenistan | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2024 | 0.0% |
| US Virgin Islands | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 2025 | 0.0% |
| Vanuatu | 2023 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 2024 | 0.0% |
| Western Sahara | 2009 | 0.0% |
| Yemen | 2024 | 0.0% |
Sources: Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Map outlines: Natural Earth. (Public domain) Data as of 2025. Each country uses its own latest available year.
World Bioenergy Generation
2000 to 2025, TWhAnnual statistics through 2025, TWh
| Year | Bioenergy |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 154 TWh |
| 2001 | 150 TWh |
| 2002 | 163 TWh |
| 2003 | 176 TWh |
| 2004 | 192 TWh |
| 2005 | 213 TWh |
| 2006 | 227 TWh |
| 2007 | 249 TWh |
| 2008 | 266 TWh |
| 2009 | 286 TWh |
| 2010 | 320 TWh |
| 2011 | 338 TWh |
| 2012 | 367 TWh |
| 2013 | 397 TWh |
| 2014 | 430 TWh |
| 2015 | 463 TWh |
| 2016 | 475 TWh |
| 2017 | 493 TWh |
| 2018 | 519 TWh |
| 2019 | 541 TWh |
| 2020 | 564 TWh |
| 2021 | 601 TWh |
| 2022 | 605 TWh |
| 2023 | 616 TWh |
| 2024 | 631 TWh |
| 2025 | 652 TWh |
| Year | World generation | Share of world electricity |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 652 TWh | 2.0% |
| 2024 | 631 TWh | 2.0% |
| 2023 | 616 TWh | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 605 TWh | 2.1% |
| 2021 | 601 TWh | 2.1% |
| 2020 | 564 TWh | 2.1% |
| 2019 | 541 TWh | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 519 TWh | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 493 TWh | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 475 TWh | 1.9% |
Largest Bioenergy Power Producers
Each country's latest Ember year| Country | Year | Generation | Share of the country's electricity |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2025 | 137 TWh | 1.3% |
| Brazil | 2025 | 61.6 TWh | 8.1% |
| Germany | 2025 | 50.1 TWh | 10.1% |
| Japan | 2025 | 47.6 TWh | 4.6% |
| United States | 2025 | 46.2 TWh | 1.0% |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 40.9 TWh | 13.9% |
| Indonesia | 2025 | 28.2 TWh | 5.3% |
| India | 2025 | 23.0 TWh | 1.1% |
| Thailand | 2025 | 22.1 TWh | 11.0% |
| South Korea | 2025 | 20.3 TWh | 3.2% |
| Italy | 2025 | 15.6 TWh | 5.9% |
| Finland | 2025 | 10.4 TWh | 12.5% |
| France | 2025 | 10.3 TWh | 1.8% |
| Sweden | 2025 | 9.97 TWh | 5.9% |
| Canada | 2025 | 9.96 TWh | 1.5% |
| Turkey | 2025 | 8.48 TWh | 2.4% |
| Poland | 2025 | 8.46 TWh | 4.9% |
| Denmark | 2025 | 7.61 TWh | 21.4% |
| Netherlands | 2025 | 6.85 TWh | 5.1% |
| Spain | 2025 | 6.41 TWh | 2.2% |
| Czechia | 2025 | 6.06 TWh | 8.0% |
| Mexico | 2025 | 5.86 TWh | 1.5% |
| Chile | 2025 | 5.03 TWh | 5.7% |
| Austria | 2025 | 4.63 TWh | 6.3% |
| Belgium | 2025 | 3.68 TWh | 5.1% |
| Guatemala | 2024 | 3.50 TWh | 22.2% |
| Portugal | 2025 | 3.38 TWh | 6.6% |
| Argentina | 2025 | 3.12 TWh | 2.0% |
| Australia | 2025 | 3.10 TWh | 1.1% |
| Uruguay | 2025 | 2.97 TWh | 24.7% |
Highest Share of Bioenergy
Countries generating at least 1 TWh from bioenergy| Country | Year | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reunion | 2023 | 33.9% | 1.04 TWh |
| Uruguay | 2025 | 24.7% | 2.97 TWh |
| Guatemala | 2024 | 22.2% | 3.50 TWh |
| Estonia | 2025 | 21.8% | 1.34 TWh |
| Denmark | 2025 | 21.4% | 7.61 TWh |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 13.9% | 40.9 TWh |
| Finland | 2025 | 12.5% | 10.4 TWh |
| Thailand | 2025 | 11.0% | 22.1 TWh |
| Germany | 2025 | 10.1% | 50.1 TWh |
| Brazil | 2025 | 8.1% | 61.6 TWh |
| Czechia | 2025 | 8.0% | 6.06 TWh |
| Croatia | 2025 | 6.8% | 1.00 TWh |
| Portugal | 2025 | 6.6% | 3.38 TWh |
| Austria | 2025 | 6.3% | 4.63 TWh |
| Hungary | 2025 | 6.0% | 2.40 TWh |
| Italy | 2025 | 5.9% | 15.6 TWh |
| Sweden | 2025 | 5.9% | 9.97 TWh |
| Chile | 2025 | 5.7% | 5.03 TWh |
| Slovakia | 2025 | 5.4% | 1.56 TWh |
| Indonesia | 2025 | 5.3% | 28.2 TWh |
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. Country rows use each country's latest available year, which can differ between countries.
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