global bioenergy capacity reached some 143.4 gigawatts that year.
In 2021, solid biofuels accounted for the largest share of bioenergy capacity worldwide at almost 100 gigawatts. Meanwhile, renewable municipal waste had a capacity of roughly 19.6 gigawatts. Overall, the Bioenergy capacity worldwide in 2021, by feedstock (in megawatts)
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BioenergyIRENA. (April 1, 2022). Bioenergy capacity worldwide in 2021, by feedstock (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369231/global-capacity-of-bioenergy-by-feedstock/
IRENA. "Bioenergy capacity worldwide in 2021, by feedstock (in megawatts)." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369231/global-capacity-of-bioenergy-by-feedstock/
IRENA. (2022). Bioenergy capacity worldwide in 2021, by feedstock (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369231/global-capacity-of-bioenergy-by-feedstock/
IRENA. "Bioenergy Capacity Worldwide in 2021, by Feedstock (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369231/global-capacity-of-bioenergy-by-feedstock/
IRENA, Bioenergy capacity worldwide in 2021, by feedstock (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369231/global-capacity-of-bioenergy-by-feedstock/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Bioenergy capacity worldwide in 2021, by feedstock (in megawatts) [Graph], IRENA, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369231/global-capacity-of-bioenergy-by-feedstock/