This statistic represents the worldwide investment in biomass and waste-to-energy technologies between 2004 and 2019. The investment in biomass and waste-to-energy technologies came to around 11.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. A projection of the global waste to energy market can be found here.
Investments in biomass and waste energy technologies worldwide from 2004 to 2019
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Total values include estimates for undisclosed deals. New investment volume adjusts for re-invested equity.
Figures have been restated in the 2019 edition of the report.
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UNEP, & Bloomberg, & FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre. (June 9, 2020). Investments in biomass and waste energy technologies worldwide from 2004 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186827/global-investments-in-biomass-and-waste-since-2004/
UNEP, und Bloomberg, und FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre. "Investments in biomass and waste energy technologies worldwide from 2004 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186827/global-investments-in-biomass-and-waste-since-2004/
UNEP, Bloomberg, FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre. (2020). Investments in biomass and waste energy technologies worldwide from 2004 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186827/global-investments-in-biomass-and-waste-since-2004/
UNEP, and Bloomberg, and FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre. "Investments in Biomass and Waste Energy Technologies Worldwide from 2004 to 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186827/global-investments-in-biomass-and-waste-since-2004/
UNEP & Bloomberg & FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre, Investments in biomass and waste energy technologies worldwide from 2004 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186827/global-investments-in-biomass-and-waste-since-2004/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Investments in biomass and waste energy technologies worldwide from 2004 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNEP, & Bloomberg, & FS-UNEP Collaborating Centre, June 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186827/global-investments-in-biomass-and-waste-since-2004/
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