Biomass Based Installed Capacity (GW)

(Source: US EIA)

The capacity data are as of 31st December of every year

As at end 2023, world biomass based installed capacity was 167.5 GW, that of India was 10.8 GW (6.4% of total) world capacity, that of China was 31.3 GW (18.7%), while that of US was 29.3 GW (17.5%)

These three countries accounted for 42.6% of world biomass based installed capacity

Year	World	India	China	United States	Angola	Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belarus	Belgium	Bolivia	Brazil	Bulgaria	Burma	Cambodia	Canada	Chile	Colombia	Costa Rica	Croatia	Cuba	Czechia	Denmark	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Egypt	El Salvador	Estonia	Eswatini	Ethiopia	Fiji	Finland	France	Germany	Greece	Guam	Guatemala	Guyana	Honduras	Hong Kong	Hungary	Indonesia	Ireland	Italy	Japan	Kenya	Laos	Latvia	Lithuania	Luxembourg	Malaysia	Mauritius	Mexico	Mozambique	Netherlands	New Zealand	Nicaragua	Norway	Pakistan	Panama	Paraguay	Peru	Philippines	Poland	Portugal	Romania	Russia	Singapore	Slovakia	Slovenia	South Africa	South Korea	Spain	Sudan	Sweden	Switzerland	Taiwan	Tanzania	Thailand	Turkiye	Uganda	Ukraine	United Kingdom	Uruguay	Venezuela	Vietnam	Zimbabwe
2023	167.5	10.8	31.3	29.3	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.2	0.1	0.9	0.3	17.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.7	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.9	2.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	3.1	2.2	9.9	0.1	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.5	3.4	0.1	3.4	5.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.6	1.2	0.7	0.2	1.4	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	2.7	1.3	0.2	4.5	0.2	0.7	0.1	4.7	2.0	0.1	0.3	7.5	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.1
2022	156.7	10.7	29.4	22.5	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.2	0.1	0.9	0.2	17.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.7	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.9	2.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	3.2	2.1	9.8	0.1	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.5	3.0	0.1	3.4	5.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.6	1.2	0.7	0.2	1.4	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	2.7	1.3	0.2	4.5	0.2	0.7	0.1	4.6	1.9	0.1	0.3	7.5	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1
2021	146.8	10.6	27.3	18.7	0.1	0.4	0.9	1.2	0.1	0.8	0.1	16.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	2.7	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.9	2.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	2.7	2.0	9.8	0.1	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	2.3	0.1	3.4	4.6	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.5	1.1	0.7	0.1	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	2.7	1.3	0.2	4.5	0.2	0.7	0.1	4.5	1.6	0.1	0.3	7.4	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1
2020	137.0	10.5	23.6	16.0	0.1	0.3	0.9	1.3	0.1	0.9	0.2	15.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.8	2.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	2.7	1.9	10.3	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.9	0.1	3.4	4.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.7	0.2	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	2.1	1.3	0.2	4.6	0.2	0.7	0.1	4.2	1.1	0.1	0.2	7.1	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.1
2019	127.6	10.2	16.5	15.7	0.1	0.3	0.9	1.2	0.1	0.9	0.2	15.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.7	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.8	2.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	2.2	2.0	10.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.9	0.1	3.5	3.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.7	0.1	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	2.5	1.1	0.2	5.3	0.2	0.7	0.1	4.1	0.8	0.1	0.2	7.0	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.1
2018	121.5	10.1	13.2	16.1	0.1	0.2	0.9	1.3	0.0	0.9	0.2	14.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.8	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.8	1.8	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	2.2	1.9	9.7	0.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.5	1.9	0.1	3.5	3.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.6	0.1	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	2.4	1.1	0.2	5.0	0.2	0.7	0.1	4.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	6.9	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.1
2017	115.0	9.4	11.2	16.8	0.1	0.2	0.9	1.3	0.0	0.9	0.1	14.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.8	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.8	1.8	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	2.2	1.7	9.0	0.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.5	1.8	0.1	3.5	2.6	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.1	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	2.3	1.0	0.2	4.8	0.2	0.7	0.1	3.7	0.5	0.1	0.1	5.4	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.1
2016	108.6	8.9	9.3	16.0	0.1	0.2	0.9	1.4	0.0	0.9	0.1	14.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	2.0	1.7	8.7	0.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	1.8	0.1	3.4	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.5	0.1	0.9	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.1	1.4	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.3	1.7	1.0	0.2	4.8	0.2	0.7	0.1	3.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	5.1	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.1
2015	99.4	5.5	8.0	15.9	0.1	0.3	0.8	1.4	0.0	0.9	0.1	13.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.8	1.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	2.0	1.5	8.4	0.1	0.0	0.9	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.5	1.7	0.1	3.4	1.9	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.6	0.1	0.7	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.6	0.1	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.2	4.7	0.2	0.7	0.1	3.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	4.7	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.1
2014	94.8	5.0	6.7	16.3	0.1	0.2	0.8	1.4	0.0	0.9	0.1	12.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	2.0	1.5	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.7	0.1	3.4	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.4	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.1	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.6	1.0	0.2	4.5	0.2	0.7	0.1	2.8	0.2	0.1	0.1	4.1	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1
2013	88.4	4.2	6.1	15.7	0.0	0.2	0.8	1.5	0.0	1.0	0.1	11.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	2.0	1.4	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.7	0.1	3.3	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.6	0.0	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.2	4.0	0.2	0.7	0.1	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	3.6	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.1
2012	80.2	3.9	4.6	14.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	1.7	0.0	1.0	0.1	9.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.7	1.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.9	1.3	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	2.0	0.1	3.2	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	1.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.2	4.3	0.2	0.7	0.1	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1
2011	74.8	3.7	3.8	13.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	2.2	0.0	1.0	0.1	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.9	1.2	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.0	2.3	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.6	0.0	1.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.1	4.2	0.2	0.7	0.1	2.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1
2010	67.9	3.1	3.4	12.3	0.0	0.2	0.8	2.2	0.0	1.0	0.1	7.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.4	1.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.9	6.2	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.9	0.0	1.8	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	1.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.1	4.1	0.2	0.7	0.1	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1
2009	63.4	2.5	4.6	12.1	0.0	0.2	0.8	2.2	0.0	0.9	0.1	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.8	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5	1.8	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	1.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.8	0.1	4.0	0.2	0.7	0.0	1.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1
2008	56.7	2.2	3.3	12.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	2.1	0.0	0.7	0.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.8	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.1	0.0	1.2	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.1	3.5	0.2	0.7	0.0	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1
2007	52.6	1.5	3.0	11.6	0.0	0.2	0.8	2.1	0.0	0.6	0.1	4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.7	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.1	0.0	1.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.1	3.3	0.2	0.7	0.0	1.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1
2006	49.5	1.2	2.5	11.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	1.8	0.0	0.6	0.1	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.1	0.0	0.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.1	4.1	0.2	0.7	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
2005	45.4	1.0	2.0	10.7	0.0	0.1	0.8	1.6	0.0	0.5	0.1	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.6	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.1	0.0	0.9	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.1	3.2	0.2	0.7	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
2004	40.3	0.7	1.9	10.5	0.0	0.1	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.6	2.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.1	2.4	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
2003	37.4	0.6	1.9	10.3	0.0	0.1	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.6	1.9	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.0	0.9	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.1	1.8	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
2002	35.1	0.5	1.7	10.3	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.5	1.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.0	0.7	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.1	1.8	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
2001	33.5	0.4	1.1	10.1	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	1.9	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
2000	32.0	0.3	1.1	10.5	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.4	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	1.5	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1

As at end 2000, world biomass based electricity installed capacity was 32 GW, that of India was 0.3 GW, that of China was 1.1 GW while that of US was 10.5 GW. Thus, between 2000 and 2023, world biomass based installed capacity has grown by 135.5 GW, that in India by 10.5 GW, in China by 30.2 GW while capacity in US has grown by 18.8 GW

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Biomass Based Installed Capacity (GW)