Number of landfill gas generating sites in the United Kingdom (UK) 2003-2023

Published by Lucía Fernández, Nov 6, 2024

As of 2023, there were 454 operational landfill gas plants in the United Kingdom. This is a slight decrease compared to the 2017 peak of 464 plants. Electricity production by landfill gas plants has declined in recent years, falling from a peak of 5.2 terawatt hours generated in 2012 to 3.1 terawatt hours in 2022.

Number of sites generating electricity from landfill gas in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2023

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October 2024

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United Kingdom

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2003 to 2023

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This statistic is using original data from the Department for Energy Security Net Zero and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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