In 2022, the generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan amounted to approximately 5.4 thousand megawatt, the highest number in history. Figures increased steadily over the past decade, up from only about 1.5 thousand megawatt in 2013.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions and be less dependent on fossil fuel imports, the Japanese government currently aims to increase the use of renewable energy sources.
Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022
(in 1,000 megawatt)
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IRENA. (March 31, 2023). Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. "Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatt)." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. (2023). Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. "Generation Capacity of Energy from Solid Biofuels and Renewable Waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 Megawatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA, Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 megawatt) [Graph], IRENA, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
