In 2023, roughly 398 trillion British thermal units of energy derived from waste were consumed in the U.S. A projection of the global waste to energy market can be found here.
Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023
(in trillion British thermal units)
According to the source, waste is defined as municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
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EIA. (August 22, 2024). Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units)." Chart. August 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. (2024). Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Waste Energy Consumption in The United States from 2006 to 2023 (in Trillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA, Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, August 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/