In 2023, the bioenergy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean was estimated at 24.3 gigawatts, nearly double the figure reported in the beginning of the previous decade. In 2022, the region's renewable energy capacity neared 315 gigawatts.
Bioenergy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2023
(in gigawatts)
Including solid biofuels, renewable waste, liquid biofuels, and biogas
Supplementary notes
Figures were calculated by Statista using the source's data for bioenergy capacity in Central America and the Caribbean, South America, and Mexico.
This statistic was compiled using different releases of the report.
Figures have been rounded.
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