Global bioenergy production 2009-2021
Bioenergy production worldwide reached some 614 terawatt hours in 2021. This was the largest amount produced since 2009, and an increase of some seven percent from the previous year. Bioenergy is a renewable source of energy derived from organic and biological materials, and it is widely used around the world. Bioenergy is divided in traditional sources, which refers to the combustion of biomass in the forms of wood or animal waste, and modern sources, which includes the generation of liquid biofuels from sugar cane and other plants.