Tables of European biogas utilisation

The following tables outline the utilization of biogas in the European Union as of 2006. This table is likely to change due to the increasing interest in biogas use as a renewable fuel and the tax penalties being imposed on energy or utility companies that waste biogas by burning it off.

Electricity from biogas (GWh)[1]
Country	2006	2005
Germany	7 338	4 708
United Kingdom	4 997	4 690
Italy	1 234	1 198
Spain	675	620
Greece	579	179
France	501	483
Austria	410	70
Netherlands	286	286
Denmark	285	275
Poland	241	175
Belgium	237	240
Czech Republic	175	161
Ireland	108	106
Sweden	54	54
Portugal	33	35
Luxembourg	33	27
Slovenia	32	32
Hungary	22	25
Finland	22	22
Estonia	7	7
Slovakia	4	4
Malta	0	0
EU (GWh)	17 272	13 397

Biogas in EU 2006 (GWh)[1]
Country	Total	Landfill	Sludge	Other
Germany	22 370	6 670	4 300	11 400
United Kingdom	19 720	17 620	2 100	0
Italy	4 110	3 610	10	490
Spain	3 890	2 930	660	300
France	2 640	1 720	870	50
Netherlands	1 380	450	590	340
Austria	1 370	130	40	1 200
Denmark	1 100	170	270	660
Poland	1 090	320	770	10
Belgium	970	590	290	90
Greece	810	630	180	0
Finland	740	590	150	0
Czech Republic	700	300	360	40
Ireland	400	290	60	50
Sweden	390	130	250	10
Hungary	120	0	90	40
Portugal	110	0	0	110
Luxembourg	100	0	0	100
Slovenia	100	80	10	10
Slovakia	60	0	50	10
Estonia	10	10	0	0
Malta	0	0	0	0
EU (GWh)	62 200	36 250	11 050	14 900