Biogas Market Size, Share, and Trends 2024 to 2034

The global biogas market size was estimated at US$ 55.84 billion in 2022 and it is expected to hit over US$ 78.8 billion by 2030 with a registered CAGR of 4.4% from 2022 to 2030. Europe market has captured revenue share of around 43% in 2022. 

Growth Factors

The biogas is generated with the help of wastes such as industrial waste, municipal solid waste, and agricultural waste. The biogas is applicable for the electricity generation, vehicle fuel, and cooking gas. The government is supporting the market growth with the help of several policies and creating awareness about the biofuel and biogas in emerging countries. This factor is driving the growth of the global biogas market during the forecast period.

The government is also taking efforts for the proper utilization of waste. For these new procedures have been implemented where all the industrial and municipal waste are used for the energy generation. One of the primary factors driving the growth of the global biogas market is the surge in demand for energy. The demand for renewable energy is also rising at a rapid pace, which is also driving the demand for biogas all over the world.

The technological advancements and innovative technologies had enabled the market players to produce biogas effectively and efficiently. Biogas is considered as organic and safe fuel which is used in diverse sectors. For the setup of manufacturing plant of biogas, the government is providing tax benefits to the manufacturers of biogas. In addition, the other companies and firms have started utilizing biogas for their factories and plants. The growing application of biogas in these sectors is creating lucrative opportunities for the growth and development of the global biogas market over the projected period.

Biogas Market Scope

Furthermore, the growing demand and preference for clean energy and low-carbon electricity is boosting the expansion of the global biogas market. The regions such as Europe and North America have started using biogas for the production of electricity. The importance of biogas has been understood by every nation, which has created substantial impact on the development and growth of the global biogas market.

In addition, several countries are coming together and forming collaborations and signing agreements against the greenhouse gas emission and carbon emission. This factor is paving new way for the growth of the global biogas market at a rapid pace. The growing environmental concerns against harmful and toxic gases emissions are supporting the biogas market growth all around the world.

The global biogas market is highly uneven with the local players as well as major market players. The key market players are collaborating with government agencies for the growth of the biogas market. The main focus of the market players in the biogas market is to focus on expanding their business. This is possible due to the growing government initiatives and adoption of key marketing strategies. The major strategies adopted by market players are business expansion, collaboration, agreement, mergers, and acquisitions. Thus, all of these strategies helped firms to gain huge market share in energy sector as well as the global biogas market.

Source Insights

The municipal source segment accounted revenue share of around 42% in 2021. The main source of biogas is municipal waste. The municipal waste includes newspapers, clothing, furniture, bottles, cans, food, and appliances. The municipal waste is also known as garbage that is collected from each and every individual of every locality. The wide range of waste is used for the production of biogas. The municipal waste is found abundantly, which is driving the growth of the segment.

The industrial segment is fastest growing segment during the forecast period. The factories and industries emit toxic gases and harmful waste in large amount. This waste and garbage are considered as industrial waste. Every year around 7.6 billion tons of industrial waste is produced in the U.S. The industrial waste is available on a large scale, which is supporting the growth of the global biogas market over the forecast period.

Application Insights

The electricity segment dominated the biogas market in 2021 with revenue share of 31%. The biogas helps in the production of electricity. The government of developed and developing countries is striving harder for electricity generation in rural areas. The surge in demand for power generation is resulting into the growth of the market for biogas. The country such as India uses biogas on a large scale for the generation of power and electricity.

The upgraded biogas segment is fastest growing segment of the biogas market in 2021. The biogas is converted into other gas such as biomethane with the removal of carbon dioxide and hydrogen from it. This creates premium or high quality of biogas which can be used in various industries and sectors. Thus, this is creating demand for biogas in the global market.

Region Insights

North America led the biogas market in 2022. The factors such as surge in demand for biogas in diverse sectors and industries, innovation and technological developments, and growing investments in the energy sector is contributing to the market growth. Thus, these factors are propelling the growth of the biogas market in the North America region.

Europe, on the other hand, is expected to develop at the fastest rate during the forecast period. The UK dominates the biogas market in Asia-Pacific region. The huge number of market players is operating in the region. The government of Europe is highly investing in the research and development activities for the development of the market. In addition, the private entities are taking initiatives for the growth of the biogas market in Asia-pacific region.

Key Developments

• Mazoon Dairy Company constructed a biogas facility in Oman in October 2019. The plant is part of Mazoon Dairy Company’s waste to energy strategy, which aims to improve waste management efficiency. This is the first time in the area that a dairy company has implemented clean technology on such a large scale.
• Repsol, a Spanish gasoline corporation revealed plans to build an industrial scale biogas production in June 2020.
• Gasum, a Nordic energy firm, stated in June 2020 that it would open a liquified biogas and liquified natural gas filling station near the airport. This is Gasum’s first station in the Stockholm area.
• Air Liquide launched biogas purifying solutions at the BioCycleREFOR19 event in October 2019. The company created a cutting-edge membrane technology that makes upgrading biogas both cost effective and efficient resulting in a consistent and stable source of renewable energy.
• Ductor, a biotechnology company, will begin construction on 3 combined biofertilizer and biogas facilities in northern Poland in April 2020. The new facilities constructed in the region of Poland. 2 of the new plants have to install capacity of 0.5MW while the 3^rd have 1MW capacity.

Biogas Market Comapanies

• PlanET Biogas
• Biogas Fuels International AB
• Gasum Oy
• Agrinz Technologies GmbH
• DMT International
• HomeBiogas Inc.
• Xebec Adsorption Inc.
• Air Liquide
• Schmack Biogas Service
• Total Energies

Segments Covered in the Report

By Source

• Agricultural
• Dairy
• Poultry
• Swine Farm
• Agricultural Residue
• Industrial
• Food Scrap
• Wastewater
• Municipal
• Landfill
• Wastewater

By Application

• Vehicle Fuel
• Electricity
• Heat
• Upgraded Biogas
• Cooking Gas

By Feedstock

• Organic Residue & Wastes
• Sewage Sludge
• Energy Crops
• Others

By Size

• < 500 kW
• 500 kW – 3 MW
• 3 MW

By Technology

• With Pre-hydrolysis
• Without Pre-hydrolysis

By Geography

• North America
• U.S.
• Canada
• Europe
• U.K.
• Germany
• France
• Asia-Pacific
• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Latin America
• Brazil
• Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa (MEA)
• GCC
• North Africa
• South Africa
• Rest of the Middle East & Africa