Biomethane Breakthrough: Global Production Reaches 10 Billion m³ and Shapes a New Energy Reality

A Global Record: 10 Billion m³ in 2024–2025

The world has entered a phase of rapid expansion in the “green gas” market. In 2025, global biomethane production exceeded 10 billion m³, which is seven times higher than in 2014. Annual growth above 15% marks the fastest pace in a decade. According to the IEA and Global LNG Hub, the sector has entered a new phase where new capacity is being added faster than fossil-fuel technologies remain economically viable.

Biomethane is no longer just an add-on to renewables—it is becoming a strategic resource for energy systems.

Market Leaders: The US, Europe, and Emerging Economies

The United States — A Global Center for RNG Growth

Since becoming the world’s largest producer of renewable natural gas (RNG) in 2019, the United States has continued to expand at record speed. In 2025, new projects in the transport and industrial sectors drove the highest demand for RNG.

Europe — An Energy Renaissance

The EU is experiencing a second wave of biomethane investment: in 2025, the region operates 1,678 biomethane facilities.
France is Europe’s new frontrunner, with nearly 70% growth since 2022. Denmark and Germany remain global leaders in injecting biomethane into natural gas grids.
Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom also show rapid scaling, driven by strong agricultural sectors.

Emerging Economies: Brazil and India

Large agricultural markets, government incentives, and decarbonization policies are creating conditions for dozens of large-scale biomethane projects.

Policy Is Transforming Energy: Why the Market Is Growing Twice as Fast

The IEA confirms that biomethane growth rates have doubled over the past five years.
Key drivers include:

• stricter methane-emission standards in the US and EU;

• new incentives for RNG projects in industry, transport, and agriculture;

• modernization of gas networks and upgrading systems;

• rising CO₂-permit prices in Europe.

At the same time, the EU is tightening controls on methane leakage—an essential condition to ensure that “green gas” remains truly low-carbon.

Ukraine in the Global Trend: A New Bioenergy Industrial Park

The global wave of biomethane and bioenergy development is already visible in Ukraine. At the end of 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers added a new industrial park to the national Register: “Dionis Energo Eco Park” in Zhytomyr Region.
This is the region’s first specialized park focused on:

• biogas;

• biomethane;

• bioethanol;

• bioplastic production;

• alternative energy.

The park is established for 30 years on an area of 13.2 hectares.
Three investors are already joining the project:
“Ukraina 2001”, “Teofipol Energy Company”, and “First Podillia Energy Company.”
Total investments are estimated at 800 million UAH.

This is the first case demonstrating that Ukraine’s bioenergy sector is moving along the same growth trajectory as the US and Europe.

The global achievement of 10 billion m³ of biomethane is more than a record—it is proof that the “green molecule” is becoming a key element of the new energy system.
With the emergence of bioenergy industrial parks and the launch of its first biomethane projects, Ukraine shows readiness to follow this global trajectory.

For Global 100 RE Ukraine, this means one thing:
biomethane is becoming a strategic direction where Ukraine can gain a competitive advantage in the coming years—as part of the global energy transformation.