The biomethane sector in Europe is growing: European Biomethane Map 2025
The European Biogas Association (EBA) and Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) have published a new edition of the Biomethane Map for 2025. It shows that over the past year, the total number of biomethane plants in Europe has increased from 1,548 to 1,678.
Compared to previous editions of the European Biomethane Map, the number of plants in Europe has increased significantly (483 plants in the 2018 edition, 729 in the 2020 edition, 1,023 in the 2021 edition, 1,322 in the 2022-23 edition, and 1,548 in the 2024 edition). Currently, this map covers 25 countries, including Ukrainian biomethane plants
Thus, the installed production capacity by the end of the first quarter of 2025 reached 7 billion cubic meters per year, which is 9% more than in 2024.
The European Biomethane Map is an annual publication that, for the second year in a row, includes an interactive, open-access map created with the support of EBA members who provided the necessary data. The sources for each country are indicated on the map. The data covers active facilities in operation, according to data available as of June 2025.
Download the 2025 biomethane map
View interactive map on the EBA website
Key findings
Slowing growth rates
The growth of the European biomethane sector is beginning to slow down, despite the fact that investor interest remains even slightly higher than last year (€28 billion). This discrepancy highlights the urgent need for a clear political strategy on biogas, mandatory targets for each country, and swift regulatory measures to accelerate the sector’s development.
The need for political support
Three years ago, the REPowerEU plan set a target of 35 billion cubic meters of biomethane by 2030, signaling strong political ambition and boosting confidence in the sector.
However, this ambition has yet to translate into the accelerated growth. Clear political support is needed. Legal certainty with binding targets, and high-level commitment are essential to unlock the sector’s full potential and ensure biogases deliver further security, sustainability, and competitiveness for Europe
Leading countries
France now leads biomethane production in Europe, having overtaken Germany with a 21% higher production share and a threefold advantage in number of plants. In contrast, UK and Germany have almost stagnated primarily due to regulatory uncertainty.
Countries like Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, while significant contributors, have recorded slower year-on-year growth compared to the other top producers.
Type of connection of installations
More than 85% of the plants are connected to the gas grid, with 47% feeding into distribution networks and 8% into transport infrastructure.
The EBA is committed to the deployment of sustainable biogas and biomethane production and use throughout the continent. EBA counts today on a well-established network that represent over 8,000 stakeholders across Europe, including national associations, companies and research organisations covering the whole biogas and biomethane value chain.
We would like to express our gratitude to the European Biogas Association (EBA) for this important work and we are proud to be a member of this team!
