Global Biofuel Production
Updated on 08.25.2022
High School
Life and earth sciences
5 min read
Biofuels are obtained from . There are two main categories: “gasoline” (ethanol) and “gas oil” ( ). Their evaluation in thousands of Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE) per day gives a basis for comparison with daily production (1 ton of oil = 7 barrels). World biofuel production is steadily increasing, the three leading producer countries being the United States, Brazil and Indonesia.
Global Biofuel Production (in thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day – boe/d)
Country | 2020 | 2021 | 2020-2021 Change |
---|---|---|---|
US | 602 | 643 | 6,3% |
Brazil | 394 | 376 | -4,8% |
Indonesia | 126 | 140 | 9,5% |
China | 58 | 64 | 10,0% |
Germany | 63 | 54 | -16,1% |
France | 43 | 48 | 9,8% |
Thailand | 44 | 40 | -10,5% |
Argentina | 27 | 38 | 29,8% |
Netherlands | 38 | 38 | 1,0% |
India | 23 | 37 | 37,2% |
Total World | 1682 | 1747 | 3,7% |