Global Biofuel Production

Updated on 03.06.2024
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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 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)

Source: The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy™ 2023
Country20202021Evolution 2020-21
United States685728 6,3%
Brazil3914094,6%
Indonesia15117415,6%
China586614,4%
Germany6662-6,1%
Argentina404511,7%
India354324,5%
Netherlands39390,2%
Thailand3936-8,5%
France3635-3,5%
Total World1,8081,9145,8%
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