Biofuels Production by Country

Biofuels production by country measures total biofuels produced for each country, in million metric tons (Mmt) per year. Biofuels here are liquid fuels from biomass, principally fuel ethanol and biomass-based diesel, which are reported separately in the source. The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. The table covers 82 countries, with 70 reported 2024 values, and includes data from 2019 to 2024. The world total stood at 159.6036 Mmt in 2024, up from 152.2660 Mmt in 2023.

Reported 2024 leaders show a clear two-country story. The United States (65.4133 Mmt) produced nearly twice as much as Brazil (36.5405 Mmt), the second-largest producer. Indonesia (11.3854 Mmt) ranked third, followed by China (6.6374 Mmt) and India (5.1503 Mmt). Empty means no reported value, not zero.

Biofuels Production by Country

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#	Country	2024 (Mmt)
1	United States US	65.41
2	Brazil BR	36.54
3	Indonesia ID	11.39
4	China CN	6.64
5	India IN	5.15
6	Germany DE	4.22
7	Thailand TH	2.5
8	Canada CA	2.37
9	Argentina AR	2.13
10	France FR	2.04
11	Spain ES	1.95
12	Netherlands NL	1.91
13	Malaysia MY	1.53
14	Poland PL	1.43
15	Singapore SG	1.4
16	Colombia CO	1.32
17	Italy IT	1.32
18	United Kingdom GB	0.91
19	Portugal PT	0.84
20	Hungary HU	0.8
21	South Korea KR	0.78
22	Paraguay PY	0.61
23	Sweden SE	0.61
24	Belgium BE	0.6
25	Austria AT	0.55
26	Philippines PH	0.48
27	Bulgaria BG	0.4
28	Finland FI	0.36
29	Czech Republic CZ	0.34
30	Romania RO	0.31
31	Vietnam VN	0.29
32	Slovakia SK	0.25
33	Ukraine UA	0.19
34	Greece GR	0.18
35	Türkiye TR	0.18
36	Lithuania LT	0.18
37	Peru PE	0.17
38	Australia AU	0.17
39	Tanzania TZ	0.14
40	Ecuador EC	0.12
41	Taiwan TW	0.12
42	Ireland IE	0.11
43	Bolivia BO	0.1
44	Latvia LV	0.1
45	Zimbabwe ZW	0.09
46	Mozambique MZ	0.08
47	Uruguay UY	0.07
48	Norway NO	0.06
49	Mexico MX	0.06
50	Switzerland CH	0.02
51	Ethiopia ET	0.02
52	Guatemala GT	0.02
53	Kazakhstan KZ	0.01
54	Pakistan PK	0.01
55	Japan JP	0.01
56	Malawi MW	0.01
57	Cuba CU	0
58	South Africa ZA	0
59	Kenya KE	0
60	Croatia HR	0
61	New Zealand NZ	0
62	Belarus BY	0
63	Cyprus CY	0
64	Denmark DK	0
65	Egypt EG	0
66	Georgia GE	0
67	Iceland IS	0
68	Malta MT	0
69	North Macedonia MK	0
70	Slovenia SI	0
71	Costa Rica CR	-
72	El Salvador SV	-
73	Eswatini SZ	-
74	Hong Kong HK	-
75	Iran IR	-
76	Jamaica JM	-
77	Mauritius MU	-
78	Nicaragua NI	-
79	Panama PA	-
80	Sudan SD	-
81	Trinidad and Tobago TT	-
82	US Virgin Islands VI	-

The United States accounted for about 41.0% of the world total in 2024. The top two together held about 63.9%, the top three about 71.0%, the top five about 78.4%, and the top ten about 86.7%. The United States produced about 1.8 times as much as Brazil.

Two producers, then everyone else

The United States and Brazil together reported 101.9538 Mmt, about 63.9% of the world total. Indonesia, China and India complete the top five, but each remains far below the two leaders. Germany (4.2200 Mmt), Thailand (2.4967 Mmt) and Canada (2.3730 Mmt) follow. The long tail of smaller producers keeps the top-ten share at 86.7%, leaving about 13% to the rest of the listed countries.

Change from 2023 to 2024

The United States recorded the largest reported increase, rising from 61.6057 to 65.4133 Mmt (+3.8076 Mmt, about 6.2%). The world total rose from 152.2660 to 159.6036 Mmt (+7.3376 Mmt, about 4.8%), so the United States alone accounted for about half of the world increase. The largest decline among reported pairs was Peru, slipping from 0.3371 to 0.1721 Mmt (-0.1650 Mmt).

How production changed across major producers

India was the only top-five producer to decline, slipping from 5.2285 to 5.1503 Mmt (-1.5%), while the other four all grew. Among the larger producers further down the ranking, Argentina jumped from 1.5550 to 2.1329 Mmt (+37.2%) and Canada from 1.8020 to 2.3730 Mmt (+31.7%). France went the other way, falling from 2.1962 to 2.0392 Mmt (-7.2%).

2019 to 2024 in this series

Reported world values were 132.7377 Mmt in 2019, 124.2762 Mmt in 2020, 131.2542 Mmt in 2021, 138.3149 Mmt in 2022, 152.2660 Mmt in 2023 and 159.6036 Mmt in 2024. The figures show a dip in 2020 followed by four consecutive years of growth, ending about 20.2% above the 2019 level. The data show the change over time but do not explain its causes.

Biofuels in context

Production and consumption do not line up country by country: the United States produced 65.4133 Mmt but consumed 59.2973 Mmt in 2024, while Brazil produced 36.5405 Mmt and consumed 36.6101 Mmt. The ranking therefore reflects where fuel was made, not where it was used. Coverage also thins out in 2024: many listed countries have values for earlier years but no reported 2024 value, so year-to-year comparisons cover only the countries reporting in both years.

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#	Country	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
1	United States	54.34	49.29	52.4	56.75	61.61	65.41
2	Brazil	32.55	30.72	31.6	30.54	35.52	36.54
3	Indonesia	6.74	7.44	8.36	9.54	11.03	11.39
4	China	4.2	4.26	4.29	5.42	6.54	6.64
5	India	1.71	1.84	3.1	4.09	5.23	5.15
6	Germany	4.12	3.68	3.96	3.93	4.09	4.22
7	Thailand	2.89	2.77	2.49	2.37	2.51	2.5
8	Canada	1.79	1.68	1.72	1.65	1.8	2.37
9	Argentina	2.99	2.28	2.2	2.46	1.56	2.13
10	France	2.79	2.58	2.18	2.28	2.2	2.04
11	Spain	2.41	2.27	2.21	2.17	1.88	1.95
12	Netherlands	1.79	1.8	1.86	1.86	2.04	1.91
13	Malaysia	1.56	1.09	1.05	1.01	1.38	1.53
14	Poland	1.16	1.16	1.24	1.3	1.3	1.43
15	Singapore	1.29	1.29	1.24	1.31	1.31	1.4
16	Colombia	0.83	0.78	0.93	0.94	0.95	1.32
17	Italy	0.88	1.05	1.25	1.19	1.18	1.32
18	United Kingdom	0.67	0.65	0.74	0.83	0.88	0.91
19	Portugal	0.64	0.58	0.63	0.72	0.77	0.84
20	Hungary	0.68	0.64	0.7	0.69	0.66	0.8
21	South Korea	0.74	0.66	0.76	0.78	0.83	0.78
22	Paraguay	0.42	0.42	0.33	0.33	0.37	0.61
23	Sweden	0.5	0.49	0.58	0.55	0.61	0.61
24	Belgium	0.54	0.57	0.53	0.52	0.61	0.6
25	Austria	0.46	0.4	0.45	0.53	0.61	0.55
26	Philippines	0.48	0.38	0.45	0.47	0.5	0.48
27	Bulgaria	0.17	0.14	0.2	0.3	0.34	0.4
28	Finland	0.37	0.36	0.72	0.48	0.47	0.36
29	Czech Republic	0.31	0.3	0.3	0.33	0.34	0.34
30	Romania	0.24	0.3	0.26	0.27	0.31	0.31
31	Vietnam	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.16	0.22	0.29
32	Slovakia	0.2	0.21	0.21	0.25	0.25	0.25
33	Ukraine	0.15	0.16	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.19
34	Greece	0.21	0.2	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18
35	Türkiye	0.2	0.13	0.15	0.17	0.17	0.18
36	Lithuania	0.18	0.19	0.18	0.18	0.17	0.18
37	Peru	0.27	0.28	0.32	0.33	0.34	0.17
38	Australia	0.2	0.16	0.14	0.15	0.17	0.17
39	Tanzania	0.12	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.14
40	Ecuador	0.07	0.09	0.09	0.1	0.11	0.12
41	Taiwan	0.09	0.1	0.1	0.11	0.11	0.12
42	Ireland	0.05	0.06	0.08	0.12	0.11	0.11
43	Bolivia	0.04	0.06	0.08	0.11	0.1	0.1
44	Latvia	0.08	0.09	0.07	0.08	0.1	0.1
45	Zimbabwe	0.04	-	0.06	0.08	0.09	0.09
46	Mozambique	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08
47	Uruguay	0.09	0.1	0.1	0.09	0.08	0.07
48	Norway	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.08	0.08	0.06
49	Mexico	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06
50	Switzerland	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02
51	Ethiopia	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02
52	Guatemala	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02
53	Kazakhstan	0	-	0	0.01	0.01	0.01
54	Pakistan	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	0.01
55	Japan	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
56	Malawi	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
57	Cuba	0	-	0.01	0.01	0.01	0
58	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Kenya	0	-	0	0	0	0
60	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	New Zealand	0	0.01	0	0	0	0
62	Belarus	0.01	-	0	0	0	0
63	Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	Egypt	0	-	0	0	0	0
66	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	Malta	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Costa Rica	0.03	0.02	0.02	-	-	-
72	El Salvador	0	-	-	-	-	-
73	Eswatini	0	-	-	-	-	-
74	Hong Kong	0	-	-	-	-	-
75	Iran	0	-	-	-	-	-
76	Jamaica	0	-	-	-	-	-
77	Mauritius	0	-	-	-	-	-
78	Nicaragua	0	-	-	-	-	-
79	Panama	0	-	-	-	-	-
80	Sudan	0	-	-	-	-	-
81	Trinidad and Tobago	0	-	-	-	-	-
82	US Virgin Islands	0	-	-	-	-	-

Methodology

The statistics are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) International Energy Statistics. Values represent annual biofuels production in million metric tons (Mmt). Where no value is available, the cell is left empty. A value of 0 indicates that the source reports zero. Coverage is incomplete in 2024: 70 of the 82 countries have a reported value, while many countries have values for earlier years but no reported 2024 value. The sum of the countries listed on this page may not equal the reported world total because the country-level data presented here do not necessarily represent the complete set of values used for the world total. This page covers total biofuels production only; fuel ethanol and biomass-based diesel are reported separately in the source.