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Table 2.8
Biofuel produced in different countries and used as transport fuel. (Source: OECD and
FAO secretariats)
2009-2011
2021
Country
Total
Biofuels
Share of
biofuels (%)
Total
Biofuels
Share of
bioafuels (%)
Argentina
Gasoline type
3.5
0.1
2.7
4.1
0.1
3.4
Diesel type
9
0.3
3.2
11
0.4
4.0
Australia
Gasoline type
15
0.2
1.3
947
0.3
1.5
Diesel type
16
0.5
3.1
18
0.5
3.1
Brazil
Gasoline type
23
11.0
47.0
29
18.9
64.2
Diesel type
40
1.6
4.0
34
2.4
4.6
Canada
Gasoline type
30
0.8
2.6
32
1.1
3.4
Diesel type
26
0.1
0.7
28
0.4
1.6
China
Gasoline type
61
1.1
1.8
104
1.4
1.3
EU
Gasoline type
103
2.8
2.7
103
8.6
8.3
Diesel type
189
9.4
5.1
200
16.7
8.5
USA
Gasoline type
409
21.9
5.4
412
45.0
10.9
Diesel type
215
1.9
0.9
249
3.8
1.5
tion are expected to be USA, EU and Brazil. Flex fuel vehicle industry in Brazil is
a major factor for large scale production of ethanol in this country while some con-
stitutional amendments are being made in the USA and EU for the development of
biofuel specially ethanol market (Thoma
2012
). In case of biodiesel, world's largest
producer is EU and by 2021 the global biodiesel production is expected to reach
above 42 Bnl. Other major producers of biodiesel are: Argentina, Thailand, USA,
Brazil and Indonesia. Table
2.8
presents a very good illustration of biofuel produc-
tion by various countries, which is potentially used for the purpose of transportation
in context of energy.
6.6
Different Production Methods for Bioethanol
Bioethanol production methods differ from place to place; from maize in the USA
and Brazil, and from wheat and sugar beet in Europe. Table
2.9
highlights main
bioethanol producing countries and their net production. It is evident from the table
that the largest bio-ethanol producers of the world are USA and Brazil.
