Biofuel production by region by country

Includes biogasoline (such as ethanol) and biodiesel. Volumes have been adjusted for energy content.

Countries reporting
24
Highest
518.6 terawatt-hours
United States
Lowest
0.4138 terawatt-hours
Mexico
Median
15.12 terawatt-hours
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
706

What the numbers show

Biofuel production by region is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 518.6 terawatt-hours in United States; the lowest is 0.4138 terawatt-hours in Mexico.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.12 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 56.23 terawatt-hours.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,253.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 1,046.3%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 55.3%).

Biofuel production by region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 518.6 terawatt-hours 2025 up 36.0% volatile
2 Brazil 314.25 terawatt-hours 2025 up 43.6% volatile
3 Indonesia 143.12 terawatt-hours 2025 up 865.8% volatile
4 India 68.99 terawatt-hours 2025 up 1,046.3% volatile
5 China 51.6 terawatt-hours 2025 up 107.0% volatile
6 Germany 38.22 terawatt-hours 2025 up 3.8% volatile
7 Netherlands 38.13 terawatt-hours 2025 up 92.5% volatile
8 Spain 20.32 terawatt-hours 2025 up 57.7% volatile
9 Canada 20.3 terawatt-hours 2025 up 47.0% volatile
10 Thailand 19.95 terawatt-hours 2025 down 11.6% volatile
11 Argentina 17.69 terawatt-hours 2025 down 24.6% volatile
12 France 16.59 terawatt-hours 2025 down 46.0% volatile
13 Poland 13.66 terawatt-hours 2025 up 45.5% volatile
14 Italy 13.19 terawatt-hours 2025 up 118.7% volatile
15 Colombia 10.04 terawatt-hours 2025 up 25.1% rising
16 South Korea 9.65 terawatt-hours 2025 up 88.0% volatile
17 Belgium 9.13 terawatt-hours 2025 up 103.3% volatile
18 United Kingdom 6.49 terawatt-hours 2025 up 85.3% volatile
19 Finland 5.67 terawatt-hours 2025 down 14.5% volatile
20 Sweden 5.27 terawatt-hours 2025 up 107.0% volatile
21 Austria 4.42 terawatt-hours 2025 down 8.1% volatile
22 Portugal 2.55 terawatt-hours 2025 down 31.8% rising
23 Australia 1.18 terawatt-hours 2025 down 55.3% rising
24 Mexico 0.4138 terawatt-hours 2025 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Biofuel production by region
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
26 places, 706 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Includes biogasoline (such as ethanol) and biodiesel. Volumes have been adjusted for energy content.