* Data for 2024 is an estimate based on partly forecast data. Data for Australia was not yet available.
This statistic was assembled by ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ using data from the world's major commercial producer countries. Data includes first generation and cellulosic fuel ethanol plants. Release date set as release of latest publication.
Argentina: The figure is taken from (pdf page 12) Australia: The figure is taken from (pdf page 11). Brazil: The figure is taken from (page 26). Canada: The figure is taken from (pdf page 15). China: The figure is taken from (page 14). Colombia: The figure is taken from (page 12). EU-27 countries: The figure is taken from (pdf page 15-16). India: The figure is taken from (page 13). Indonesia: The figure is taken from (page 20). Japan: The figure is taken from Japan: (page 15). Peru: The figure is taken from (pdf page 11). Philippines: The figure is taken from (page 11). Thailand: The figure is taken from (pdf page 7). United States: The figure is taken from . Prior year figures found in previous issues.
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Global number of major fuel ethanol production plants 2014-2024
It is estimated that there were approximately *** fuel ethanol refineries in the world's major producing countries in 2024. Fuel ethanol is a biomass-derived motor fuel used as a substitute to or additive in petroleum-based gasoline. The United States holds the largest global ethanol production share.
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