The United States was the largest biofuel producer worldwide in 2022, with more than 38 percent of the global biofuel production. Brazil ranked second, with some 21.4 percent of the world's total production. By comparison, Germany ranked fifth that year, accounting for 3.2 percent of the biofuel production across the globe.
Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2022, by share of global production
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2022, by share of global production [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/274169/top-biofuel-producing-countries-worldwide/
Energy Institute. "Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2022, by share of global production." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274169/top-biofuel-producing-countries-worldwide/
Energy Institute. (2023). Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2022, by share of global production. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/274169/top-biofuel-producing-countries-worldwide/
Energy Institute. "Leading Biofuel Producing Countries Worldwide in 2022, by Share of Global Production." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274169/top-biofuel-producing-countries-worldwide/
Energy Institute, Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2022, by share of global production Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/274169/top-biofuel-producing-countries-worldwide/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Leading biofuel producing countries worldwide in 2022, by share of global production [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/274169/top-biofuel-producing-countries-worldwide/