Global Ethanol Supply & Demand 2019

United States Brazil European Union China India Canada Philippines

Production 15.77 bn gallons 8.54 bn gallons 1.439 bn gallons 1.140 bn gallons 793 mn gallons 500 mn gallons 84.65 mn gallons

Consumption 14.55 bn gallons 8.41 bn gallons 1.574 bn gallons 1.16 bn gallons 1 bn gallons 846 mn gallons 175.92 mn gallons

Imports 341 mn gallons 386 mn gallons 322 mn gallons 27.5 mn gallons 152.9 mn gallons 338 mn gallons 90.21 mn gallons

Exports 1.46 bn gallons 513 mn gallons 64 mn gallons 5.60 mn gallons 13.25 mn gallons 21.85 mn gallons exports negligible

Primarily Primarily sugar

Source of
Primarily corn sugarcane; new beet, wheat Primarily corn Primarily molasses Corn and wheat Primarily molasses
Production
plants using corn and corn

Blend Average blend Gasoline with a Each EU member Required blend 5% Required blend 10%
10.2%; E15, E30 mandated 27% state has a levels vary by levels vary by
and E85 offered ethanol blend or different ethanol province, with province; the
in some states. 100% pure blending policy in now-on-hold E10 national blend rate
hydrous ethanol place. Average goal by 2020; the is estimated at
for consumers to blend 5.9% in national blend rate 6.6%.
choose from; 2019. in 2019 was 2.5%.
effective national
blend rate of
53.7%.
Mainly flex.
Vehicles Primarily standard;
Motorbikes and Flex or standard;
Fleet flex for E30 or Flex and standard Primarily standard Primarily standard Standard
other two-strokes standard
(Flex or Normal) E85 only.
engines use E27.
World Fuel Ethanol Production in Million Gallons USA
54%
India
Region 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Brazil 2%
USA 14,807 15,413 15,936 16,091 15,776 30% Argentina
1%
China EU
3% 5%
Rest of
Brazil 7,200 6,760 6,680 8,010 8,570 Canada Thailand World

2% 1% 2%
EU 1,387 1,377 1,400 1,430 1,440

China 813 845 860 1,050 1,140

Canada 436 436 470 480 500

India 195 275 210 400 530

Thailand 334 322 370 390 420

Argentina 211 264 290 290 290

Rest of World 391 490 414 549 600

2019 Global Fuel Ethanol Production by
Total 25,774 26,182 26,630 28,690 29,266 country and share
Source: Renewable Fuels Association

2019 Global Ethanol Usage (Billion Gallons) 2019 Global Ethanol Trade (Million Gallons)
1463
30
1200
25 1000
14.55
20 15.77 800

15 600 513
8.41
8.54 400 386
10 341 322 338
1.574 64 5.6 21.85 13.25 0
1.16 0.845 1 200 90.21
5 1.439 0.17592 27.5
1.14 0.5 0.793 152.9
0.08465 0
0 US Brazil EU China Canada India Philippines
US Brazil EU China Canada India Philippines

Production Consumption Import Export