In 2021, there were approximately 12.7 million jobs worldwide in the renewable energy industry. The sector with the most jobs was solar photovoltaics (PV), which employed around 4.2 million people.
Number of renewable energy jobs worldwide in 2021, by technology (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Biofuel industry in the U.S.
Overview
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Capacity
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- Premium Statistic U.S. production capacity of installed ethanol biorefineries 1999-2019
- Premium Statistic Ethanol production capacity in the U.S. 2022 by key state
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel production capacity in the U.S. 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel production capacity in the U.S. 2020, by key state
Production
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- Premium Statistic Biofuel production in the U.S. 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol production in the U.S. 1980-2022
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol production in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel production in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel production in the U.S. 2020, by key state
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel producers in the U.S. 2022, by key state
Trade & prices
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- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol exports in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol imports in the U.S. 1995-2022
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel exports in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel imports in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic E85 vis-a-vis regular gasoline retail fuel prices in the U.S. 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic B20 and B100 vis-a-vis regular diesel retail fuel prices in the U.S. 2014-2022
Consumption
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- Basic Statistic Biofuels consumption in the U.S. 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol consumption in the U.S. 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel ethanol consumption in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel consumption in the U.S. 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Biodiesel consumption in the U.S. 2020, by key state
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Largest biodiesel producers by capacity in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Renewable Energy Group's biodiesel sales volume 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Largest ethanol producers by capacity in the U.S. 2023
- Premium Statistic Valero Energy's ethanol production 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Economic impact of ethanol industry in the United States 2022
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- Global renewable energy sector jobs 2012-2021
- Argentina: renewable energy jobs 2018, by industry & type
- New York's clean energy employment share by sector 2015
- U.S. renewable energy generation 2007-2018
- U.S. non-hydro renewable energy generation 2007-2021
- Employment in the biogas industry in the European Union by country 2018
- U.S. adults' preferred solution for energy problems 2016
- Canada's renewable energy capacity by province and resource 2015
- Renewable energy: related jobs worldwide 2021, by select country
- Employment in the renewable energy sector in France 2021, by technology
- Jobs in the renewable energy sector in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by technology
- Italy: expectations about renewable energy 2017-2018
- Renewable energy shares in electricity generation in the European Union 2012-2018
- Goal for renewable energy capacity in the 13th five-year plan in China 2015-2020
- Value of new CEFC investment commitments in Australia FY 2020, by technology
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- Employment in the biogas industry in the European Union by country 2018
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- Employment in the renewable energy sector in France 2021, by technology
- Jobs in the renewable energy sector in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by technology
- Italy: expectations about renewable energy 2017-2018
- Renewable energy shares in electricity generation in the European Union 2012-2018
- Goal for renewable energy capacity in the 13th five-year plan in China 2015-2020
- Value of new CEFC investment commitments in Australia FY 2020, by technology
IRENA. (October 25, 2022). Number of renewable energy jobs worldwide in 2021, by technology (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/500850/employment-in-renewable-energy-sector-globally-by-technology/
IRENA. "Number of renewable energy jobs worldwide in 2021, by technology (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500850/employment-in-renewable-energy-sector-globally-by-technology/
IRENA. (2022). Number of renewable energy jobs worldwide in 2021, by technology (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/500850/employment-in-renewable-energy-sector-globally-by-technology/
IRENA. "Number of Renewable Energy Jobs Worldwide in 2021, by Technology (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500850/employment-in-renewable-energy-sector-globally-by-technology/
IRENA, Number of renewable energy jobs worldwide in 2021, by technology (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/500850/employment-in-renewable-energy-sector-globally-by-technology/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Number of renewable energy jobs worldwide in 2021, by technology (in 1,000s) [Graph], IRENA, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/500850/employment-in-renewable-energy-sector-globally-by-technology/