Biofuels consumption for transport in the European Union members rose over the years. Between 2015 and 2020, total biodiesel consumption increased by some 1.6 million metric tons. In 2020, total biofuel consumption reached 15.8 million metric tons, of which roughly 13 million metric tons of oil equivalent were biodiesel, making them the most consumed biofuel in Europe. In addition to the exclusion of the United Kingdom from the EU in 2020, biofuels decline that year can be directly related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Consumption of biofuels for transport in the European Union from 2015 to 2020, by fuel type*
(in metric tons of oil equivalent)
* The source notes that vegetable oil is included in the biodiesel consumption for Germany.
Figures for 2020 excludes the United Kingdom.
In 2018, biofuel consumption data for Finland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia and Estonia were not available at the time. An estimate made by the source was used for these countries.
In 2020, biofuel consumption data for Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden
were not available at the time. An estimate made by the source was used for these countries.
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EurObserv'ER. (September 16, 2021). Consumption of biofuels for transport in the European Union from 2015 to 2020, by fuel type* (in metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/613238/biofuels-consumption-transport-eu/
EurObserv'ER. "Consumption of biofuels for transport in the European Union from 2015 to 2020, by fuel type* (in metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613238/biofuels-consumption-transport-eu/
EurObserv'ER. (2021). Consumption of biofuels for transport in the European Union from 2015 to 2020, by fuel type* (in metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613238/biofuels-consumption-transport-eu/
EurObserv'ER. "Consumption of Biofuels for Transport in The European Union from 2015 to 2020, by Fuel Type* (in Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613238/biofuels-consumption-transport-eu/
EurObserv'ER, Consumption of biofuels for transport in the European Union from 2015 to 2020, by fuel type* (in metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613238/biofuels-consumption-transport-eu/ (last visited May 22, 2022)
