Used cooking oil (UCO) is the main biofuel feedstock used in the United Kingdom. In 2021, more than 1.4 billion liters of UCO were consumed for the production of fuel ethanol and biodiesel. This was more than half of total feedstock use that year. Corn followed, with 421.55 million liters.
Biofuel feedstock consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in million liters)
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UK Petroleum Industry Association. (September 7, 2023). Biofuel feedstock consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in million liters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808357/biofuel-sources-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Petroleum Industry Association. "Biofuel feedstock consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in million liters)." Chart. September 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808357/biofuel-sources-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Petroleum Industry Association. (2023). Biofuel feedstock consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in million liters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808357/biofuel-sources-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Petroleum Industry Association. "Biofuel Feedstock Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021, by Type (in Million Liters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808357/biofuel-sources-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Petroleum Industry Association, Biofuel feedstock consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in million liters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808357/biofuel-sources-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Biofuel feedstock consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in million liters) [Graph], UK Petroleum Industry Association, September 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/808357/biofuel-sources-united-kingdom-uk/