World’s Ethanol Production Forecast 2008 - 2012
January 26, 2008Major findings:
- World’s ethanol production will pass 20 Bln gallons in 2012.
- Ethanol production is expected to grow in 2008 - 2012 with CAGR about 5%.
- U.S. and Brazil are leading the world in production of ethanol.
- Emergence of new ethanol producers in Asia and Latin America.
- Cuba has the capacity to manufacture as much as 3.2 billion gallons of ethanol annually from its sugar crop.
Factors driving ethanol market:
- High oil prices.
- National energy security considerations.
- Ethanol tax incentives.
- Improved technology - lower costs of ethanol production.
- Climate change concerns.
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World Ethanol Production Forecast 2008 - 2012 by Country, Millions of Gallons |
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| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | CAGR, % | |
| Brazil | 4,988 | 5,238 | 5,489 | 5,739 | 5,990 | 2.8% |
| U.S. | 6,198 | 6,858 | 7,518 | 8,178 | 8,838 | 5.7% |
| China | 1,075 | 1,101 | 1,128 | 1,154 | 1,181 | 1.4% |
| India | 531 | 551 | 571 | 591 | 611 | 2.2% |
| France | 285 | 301 | 317 | 333 | 349 | 3.2% |
| Spain | 163 | 184 | 206 | 227 | 249 | 6.9% |
| Germany | 319 | 381 | 444 | 506 | 569 | 9.7% |
| Canada | 230 | 276 | 322 | 368 | 414 | 9.9% |
| Indonesia | 76 | 84 | 92 | 100 | 108 | 5.6% |
| Italy | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 2.8% |
| ROW | 2,302 | 2,548 | 2,794 | 3,040 | 3,286 | 5.7% |
| World | 16,215 | 17,574 | 18,934 | 20,293 | 21,653 | 4.6% |
Appendices:
Bioethanol in Europe
Categories: Energy |
March 9th, 2008 at 5:47 am
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September 2nd, 2008 at 6:43 am
The quantum of ethanol production in past years in respect of India is not available even in the website of Ministry of Agriculture, Petroleum Ministry or ministry of chemicals and fertilisers. Kindly confirm if the information during past 3-5 years can be made available through you.
Thanks,
Yours sincerely
vijay koul
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:22 am
i agree that producing bio fuel from edible crops a really stupid. So i think we should work more on artificial photosynthesis, which can create liquid hydrogen, methanol, and glucose.
Glucose=ethanol fuel
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