Biodiesel By Region - European Union

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According EU Strategy for Biofuels at year 2010 target is 5.75% market share for biofuels. At year 2020 the target is 10% market share.

European standard DIN EN 14214 and DIN EN 590 describes the physical properties of diesel fuels.

The EU and environmental organization e.g. Greenpeace demand transparent criteria for sustainable biofuel production. Concern includes deforestation for oil palms in Indonesia and deforestation in Brazil.

Consumption of Biodiesel in the
European Union (GWh)
# 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010
1 Germany 18,003 29,447 33,800 28,819 25,993
2 France 4,003 6,855 14,121 23,501 23,532
3 Italy 2,000 1,732 1,580 6,481 15,088
4 Spain 270 629 3,012 6,036 13,803
5 United Kingdom 292 1,533 3,147 8,040 9,616
6 Poland 152 491 291 3,961 9,179
7 Austria 920 3,878 2,206 2,171 4,749
8 Portugal 2 818 1,570 1,545 3,783
9 Belgium 0 10 1,061 1,002 3,223
10 Sweden 97 523 1,195 1,511 2,035
11 Czech Republic 33 213 327 881 2,006
12 Romania - 32 465 700 1,464
13 Greece 32 540 945 880 1,449
14 Slovakia 58 48 896 617 1,408
15 Hungary 0 4 23 942 1,357
16 Netherlands 0 172 2,559 2,349 1,101
17 Ireland 9 8 201 465 694
18 Finland 0 0 1 133 615
19 Slovenia 110 149 151 259 485
20 Luxembourg 7 6 484 482 466
21 Lithuania 87 162 489 532 404
22 Latvia 29 17 20 22 217
23 Bulgaria n.a. 96 23 342 185
24 Cyprus 0 0 9 165 174
25 Denmark 0 0 0 0 8
- Estonia 0 7 6 32 0
- Malta 8 10 21 11 0
European Union 26,110 47,380 68,602 91,880 123,035

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