Recent Trends
| U.S. fuel ethanol production and imports (2000–2011) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Production | Imports | Demand |
| 2000 | 1,630 | n/a | n/a |
| 2001 | 1,770 | n/a | n/a |
| 2002 | 2,130 | 46 | 2,085 |
| 2003 | 2,800 | 61 | 2,900 |
| 2004 | 3,400 | 161 | 3,530 |
| 2005 | 3,904 | 135 | 4,049 |
| 2006 | 4,855 | 653 | 5,377 |
| 2007 | 6,500 | 450 | 6,847 |
| 2008 | 9,000 | 556 | 9,637 |
| 2009 | 10,600 | 193 | 10,940 |
| 2010 | 13,230 | 10 | 13,184 |
| 2011 | 13,900 | 160 | n/a |
The world's top ethanol fuel producer in 2010 was the United States with 13.2×109 US gal (50×106 m3) representing 57.5 percent of global production, followed by Brazil (6.92×109 US gal (26.2×106 m3)), and together both countries accounted for 88 percent of world production of 22.95×109 US gal (86.9×106 m3). By December 2010 the U.S. ethanol production industry consisted of 204 plants operating in 29 states, and 9 plants under construction or expansion, adding 560×106 US gal (2.1×106 m3) of new capacity and bringing total U.S. installed capacity to 14.6×109 US gal (55,000,000 m3). At the end of 2010 over 90 percent of all gasoline sold in the U.S. was blended with ethanol.
Read more about this topic: Ethanol Fuel In The United States
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